IN ITALY AND SICILY IN 1844. 9 



the dry chalk-hills at Acradina and Tyche. Some, if I am not 

 mistaken, were beaten, along with Gel. Kollarella, from Poterium. 



G. segetella, n. sp. [Described, see p. 34.] This species occurs near 

 Syracuse in the neighbourhood of the ancient Neapolis, and 

 on the further side of the Anapo towards the temple of Jupiter, in 

 wheat-fields, from the borders of which I started it in May after 

 sunset along with SciapJiila segetana. I also took some on the 

 yellow flowers of a plant like a Chrysanthemum. 



G. flammella, Hb. This was abundant here and there round Syra- 

 cuse at the end of April and in May ; it frequented not only 

 grassy and weedy dry slopes of the ancient Neapolis and the ad- 

 joining fallow fields of the low ground, but also the higher flowery 

 borders of the moist meadows on the further side of the Anapo, 

 where it haunted the blossoms of the Compositce. Towards 

 evening it flew briskly in zigzag, and was hence distinguished 

 from Cosmopteryx argyrogrammos, which occurred along with it 

 in fallow fields. 



G. Kollarella, Costa. This species was scarce at Syracuse, occur- 

 ring on the chalk-hills of Tyche in the middle of June and only 

 on Poterium spinosum when disturbed it settled again on this 

 thorny shrub and generally concealed itself. Costa found it at 

 Camaldoli near Naples, where I have not observed any of this 

 Poterium. Duponchel obtained it from Montpellier, Fischer von 

 Roslerstamm from Hungary. 



G. terrella, Hb. I took a female on the 15th of August in the woods 

 above the Lake of Agnano. I can, on the closest examination, 

 perceive no difference from the species so common with us. It is 

 a specimen of medium size, of the colour of the pale variety figured 

 by Fischer v. K. pi. 80. fig. 1 a. The upper discoidal spot is 

 somewhat prolonged lengthwise, and larger than that on the fold. 

 The third spot, posteriorly placed, is very small ; the pale angu- 

 lated fascia is very faint ; along the hind margin are some indis- 

 tinct streak-like brown spots. The second joint of the palpi is 

 not darkened externally. 



G. plebejella, n. sp. [Described, see p. 36.] I took a single fine 

 specimen at Syracuse on the 5th of May ; it was raining at the 

 time and I was poking about some plants at the edge of a wheat- 

 field, which made it fly out. 



G. lamprostoma, n. sp. [Described, see p. 36.] I took a single male 

 at Syracuse near the Capuchin Monastery, on a part of the chalk- 

 rock covered with short grass, towards evening. 



G. liumeralis, Z. At Glogau and Frankfort on the Oder this species 

 occurs on oaks ; at Eeichstadt in Bohemia, Fischer v. Roslerstamm 

 states that three specimens were taken on Pinus picea. With us 

 it must certainly feed on oak. I took two fine specimens on the 

 17th of July, and it also occurs again in October. It lives through 

 the winter, and is beaten out in March and April. It does not 

 seem to be scarce, but can only be induced to fly by beating the 



