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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE GENUS COLEOPHORA. 



Bruand, in bis " Catalogue des 

 Lepidopteres du Doubs," places 39 

 species in bis genus Coleopfiora, 

 several of which be bad bred from 

 the larva, but be gives no descrip- 

 tions. 



Tbe " stand-punkt" which our 

 knowledge of tbese insects attained 

 in 1849 bas been firmly held; a fur- 

 ther proportionate advance was not 

 to be expected, but observers and 

 collectors in England and Germany 

 busied themselves in firmly securing 

 the ground which Professor Zeller 

 had already gone over. 



Stainton, who in 1849 had pub- 

 lished a " Catalogue of British Ti- 

 neidae," in which only 19 of this genus 

 were enumerated, gave in tbe fol- 

 lowing year, in the pages of tbe 

 " Zoologist," "A Concise Abstract of 

 Zeller's Monograph," and appended 

 to this a list of the British species, 

 describing one novelty under the 

 name of Saturatella. During that 

 year a number of larvae were dis- 

 covered, and several rarities, such 

 as Albitarsella and Paripennella, bred 

 in some plenty. In 1851 appeared 

 Stainton's " Supplementary Cata- 

 logue of British Tineidae," in which 

 the number of British Coleopliorce 

 rose from 1 9 to 46 ; a few here were 

 prematurely recorded, and varieties 

 erroneously reckoned as species. 

 One small species, Juncicolella, was 

 then first described. 



Bruand, dans son "Catalogue des 

 Lepidopteres du Doubs," rapporte 

 39 especes a son genre Coleopliora, 

 plusieurs desquelles il avait elevees 

 des chenilles ; mais il ne donne pas 

 de descriptions. 



Le " stand-punkt" que notre con- 

 naissance de ces insectes avait atteint 

 en 1849 a ete fermement garde; un 

 autre progres proportionne n'a pu 

 etre attendu, mais les observateurs 

 et les collecteurs en Angleterre et 

 en Allemagne se sont occupes a cul- 

 tiver les terrains que Zeller avait 

 conquis. 



Stainton qui en 1849 avait public 

 un " Catalogue of British Tineidae," 

 dans lequel il ne cita que 1 9 especes 

 de ce genre, donna l'annee suivante 

 dans le " Zoologist" un " Concise 

 Abstract of Zeller's Monograph," 

 ajoutant une liste des especes Bri- 

 tanniques et decrivant dans le meme 

 travail une espece nouvelle sous le 

 nom de Saturatella. Pendant cette 

 annee plusieurs chenilles furent de- 

 couvertes, et quelques especes rares 

 elevees en quantite. En 1851 parut 

 le " Supplementary Catalogue of 

 British Tineidae" de Stainton, dans 

 lequel le nombre des especes Britan- 

 niques de ce genre se trouva aug- 

 mente de 19 a ,46; mais quelques- 

 unes s'y trouvaient enumerees trop 

 tot, et quelques varietes figuraient a. 

 tort comme especes distinctes ; Jun- 

 clcolella fut alors decrite pour la 

 premiere fois. 



