1888.] 109 



Head and thorax black ; legs yellow, with black spots ; abdomen greyish. 



Exp., li in. 



Sab. : Addah, "W. Africa. Mus. Druce. 



This species, although somewhat allied to L. varipes, Kirby, may- 

 be easily distinguished by the entire absence of spots, and by the 

 broad border to the under-side of secondaries. 



Teeiomima melissa, sp. n. 



Upper-side, $ . — Primaries and secondaries dark purplish-brown, duller towards 

 the margins. 



Under-side. — Dull greyish-brown, slightly suffused with reddish scales, and an 

 indication of a double marginal row of spots. 



Palpi yellowish ; legs black, banded with yellow. Exp., ^ in. 



Sab. : Addah, "W. Africa. Mus. Druce. 



This species, although closely allied to T. dispar, Kirby, may be 

 distinguished by the entire absence of the reddish band across the 

 middle of the under-side of secondaries. "When held in some lights, 

 the abdomen of this species appears clothed with emerald-green hairs. 



TlNGEA TEIPUNCTATA, Sp. 11. 



Upper-side. — Allied to T. amenaida, Hew. (Exot. Butt., vol. v, Peut. and Lipt., 

 ii, f. 4), from which it differs in having only two spots on the primaries, i. e., one in 

 the centre, the other at the end, of the cell, whilst there is only one spot on the 

 secondaries, which is plaoed at the end of the cell. Exp., 1 T 3 S in. 



Sab. : Addah, W. Africa. Mus. Druce. 



London : August, 1888. 



ON THE HABITS OP CATEREMNA TEREBRELLA, Zk. 

 BY CHAS. G. BAEEETT, E.E.S. 



Through the kindness of Lord Walsingham I have had an oppor- 

 tunity of investigating the habits of his most interesting recent addition 

 to the British fauna, Gateremna (Euzophera) terebrella, Zk. Early in 

 August, 1887, he supplied me with distorted green cones of spruce fir, 

 Pinus abies, found growing on the trees, and also with one or two old 

 and fallen cones which had a suspicious appearance. From one of the 

 latter I reared a specimen of the moth at the end of the same month. 

 The green cones were kept as much as possible in a natural state for 

 nearly a year, and on July 23rd of the present year a specimen of 

 terebrella emerged, followed, in the course of a fortnight, by two more. 

 In the meantime, acting on instructions kindly furnished by his lordship 



