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COLEOPHORA ALCYONIPENNELLA. [PlATE XV. FiG. 3. 



and in the neighbourhood of Naples. 

 In Switzerland it has been noticed 

 near Ziirich. 



Synonymy. 

 This insect was first described by 

 Kollar, in his " Verzeichniss der 

 niederostr. Schmett.," under the 

 name of Or/nx Alcyonipenndla. Du- 

 ponchel, in the 11th volume of his 

 "Lepidopteres de France/' described 

 and figured it under the name of 

 Elachista Alcyonipennella, It was 

 then noticed by Zeller, in the "Isis" 

 of 1839, under the name of Coleo- 

 phora Alcyonipennella ; and under this 

 name it has since been described by 

 the same author in the fourth volume 

 of the " Linnaea Entomologica," by 

 Douglas in the "Transactions of the 

 Entomological Society of London" 

 (his paper being accompanied by a 

 figure of the perfect insect, the larva 

 and the larva case), by Stainton in 

 the *' Insecta Britannica," by Her- 

 rich-Schaffer, who also figures it, in 

 his " Schmetterlinge von Europa," 

 and by Frey in his " Tineen und 

 Pterophoren der Schweiz." 



The synonymy is, therefore, as 

 follows : — 

 Ornix Alcyompennella — 



Kollar, Verzeich. der niederostr. 

 Schmett. p. 99. 

 Elachista Alcyompennella — 



Duponchel, Lepid. de France, xi. 

 p. 554, p. S09, figs. 12, 13. 

 Coleophora Alcyonipennella — 

 Zeller, Isis, 1839, p. 208. 



Linn. Ent. iv. p. 208. 

 Douglas, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 

 vol. 2, N.S., p. 80,pl. 11, fig.2. 



et pres de Naples. En Suisse on Vi 

 observee pres de Zurich, 



Synonymie. 

 Get insecte fut d'abord decrit 

 par Kollar, dans son " Verzeichniss 

 der niederostr. Schmett.," sous le 

 nom A'Ornix Alcyonipennella, Du- 

 ponchel, dans le onzieme volume de 

 ses *' Lepidopteres de France," I'a 

 decrit et figure sous le nom d'E/a- 

 chista Alcyonipennella. Zeller en fit 

 mention dans I'^Isis" de 1839, sous 

 le nom de Coleophora Alcyonipennella^ 

 sous lequel I'espece a ete ensuite 

 decrite par cet auteur dans le 

 quatri^me volume de la " Linnsea 

 Entomologica," par Douglas dans 

 les " Transactions de la Societe En- 

 tomologique de Londres " (oil son 

 memoire est accompagne de figures 

 du papillon, de la chenille et son 

 fourreau), par Stainton dans 1'" In- 

 secta Britannica," par Herrich- 

 SchafFer dans ses '* Schmetterlinge 

 von Europa," et par Frey dans 

 ses " Tineen und Pterophoren der 

 Schweiz." 



En voici done la synonymie : — 



Ornix Alcyonipennella — 



Kollar, Verzeich. der niederostr. 

 Schmett. p. 99. 

 Elachista Alcyonipennella — 



Duponchel, Lepid. de France, xi. 

 p. 554, pi. 309, figs. 12, 13. 

 Coleophora Alcyonipennella — 

 Zeller, Isis, 1839, p. 208. 



Linn. Ent. iv. p. 208. 

 Douglas, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 

 vol. ii., N. S., p. 80, pi. 1 1 , fig. 2. 



