4026 Insects. 



palliatella, Currucipennella, discordella, Onosmella, Troglody- 

 tella, Inulae, lineolea, argentula, Heinerobiella, Laricella, albi- 

 tarsella, nigricella, fuscedinella, Lusciniaepennella, viminetella, 

 solitariella, and lularea. 



Alcyonipennella. The larva is found in April and May, on Cen- 

 taurea nigra. It is local, but widely dispersed. For figures of 

 the larva, case, and discoloration of the leaf, see Ent. Trans, n. s. 

 vol. ii. pi. 11, f. 2. 



Vibicella. The larva is found in May and June, on Genista tinc- 

 toria. For description of the case and habits of the larva, see 

 the note by Mr. Weaver in the 'Zoologist' (1845), p. 947. A. 

 figure of the case is given in Westwood's ' Introduction to the 

 Modern Classification of Insects,' vol. ii. p. 405, No. 22. 



Conspicuella. The larva feeds in May and June on Centaurea 

 Scabiosa, (on the Continent on Centaurea Jacea; see Zeller, in 

 Breslau Zeitschrift fur Ent. 1850, Lepid. p. 31). Mr. S. Ste- 

 vens has twice found the larva in the hilly field at Headley Lane : 

 the perfect insect, as British, is still unique in Mr. Bedell's col- 

 lection. 



Pyrrhulipennella. The larva feeds in the autumn and spring on 

 Calluna and Erica. I have found it at Dartford Heath, and Mr. 

 Grant has found it at Wimbledon Common. For description of 

 the larva and case see Linn. Ent. iv. 255. 



Tiliella. The larva is polyphagous ; I generally find it on sloe in 

 May. Reaumur has given a long account of the mode in which 

 this larva constructs its case of pure silk, in the 6th Memoir of 

 his 3rd volume; and has figured the case in pi. 16, f. 1, 2, 3. 



Palliatella. The larva of this is also polyphagous ; Mr. Bond, 

 some years back, obtained them plentifully from sallow. The 

 case is the most singular yet observed in this genus, and is fully 

 described by Reaumur in the 6th Memoir of his 3rd volume ; 

 he also figures it, pi. 16, figs. 6 — 12: (a copy of his f. 7 is given 

 in Westwood's Introd. to the Mod. Classif. of Insects, ii. 405, 

 No. 21). 



Currucipennella. The larva feeds on oaks in May. Mr. Double- 

 day occasionally meets with it at Epping. Mr. Douglas bred a 

 specimen in 1842, as recorded in the ' Entomologist' (385) un- 

 der the name of ornatipennella. Reaumur was acquainted with 

 this species, and has figured the case, pi. 16, f. 13, 14. 



Discordella. The larvae feed on Lotus corniculatus in May, and 

 has been found in tolerable plenty by Mr. Shield, near Dublin. 



