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NOMENCLATURE. 
Lord Walsingham, in the paragraph cited above, states that 
Packard’s species geminatella undoubtedly belongs to the genus 
Ornix, and that the type specimens then before him were proba¬ 
bly the same as O. prunivorella, —a probability which would have 
doubtless been greatly strengthened in his mind had he not been 
under the erroneous impression that the latter species had never 
been bred from apple. Dr. Packard’s figures agree very well with 
Chambers’s description and with the excellent descriptions and 
figures of Mr. Brunn, as well as with specimens collected and bred 
by the writer. 
In order to be as certain as possible of the identity of the two 
species I sent specimens of larvae which, without doubt, belonged 
to the species described by Chambers as prunivorella to Dr. 
Packard with the request that he examine them to see it they 
were similar to the ones from which he bred L. geminatella. in 
response he writes as follows, under date of December 15, loob. 
“I have examined the Ornix prunivorella— two larvae—white, ex¬ 
actly of the size and shape of my geminatella , which I have not 
seen for nearly twenty years. Mine was a uniformly brown cater¬ 
pillar, but the spots on prothoracic segment were not as distinct 
as appears in your specimen, yet in my figure I see tliey are 
represented I suppose the alcohol brings out the tubercles moie 
distinctly than in life. It may be safe to regard the two species 
ns the same, since Chambers bred it from the apple. On turning 
"to Emerton’s original drawing I see the spots on the thorax aie 
represented just as in your specimen. My description on the 
sketch says: ‘Color pale livid reddish, suspended by a thread to 
the tree.’ On the whole, then, I conclude that the larvae you send 
are those I described as L. geminatella.” 
The difference in the colors of these different larvae may easily 
be accounted for on the supposition that Dr. Packard s specimen 
was not full grown, for, as has been remarked by Mr. Brunn, 
these larvae are flesli-colored when young. 
In the light of these various observations, the writer believes 
that he is justified in treating these supposed species as the 
same; and, as Dr. Packard’s name has priority, in calling the in¬ 
sect Ornix geminatella , Packard. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Mr. Brunn has so carefully described the two earlier stages of 
this insect that I cannot do better than to quote his description m 
| full. 
“Larva.— When full grown 6. 8 mm. (.27 in.) in length. Color 
, grayish; when young flesh colored. Head light brown and about 
one" half as broad as the first thoracic segment, which is light yel¬ 
low. Form cylindrical with the last three or four segments of 
