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[August 
Observations on American TINEINA. 
BY H. T. STAINTON/-' 
Tinea hijiavimaculella. This is closely allied, if not identical with 
Tinea Spilotella. (See Linn. Ent. VI, p. 108 Rusticella var. hi) Spi- 
lofella, appears confined to the N. of Europe occurring in Einlands 
and Scotland, 
T. dordstrigella is allied to T. ferruginella^ but the markings are 
much whiter, and the dorsal streak is broader. 
T. lanariella is identical with our every-where abundant T. hisel- 
Hella. 
T. nuhilipennella is identical with our T~ fuscipunctella. 
Xglesthia prwiiramiella. This curious genus appears to be rather 
allied to OcTisenlieiineria; another strange genus in this vicinity, 
Hapsifera was founded by Zeller in the Isis of 1847, p. 82. 
Amydria effrenatella. I am disposed to place this in the genus 
Euplocamus; the palpi are very like those of E. tessidatella^ Z. (Linn. 
Ent. VI, p. 96.) 
Anaphora plumifrontella. I am utterly perplexed with this; we 
have no European form at all resembling it. 
Lithocolletis lucidicostella and argentifimhriella. These are allied to 
the group of Cramerella^ Tenella^ and Heeginella. 
Lithocolletis basistrigella. This is nearly allied to a South Euro¬ 
pean species Suherifoliella (Zell. Entomol. Zeitung, 1850, p. 208), 
but it is smaller, the basal streak is shorter, the subapical streaks are 
more distinct, and the ground color is darker. 
Tisclieria citrinipennella. This is rather intermediate between the 
European Complanella and Marginea; it possesses a black spot at the 
anal angle, as in the last named species. 
Phyllocinstis vitigendla. This is closely allied to our Snjfusella and 
Saligna^ but it is smaller and the position of the subapical dorsal 
streak is different. 
* Communicated in a letter to Dr. Brackenridge Clemens, dated Lewisham, 
near London, September 26, 1860. 
