ELACHISTA. 253 
In Mr. Edleston’s collection, is a single specimen, taken near 
London, ; 
9. atricomella, Sta. Cat. p. 25 (1849).— 9 alienella, Sta.—ewi- 
guella, Step.? Alis anticis nigris, fascia interrupta angulata ante me- 
dium, maculis duabus suboppositis, costali posteriore, ante apicem al- 
bidis; capite nigro, palpis griseis. (9 alis anticis ad basim griseis, 
postice griseo-nigris, fascia obliqua ante medium, maculisque duabus tri- 
angularibus suboppositis ante apicem albis ; capite griseo, palpis albidis.) 
Exp. al. 43-5 lin. 
Head greyish-black. ace and palpi grey. Antenne dark grey. 
Anterior wings greyish-black, with an interrupted slightly angulated 
fascia before the middle, and two opposite spots towards the apex 
whitish ; the fascia being nearer the base of the wing on the costa, and 
. the costal spot being posterior to the dorsal spot, and also larger; cilia 
grey, with some blackish scales. Posterior wings grey, with paler cilia. 
(In the female the head is dark grey, the face and palpi whitish; the 
anterior wings are grey at the base, posteriorly greyish-black; before 
the middle is a white, slightly oblique fascia, and towards the apex are 
two triangular white, nearly opposite spots.) : 
Occurs near London, not uncommonly, at the end of May and 
in June, in hedges and on palings. The larva feeds at the be- 
ginning of May, on Dactylis glomerata, mining down the leaves, 
and then down the stem. 
10. luticomella, Zell. Isis, 1839. p. 212 ; Sta.—guttella, Haw. ? 
Step.? Alis anticis dvwaneis, fascia ante medium (¢ angusta, 2 lata) 
maculis duabus oppositis ( majoribus) ante apicem /lavidis ; capite, 
cum palpis, duéeo. Exp. al. 44-5 lin. ~ 
Head, face, and palpi yeddow. Antenne fuscous. Anterior wings 
brown, with a yellowish fascia before the middle (narrow and slightly 
curved in the male, broad and straight in the female), and two yellow- 
ish nearly opposite spots towards the apex (these spots are small in the 
male, larger and triangular in the female) ; cilia greyish-brown. Pos- 
terior wings brownish-grey, with grey cilia. 
Not uncommon in many localities at the end of June and 
beginning of July. The larva feeds on Dactylis glomerata in 
May, and the perfect insect has been reared by Mr. Logan and 
Mr. Scott; the former promises drawings of its transformations 
in his forthcoming ‘ Illustrations of Scottish Lepidoptera.’ 
ll. Kilmunella, Sta. Cat. p. 25 (1849). Alis anticis saturate 
obscure griseis, fascia recta alba ante medium, maculis ante apicem 
duabus in fasciam sepe connewis albis (§ basi tota alba, sub costa tan- 
tum cinerea) ; capite, cum palpis, saturate griseo. Exp. al. 44-5 lin. 
Head, face, and palpi dark grey. Antenne dark grey. Anterior 
wings dingy dark grey, with a nearly straight white fascia in the mid- 
dle, and two nearly opposite white spots before the apex, frequently united 
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