234 CATALOGUE OF MOTHS. 



367. N. subbimaculella, Haw. 



Nepticula suhhimaculella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 433. 

 „ „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 725. 



A common species among oaks, given in the "Manual" as 

 occurring regularly at Newcastle-on-Tyne, and abundantly at 

 Darlington. Mr. Hodgkinson got it in the west of Northum- 

 berland, and Mr. Sang found it very plentifully near Darlington. 

 Probably occurring everywhere among oaks. 



The next two species, as entered in Mr. Eobson's MS., are 

 (1) N. argyropeza, ZelL, with one Durham locality, and (2) 

 N. apicella, Stn., with a single Northumbrian habitat. In 

 spite, however, of the frequent errors made in the applications 

 of these names, apicella, Stn., is in reality identical with the 

 true argyropeza, Zell., and the former name must sink as a 

 synonym of the latter. The very rare closely-allied species, 

 wrongly called '■^argyropeza'''' by Stainton, and now known as 

 suhapicella, Stn., of which the life-history is unknown, has 

 never been met with in these counties. In place, therefore, of 

 Mr. Eobson's separate notices and comments on the distribution, 

 etc., of the supposed two species, I must offer the following 

 synonymy and notice : 



368. N. argyropeza, Zell. 



Nepticula apicella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 433. 



,, argyropeza. ,, ,, ,, (partim). 



,, apicella. Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 726. 



This local species, of which the larva feeds in the leaves of 

 aspen, was found commonly on Needless Hall moors in North- 

 umberland by Mr. Finlay, and was met with by Mr. Sang in 

 several places round Darlington, e.g., Grange Road, Elders, etc. 

 There appear to be no other ascertained localities in these 

 counties. — E. R. Bankes. 



