Insects. 5407 



Depressaria carduella. Two specimens bred from larvae found feeding on the 

 under side of leaves of thistles. July 13. 



Nothris durdhamellus. Bred first half of July from larvae on Origanum ; found 

 June 22 and 28. 



CEcophora tripuncta. Flying along hedges at 6 a.m. June 16, fine. 

 „ Panzerella. By beating. June 15, fine. 



„ tinctella. By beating. June 15, worn. 



Coleophora alcyonipennella. Larvae on Centaurea nigra. June 10. 



„ palliatella. Tmago, July 12 and 16; larvae spun up on oak and black 



poplar, June 22 and 29 ; bred July 12 and 14. 



„ currucipennella. Two specimens bred July 14, from larvae found 



spun up on oak June 22. 



„ albiiarsella. Larvae plentiful on Glechoma hederacea May 11 ; a few 



on Origanum, June 10. Imago plentiful, June 15, by smoking. 



„ ?* Closely allied to C. troglodytella. I took several on the 



1st of September among Solidago virgaurea, to which plant it is local, perhaps the 

 solution of Enigma 24 in the 'Annual' for 1856: the forthcoming 'Annual' will 

 probably throw some light upon the subject. 



Elachista Treitschkiella. Larvae in leaves of dogwood, July 16 and September 1. 

 „ Gleichenella. June 22, by beating, fine. 



„ Brunnichiella. Bred June 8, from a larva on Origanum ; found May 4. 

 „ albinella? Among grass by sweeping. June 22, fine. 

 „ triatomea. In hedges among grass. July 13, fine. 

 Lithocolletis hortella. One on the stem of a cherry tree. May 1 1 , fine. 



„ Nicelli. Two among hazel. June 10, fine. 



Bucculatrix frangutella. Among buckthorn. June 28, fine, 

 Neptieula Septembrella. Many larvae in July; bred August 1 and 7, being 

 the summer brood of this species. 



Tinea ferruginella. Headley Lane. July 6, beat from juniper, fine. 



„ semifulvella. On the Dartford Heath fence. June 22, fine. 

 Cerostoma nemorella. Wanstead Flats. One beat from honeysuckle. July 27, 

 fine. 



Gelechia gerronella. Wanstead Flats. Among fern, flying at dusk. July 23, worn. 



„ nigra. Wanstead Flats. Two on trunks of aspen. July 27, worn. 

 Parasia carlinella. Bred, beginning of August from thistle-heads collected in the 

 Hilly Field at Headley Lane, April 20. 



Sophronia parenthesella. Wanstead Flats. June 25, one, fine ; July 23, many, 

 mostly worn. 



CEcophora flavifrontella. Wanstead Flats. Beat from hawthorn. June 1, fine. 

 Coleophora Genistae. Wanstead Flats. One specimen by sweeping. July 23, 

 fine. 



* Head, face and palpi white ; antennae fuscous, annulated with white to within a 

 short distance of the apex; basal joint slightly thickened. Anterior wings rather 

 narrow, shining, grayish fuscous, with the costa, a streak along the fold, and two 

 streaks towards the costa, rather broadly white. Posterior wings dark gray, with paler 

 cilia, [[f this be undescribed I would propose calling it Coleophora Millerella. — Ed."] 



