Insects. 2095 



silvery white. Abdomen fuscous, with the extremity paler. Legs and tarsi white. 

 Anterior wings pale tawny, very shining, with a silvery white streak at the base, four 

 silvery white spots on the costa, and three on the inner margin : the basal streak is 

 straight, and its extremity in most cases joins the apex of the first inner marginal spot, 

 which is somewhat triangular (the union of this spot and the basal streak resembles a 

 hatchet, whence the name) ; the second inner marginal spot is also triangular and well 

 defined ; the third is very small and slightly curved : the first costal spot has a broad 

 base and is slightly curved at the apex, thus coming very near to the apex of the se- 

 cond; the second, third and fourth are comma-shaped; the apex of the fourth joins 

 the oval black spot at the apex of the wing, and in some specimens appears to be con- 

 tinued through it, so as to form a fourth inner marginal spot (could this be the cydo- 

 niella of Fabricius ?) : cilia varied according to the colour of the parts of the wing from 

 which they spring, with a dark arch round the apex of the wing. Posterior wings 

 clear gray ; cilia paler and slightly fulvescent. 



I have only seen three specimens of this insect ; one in the collection of Mr. Be- 

 dell, one in that of Mr. Douglas, and the third in that of Mr. Thomson. They are 

 distinguished from pomonella by the triangular shape of the first inner marginal spot, 

 and by its being generally connected with the basal streak. 



In Zeller's figure of Rajella, the spots are connected along the inner margin, which 

 is not the case in the only specimens I have seen, but it may vary. Duponchel's figure 

 does not represent the spots confluent on the inner margin. 



The insect of Zeller is an alder feeder, and there is little doubt but that his insect 

 is the one figured and described by De Geer, and referred to by Linneus as Tinea 

 Rajella. 



Sp. 18. Junoniella, Zeller (fig. 17). 

 Lithocolletis Junoniella, Zeller, Linn. Entom. i. 215, fig. 20. 



Expansion of the wings 3i lines. Head whitish. Forehead white. Palpi white. 

 Antennae white, annulated with fuscous. Thorax tawny, with the sides silvery white. 

 Abdomen pale fuscous Legs pale fuscous. Tarsi whitish, with a few darker spots. 

 Anterior wings rich deep tawny, with a broad white basal streak (occupying nearly a 

 third of the breadth of the wing), which in most instances joins the first inner mar- 

 ginal spot : this spot is curved ; its length seems variable, as of two very fine speci- 

 mens I have before me, in one it terminates before the opposite costal spot, in the 

 other it is prolonged beyond it : the spot at the anal angle is triangular, slightly curved 

 outwardly at its apex ; between this and the apex of the wing is another very small 

 spot : on the costa are four white spots, the first of which is nearly straight, and points 

 towards the anal angle ; it is margined on both sides with brown ; the other three, 

 which are comma-shaped, are margined internally with brown ; at the apex is an ob- 

 long black spot : cilia varied on the costa and pale tawny on the hinder margin, with 

 a black arch round the apex extending to the anal angle. Posterior wings pale gray ; 

 cilia grayish fulvous. 



I have seen this insect in several collections mixed with pomifoliella, and have one 

 specimen myself, but can say nothing as to where or when I caught it. Zeller, who 

 had only two specimens, without bodies, is also unable to give further information than 

 that he took them near Glogau. 



