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THE GENUS DEPRESSARIA.. 



1 



2. D. feruliphila, allied to Ad- 

 spersella, bred from larvae on Ferula 

 nodiflora in April at Hyeres. 



In 1867 Stainton described one 

 species in his " Tineina of Syria 

 and Asia Minor," p. 53 : — 



Z>. ramosella, allied to Putridella; 

 a single specimen from Achalzieh in 

 the Caucasus, 



In 1868 Zeller described in the 

 " Stettiner entomologische Zeitung," 

 p. 416 :— 



D. annexella, apparently without, 

 however, being able to satisfy him- 

 self that it was specifically distinct 

 from Applana, or at any rate from 

 Ciliella. The larvae of this Annex- 

 ella were collected solely on the 

 leaves of Carum carui and the 

 garden carrot at the end of July 

 and in August, and the idea has 

 evidently occurred to the renowned 

 Professor that the differences be- 

 tween Annexella and Applana 

 might be accounted for by its being 

 a later brood of that species. 



I am disposed to look upon An- 

 nexella as a good distinct species. 

 Thanks to the liberality of my 

 friend, I have a good series of the 

 insect, and it seems to vary very 

 little, and the anterior wings have a 

 peculiar mottled or variegated ap- 

 pearance, by which it may at a 

 glance be distmguished from the 

 smaller Applana and from the 

 larger Ciliella. I think then that 

 its proper place is between those 

 two species. 



In 1869 Mann described in the 



2. D, feruliphila, voisine de 

 V Adspersella, elevee de chenilles 

 recueillies sur la Ferula nodijlora 

 en Avril a Hyeres. 



En 1867 Stainton decrivit une 

 espece dans les ** Tineina of Syria 

 and Asia Minor," p. 53 : — 



D. ramosella, voisine de la Pu- 

 tridella; d'apres un seul individu 

 d' Achalzieh dans le Caucase. 



En 1868 Zeller decrivit dans la 

 " Stettin, entomologische Zeitung," 

 p. 416;— 



D. annexella; mais il parait qu'il 

 n'a pu se con vain ere que ce fut 

 vraiment une espece distincte de 

 V Applana, ou au moins de la Cili- 

 ella. II a trouve les chenilles de cette 

 Annexella seulement sur les feuilles 

 du Carum carui et de la carrotte 

 des jardins a la fin de Juillet et en 

 Aout, et il est evident que I'idee se 

 presenta au Professeur renomme 

 qu'il serait possible d'expliquer les 

 differences entre V Annexella et V Ap- 

 plana n'etre que les effets d'uue 

 deuxieme generation de cette der- 

 niere. 



Je suis tente de penser que V An- 

 nexella est une veritable espece, 

 distincte ; grace a la bonte de mon 

 ami j'ai une serie assez consider- 

 able de I'insecte, qui me parait ne 

 varier que tres-peu, et les ailes an- 

 terieures out un aspect tellement 

 pommele ou varie qu'on pent dis- 

 tinguer I'espece de suite, et de V Ap- 

 plana, qui est plus petite, et de la 

 Ciliella, qui est plus grande. Ainsi 

 je laplacerais entre ces deux especes. 



En 1869 Mann decrivit dans les 



