xviii Mr. H. T. Staintoris 



after proceeding half-way across the wing, is deflected to the apex, to which it extends : 

 cilia pale fuscous, somewhat golden at the apex. Posterior wings purplish gray, with 

 grayish yellow cilia. 



Differs from Goedartella in the fasciae being narrower and not continued to the 

 costa. 



This description is made from Haworth's original specimen, in Mr. Stephens' 

 collection. 



Mr. Stephens has also a specimen, of his own capture, which he took at Daren th 

 Wood, in June, 1846: this agrees in all the essential characters with Haworth's spe- 

 cimen, but on the costa is a small golden spot, in continuation, as it were, of the first 

 part of the third fascia. 



These two specimens are all I have yet seen. It may be an extraordinary variety 

 of Goedartella ; but to prove the point one way or other requires more specimens. 



Sp. 20. Brockeella, Hubner. 



Tinea Brockeella, Hubner, 362 (262). 



(Ecophora Brockeella, Tr. ix. 2, S. 164, x. 3, S. 294. Dup. xi. 464, pi. 305, f. 7. 

 Argyresthia Brockeella, Zeller, Isis, 1839, S. 205, 14. Linn. Ent. ii. 286. 

 Argyrosetia Brockeella, Steph. Illust. iv. 252. Wood's fig. 1309. 

 Tinea I. W-ella, Haworth, Lep. Brit. 569, 31. 



Tinea Rajella, Linn. Faun. Suec. 1407. Syst. Nat. i. ii. 898, 447. (Excluding 

 ref. De Geer et descr. larvae). 



Var. b. Tinea aurivittella, Haworth, Lep. Brit. 570, 35. 



Argyrosetia aurivittella, Steph. Illust. iv. 253. Wood's fig. 1311. 



Expansion of the wings 5| lines. Head white. Face yellowish. Palpi yellowish. 

 Antennae while, annulated with dark fuscous, the basal joint yellowish. Thorax white. 

 Abdomen fuscous. Legs pale. Tarsi pale, spotted with fuscous. Anterior wings 

 brownish golden ; on the inner margin are three brilliant white spots, the first at the 

 base, the second rather before the middle, the third towards the anal angle ; on the 

 costa three brilliant white spots are always distinct, one rather beyond the second inner 

 marginal spot, a second rather beyond the third inner marginal spot, and a third at 

 the apex, — this last is always much smaller than the others ; there is frequently a 

 small spot on the costa opposite the second inner marginal spot, with which it is some- 

 times connected, thus forming a white fascia : cilia pale tawny fuscous. Posterior 

 wings gray, with paler cilia. 



In var. b. the three spots on the inner margin are confluent, and the little costal 

 spot opposite the second inner marginal spot is frequently united with the next costal 

 spot. 



This is distinguished from Goedartella by the brilliant white colour of the head 

 and markings on the anterior wings. It is less generally distributed, and frequents 

 only the birch. Last year it was rather common at West Wickham Wood, among 

 some young birches, at the end of July; but I am not aware that it has occurred 

 there this year. It occurs in Scotland, but very rarely. Var. b. does not appear to be 

 known on the Continent. 



Many of your readers will be not a little surprised to find that I now give, without 

 hesitation, the Rajella of Linneus as a synonyme, when no further back than last 



