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25. T. confusella, H. S. 



Tinea confusella. Staint. Ent. Ann., 1862, p. 112. 

 „ ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 790. 



A single specimen of this very local species was taken by 

 myself at Black Hall Eocks many years ago. There is but one 

 other known English specimen I believe, taken by Mr. Murray 

 at Morecambe. The species, which is rare and local on the 

 Continent, was introduced as British by the late C. Gr. Barrett, 

 who met with it at Howth in the first week'^ in August running 

 up stems of grass in the evening. I am told the larva feeds on 

 fungus, or perhaps rubbish about the dead stems of Silene 

 inflata (Meyrick says "probably on lichen".) There was no 

 Silene within half a mile of where I took my specimen, but it is 

 very abundant on the railway embankment not a mile away. 



26. T. fuscipunctella, Haw. 



Tinea ftiscipunctella. Staint. Man., vol ii., p. 292. 

 ,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 791. 



Rather a common species, but apparently not reaching the 

 northern portion of our district ; I have no record of its occurrence 

 here except in South Durham. Mr. Gardner has taken it in 

 Hezleden Dene ; Mr. John Scott reared it at Stockton (see 

 Ento. Weekly Int., vi., 164); and Mr. Backhouse found it in 

 houses at Darlington. It is marked " Da. ! ! " in the " Manual" 

 signifying its abundance there. 



27. T. misella, Zell. 



Tinea misella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 292. 

 ,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 790. 



Meyrick gives Yorkshire as the most northern habitat of this 

 insect, but it occurs in South Durham, if no further north. In 

 June, 1876, Mr. Sang took it both in Castle Eden Dene and 

 at Black Halls. jS^o other collector appears to have met with 

 it except Mr. Gardner, who found it in stables in Hartlepool. 

 The larva is said to feed upon " pressed skins, dried plant 



* I have no idea -^vho supplied the author with this information. — E. K. B. 



