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ser. 2, iii., p. 18 (1854). Bohemannia, " Man.." ii., p. 439 (1859) ; H.-Sch., 

 "Sys. Bearb.," v., p. 353 (1855): Staud. and Wocke, "Cat.." p. 340 (1871); 

 Milliere. " Cat. Lep. Alp. Mar., "p. 372 (1875). Opostaja, Warren, " Ent. Mo. Mag.," 

 xxv., p. 145 (1888). 



The name Bolicmannia is pre-occupied in Hemiptera by Stal, 1855. 

 The genus Scoliaida is diagnosed (Handbook, p. 727) by Meyrick as 

 follows : 



Head rough. Tongue rudimentary. Antennae f, in <$ simple, basal joint 

 enlarged and concave beneath to form eye-cap. Labial palpi short, filiform, 

 rather drooping. Maxillary palpi long, filiform, folded. Posterior tibiae with 

 bristles above ; middle-spurs slightly above middle. Neuration of fore-wings : Ib 

 simple, lower margin of cell obsolete, upper margin curved downwards below 

 middle of disc, 2 absent, 3 absent, 4-7 appearing to rise out of 8, 9 absent. Hind- 

 wing.s over , lanceolate, cilia 2i ; cell open between 2 and 6, 3-5 absent. 



Of the only species known belonging to this genus, Stainton wrote 

 (Insecta Britannica, p. 306) : " This singular insect, taken by Boyd, 

 among alders in the New Forest, last summer, I cannot consider lepi- 

 dopterous, though so completely Nepticulid in form. Its longer 

 antennas, longer legs, differently-shaped broader posterior wings, and 

 neuration of the anterior and posterior wings, would clearly place it 

 in a distinct genus, if admitted as lepidopterous, but the more 

 polished appearance of the anterior wings and its general facies, 

 induce me to think it trichopterous. Many of the smaller Trichoptera 

 are continually being mistaken for Tineina, but, except in the present 

 instance, I am not aware that any difficulty has been found in ulti- 

 mately distinguishing them." Meyrick considers this as " closely 

 approaching the common ancestral form of the two preceding genera," 

 and it retains considerable resemblance to a Trichopterygid ancestor, 

 as Stainton has pointed out. 



SCOLIAULA QUADRIMACULELLA, 



SYNONYMY. Species : Quadrimaculella, Boh., "Ent. Anteckn. under en resa i 

 Sodra Sverige," 1851, p. 167; Sta., " Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond.," ser. 2., iii., p. 18 

 (1854) ; " Man.," ii., p. 439 (1859) ; Staud. and Wocke, " Cat.," p. 340 (1871) ; 

 Mill.. " Cat. Lep. Alp. Mar.," p. 372 (1875) ; Wallgrn., " Ent. Tids.." ii., p. 131 

 (1881) ; Boyd, " Ent. Mo. Mag.," xxiv., p. 187 (1888) ; Warren, " Ent. Mo. Mag.," 

 xxv., p. 145 (188&) ; Meyr., " Handbook," p. 728 (1895). 



ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION. Nepticula quadrimaculdla : Capillis lutes- 

 centibus ; antennis nigro-fuscis, apice argenteis ; alis anterioribus 

 cupreo-purpurascentibus, singula pone medium maculis duabus, sat 

 magnis, oppositis, una in margine exteriore, altera in margine interiore, 

 dilute flavescentibus, aureomicantibus, fimbriis longis fuscis ; alis 

 posterioribus nigro-fuscis. Long. al. exp. 5-7 mm. In Coryletis ad 

 Kullen d. 15-19 Aug. individua nonnulla legi (Boheman, Entomoloyiska 

 Anteckninyar under en resa i Sodra Sveriye, 1851, p. 67). A detailed 

 Latin description follows this diagnosis. 



IMAGO. Head reddish. Anterior wings purplish-coppery, with a 

 pale yellow spot on inner margin beyond the middle, another on 

 costa rather beyond it. Posterior wings dark fuscous. 



FOOD-PLANT. ? Flowers and flower-stalks of alder, in spring 

 (Warren). 



TIME OF APPEARANCE. The imagines fly in July and August. 

 Barrett found them in the fens round Norwich when sweeping alders, 

 in August, 1872 ; Atmore obtained specimens in July, 1882, at King's 

 Lynn ; Boyd, in August, 1887, flying in sun among alders, at 

 Lowestoft. Cambridge beat imagines from alder, from July 26th- 



