EPICHNOPTERIX PULLA. 357 



pulliparvclla est inserite, par erreur, sous le nom de pullisimilella no. 1173] 

 (Bruand). 



This is the smaller form of E. pulla, found in the drier and more 

 mountainous parts of the dept. du Doubs. The larger form from the 

 damp meadows near Besancon was considered by Bruand to be the 

 typical form. He further states his opinion that it is the humidity of 

 the locality that produces the larger size, which we suppose may be 

 correct so far as the humidity results in producing a more luxuriant vege- 

 tation, the latter being more directly responsible for the larger size. He 

 also says that Lederer had noticed this difference in size but considered 

 them only two forms of the same species ; further, that the nervures 

 are a little more robust in pulliparvella than in typical pulla; specimens 

 received from England are also noted as having stronger nervures, 

 whilst, on the other hand, examples from Austria have them so delicate 

 that it is difficult to distinguish them even with a strong lens. The 

 variety is named pullisimilella, in the Cat. du Doubs, no. 1173. 



e. ab. plumistrea, Haw., " Lep. Brit.," p. 474, no. 3 (1811) ; Kirby, " Cat, Lep. 

 Het.," p. 521 (1892). Muscella, St., "111. Brit. Ent.," ii., p. 82 (1829). Radiella, 

 Curt., " Guide," gen. 827, no. 3 (1829) ; " Brit. Ent.," viii., p. 332 (1830) ; Bruand, 

 " Mon. des Psych.," p. 87, no. 61 ter, pi. ii., fig. 61 ter (1853) ; Sta., " Man.," i., 

 p. 167 (1857); Staud., "Cat.," p. 64 (1871); Heyl., "Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg.," xxv., 

 p. 72 (1881). — Furnea (The Chimney-sweeper's boy) tota atra hirsutissima. 

 Habitat in Graminosis, at infrequens, apud Ulicis. Imago m. Jun. Expansio 

 alarum 6 lin. (Haworth). "Antennae dusky black, deeply pectinated ; head, thorax, 

 and abdomen black and hairy, the sides of the latter paler ; wings slightly oblong, 

 obscure hyaline, of a deep immaculate black with the margins darker, the 

 fringes long and dusky black " (Stephens). " The woolly casebearer radiella, 

 Curtis, Guide, gen. 827, no. 3. Male black, with a glossy purple tinge 

 completely clothed with soft, hairy pubescence. Antennas with 18 joints, 14 only 

 pectinated, the rachis rather whitish ; head, thorax, and body black ; wings very 

 thin, the nervures not strongly marked ; superior with the costa black ; the cilia 

 long and dark ; the tarsi pale, inclining to testaceous " (Curtis). 



Curtis notes that his radiella (= plumistrea, Haw.) is found in 

 grassy places among furze at Hampstead, Hertford, Epping, and 

 Dartford. Haworth's description of plumistrea is very inadequate 

 to determine the form of E. pulla it seems to represent. Curtis 

 figures, with the imago of pulla, a case of F. casta. Bruand says 

 that Curtis gave the name of radiella to this insect because the 

 nervures of the forewings are very distinct on the outer margin. 

 He describes some received from Doubleday presenting this charac- 

 ter as being " intermediate between pullella, intermediella, and 

 innitidella, being larger and blacker than intermediella, but less dark 

 than pullella. . . . The ground colour is entirely shining 

 brown, approaching blackish-grey, with the nervures of the anterior 

 wings darker, and thus forming some longitudinal striae. The last 

 character makes me think that this must be the true radiella. The 

 first examples of pulla I received from England under the name of 

 radiella showed no characters that would justify this name." 



£. ? var. innitidella, Bruand, "Mon. Psych.," p. 91, pi. ii., fig. 67 (1853); 

 Staud., " Cat.," p. 64 (1871); Heyl., "Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg.," 1881, p. 72; Snell., 

 " De Vlinders," p. 440 (1882) ; Kirby, " Cat. Lep. Het.," p. 521 (1892).— Envergure 

 du male, 12mm. -13mm. Mas: Ht&tura, pidlijxirvellae ; alae posticae paululo angus- 

 tiores, necnon minores. Color brunneus, haud nitens ; fimbria concolor ; margine 

 obscuriori. Antennae acutae ; caput parvissimum, rotundatum. J'ai recu de M. 

 Delaharpe, de Lausanne, cette petite Psychide que je crois inedite et dont voici la 

 description. Elle est a peu pres de la taille d'une petite pullella (var, pulliparvella) ; 

 mais elle a les secondes ailes un peu plus courtes et plus etroites. Sa couleur est 



