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man notes as follows : " $ , 22 joints to the antenna), the anterior tibial 

 spur arises at -56 the length of the tibia from its further extremity 

 giving the length of the spur on the assumption that the extremity of 

 the spur reaches exactly the end of tibia. Anterior wings 13mm., in 

 expanse. The wing-texture and general appearance is much like that 

 of Bijugis bombycella, more flimsy and translucent than in the true 

 Fumeas. The costa, too, is more rounded than in the species of 

 Fumea, i.e., the central portion, which is usually straighter than the 

 basal or apical portion, or even quite straight, is either very short or 

 partakes of a continuous curve from base to apex. The colour is pale 

 yellowish-brown, with a network of slightly darker brown (doubtless 

 the darker portion is much more nearly black in fresh specimens). The 

 darker markings follow the nervures longitudinally and between the 

 nervures form transverse bands, usually not crossing the nervures, 

 but alternating at the nervures. The paler spots are fairly circular, 

 or, at least, of equal transverse and longitudinal dimensions. The 

 dark marks in the discoidal cell do not cross the median nervure, but 

 alternate at it. From the cell to the fringe are, in each intercellular 

 space, four pale patches, and one may count thirteen dark marks along 

 the costa and ten along the inner margin, the two or three basal ones 

 being, in each case, ill-marked. The hindwing is marked only by 

 slightly darker nervures. Specimens bred from Cannes, however, that 

 agree absolutely with the specimens from which this description was 

 made in the formula of the tibial spur, viz., *57 and '56, in the greater 

 transparency of the wings, and in the roundness of the costa and apex, 

 vary in wing expanse from 9mm. to 16mm., are very dark in colour 

 and exhibit reticulation that can only be detected with difficulty." 

 Chapman suspects that this may be the norvegica of Heylaerts, if not 

 he proposes for it the name of var. obscurella (in litt.). 



Bruandia eaiblensis, Mann. — Oeiginal description.— Fumea raiblensis, 

 n. sp. <? . Der Fumea reticulatella zuniichst, aber J grosser (wie eine kleine 

 bombycella), etwas gestreckter und dunner beschuppt, heller grau, Vorderfliigel mit 

 rindenartigen Querriefen, diese aber feiner, weniger scharf als bei reticulatella und 

 etwas dunkler aschgrau als der Fliigelgrund, nicht braunlich, Spitze vorgezogen, 

 Hinterflugel und Unterseite einfarbig hellgrau. Die Wimpern an den Kammzahnen 

 der Fiihler scheinen mir etwas kiirzer und feiner als bei reticulatella. Zunge, Beine 

 wie gewdhnlich. Am 28 Juni fing ich am friihen Morgen zwei Mannchen auf der 

 Gravenlahn, im Krummholz, wo sie langsam nogen [Mann, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges, 

 Wien, xx., p. 40 (1870)] . 



Mann's remark that it is nearest to F. reticulatella, but one-fourth 

 larger, leads us to place the species here, and his note that it "is 

 somewhat more elongated and thinner scaled, paler grey, the transverse 

 reticulations considerably smaller than in reticulatella, and always of a 

 darker ash-grey than the ground colour, not brownish," suggests that 

 it may have been a somewhat larger form than usual of the latter 

 species. Chapman notes that his Eiviera specimens of reticulatella 

 show that the species varies much in size and tint. 



Bruandia comitella, Bruand. — Original description. — Psyche comitella. 

 Maa : Crassiorelld minor : alee paululo minus elongatae ; colore similes, sed strigis 

 parte extrema tesselatse. Femina : Crassiorelld affinis, at dilucidior ; pili autem 

 lanuginosi partis analis obscuriores. Involucrum : Crassiorellae similis, sed paleis 

 gracilioribus neenon rarioribus. Eruca : Crassiorella pallidior, lineis autem 

 nigris; capitis praesertim lineamentis differt. Envergure du male 15mm. The 

 male is blackish-grey, a little less dark thanil/. crassiorella, the ground colour of the 

 wings reticulated as in T. tubulosa (but less distinctly). This reticulation of the 



