Mr. J. E. Fletcher has a note in the March No. of Newman's Entomologist, on “Controlling Sex in Lepicloptera” He says :“ During last summer, I had a few larvæ of EXapate congelatella feeding on privet; as I was greatly occupied with other things, they were neglected ; the supply of food was very irregularly given and short in quantity, yet the moths produced from them consisted of four males, full sized, and eleven females, some of these latter being much below the average of the species in size.”

For the purpose of comparing it with the other species, I quote here Dr. Clemens' description of A. splendoriferella.

“Head golden; antennæ fuscous, tinged with golden. Fore wings from the base to the middle leaden grey, with a splendant lustre, and from the middle to the tip golden, with a broad, nearly straight, metallic, silvery streak, extending from the costa, near the tip, to the middle of the wing, and dark margined on both sides.