Insects. 2895 



that in the neighbourhood of Southgate, this species feeds as a miner, on laburnum- 

 leaves. The broom-feeding larva feeds, according to Zeller, under the hark of the 

 stems of the broom, so that according to this aberrant mode of feeding of the larvae, 

 those who arrange according to the forms and habits of the larva;, would place this 

 one species in two different genera. (Mr. Walker has sent me specimens of his la- 

 burnum insect, in which I can see no difference from my broom fed specimens.) 



Cemiostoma scitella. Very common in the hawthorn hedges, in the first week in 

 July. Mr. Curtis informs me that the larva feeds as a miner on hawthorn leaves. 



Opostega Sahciella. One at Dartford Heath, among broom, June 30. 



Opostega crepusculella. Several specimens were taken by Bouchard, at Yaxley, 

 last June ; among them is one specimen which closely resembles Opostega auritella, 

 Hbn. Z. (See Trans. Ent. Soc. vol. v. p. 125) ; but as the specimen is rather injured 

 in setting, it is hazardous to declare positively that it is that species. 



Bucculatrix aunmaculella. Two beat from hedges, June 17 and August 19. 



Bucculatrix cidarella. I had a specimen sent me from Scotland last summer, it 

 was taken in Torwood about the middle of June. 



Bucculatrix Vlmella. Not scarce among oaks, May 24 to June 20, and August 12 

 to 27. 



Bucculatrix vetustella. I beat a specimen of this from a mixed hedge, August 22. 



Bucculatrix Cratcegi. Sparingly in hedges, May 23 to June 21 ; two on the Dart- 

 ford Heath fence, June 27. 



Bucculatrix Demaryella. Two at-Torwood, probably from oaks, June 1 and 5. 



Bucculatrix Boyerella. Two from hedges, May 24 and June 15. These were the 

 only specimens I saw, thus the insect was not nearly so common as it had been in the 

 previous year. 



Bucculatrix frangulella. Five from a buckthorn-bush at Mickleham, July 8 ; they 

 appeared to be quite fresh out. 



Nepticula atricapitella. One specimen beat from hedges, May 24. At Airthrey, 

 N.B., June 3, 1 beat from a mountain ash, a single specimen of a Nepticula, which 

 has dark-coloured hairs on the head, but the anterior wings are glossy gray, and with- 

 out the brilliant metallic lustre of atricapitella, and the insect is much smaller than 

 any of my specimens of atricapitella. 



Nepticula ruficapitella. One at Wanstead, May 3 ; in hedges at Lewisham, May 

 13, 15 and 24 ; one at Torwood, June 5, and one at Lewisham on palings, July 21. 

 The insects of this genus were mostly scarcer than usual last season. 



Nepticula aurella. One from hedges, May 15 ; one beat from an oak, June 20, in 

 company with subbimaculella ; one on palings July 21 ; two in copula, beat from a 

 hawthorn-hedge, July 28, (heads of both ferruginous). 



Nepticula gratiosella. Two from hawthorn at Sanderstead, May 5 ; one at Lewis- 

 ham, May 23. 



Nepticula cenlifoliella. One beat from hedges, August 4. 



Nepticula ignobilella. One from hedges, May 21 ; two at Torwood, June 5, appa- 

 parently from oak. 



Nepticula argyropeza, Z. (see Trans. Ent. Soc, vol. v. p. 133). T met with this 

 species, which is quite distinct from angulifasciella and subbimaculella, on a poplar- 

 tree, on the moors near Woodhead, June 9, and secured about fifty of them. The 

 markings are neither so bright nor so well defined as in angulifasciella. 



Nepticula quinquella. Has not, I believe, occurred during the past year. 



