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ST. HELENA. 
Fam. Plutellid'E. 
Plutella, Scbr. 
P. cruciferarum, Tell.— One of those very minute Moths which 
are so abundant in the Island. 
Cerostoma, Latr. 
C. anticella, Walk. — A long, thin Moth, a native of the 
Island, of which Mr. Walker gives the following description: 
“ /Eneous brown, shining, silvery -whitish beneath ; head palpi 
above, and a broad stripe on the thorax, all very white; palpi 
lanceolate, fringed beneath, longer than the breadth of the head ; 
forewings with an elongated transverse black spot in the disk 
before the middle, and with a round black spot in the disk 
beyond the middle. Length of the body three lines ; expansion of 
the forewings eight lines.” 
Fam. Gelechidce. 
G-elechia, Hiibn. 
*G. Sanctse helenas, Walk.— A long, narrow, whitish Moth, 
which Mr. Walker describes as follows : — “Male and female cinereous, 
smooth, shining; head, thorax, and forewings pale fawn colour; 
front broad ; palpi longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint 
much shorter than the second ; forewings without any markings. 
Length of the body four to five lines ; expansion of the forewings 
eleven to fourteen lines.” 
*&. ligniferella, Walk. — A somewhat smaller species than the 
last, also described by Mr. Walker : — “ Pale, cinereous ; head thickly 
tufted above; palpi ascending; second joint subclavate; third elongate- 
conical, less than half the length of the second ; thorax with three 
brown stripes ; fore wings with some brown lines and with one 
black line, which extends from the base ; exterior part with several 
brown streaks. Length of the body four lines ; expansion of the 
fore wings ten lines.” 
Fam. Lithocolletidce. 
Lithocolletis, Zell. 
*L. aurifascia, Walk. — An extremely minute and very beautiful 
Moth, of which Mr. Walker gives the following description : — “ Steel- 
