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Rhine. The ground color of the front wings of the typical speci¬ 
mens bred by Zeller was pure yellow or nearly brownish, while 
those bred by Karsch were glossy lead-g»ay, but Karsch considers 
them one species. The only moth he found in American litera¬ 
ture that approached kuehniella was Fitch’s Tinea zeai, which is 
the same as Plodia interpunctella) but Fitch’s description of the 
latter species did not agree with that of Zeller’s species. Dr. 
Karsch thought, nevertheless, that zece might prove to be a vari¬ 
ety of kuehniella. 
In an editorial note in the Entomologische Nachrichten for 
1885 (pp. 46, 47), the statement is made that this pest had ap¬ 
peared in some mills near Bremworde. The burning of sulphur 
and the application of bisulphide of carbon were found useless, 
and the mills were stopped and thoroughly cleaned. It is asserted 
that the insect, in that locality, is of American origin, and was 
introduced with American wheat. The same periodical, for the 
same year (pp. 239, 240), contains another note, reviewing a com¬ 
munication from Prof. Landois to the Braunschweiger Tage- 
hlatt, in which the statement is made that this pest is by far the 
most annoying and dangerous insect affecting wheat or flour. 
Professor P. C. T. Snellen published in 1885 ( 7 ) an illustrated 
article of considerable importance on this insect, which included 
a summary of Prof. Zeller’s article already referred fo, and a 
comparison of kuehniella with other European species of Ephestia. 
Mr. A. Seigel, German Consul-General at New York City, be¬ 
ing asked by some of his countrymen to find out what he could 
regarding Ephestia kuehniella in this country, and to ascertain if 
possible the means employed for its destruction, addressed a letter 
on the subject to Dr. J. A. Lintner, State Entomologist of New 
York, under date of February 2, 1885, who replied that he had 
no knowledge of the pest as an American insect, and that if 
it existed in the United States it was as yet unknown, as no such 
habits had been manifested in any of our flouring-mills by any 
species akin to Ephestia kuehniella. He refers to Plodia inter - 
punctella , and suggests several remedies for the destruction of 
the flour moth; viz., bisulphide of carbon, sulphur, and trapping. 
This, I believe, is the first published statement in American liter¬ 
ature (8) regarding this pest. 
The next note I find on this insect is by Mr. W. Thompson, of 
Stoney Stratford, Bucks, England (9). Larvae found feeding on 
rice cones were given him by a friend in October, 1886, from 
which moths emerged daring November and December. At first 
the insect was thought to be Myelois ceratonxce and was so re¬ 
ported; but specimens sent to Mr. Barrett in April, 1887, were 
identified by him as Ephestia kuehniella. In the same volume 
of the same journal ( 10 ) Mr. J. W. Tutt gives a short account 
of the feeding habits of this insect, and records the breeding of 
the adult moth from larvae given him by Prof. T. D. A. Cock¬ 
erell, collected originally from a cargo of flour at the London 
docks. In June, 1887, larvae from this same source were exhibited 
by Prof. Cockerell at a meeting of the South London Ento- 
