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the sides silvery white. Abdomen fuscous, reddish at the extremity. Legs and tarsi 

 silvery. Anterior wings very glossy, pale tawny, with a silvery streak at the base, the 

 upper side of which is straight, but the under side, after continuing straight for a third 

 of its length, first swells out a little below and then meets the upper side at its ex- 

 tremity, thus terminating in a point (or very nearly so) : there are four silvery spots on 

 the costa, and three on the inner margin : the first costal spot is triangular, with the 

 point towards the anal angle ; the inner side nearly twice the length of the outer side, 

 and margined with black on both sides : the second, third and fourth costal spots are 

 comma-shaped, and margined internally with black : the first inner marginal spot ex- 

 tends beyond the middle of the disk in a slanting direction, and then turns nearly at 

 right angles, terminating in a short longitudinal streak ; the upper half of this spot is 

 margined on both sides with black ; the second inner marginal spot is triangular, but 

 with the apex slightly curved outwards, margined internally with black ; the third 

 spot is slightly comma-shaped : at the apex is an oblong black spot, above which 

 (forming, as it were, the upper half of it) is a short white streak, which joins the fourth 

 costal spot : cilia varied, with tawny and silvery white, the latter colour being opposite 

 the spots. Posterior wings clear gray ; cilia paler and slightly fulvous. 



This is another of the species which may easily be confounded with pomonella : 

 the greatest characteristic by which it may be distinguished readily is, probably, the 

 white streak which is attached to the apical black spot. The form of the basal streak 

 is also another good character. This insect was taken by Mr. Sircom, among grass 

 on Durdham Downs. 



Zeller says, " I took two males and one female, May 15th, 1842, near Glogau, in 

 an oak wood, in company with a specimen of pomifoliella." 



Note.— I confess to being rather dubious whether this be really elatella of Zeller. 

 At the time I wrote the description and drew the figure I entertained no doubt, but 

 have since seen an insect which resembles still more closely Zeller's figure, and ap- 

 peal's to differ somewhat from that I have described. It has the anterior wings less 

 glossy, and the first inner marginal spot more curved, and continued nearly to the 

 apex of the second inner marginal spot. In the white streak attached to the apical 

 black spot, and the shape of the basal streak, it resembles the insect above described. 



Sp. 15. pomonella, Zeller (fig. 18). 



Lithocolletis pomonella, Zeller, Linn. Entom. i. 201. 

 Lithocolletis Blancardella, Zeller, Isis, 1838 and 1839. 

 Elachista Blancardella, Treitschke? ix. i. 186, x. iii. 216. 

 Argyromiges Blancardella, Stephens ? Illustrations, iv. 255. 



Tinea Blancardella, Haworth? Lepidop. Brit. 575, 53. Fabricius? Ent. Syst. iii. 

 ii. 327. 



Tinea mespilella, Hubner? Ti. 272. Haworth ? Lepidop. Brit. 576, 57. 



Expansion of the wings 3^ — 4£ lines. Head white, with a few tawny hairs. 

 Forehead white. Palpi white. Antennae white, annulated with fuscous. Thorax 

 pale tawny, with the sides whitish. Abdomen fuscous, with the extremity fulvous. 

 Legs and tarsi white. Anterior wings shining, pale tawny, with a silvery white basal 

 streak and four spots on the costa, three on the inner margin, all silvery white ; the 

 basal streak is narrow and straight, and not edged with brown : the first costal spot 



