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(Bathurst) 31 ' 2 . XI.-XII., 83 ; French Congo (Kangwc', 

 Ogowe River "Rev. A. C. Good); Natal (Spring Vale) 24 - *; 

 II., 25 ; Zululand, 31 . HAWAIIAN Is. (Honolulu) 24 . 27 33 - 4 - 



When recording Tnonachella as new to the African 

 fauna (I. c., No. 32), I expressed the opinion that Ion- 

 gella was probably only a variety, and Meyrick (L c , 

 No. 33) sunk longella as a synonym. The acquisition of 

 further specimens confirms the opinion that these two 

 forms cannot be rightly separated. I am not aware that 

 the variety longella occurs in Europe, but the ordinary 

 form is certainly met with in other localities, from which 

 I have received it (e. g., India, Africa, and Ceylon), but 

 is apparently not found in the Hawaiian Island, whence I 

 have only received longella. It seems extremely pro- 

 bable that the first description of this species is that of 

 Fabricius, under the name of Alucita mediella (1. c., No. 1). 

 Stainton drew attention to this with a " ? " (L c., Nos. 

 9, 12, 13), and Herrich-SchaSer endorsed his opinion 

 (Schm. Eur. V., Index, p. 29), while Werneburg, JBeitr.. 

 Schm. I., 489, 591 (1864), regarded it as a variety, or as a 

 worn specimen of Gracilaria alchimiella, Sc., to which it 

 seems to me impossible that the description could apply. 

 I hesitate to adopt the name medidla, F. (nee Hb.); 

 although if this insect were intended it must undoubtedly 

 have priority, and for the present I prefer to retain it as 

 a probable synonym with a " ?", but not without hope 

 that some further evidence may be obtainable to throw 

 light upon the subject. I think however that the descrip- 

 tion could fairly apply to a worn specimen of that form 

 in which the head assumes a decidedly yellowish colour* 



SCALIDOMIA, Wlsm. 



Scalidomia hirsutellaj Wlsm. 



Psoricoptera (?) hirsutdla, Wlsm., Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond., 

 1881, 261, PL XII., 29 l . 



Hab. Gambia Bathurst, VIII. (Sir G. Carter); 

 French Congo Kangwe, Ogowe River (Rev. A. C. 

 Good) ; Natal *. 



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