2164 Insects. 



Sp. 40. quercetella, Zeller (fig. 40). 



Coriseium quercetellum, Zeller, Isis, 1839. Linn. Entora. ii. 366, PL 2, f. 20 

 (non Dup.) 



Elachista Curtisella^ Duponchel, xi. 546, PI. 309, f. 4. 



Expansion of the wings 4% lines. Head tawny. Forehead whitish. Palpi whit- 

 ish. Antennae pale, annulated with dark fuscous. Thorax tawny. Abdomen gray, 

 with the extremity paler. Legs pale fuscous. Tarsi pale fuscous, with darker anno- 

 tations. Anterior wings tawny fuscous, with four pale luteous fasciae ; the first before 

 the middle, slightly angulated near the inner margin, and bordered internally with 

 blackish, which is continued along the inner margin to the base ; the second in the 

 middle, sometimes interrupted, the outer margin nearly straight, but the inner margin 

 much angulated and bordered with black ; the third beyond the middle, curved and 

 very narrow on the inner margin ; the fourth is similar to the third, but smaller ; the 

 third and fourth are margined internally with blackish on the costa ; on the hinder 

 margin are some deep black spots, with a bluish tinge in certain lights : cilia pale lu- 

 teous, with a strong black line proceeding from the apex of the wing ; above this are 

 two dark small patches, and two others curved opposite the hinder margin of the wing. 

 Posterior wings clear gray, with paler cilia. 



Taken by Mr. Bedell, September 27th, 1846, in Hainhault Forest, flying among 

 oak, hornbeam and whitethorn. Mr. Sircom also takes this among oaks, and its cap- 

 ture by Mr. Curtis is recorded in the ' Zoologist ' (Zool. 1985). 



This seems a connecting link between the Argyromiges and Gracillaria : in the 

 shape of the anterior wings it much resembles Clerckella, but the structure of the palpi, 

 which are recurved, evidently places it apart from that species. 



H.T. Stainton. 

 March, 1848. 



Descriptions of Three undescribed British Species of the Genus Aphelosetia. 

 By H. T. Stainton, Esq. 



These three species are obscurepunctella, biatomella and rhynchosporella. 



Sp. 1. obscurepunctella, Stainton. 



Tinea oleella, Haw. (non Fab.) Aphelosetia oleella, St. 



Expansion of the wings 4 — 5 lines. Head, thorax and anterior wing glossy gray- 

 ish brown, the latter with a very faint appearance of two darker spots near the inner 

 margin, one about the middle, the other rather beyond. Posterior wings gray, with 

 paler cilia. 



This insect is not described by Haworth or Stephens ; they merely quote Fabricius's 

 description of an insect which feeds on the olive. 



Not a common species : it appears very early in spring, and frequents hedges in 

 the south of England : I have taken it here and at Dartford Heath. Mr. Sircom 

 takes it at Brislington. 



