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Chnuliodus stainlotidlvs (Milliere, MSS.), Stninton, 1. c. p.l69, South France. 
Lithocolletis geminatella^ Packard, Guide to Study of Insects, pp. 353-364, 
pi. 8. f. 16, 16 a, 5 ; L. curvilineatella, Pack. l.c. p. 364, pi, 8. f. 16; L. nidiji^ 
cansella, pp. 354, 356, pi. 8. f, 19, 19 a, all from the United States ; L. svh’- 
laideUa, Stainton, Tin, South. Eur. p. 197, Mentone. 
Lyonetia saccatella, Packard, I, c. p. 365, pi. 8, f. 18, 18 a, United States. 
Cemiostoma orohi^ Stainton, Entom. Annual, 1870, pp. 168, 169, Scar- 
borough. 
Nepiicula suherivora, Stainton, Tin. South. Eur. p. 228, N. suberis, Staint. 
1. c. p. 229, both from Cannes; N. evphorhiella^ Staint. 1. c. p. 229, Mentone. 
Pterophorid^. 
R. C. R. Jordan (Entom. M. Mag. vi. p. 138) records the occurrence of 
dipterous and hymenopterous parasites in the larvae of JPterophorus hrachy- 
dactylus and P. tephradactylus. 
He also (/. c. pp. 119-125, 149-152) publishes an abstract of Wallengren’s 
paper on Scandinaviens Fjadermott,” extracting the charactei*s of all the 
genera and the principal corrections proposed in the synonymy, and adding 
a list of the Swedish and British species referable to each genus, accompanied 
with many valuable critical notes. He describes a specimen of what lie 
regards as an extraordinary variety of P.fiiscus. A list of British plumes 
referred to their continental genera, and with indications of the food-plant 
of each, is given. Jordan also expresses his opinion that the Pterophoridce 
should form an aberrant group of the Pyralidce rather than of the Tineidcs^ 
and should be placed next to Chilo. Jordan and Stainton are agieed in 
referring the genus Chrysocorys to the Ptcn'ophoridce rather than to the 
Tweidoi. 
Graaf and Snellen state that PlatyptUm ochrodactylm, II.-S,, ^dichro- 
dactylus, Miihl., and point out how it differs from hertrami. Tijdschr. voor 
Ent. 2nd ser. iv. pp. 214, 215. 
C. S. Gregson describes the larva of Pterophorus zcyphodactylus, Diip. (sa 
loewii, Zell.) : Entomologist, iv. p. 360. lie also suggests (1. c. p. 364) that 
P. hipnnctidactyluSf -Haw., =:playiodactyhis. 
Stainton (Entom. M. Mag. vi. p. 36) states that it is the habit of the 
larva of Oxyptiliis Icetus, Mill., to bury itself in the down on the underside of 
the leaves of its food-plant on assuming the pupa-state. 
Pterophorus j^criscelidactylus, Fitch. Riley (First Rep. on Insects of Mis- 
souri, pp. 137, 138, pi. 2. f. 15, 16) describes the transformations of this 
insect, and figures the pupa and imago. It is also noticed by Packard, Guide 
to the Study of insects, pp. 356, 367, pi. 8. p. 23, 23 a, 6. 
Pteropho7'iis carduidactylus, sp. n., Riley, First Rep. on Insects of Missouri, 
pp. 180, 181, pi. 2. f. 13, 14, Missouri; P. teucriiy n. sp., Jordan, Entom. M. 
Mag. vi. p. 14 ( = Oxyptilus hrittanniodactylus, Gregson, Entomologist, iv. 
p. 305), North England, Wales, Ireland; P. scabiodactylusj n. sp., Gregs. 
Entom. iv. p. 363 (—plagiodactylus, Gregs, olim, ncc Staint.), P. hirundo- 
dactylus^ n. sp., Gregs. 1. c. p. 364, both from England ; P. (Aciptilus) sub- 
vUernans, n. sp., Lederer, Hor. Soc. Entom. Ross. vi. p. 93, pi. 6. f. 15, As- 
trabad. 
