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Show 102 LORD WALSINGHAM O N [Jan. 19, Tinea parvella, F. Sppl. Syst, Ent. 500. No. 109 (1798)2. Pha- Icena (Alucita) parvella, Turtou, Syst. Nat. III. 383 (1806) J. "•parvella. 50. A. alis obscure cinereis : maculis duabus costa-libus fuscis. " Statura parva praecedentis. Alae incumbentes, cinereae, maculis duabus costalibus fuscis. " Hab. in Americae Insulis, Dom. v. Rohr."1 =West Indies1"3. This appears to be allied to burmannlana, Cram. & Stoll. VI. ELACHISTIDcE. I. COLEOPHORINM. 36. COLEOPHORA, Hb. 115. COLEOPHORA PULCHRICORNIS, sp. n. Antennce white, beautifully ringed throughout with black ; basal joint not tufted. Pcdpi dusky whitish, shaded externally with fawn-colour; second joint with a slight projecting point of scales beneath its apex. Head and thorax dull fawn-grey. Fore wings dull fawn; with a whitish ochreous costal streak throughout, widening towards the apex, and including the oostal cilia; joining this from the end of the cell are three whitish-ochreous streaks following the veins ; along the cell from before the middle and extending a little beyond its outer end is a longitudinal streak composed of mixed whitish-ochreous and black scales running parallel with the costa; beneath it, commencing at the base and terminating before the end of the fold, is a similar slender streak in which black predominates; some whitish ochreous scales lie around the dorsum and termen at the base of the greyish cilia. Exp. al. 10 mm. Hind wings and cilia dark brownish grey. Abdomen brownish grey. Legs whitish. Tgpe, 2 and case Mus. Wlsm. Hah. West Indies-ST. CROIX, 5 V. (Hedemann); ST. T H O M A S, 12 III.-15 IV. (Gudmann, Hedemann). Three specimens. Case cylindrical, mouth bent over but not projecting beyond the level of its lower side, apex triangular, its three angles somewhat flattened, the whole dull greyish ochreous; long. 13 mm. Bred by Baron von Hedemann, but the plant not identified. The larva was found on stone fences by Mr. Gudmann. This species belongs to the group of troglodytella, Dp. &c, and is v,ery similar to some of the European species; the mouth of the case is, however, more distinctly at a right angle to the case itself, and it is somewhat stouter in proportion to its length. 116. COLEOPHORA PICTICORNIS, sp. n. Antennce stout, shorter than the fore wings ; white, with four greyish-fuscous bands towards the apex. Palpi somewhat long and slender, slightly recurved, smooth, apical joint slightly shorter |