OBSERVATIONS ON TINEINA. O 



with sending me Thalictrum flavuniy lie also very kindly 

 sent me a fine plant of Th. aquilefjifolium. I covered this 

 last plant over with gauze, put the three specimens of 

 Chalyhe pyrausta on it, and placed them in the greenhouse 

 where they would get the afternoon sun. In due course 

 several eggs were deposited on the gauze, but none on the 

 plant, and the insects in time died ; all the eggs which were 

 laid eventually shrivelled up, and I obtained no larvae, 



Cerostoma scabrella, L. Mr. Courtice has recorded (Ent. 

 Mo. Mag. v. p. 131) the occurrence of this insect near 

 Croydon, in July, 1868; he took three specimens on an old 

 fence. 



Depressaria costosa, Haw. Mr. LongstafF obtained at 

 Forres, in Morayshire, amongst broom, some very strongly 

 marked varieties of this species, which at first sight really 

 appeared distinct, the veins being almost as strongly marked 

 as in D. umbellana. Having however carefully examined 

 his series of the insect, I came to the conclusion that they 

 were probably not specifically distinct from D. costosaj 

 though the most strongly marked specimens, seen by them- 

 selves, might fairly have claimed specific rank. 



Depressaria nanatella, Dgl. I have lately received from 

 Herr Mann specimens of his Depressaria aridella from 

 Spalato in Dalmatia; it is very closely allied to our Nana- 

 tella, but rather larger; Mann says it is smaller, so the 

 question will arise what is his Nanatella? I have amongst 

 my Nanatella one specimen, which I believe to be distinct 

 from the others ; it was bred in 1854 from larvse on Carlina 

 vulgaris at Box Hill. It is rather larger and less clouded 

 wnth grey than my other specimens of Nanatella. Has 

 any one else met with this insect ? 



Depressaria subpropinquella, Stt. The occurrence of the 

 larvae of this species at Folkestone in June, 1868, is recorded 



