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BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA. 



PAGE, 

 the 



larvae, 119. Position of 

 Lacosomides — of the Euptero- 

 tides, 123 : of the Endroinides 

 — Evolution of the Sphingides, 

 124. Absence of connection 

 between Bombycids and Litho- 

 siids— Sluggish habits of the 

 larger larvae, 126. Pupae of the 

 stirps — Diverse habits of the 

 imagines, 127. Different shapes 

 of wings — Different habits of 

 the sexes, 128. Antiquity of 

 the superfamilies . . . , 



Micropterygides 



Stainton's (corrected) diagnosis 

 of the species. —Unexpected 

 affinities -Antiquity, 131. Char- 

 acteristics as given by Chapman 

 — by Packard — by Meyrick — 

 Importance ot imaginal mouth- 

 parts, 132. Imaginal hairs — 

 Affinities of larva with Limaco- 

 dids, 135. Modification of setae 

 — The ovum Protection af- 

 forded by points giving "mealy" 

 appearance —Number of species, 

 136. Prey's mistake as to food 

 oi larvae — Habits of imagines 



Mici'opterygidae 



List of known species 



Micropteryx 



M. calthella . . 



M. aruncella and M. seppella 



M. aruncella 



M. seppella 



M. mansuctella 



M. thunbergella 



vars. rubrifasciella, (audeischella 

 and paykullella*) 



M. aureatella 



(var. allionella) 



Notes on genera of Exotic Microp- 

 terygides 



Erratum (on page 160) 



Nepticulides 



History, 163. Method of col- 

 lecting— Foodplants, 164. List 

 of British species arranged ac- 

 cording to foodplant, 165. 

 Palsearctic species and food- 

 plants, 166. List of species out- 

 side palaearctic area, 167. The 

 egg, 1 08 ; larva, 169. Hyberna- 

 tion, 171. Disease. Mines, 172. 

 Moulting, 174. Area of leaf 

 around mine retains its green- 

 ness, 176; also, but with a 

 difference, around mines of 

 Lithocolletids — Pupa — Chief 

 imaginal differences, 177. Affi- 

 nities of Nepticulides, 180. 

 Antiquity— Method of rearing 



Nepticulidse 



129 

 129 



137 

 138 



138 



138 



138 



H5 

 146 



149 



i5 2 



J 53 



r 54 



158 



160 

 162 

 162 



181 

 182 



Nepticula .. ,, ,. 



GROUP I. 



N. atricapitella ., 



N. ruficapitella 



N. pomella 



N. pygmaeella 



N. viscerella 



N. aucupariae 



N. minusculella 



N. pyri 



N. oxyacanthella 



N. anomalella and N. fietcheri 



N. anomalella 



N. fietcheri 



N. desperatella 



N. tiliae 



N. basiguttella 



N. nylandriella 



GROUP II. 

 N. regiella 

 N. tonninalis. . 

 N. aeneofasciella 

 N. tormentillella (concluded not 



be British) 

 N. aurella 



N. fiagariella and N. gei 

 N. fiagariella . . 

 N. dulcella 



N. gei 



Notes on N. fiagariella and N. gei 



N. auromargmella . . 



N- splendidissimella. . 



N. serella 



N. tengstromi 



N. poterii 



N. filipendulae 



N. acetosae 



N. gratiosella . 



N. ulmivora . . 



N. prunetorum 



N. mai ginicolella 



N. alnetella . . 



N. continuella 



N. centifoliella 



N. hodgkiusoni 



N. betulicola 



N. plagicolella 



N. microtheriella 



N. ignobilella. . 



N. distinguenda 



N. glutinosae . 



GROUP III. 



N. luteella .. 



N. soibi 



X. argent ipedella 



N. woolhopiella 



N. lapponica | possibly belonging 



N. confusella I to group v 



X. turicella and X. basalella 



X. turicella 



GROUP IV. 



X. basalella .. 

 var. fuljjens 



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* Note. Non-British forms are given in parentheses. 



