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COLEOPHORA ARGENTULA. 



[Plate X. Fig. 2. 



taken at Bristol by Mr. Vaughan, 

 and near Exeter by Mr. Parfitt. In 

 the North it has not yet been ob- 

 served. 



On the Continent it occurs at 

 Brunswick, Glogau, Vienna, Ratis- 

 bon and Frankfort-on-the-Main. But 

 future observations will no doubt 

 show that it is more widely dis- 

 tributed. 



Synonymy. 

 The earliest description which we 

 can refer to with any certainty as 

 applying to this insect is that given 

 by Zeller in the 4th volume of the 

 *' Linnaea Entomologica," under the 

 name of Coleophora argentula ; under 

 the same name it has since been de- 

 scribed by Stainton in the " Insecta 

 Britannica," and by Herrich-SchafFer 

 in his " Schmetterlinge von Europa," 

 but this author in his figure has 

 omitted to represent the scattered 

 dark scales on the surface of the 

 wings. The description given by 

 Stephens in his ** Illustrations" of 

 Porrectaria argentula may have been 

 intended for this species, but we can 

 have no certainty on this point. The 

 Otidipennella of Hiibner, Treitschke 

 and Duponchel, has been quoted as a 

 doubtful synonym of this species, 

 but it may be better to drop this al- 

 together, and the synonymy will 

 therefore stand briefly thus :— 



Coleophora argentula-^ 

 Zeller, Linn. Ent. iv. p. 



868. 



M. Parfitt pres d'Exeter. Dans le 

 nord d' Angleterre on ne I'a pas encore 

 observee. 



Sur le Continent elle se trouve a 

 Brunswick, a Glogau, h Vienne, a 

 Ratisbonne, et a Frankfort-sur-le- 

 Mein. Des observations futures 

 montreront sans doute que cette es- 

 p^ce est encore beaucoup plus re- 

 pandue. 



Synonymie. 

 La description la plus ancienne 

 que nous pouvons appliquer avec 

 certitude h. cet insecte est celle 

 que donne Zeller dans le quatri^me 

 volume de la '' Linnaea Entomolo- 

 gica," sous le nora de Coleophora ar* 

 gentula ; sous le meme nom elle a 

 ensuite ete decrite par Stainton dans 

 r "Insecta Britannica," et par Her- 

 rich-Schaffer dans ses " Schmetter- 

 linge von Europa," mais cet auteur 

 a oublie de representer les ecailles 

 foncees ^parses sur les ailes ante- 

 rieures. La description que donne 

 Stephens dans ses ** Illustrations" de 

 la Porrectaria argentula fut peut-etre 

 designee pour cette espece, mais sur 

 ce point-la nous ne pouvons avoir 

 aucune certitude. Jj Otidipennella de 

 Hiibner, de Treitschke et de Du- 

 ponchel a ete rapportee comme sy- 

 nonyme douteux a cette espece, mais 

 il vaut peut-etre mieux le laisser 

 tout-k-fait de cote ; alors la sy- 

 nonymie assez courte sera comme 

 suit : — 



Coleophora argentula — 



Zeller, Linn. Ent. iv. p. 368. 



