Mr. H. T. Staintoris New Micro-Lepidoptera. lxi 



Art. XI — Descriptions of New British Micro-Lepidoptera. 

 By H. T. Statnton, Esq.* 



Crambus Warringtonellus. 

 Lithargyrellus, St. ? 

 Exp. 9^ — 10^ lines. Distinguished from the rayed varieties of the preceding 

 [perlellus] — which it much resembles — by its smaller size, shorter palpi and darker 

 antennae. 



I am indebted to Mr. Cooke, of Warrington, for this species : he informs me 

 " that it frequents the wet portions of the moss the first week in July," and that he 

 never takes perlellus there at all. 



Tal#;poria inconspicuella. 



$ Exp. 5 lines (the Continental Lichenella exp. 8 lines). Anterior wings pale 

 gray, with darker reticulations and nervures ; head black ; $ black. Case 3 lines 

 long, conical (the case of Lichenella is above 3f lines long). 



This is the cembrella of many of our cabinets. 



Tinea argentimaculella. 



Exp. 3f lines. Anterior wings purple-brown ; on the costa are three silvery streaks 

 at nearly equal distances ; opposite the first two are two silver spots on the inner 

 margin, and another silver spot near the anal angle ; in the apex of the wing are 

 three small silver spots. 



Three specimens ; one in the Bentleyan collection (as sequella), one in Mr. Ste- 

 phens' collection, and one in Mr. Sircom's collection. 



Tinea ruricolella. 

 Granella, Dup. 289, 12? 

 Nearly allied to cloacella. Anterior wings less mottled, and the second costal 

 blotch has not its apex extended towards the hinder margin. 



Occurs in May and June, at Lewisham, in hedges, with the preceding [cloacella]. 



Micropteryx subammanella. 

 Ammannella, Tr. ? 

 Exp. 3 lines. Resembles Tinea bistrigella, but anterior wings purple, with two 

 straight yellowish fascia?, and a round yellowish spot on the disk beyond the second 

 fascia. 



I have a single specimen which I took in Scotland last July, among mixed un- 

 derwood. 



Nemotois minimellus, Mann in litt. 



Exp. b\ lines, thus smaller than the preceding [Schiffermullerellus] ; anterior 

 wings narrower, and without the rich tints of Schiffermullerellus, which render it one 

 of our most beautiful species. 



I took a single specimen near Airthrey, North Britain, in a moist meadow, last 

 July. 



* Also published in Mr. Stainton's ' Systematic Catalogue.' 



