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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE GENUS TISCHERIA. 



History of the Study of the Genus 

 Tischeria. 



Reaumur was well acquainted with 

 the habits of the larvae of at least 

 two species of this genus (Compla- 

 nella and Angusticollella) ; his obser- 

 vations on the latter we have quoted 

 further on. 



After Reaumur's time more than 

 fifty elapsed before any description 

 appeared which could possibly be 

 applied to any of this genus. I 

 allude to tlie Mullerella of Villers, 

 which may have been our Compla- 

 nella. 



Hiibner figured the common Com- 

 planella, and thus at length, nearly a 

 hundred years after Reaumur had 

 observed the larva, the perfect in- 

 sect obtained a name. 



Haworth, in 1829, appears cer- 

 tainly to describe one species, his 

 name for which, Margbiea, is still 

 in use ; whether his Riifipennis was 

 meant for Complanella seems very 

 problematical, at any rate he places 

 the two far apart, Riifipenms being 

 in his genus Porrectaria, and Marghiea 

 in the Stramiiiece section of his genu« 

 Reciirvaria. 



Treitschke describes the Hiib- 

 nerian Complanella, but adds nothing 

 further to our knowledge of the 

 genus. 



Stephens places Haworth's Riifi- 

 pennella in the same genus {Aphelo- 

 setia) with 3Iarginea, interposing 

 between them A . fulvescens ; there is 

 no doubt, that, by Rujipennella and 

 Fulvescens, Stephens intended Com- 

 planella, but the description of Ruji' 



L'Histoire de I'Etude du Genre 

 Tischeria. 



Reaumur a bien connu les mceurs 

 des chenilles de deux especes de ce 

 genre, la Complanella et VAngusti- 

 collella ; nous avons copie plus bas 

 les observations de cet auteur sur la 

 derniere. 



Apres le temps de Reaumur plus 

 de 50 ans sont ecoules, avant que 

 la litterature ofFre aucune description 

 que nous puissions appliquer a une 

 espece de ce genre; je pense a la 

 Mullerella de Villers, qui pent se 

 rapporter k notre Complanella, 



Hiibner ayant figure Isi Complanella, 

 enfin, presque cent ans apres Reau- 

 mur en avait observe la chenille, le 

 papillon obtint un nom. 



Haworth en 1829 a decidement 

 decrit une espece de Tischeria sous 

 le nom de Marginea, dont nous 

 nous servons encore ; il parait tres- 

 douteux si par sa Rufpenyiis, il en- 

 tendait la Complanella, du moins il 

 separe les deux especes par une 

 assez grande distance, plaQant la 

 Rufpennis dans son genre Porrectariaf 

 et la Marginea dans la section des 

 Straminece de son genre Recurvaria, 



Treitschke decrit la Complanella 

 de Hubner, mais il n'ajoute rien a 

 notre connaissance de ce genre. 



Stephens met la Rujipennis de Ha- 

 worth dans le meme genre (Aphe- 

 losetia) que la Marginea, pla9ant 

 entr'elles V A. fulvescens ; il n'y a pas 

 a douter que par la Rujipennella 

 (comme Stephens I'appela) et la 

 Fulvescens cet auteur n'ait dcsigne 



