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ELACHISTA ADSCITELLA. 



[Plate 1. Fig. S, 



Geographical Distribution. 



Apparently a very local species; 

 first noticed at Chesterfield, then at 

 Ferryhill, near Stockton-on-Tees, 

 by Mr. Scott, who discovered the 

 larva. The insect has since occurred 

 at Scarborough, and near Bristol, at 

 Brislington, 



On the Continent this insect has 

 only been observed at Zurich, where 

 it is not uncommon. 



Synonymy. 

 First described by Stainton in his 

 «' Supplementary Catalogue" as Ela- 

 chhta adscitella; described again in 

 the *' Insecta Britannica" under the 

 same name, but the female is there 

 described as a distinct species, E. 

 ahruptella. Herrich-SchafFer de- 

 scribes and figures it in his *' Schmet- 

 terlinge von Europa" as Poeciloptilia 

 adscitella* 



The synonymy is therefore briefly 

 thus ; — 

 Elachhta adscitella — 



Stainton, Sup. Cat. Brit. Tineidae, 

 p. 10. 

 Ins. Brit. Lep. Tin. p. 

 259. 

 Pcecilopiilia adscitella — 



Herrich-Schaffer, Schmett. v. Eu- 

 ropa, v. 303, fig. 956. 

 $ Elachisla ahruptella — 

 Stainton, Ins. Brit. Lep. Tin. p. 

 258. 



La Distribution GeograpMque. 



Cette espece parait etre assez peu 

 repandue ; elle fut d'abord remarquee 

 a Chesterfield, ensuite a Ferry Hill 

 pr^s de Stockton-sur-Tees, par M. 

 Scott, qui en a decouvert la chenille. 

 Depuis elle a ete trouvee a Scar- 

 borough, et pres de Bristol, a Bris- 

 lington. Sur le Continent on ne I'a 

 observee qu'a Ziirich, oil elle est assez 

 commune. 



Synonymic. 

 Decrite pour la premiere fois par 

 Stainton, dans son <' Supplementary 

 Catalogue," sous le nom 6.' Elachisla 

 adscitella. Stainton I'a encore decrite 

 sous le meme nom dans 1' " Insecta 

 Britannica," mais il y fait de la fe- 

 melle une espece distincte, qu'il 

 a^^eWeE.abruptella. Herrich-Schaf- 

 fer la decrit et la figure dans ses 

 " Schmetterlinge von Europa" sous 

 le nom de Poeciloptilia adscitella. 



La synonymie sera done comme 

 suit : — 

 Elachista adscitella — 



Stainton, Supp. Cat. Brit. Tineidae, 

 p. 10. 

 Ins. Brit. Lep. Tin. p. 

 259. 

 Poeciloptilia adscitella-^ 



Herrich-SchafFer, Schmett. v. Eu- 

 ropa, V. p. 303, fig. 956. 

 $ Elachista ahruptella — 

 Stainton, Ins. Brit. Lep. Tin. p. 

 258. 



