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ELACHISTA CINEREOPUNCTELLA. [PlATE VI. FiG. 1. 



from the hind lobes of the head 

 showing through. 



Geographical Distribution. 

 In the south of England this spe- 

 cies appears quite confined to the 

 chalky district, occurring at Sander- 

 stead, Mickleham, Guildford and 

 Bristol. Towards the north it ap- 

 pears much more widely distributed, 

 occurring at Doncaster, York, Stock- 

 ton-on-Tees and in the Cumberland 

 Lake District, and in Scotland at 

 Renfrew and Fochabers. 



On the Continent it has only been 

 detected in Zurich. 



Synonymy. 

 First described by Haworth in his 

 "Lepidoptera Britannica" as Tinea 

 cinereopunctdla ; subsequently de- 

 scribed by Stephens in his "Illustra- 

 tions" as Microsetia cinereopiinctella, 

 and by Stainton in his " Catalogue of 

 Tineidae," and in his volume of the 

 " Insecta Britannica," as Elachista 

 cinereupunctella ; under this latter 

 name it is also described by Frey in 

 his *' Tineen und Pterophoren der 

 Schweiz;" Herrich-SchafFer does 

 not mention it in his text, but he 

 figures, plate 122, fig. 1009, a Cine- 

 reopunctellaj which, according to the 

 position of the apical spots, is in- 

 tended for this insect, but unfor- 

 tunately he represents the fascia as 

 entire and nearly straight, so that 

 this figure can only be quoted as a 

 doubtful synonym. 



de ces taches paraissent noiratres, 

 parceque les lobes posterieurs de la 

 tete s'y voient par transparence. 



Distribution Geographique. . 

 Dans le midi de I'Angleterre cette 

 espece ne se trouve que sur les ter- 

 rains cretaces, et nous la rencontrons 

 a Sanderstead, a Mickleham, a Guild- 

 ford, et a Bristol. Vers le nord 

 elle parait beaucoup plus repandue, 

 puisqu'on I'a trouvee a Doncaster, 

 a York, a Stockton-sur-Tees, et 

 parmi les Lacs de Cumberland, et en 

 Ecosse a Renfrew, et a Fochabers. 



Sur le Continent elle n'a etc 

 trouvee qu'a Ziirich. 



Synonymie. 

 Decrite d'abord par Haworth dans 

 ses ''Lepid. Brit." sous le nom de 

 Tinea c'lnereopunctella ; plus tard 

 Stephens I'a decrite dans ses *' Illus- 

 trations" sous le nom de Microsetia 

 cinereopunctella, et Stainton dans son 

 " Catalogue of Tineidae" et dans son 

 volume de 1' " Insecta Britannica" 

 avec le nom A' Elachista c'lnereo- 

 Ijunctella, et c'est sous cette denomi- 

 nation que Frey I'a exposee dans ses 

 " Tineen u. Pteroph. der Schweiz ;" 

 Herrich-Scliaffer n'en fait aucune 

 mention dans son texte, mais il 

 figure (planche 122, f. 1009) une 

 Cinereopunctella, qui vu la position 

 de la tache apicale doit representer 

 cet insecte, mais il lui donne une 

 bande enticre et presque droite, 

 ainsi la figure ne pent etre citee que 

 corame synonyme douteux. 



