AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS. 



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Species 5. — Argtrosetia aurivitella — (Haworth ; Wood, fig. 1311, and our Plate CXI., Fig. 23) — 

 Expands 5 — 5 5 lines ; fore wings silvery, with a broad sinuated golden ribbon running from the base to the tip 

 of the wing (nearly occupying the whole of it), and having a silvery dot at the apex ; hind wings leaden. Very 

 rare ; taken in woods, in June. 



Species 6. — Argyrosetia aurifasciella — (Stephens; Wood, fig. 1312, and our Plate CXI., Fig. 24) — 

 Expands 5i lines ; fore wings silvery, "with an interrupted, broad, irregular shining coppery-gold streak, 

 composed, as it were, of an oblique band near the base, detached from the otlier portion by an extremely 

 brilliant silvery line ; then a second very broad transverse streak, extending from the costa to the inner 

 margin, and conneeted with a third, which occupies the margin portion of the apex." Darenth Wood, in June. 

 In Mr. Stephens's collection. 



Species 7- — ARGyRosEXiA I-V-ella — (Haworth ; Wood, fig. 1313, and our Plate CXI., Fig. 25) — Expands 

 oj lines ; fore wings silvery, the costa slightly yellow, a bar nearly across the middle of the wing, which is 

 connected on its anterior extremity with a broad V-like mark, extending to the apex. Woods in June, but 

 very rare. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATE CXII. 



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. — Fig. 1. Argyroraiges Blancardella (the Blancardiaa). 

 Fig. 2. ArgjTomiges Schreberella (the Schreherian). 

 Fig. 3. Argyromiges Cydoniella (the bright speckled gold). 

 Fig. 4. Argyromiges Klemannella (the Kleniannian). 

 Fig, 5. Argyromiges Mespilella (the silver spotted gold). 

 Fig. 6. Argyromiges Raiella (the Rayian). 

 Fig, 7. Argyromiges tristrigella (the treble spotted gold). 

 Fig. 8, Argyromiges trifasciella (the tawny treble bar). 

 Fig. 9. Argyromiges Harrisella (the Harrisian). 

 Fig. 10. Argyromiges CramercUa (the Cramcrian). 

 Fig. II. Argyromiges hortella (the porcelaiu). 

 Fig. 12. Argyromiges sylvella (the dark porcelain). 

 Fig. 13. Argyromiges cuculipenella (the cuckoo's feather). 

 Fig. 14. Argyromiges Corylifoliella (the hazel red). 

 Fig. 15. Argyromiges Ulmifoliella (the elm red). 

 Fig. 16. Argyromiges Alnifoliella (the alder red). 

 Fig. 17. Argyromiges Obscurella (the dull red). 

 Fig. 18. Argyromiges rufipunctella (the red and white 



barred). 

 Fig. 19. Argyromiges Autumnella (the autumnal). 

 Fig. 20. Argyromiges Nivella (the snowy). 

 Fig. 21. Argyromiges semiaurclla (the pale gold dot). 

 Fig. 22. Argyromiges unipunctella (the simple dot). 



Fig. 23. Argyromiges Spartifoliella (the golden dot). 



Fig. 24. Argyromiges Clerckella (the Clerckian). 



Fig. 25. Heribeia Haworthana (the Haworthian). 



Fig. 26. Heribeia humerella (the shoulder stripe). 



Fig. 27. Heribeia Forsterella (the Fosterian). 



Fig. 28. Heribeia simplieiella (the simple shoulder stripe). 



Fig. 29. Heribeia C'ognatella (the allied shoulder stripe) 



Fig. 30. Microsetia Sub-bistrigella (the double silver bar). 



Insects. — Fig. 31, Microsetia Obsoletella (the obscure dot). 

 ,, Fig. 32. Microsetia exiguella (the small dot). 

 „ Fig. 33. Microsetia Cinereo-punctella (the grey dotted 



brown). 

 ,, Fig. 34. Microsetia stipella (the triple gold spotted). 

 ,, Fig. 35. Microsetia guttella (the white spotted sable). 

 ,, Fig. 36. Jlicrosetia quadrella (the silver spotted sable). 

 ,, Fig. 37. Microsetia sequella (the silver blotched). 

 ., Fig. 38. Microsetia pulchella (the small argent and sable). 

 ,, Fig. 39. Microsetia bella (the beautiful argent and sable). 



„ Fig. 40. Microsetia nigrella (the small double silver bar). 

 „ Fig, 41, Microsetia trimaculella (the cream spotted sable). 

 ,, Fig. 42. Microsetia sub-bimaculella (the brown spotted 



sable). 

 ,, Fig. 43. Microsetia nigrociliella (the black edged sable). 

 „ Fig. 44. Microsetia unifasciella (the silver barred brown j. 

 „ Fig. 45. Microsetia mediofasciella (the central silver bar). 

 „ Fig. 46. Microsetia postieella (the pigmy silver bar). 

 „ Fig. 47. Microsetia aurella (the diamond barred pigmy). 

 „ Fig. 48. Microsetia floslactella (the creamy pigmy). 

 „ Fig. 49. Microsetia atricapitella (the black-headed pigmy). 

 „ Fig. 50. Microsetia ruficapitella (the red-headed pigmy). 

 „ Fig. 51. Microsetia violacella (the violet pigmy). 

 . „ Fig. 52. Microsetia pygmseella (the least pigmy). 

 „ Fig. 53. Microsetia sericiella (the satin pigmy). 

 „ Fig. 54. Microsetia aurofasciella (the gold banded). 

 „ Fig. 55. Microsetia Gliechella (the Gleichian). 

 „ Fig. 56. Microsetia Pfeifferella (the four spotted gold). 

 The insects in this plate are from the Cabinet of Mr. Bentley, with 

 the exception of Nos, 11, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 28, 29, 30, 34, 39, 43, 

 44, 49, and 54, from Fisher, Hubner, Wood, and other sources. 



ARGYROMIGES, Curtis, 

 These insects have drooping palpi, with the last joint longest, thickest, and acute at the tip ; the antennae 

 are as long as the wings, and slender, and the fore wings are linear, sublanceolate, often marked with golden or 



