OBSERVATIONS ON TINEINA. U 



Gelechia arundinetella^ Z. My late attempts to meet 

 with this insect have always been unsuccessful, nor have I 

 heard of others near London being; more fortunate ; several 

 years ago I obtained the larvae near Hackney in considerable 

 numbers, but the insect is difficult to breed, and specimens 

 taken on the wing are scarcely worth having. The Hon. 

 Mr. De Grey has met with this species, and has also taken 

 an insect at Wicken Fen, which will probably prove to be a 

 new species allied to Arundinetella. 



Gelechia atrella, Haw. I have already noticed (in the 

 Ent. Mo. Mag. vi. p. 36) the singular pupation of the 

 larva of this species. The larva, as is already known (Ent. 

 Ann. 1867, pp. 21—23), burrows down the stems of Jly- 

 jjericum, betraying its presence by the drooping of the 

 terminal shoots ; but at the end of May, when full fed, it 

 cuts off a piece of the excavated stem, forming a brown flat 

 case, within which it assumes the pupa state. 



Gelechia suhocellea, Steph. I received some larvae of this 

 species from Monsieur Milliere last May ; he found them at 

 Cannes, feeding in the flowers of Thymus vulgaris. Here 

 I believe it has only been noticed on Origanum. 



Hypercallia Christiernana, L. For the discovery of the 

 larva of this species in England we are indebted to the 

 Hon. Thos. De Grey. When, in 1856, I received from 

 Professor Frey information that he had bred this species 

 from larvae feeding on Poly gala chamtBhuxus, I said (In- 

 telligencer, i. p. 100) : " Polygala chamcebuxus is not a 

 British plant, but the inference would be very strong that 

 here H. Christiernana would feed upon Polygala vulgaris; 

 at any rate that plant should be well searched in the known 

 Christiernana localities ;" and the following year, having 

 received some larvae of the species from Professor Frey, I 

 announced (Intelligencer, ii. p. 85) : '^ I tried them with 



