Monograph of Coleophora. lxxv 



Sp. 1. Mayrella, H'ubner (spissicornis, Haw.) 



Readily distinguished from the other metallic species by the apical half of the an- 

 tennae being strong, annulated black and white ; Hieronella, which it resembles in 

 this respect, has the antennas only thickened for a third of their length, whereas in 

 Mayrella the basal half is thickened. 



Rare on the Continent, but widely dispersed. 



Sp. 2. Hieronella, Z. 



Distinguished from Mayrella as above mentioned, perhaps not specifically dis- 

 tinct. 



One specimen, taken by Herr Zeller, near Syracuse. 



Sp. 4. Deaubatella, Lienig. 



This and the following metallic species have no annulations on the antennas, but 

 are yet distinguished by the antennae, thus, deauratella, alcyonipennella and paripen- 

 nella have the apices white ; deauratella has a steel-blue thickening of the antennae 

 above the basal joint, as long as the basal joint ; alcyonipennella has only the slight- 

 est trace of this thickening on the three first joints of the antennas ; and paripennella 

 has no thickening at all : deauratella, which is larger than Mayrella, has the last sixth 

 of the antennae white ; alcyonipennella resembles Mayrella in size, and has also the 

 last sixth white ; paripennella has the last fourth white, is much less brilliant in the 

 colour of the anterior wings than the other allied species, and entirely destitute of the 

 cupreous tinge at the apex. " The two species, fuscicornis and cuprariella, have uni- 

 colorous brown antennae ; on the whole, in fuscicornis of the form of alcyonipennella, 

 and in cuprariella like deauratella." 



Deauratella occurs in moist meadows, in May and June. 



Sp. 5. Cuprariella, Z. 



From Asia Minor and Vienna, scarce ; perhaps not specifically distinct from 

 deauratella. 



Sp. 6. Fuscicornis, Z. 

 Also from Asia Minor; one specimen. 



Sp. 7. Alcyonipennella, Kollar. 



Not scarce in many parts of Germany : it frequents moist meadows in May and 

 June, frequenting flowers, especially Ranunculus acris in the afternoon. 



The Linnean Frischella (Curtis's Trifolii) appears distinct from this, being much 

 larger and remarkably glossy : the structure of the antennae is, however, precisely that 

 of alcyonipennella. 



Sp. 8. Paripennella, F-v-R. 

 A scarce species : occurs in May and July, among alder-busdes. 



