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The following species of Gelechia are not mentioned in my Catalogue: — 



Gelechia notatella, Tr., Douglas (Trans. Ent. Soc. n. s. i. 18). Proximella, var. 0.,Z. 

 Allied to proximella, but smaller and darker: it feeds on the sallow, and has been 

 bred by Mr. Shepherd, in May, from larvae found the preceding autumn. 



Gelechia lututentella, Z., Douglas (Trans. Ent. Soc. H. s. i. 15). I took a specimen 

 on Ham Common, in July, 1842. Mr. Allen Hill has a specimen which he took on 

 the 22nd of July, flying among mare's tail (Hippuris vulgaris), by the side of Bagwood 

 Brook, some miles from Bristol. 



Gelechia lucidella, St., Douglas (Trans. Ent. Soc. n. s. i. 15). Stagninella, Z. in 

 litt. See Zool. 2613. 



Gelechia Atriplicella, F-v-R., pi. 78, Z., Douglas (Trans. Ent. Soc. n. s. i. 20). 

 Occurs sometimes at Charlton sand-pit, in July. 



Gelechia obsolelella, F-v-R. pi. 79, Douglas (Trans. Ent. Soc. n. s. i. 20). Taken 

 rather plentifully, by Messrs. Douglas and Farr, at Portland, in July last. 



Gelechia atrella, Haw. (spiniferella, Bentl. Mus.) Occurs among furze-bushes, in 

 July. 



Rceslerstammia pygmaana. Four, beat from hedges, at Lewisham, April 26, May 

 2 and 1 5 ; one at Wanstead, flying over a whitethorn bush, May 3. 



Rceslerstammia fusco-viridella. In a field near York, May 30, common. This 

 species, so common with us, has not yet been detected in Germany. 



JEchmia Fischeriella. At Lewisham, May 23 and 24, sparingly ; in plenty at 

 Carron, June 4 ; one on the Dartford Heath fence, June 27 ; three in Birch Wood, 

 June 27; and common on the downs at Mickleham, July 6 to 11. These specimens, 

 taken through a period of seven weeks, and in such distant localities, all appear to be 

 the same species. 



JEchmia obscurepunctella {Elachista, No. 31 of my Catalogue, but certainly be- 

 longs to this genus, resembling sericiella in form and habits). Ten, beat from mixed 

 hedges at Lewisham, April 28 to May 2 ; three at Wanstead, May 3 ; one at Sander- 

 stead, May 5. 



Mchmia sericiella. Common at Wanstead, May 3, and at Lewisham, May 4 to 

 26, on oaks. This is not the metallicella, F-v-R., nor do I think it can be the conti- 

 nental saltatricella, which appears too large and not sufficiently brilliant for our 

 species. 



jEchmia metallicella, F-v-R. pi. 84, f. 2. New to this country. Differs from se- 

 riciella in being much smaller (little more than half the size) ; anterior wings darker, 

 with the spots whiter. I took two specimens at Wickham, June 23, among oaks ; 

 and one I beat out of a nut-bush, in the lane leading from Birch Wood to Dartford 

 Heath, June 27. Mr. Sircom also met with it at Brislington, June 23. 



Argyresthia semitestacella. Frequents the beech : taken at Sanderstead by Mr. 

 Bedell, at Duddingstone by Mr. Logan, and at several localities in Stirlingshire by 

 myself, from that tree, in September. This is not the Spiniella of Zeller. 



Argyresthia spiniella, Z. (Linn. ii. 254). New to this country. I met with it in 

 Torwood, Stirlingshire, September 17, beating it from mountain-ash (Sorbus Aucu- 

 paria). 



In my monograph of the genus, I stated (Zool. App. vi) that I had my doubts 

 whether Spiniella, Z., were really identical with our semitestacella : the correctness 

 of these doubts is now proved by the actual occurrence of the two species in this 



