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CHAPTEE VI. 



THE AUTHOR. 



MY own visits to the South have now been four ; the first, in the 

 spring of 1863, was undertaken mainly with the view of seeing 

 Rome, Naples, &c. 



The second, in March 1866, to Cannes and Mentone, was purely 

 entomological; and the result of this was so satisfactory that in 

 1867 I again visited both those places with the idea of exploring 

 them more thoroughly. 



My fourth visit to the South was in the winter of 1868-69 ; and 

 though sight-seeing in Italy, from Turin to Sorrento, took up much 

 of my time, I was able to do a little more entomology than in 1863. 

 In addition to the species I actually found at Cannes and Mentone 

 I have introduced into this chapter notices of the insects which I 

 received from those localities from my valued correspondents 

 Monsieur Milliere and Mr. J. T. Moggridge. 



SECTION I. 



Tineina observed during my visit to Italy in February and 

 March 1863. 



My first visit to Southern Europe was in the spring of ] 863 ; but 

 the entomological results of that journey were extremely restricted. 

 It was on Saturday, February 28th, 1863, when descending the 

 Apennines towards Pistoja, that I first became acquainted with the 

 olive, and on the following Monday, March 2nd, when taking a walk 

 near Florence, that I first observed plants of Arundo donax growing 

 by the roadside. I mention these plants as the two which most 

 forcibly call to one's mind one's presence amongst the South-Euro- 

 pean flora, where consequently the South -European insects may be 

 expected. 



The only Tineina collected or observed on this journey were the 

 following six species : 



Tischeria margined. L. suberifoliella. 



Lithocolletis Messaniella. Nepticula aurella. 



L. leucographella. N. , on Quercus ilex. 



Tischeria margined, Haworth. Of this I observed mines in the 

 bramble-leaves near Florence. 



Lithocolletis Messaniella, Zellcr. Of this I bred several from 

 mines in leaves of Quercus ilex collected at Rome and Naples. 



