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GRACILARIA SWEDERELLA. 



[Plate I. Fig. 2. 



nigrum. Antennae breves, nigrae. 

 Alse anticseaureas, nitidae. Ma- 

 ciilm ducje purpurecB ante medium 

 ad margineyn crassiorem. In medio 

 fascia lata purpurea ad marginem 

 crassiorem bifida, versus apicem 

 denique adhuc macula purpurea. 

 Alae posticee auratae, inimacu- 

 latae." 

 In the " Entoraologia Systematica" 

 we find : — 



*' A lis auratis : macula apicis purpu- 

 rea. Habitat ill Gal lid Do7n. Base. 

 Corr)us\:tarvum,Jlaxu?n,abdominis 

 dorso nigro. Antennae breves 

 nigrae. Alas anticae aureae, ni- 

 tidse, litura purpurea ad basin et 

 versus apicem macula magna 

 purpurea. Alee posticee auratae, 

 immaculatoe." 

 Those parts in which these de- 

 scriptions differ are here indicated by 

 italics. The alterations would cer- 

 tainly seem to imply Gracilaria Sxjce- 

 derella, but the unaltered portions are 

 in no way applicable, and it would 

 appear an injudicious proceeding to 

 have attempted to alter a description 

 of a Micropteryx, so as to make it 

 apply to a Gracilaria. 



The synonymy will therefore be 

 as follows : — 

 Tinea Swederella — 



Thunberg, Museum Nat. Acad. 

 Upsal. part 6, p. 80. 

 Gracilaria Swederella — 



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

 195. 

 Tinea Franckclla — 



Hiibner, Samml. Europ. Schmett. 

 fig. 379. 

 Gracilaria Franckella — 

 Lienig, Isis, 1846, p. 297. 

 Zeller, Linn. Ent. ii. p. 31 1-. 



nigrum. Antennae breves, nigras. 

 Alae anticae aureae, nitidae. Ma- 

 culje ducE purpurecB ante medium 

 ad marginem crassiorem. In medio 

 fascia lata purpurea ad marginem 

 crassiorem bifida, versus apicem 

 denique adhuc macula purpurea. 

 Alae posticae auratae, iramacu- 

 latae." 

 Et dans I'^'Entomologia Systema- 

 tica" nous voyons : — 



" Alisauratis : macula apicis purpu- 

 rea. Habitat in Gallia Dom. Bosc. 

 Corpus -parvum.Jlavuin/ibdufninis 

 dorso nigro. Antennae breves 

 nigrae. Alae anticae aureae, ni- 

 tidae, litura purpurea ad basin et 

 versus apicem macula magna 

 purpurea. Alae posticae auratae, 

 immaculatse." 

 Les parties de ces descriptions qui 

 sont differentes sont ici indiquees par 

 italiques. Les changemens peuvent 

 i a la verite se rapporter a la Gra- 

 ! cilaria Snederella, mais les parties 

 I de la premiere description restees 

 i intactes n'y conviennent point ; aussi 

 I est-ilpermis de trouverpeu judicieux 

 un procede qui voudrait changer la 

 description d'une Micropteryx de 

 maniere a la faire s'adapter a une 

 Gracilaria. 



La synonymie done sera comme 

 suit : — 

 Tinea Swederella — 



Thunberg, Museum Nat. Acad. 

 Upsal. part 6, p. SO. 

 Gracilaria Swederella — 



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

 195. 

 Tinea Franckella — 



Hiibner, Samml. Europ. Schmett. 

 fig. 379. 

 Gracilaria Franckella — 

 Lienig, Lsis, 1 846, p. 297. 

 Zeller, Linn. Ent. ii. p. 314. 



