168 SPECIES OBSEKVED BY M. PIERRE MILLIERE 



species in the genus), just as it does in the genus Zelleria. It is 

 curious how very much the fades of this species reminds one both 

 of Swammerdamia and Zelleria, whilst possessing the palpi almost 

 of Anarsia, <$ . 



The species may be thus described : 



Exp. al. 8 lines. Head pale grey, rough, the scales projecting in 

 front like two tufts ; face smooth, pale grey. The palpi are densely 

 tufted, pale grey, with the basal half of the second joint dark grey ; 

 no third joint is perceptible, it is probably concealed in the long 

 tufted second joint. Antennae simple, shorter than the anterior 

 wings. 



Anterior wings elongate, beyond the middle the costa seems 

 slightly indented, the hind margin is almost falcate, grey, with 

 numerous black dots placed in four longitudinal rows ; before the 

 middle is a transverse dark grey cloud, rather obliquely placed, nearest 

 the base on the inner margin ; at the end of the discoidal cell is a 

 more conspicuous black spot ; on the costa towards the apex is a 

 small whitish spot, beyond which a dark line goes round the apex of 

 the wing to the anal angle ; beyond this are one or two less sharply 

 marked lines in the rather short grey cilia. 



Posterior wings grey, darkest posteriorly, with an elongate dia- 

 phanous patch at the base ; cilia rather dark grey. 



The similarity of this insect to Zelleria fasciapennella and Z. saxi- 

 fragce is very striking ; it resembles the former more in colour, and 

 the latter more in the form of the anterior wings : the very singular 

 palpi at once readily distinguish it. 



This species was bred last year by Monsieur Milliere from a very 

 lively larva which fed on the leaves of Osyris alba near Cannes. 

 It had been previously taken by Herr Mann in Dalmatia, at Spalato 

 in May 1850 and in 1862. Dr. Staudinger has a specimen from 

 Malaga, labelled June 16th. I first made the acquaintance of this 

 insect last summer in the collection of the Museum at Vienna, and 

 afterwards saw it in the collections of Herr Lederer, Herr Nickerl, 

 and Dr. Staudinger. Soon after my return home I received on the 

 29th July a bred specimen from M. Milliere for determination. 



