1012 LORD WALSINGHAM ON THE [Nov. 26,. 



Hob. TENERIFE : Santa Cruz, 8-14. II. 1907 ; Guimar, Lotus 

 sessilifolius, 6. Ill, excl. 6-8. IY. 1907. Eighteen specimens. 



An inconspicuous species belonging to the group of cistivora 

 Peyr. The larva occurs at Santa Cruz, and Guimar, mining the 

 minute leaflets of Lotus sessilifolius. Although very minute and 

 inconspicuous, it is easily disturbed among its food-plant, and is 

 not difficult to breed, if the obviously-mined leaves are collected 

 without regard to the presence or absence of the larvae. 



72. (431) BUCCULATRIX Z. 

 (\ 147. (4246) BUCCULATRIX CHRYSANTIIEMELLA Rbl. 



Bucculatrix chrysanthemella Rbl. Ann. KK. Hofmus. XI. 142, 

 147 no. 219 (1896) T : XXI. 44 no. 244 (1906) 2 : Stgr-Rbl. Cat. 

 Lp. Pal. II. 219 no. 4246 (1901) 3 . 



Hob. TENERIFE 1 ' 3 : Guimar, 28. II. 1907, Chrysanthemum 

 frutescens, 27. II, excl. 7. Ill - 7. IV. 1907 (Wlsm.); Puerto 

 Orotava 1 , 23. IV - 10. Y. 1907 (Wlsm.), Chrysanthemum 

 frutescens, excl. 25-28. IY. 1895 (Nedemann) 1 . 



Common on Chrysanthemum frutescens, at Santa Cruz and 

 Guimar ; I bred it from larvae and cocoons found on this plant. 



r 148. (4246-1) BUCCULATRIX CANARIENSIS, sp. n. 

 (Plate LIII. fig. 10.) 



Antennae dirty whitish, transversely barred above with greyish 

 fuscous. Head greyish fuscous, hoary whitish at the sides. 

 Thorax whitish, thickly sprinkled with fuscous. Forewings 

 whitish, profusely sprinkled with greyish fuscous, and with some 

 blackish scaling ; the pale ground-colour is chiefly apparent in a 

 streak, commencing at the base below the costa and extending 

 to the end of the cell, ill-defined, but somewhat dilated about its. 

 middle, where there is a small black dot at its upper, and another 

 at its lower edge, some black scaling running along the fold 

 between this and the base ; there is also a sprinkling of black 

 scales around the end of the cell, and a double line of the same 

 in the terminal cilia ; dorsal cilia pale cinereous. Exp. al. 

 7-8 mm. Hindwings shining, pale stone-grey ; cilia pale 

 brownish cinereous. Abdomen shining, pale cinereous. Legs 

 pale brownish cinereous, with faintly spotted tarsi. 



Type ^ (99276) ; $ (99279) Mus. Wlsm. 



Hob. TENERIFE: Santa Cruz, 11-16.II. 1907 ; Guimar, 28. II - 

 13. III. 1907 ; La Laguna, 9. YI. 1907. Sixteen specimens. 



This species occurs at Santa Cruz, Guimar, and La Laguna, 

 and probably everywhere where Artemisia canariensis is found ; 

 I did not actually breed it, but I found one or more larvae, and 

 saw empty cocoons upon the plant. I have so far been unable to 

 identify it with any known European species : it is an obscure 

 insect, with no clearly defined markings my specimens are in 

 very good condition. 

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