THE NEPTICULIDES. 



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The above forms a moderately complete list of the known Nepticulid 

 species inhabiting the Palsearctic area, with the food-plants of the 

 larvae. The superfamily has, however, been so little worked outside 

 Europe, that a list, sent to me by Mr. Durrani, appears to be worth 

 reproducing, as it will serve to show not only how cosmopolitan is its 

 range, but what a possibility of discovery there is for any one who will 

 work at the group systematically in those countries from which species 

 have been recorded. This list reads as follows : 



From NOBTH AMERICA : 

 Nepticula amelanchierella, Clem. 

 N. anguinella, Clem. 

 N. apicialbella, Chamb. 

 N. badiocapitella, Chamb. 

 N. belfrageella, Chamb. 

 N. bifasciella, Chamb, 

 N. bosqueella, Chamb. 

 N. castanenefoliella, Chamb. 

 N. carysefoliella, Clem. 

 N. cillicefuscella, Chamb. 

 N. clemensella, Chamb. 

 N. corylifoliella, Clem. 

 N. cratsegifoliella. Clem. 

 N. dallasiana, F. and B. 

 N. fuscocapitella, Chamb. 

 N. fuscotibiseella, Clem. 

 N. grandisella, Chamb. 

 N. juglandifoliella, Chamb. 

 N. latifasciella, Chamb. 

 N. maculosella, Chamb. 

 N. maximella, Chamb. 

 N. minimella, Chamb. 

 N. nigriverticella, Chamb. 

 N. ochrefasciella, Chamb. 

 N. ostryaefoliella, Clem. 

 N. platanella, Clem. 

 N. platea, Clem. 



Neptieula populetorum, F. and B. 



N. prunifoliella, Clem. 



N. pteliacella, Chamb. 



N. quercicastanella, Chamb. 



N. quercipulchella, Chamb. 



N. resplendensella, Chamb. 



N. rostefoliella, Clem. 



N. rubifoliella, Clem. 



N. saginella, Clem. 



N. serotinseella, Chamb. 



N. thoracealbella, Chamb. 



N. unifasciella, Chamb. 



N. villosella, Clem. 



N. virginiella, Clem. 



From SOUTH AMEBICA : 

 Nepticula molybditis, Zell. 



(Colombia). 

 N. johannis, Zell. 



(Bogota) 



From CHINA: 

 Nepticula mandarinella, Wlsm. 



(Chang-hai). M.S. 

 From NEW ZEALAND : 

 Nepticula tricentra, Meyr. 

 N. ogygia, Meyr. 

 N. propaloea, Meyr. 



Currant further writes : " I have seen a species of Nepticula from 

 St. Thomas (Danish West Indies), and Lord Walsingham has un- 

 described species (more than one) from Australia." Hering, quoting 

 a letter from Hedemann, also notes (Stett. Ent. Zeit.} the occurrence of 

 two unnamed species of the genus in the West Indies. 



