of some Hermaphrodite British Lepidoptera. 121 Nyssia Zonaria (PI. XIV. fig. 9). The characters are entirely those of the female, with the exception of the antenna on the left side male ; the rudiments of the wings are longer on the left side. It was taken by Mr. B. Cooke, at New Brighton, March, 1838, XXX. Extracts from a Paper by Zeller published in the Linnata Entomologica, vol. 3, on the " Leaf -mining Tinese, with Eye-Caps'^ {Augendeckeln), ivith Remarks by H. T. Stainton, Esq. [Read July 3, 1848.] My object being to draw attention to the different species and their habits, in order to lead to the discovery in this country of those which are still unknown to us, I shall merely quote the distinguishing characters of those species not previously described as indigenous. Zeller's paper includes the following genera : Lyonetia, Phyllocn'tstis, Cemiostoma, Opostega, Buccidatrix, Nep-ticida, Trifurcula, and Tischeria, corresponding to portions of our genera Argyromiges, Microset'ia, and Aphelosctia. In his genus Lyonetia he has four species, two of which only are known to us. " Sp. 1, ClcrcJcella, Linn." Linn. Ent. vol. 3, p. 252. Vol. 2, pi. 2, f. 27—30. This is the species described by me under this name in the Zoologist, p. 2159, and identical with the autumnella of Curtis, and the ntvella and sem'iaurella of Stephens, which latter is the variety cereella of Treitschke. " This species is very widely dispersed, and probably abundant in many places, but not sufficiently observed. "The first specimens in the year I beat from birch in the first days of May, but scarce and only the varieties. After that, Cferckella flies from June through the whole of the summer and autumn. I beat it abundantly from the wild apple and pear ; but mostly from birch bushes. " The variety cereella, not scarce in several places in Tuscany in March, April and June (Mann)." It appears thus, from Zeller and Mann's observations, that the variety cereella (our semiaurella) occurs in the early spring in March, April and May, but not the typical Clerckella; the same Q 2
XXX. Extracts from a Paper by Zeller published in the Linnœa Entomologica, vol. 3, on the "Leaf-mining Tineæ, with Eye-Caps" (Augendeckeln), with Remarks By H. T. Stainton, Esq
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