xciv New British Psyche. 



89. Hemerobiella. Tnthe collections of Messrs. Curtis, Stephens, and S. Stevens. 



90. Laricella. 



91. Albitarsella. I and Mr. Douglas have each one specimen; I took mine 

 among sallows early in June; Mr. Douglas beat his from a hedge at Sanderstead, 

 in July. 



92. Coracipennella, Z. (jiigricella, St. Sta.) Abundant on hawthorn. 



93. Fuscedinella, Z. (Coracipennella, Sta.) Abundant on elms and alders? 



94. Orbitella. I have three specimens ; one of these I beat from mixed hedges 

 at Lewisham, May 30, 1848 ; one I took at Wickham, June 9, 1848, and the other 

 also at Wickham, June 23, 1849. 



95. Binderella. 



96. Lusciniapennella. I have bred this from the cases found on hedge roses in 

 April and May. 



100. Lutipennella (lutarca, Haw. St.) On oaks extremely plentiful. 



101. Badiipennella. I took this on a fence under elms last August 



H. T. Stainton. 

 Mountsfield, Lewisham, 

 April 30, 1850. 



AnT. IV. — Description of a Lepidopterom Insect of the genus Psyche, recently 

 discovered in Britain. By Edward Newman. 



Psyche reticella, mas. 



Antenna corporis dimidio vix longiores quasi \3-arlictilat<e articulis 2 — 12 ramu- 

 los duobus ad apicen emittentibus, alia albidis fuliginoso reticulatis, corpore 

 nigro lanugine albido restito. {Alarum latitudo "375 unc. Corporis longitudo 

 •135 unc). 



Antennae rather more than half as long as the body, apparently 13-jointed. The 

 basal joint is robust, each of the others from the 2Dd to the 12th, inclusive, emits two 

 branches from its apex ; these branches are longest on the 6th joint, and decrease 

 gradually in length towards either extremity; the antenna;, including the branches, are 

 hirsute, black, with a slight tendency to gray. Head nearly globular, black, but co- 

 vered with a dense gray pilosity ; eyes prominent, black. Wing-bearing segments 

 black, with gray hairs. Abdomen gray, very hairy, with an indication of a central 

 dorsal series of black spots, and of black ventral fasciae corresponding with the segmen- 

 tal divisions. Legs of moderate size, blackish, with gray pilosity ; mesotibiae with 

 two strong apical spurs ; metatibiae with two preapical and two (?) apical spurs. 

 Win<*s rounded, whitish, with the nervures and a number of transverse markings 

 smoke-coloured, giving the wings a reticulated appearance. 



Hab. — The vicinity of tbe sea near Sheerness and Sheppy. 



The larva supposed to feed on Plantago maritima. In the cabinets of Mr. Ingall, 



