1907.] MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF TENERIFE. 985 



8 mm. Hindioings pale grey; cilia brownish grey. Abdomen 

 grey above, pale yellowish at the sides and beneath. Legs shining, 

 fawn-Mdiitish. 



Type S (98990) Mus. Wlsm. 



Hah. Texerife: Guimar, 2. III. 1907. Unique. 



The most persistent searching failed to secure a second specimen ; 

 there was no oak anywhere near where it occurred. It appears 

 to be more nearly allied to North American than to European 

 species. 



104. (4215) Tischeria longiciliatella Rbl. 



Tischeria longiciliatella Rbl. Ann. KK. Hofmus. XI. 141-2, 147 

 no. 218 (1896)': XXI. 44 no. 243 (1906) = : Stgr-Rbl. Cat. Lp. 

 Pal. II. 217 no. 4215(1901)1 



Hah. Tbneripe'"^: Yilla Orotava, Rubus fruticosus, 19. II, 

 excl. 27. II - 22. III. 1907 {Wlsm.); Guimar, 28. II - 19. III. 

 1907, © Ruhus fniiicosus, 27. II, excl. 17. Ill - 13. lY. 1907 

 (Wlsm.); Las Mercedes, 2000 ft., 7. III. 1904 (Eaton); Forest 

 de la Mina, 7. lY. 1904 (JSaton); Puerto Orotava, 15-17. lY. 

 1895 (Hedemann)\ 3-14. Y. 1907 (msm.); La Laguna, 8. lY. 

 1904 {Eaton), 9. YI. 1907 (Wlsm.). 



I have bred this species from Ruhus fruticosus, amongst which 

 it was found by von Hedemann, and Eaton. Rebel described 

 his type as dark brownish, i-emarking that his second specimen, 

 which was somewhat worn, had traces of brassy yellow colouring. 

 Some specimens show much more ochreous spotting than the 

 typical form, of which I have several caught and some bred 

 specimens, in which the small yellow dorsal spot before the torn us 

 is almost obsolete ; others again, bred and caught, show three 

 strong yellow patches on the outer half of the wing, more or less 

 connected with each other, and another at the base of the costa. 

 The many intermediate gradations clearly prove that these are 

 mere variations of one species. 



Tischeria longiciliatella Rbl. must not be confused with the 

 Texan Tischeria longeciliata Frey and Boll [Stett. Ent. Ztg. 

 XXXIX. 259 (1878), © Helianthus\ which Prof. Rebel probably 

 overlooked when naming the Tenerife species. 



51. (446) ACROLEPIA Crt. 



105. (4478) AcROLEPiA vesperella Z. 



Roslerstammia vesperella Z. Stett. Ent. Ztg. XL 156-7 no. 158 

 (1 850) \ Acrolepia vesperella Hrtm. MT. Miinch. Ent. Yer. lY. 4 

 no. 1529 (1880)-; Stgr-Rbl. Cat. Lp. Pal. IL 232 no. 4478 

 (1901)1 



Hah. S. EUROPE ^'^ : © Smilax aspera, Y, X, excl. lY, IX -— 

 Italy : Rome, 10-25. lY. 1893 (TFZsm.)— France : Monte Carlo, 

 19-22. YI. 1898 (Wlsm.). X. AFRICA ^—Morocco : Tangier, 

 30-31. XII. 1901 (IF^sm.)— Algeria: El-Biar, 2. Ill - 7. lY. 



