THE NEPT1CULIDES. 



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N. freyella, Heyd. 



N. schleichiella, Frey 



N. aterrima, Wocke 



N. obliquella, Hein. 

 N. suberivora, Sta. 

 N. suberis, Sta. 

 N. carpinella, Heyd. 



N. fagella, H.-Sch. 

 N. helianthemella, 



H.-Sch. 

 N. decentella, H.-Sch. 



N. rubiella, Rag. (m.s.) 



FOODPLANT. 



Convolvulus se- 

 pium, C. arven- 

 sis 

 Sanguisorba 



officinalis 

 Cratsegus oxya- 



cantha 

 ? Salix 



Quercus suber 

 Quercus suber 

 Carpinus betu- 



lus 

 ?Fagus sylvatica 

 Helianthemum 



vulgare 

 Acer 



platanus 

 Rubus 



N. cistivora, Peyr. 



N. albifasciella, Hein. 

 N. promissa, Stdgr. 



N. turbidella, H.-Sch. 



N. hannoverella, Glitz 



N. simplicella, Hein. 

 N. euphorbiella, Sta. 



N. alpinella, H.-Sch. 

 N. aureocaputella, Mill. 

 N. argyrostigma, Frey 

 N. wockeella, Hein. 



FOODPLANT. 



Cistus monspe- 



liensis, C. 



salvisefolius 

 Quercus 

 Pistacia lentis- 



cus, Rhus 



cotinus 

 Populus nigra, 



P. alba 

 Populus pyra- 



midalis 

 ignota 

 Euphorbia den- 



droides 

 ignota 

 ignota 

 ignota 

 Salix alba 



The above forms a moderately complete list of the known Nepticulid 

 species inhabiting the Palsearctic area, with the food-plants of the 

 larvae. The superfamily has, however, been so little worked outside 

 Europe, that a list, sent to me by Mr. Durrant, appears to be worth 

 reproducing, as it will serve to show not only how cosmopolitan is its 

 range, but what a possibility of discovery there is for any one who will 

 work at the group systematically in those countries from which species 

 have been recorded. This list reads as follows : — 



From Nobth America : 

 Nepticula amelanchierella, Clem. 

 N. anguinella, Clem. 

 N. apicialbella, Chamb. 

 N. badiocapitella, Chamb. 

 N. belfrageella, Chamb. 

 N. bifasciella, Chamb. 

 N.'bosqueella, Chamb. 

 N. castanesefoliella, Chamb. 

 N. carysefoliella, Clem. 

 N. cillieeiuscella, Chamb. 

 N. clemensella, Chamb. 

 N. corylifoliella, Clem. 

 N. cratsBgifoliella, Clem. 

 N. dallasiana, F. and B. 

 N. fuscocapitella, Chamb. 

 N. fuscotibiseella, Clem. 

 N. grandisella, Chamb. 

 N. juglandifoliella, Chamb. 

 N. latifasciella, Chamb. 

 N. maculosella, Chamb. 

 N. maximella, Chamb. 

 N. minimella, Chamb. 

 N. nigriverticella, Chamb. 

 N. ochrefasciella, Chamb. 

 N. ostrysefoliella, Clem. 

 N. platanella, Clem. 

 N. platea, Clem. 



Nepticula populetorum, F. and B. 



N. prunifoliella, Clem. 



N. pteliacella, Chamb. 



N. quercicastanella, Chamb. 



N. quercipulchella, Chamb. 



N. resplendensella, Chamb. 



N. rosoefoliella, Clem. 



N. rubifoliella, Clem. 



N. saginella, Clem. 



N. serotinteella, Chamb. 



N. thoracealbella, Chamb. 



N. unifasciella, Chamb. 



N. villosella, Clem. 



N. virginiella, Clem. 



From South America : 

 Nepticula molybditis, Zell. 



(Colombia). 

 N. johannis, Zell. 



(Bogota) 

 From China: 

 Nepticula mandarinella, Wlsm. 



(Chang-hai). M.S. 

 From New Zealand : 

 Nepticula tricentra, Meyr. 

 N. ogygia, Meyr. 

 N. propaltea, Meyr. 



Durrant further writes : " I have seen a species of Nepticula from 

 St. Thomas (Danish West Indies), and Lord Walsingham has un- 

 described species (more than one) from Australia." Hering, quoting 

 a letter from Hedemann, also notes (Stett. Ent. Zeit.) the occurrence of 

 two unnamed species of the genus in the West Indies. 



