Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and FlorasWallace, Alfred Russel
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Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras
Wallace, Alfred Russel
Biogeography; Glacial epoch; Island ecology
20. EUPITHECIA CONSTRICTATA.. Widely spread, but local (1835). Larva on
thyme.
21. *E. satyrata, _var._ CURZONI. N. Scotland.
22. *E. nanata _var._ CURZONI. Shetland Islands.
PYRALIDINA.
23. Aglossa pinguinalis, _var._ STREATFIELDI. Mendip Hills (1830). A
remarkable variety of the common "tabby."
24. *Scoparia cembrae, _var._ SCOTICA. Scotland (1872).
25. *Myelois ceratoniae, _var._ PRYERELLA. North London (1871).
26. *Howoeosoma nimbella, _var._ SAXICOLA. England, Scotland, Isle of
Man (1871).
27. *Epischnia bankesiella. Isle of Portland (1888).
TORTRICINA.
28. APHELIA NIGROVITTANA. Scotland (1852). A local form of the
generally distributed _A. lanceolana_.
29. GRAPHOLITA PARVULANA. Isle of Wight (1858). Rare. A distinct
species.
30. CONCHYLIS ERIGERANA. South-east of England (1866).
31. *BRACHYTAENIA WOODIANA. Herefordshire (1882).
32. *Eupoecilia angustana, _var._ THULEANA. Shetland Islands.
33. *TORTRIX DONELANA. Connemara, Ireland (1890).
TINEINA.
34. TINEA COCHYLIDELLA. Sanderstead, near Croydon (1854). Unique!
35. ACROLEPIA BETULAETELLA. Yorkshire and Durham (1840). Rare.
36. ARGYRESTHIA SEMIFUSCA. North and West of England (1829). Rather
scarce. A distinct species.
37. GELECHIA DIVISELLA. A fen insect (1856). Rare. {349}
38. G. CELERELLA. West of England (1854). A doubtful species.
39. *G. TETRAGONELLA. Yorkshire. Norfolk. Salt marshes.
40. *G. SPARSICILIELLA. Pembroke.
41. *G. PLANTAGINELLA. A salt-marsh species.
42. G. OCELLATELLA (Barrett _nec_ Stainton). Bred from _Beta maritima_.
Very distinct.
43. BRYOTROPHA POLITELLA. Moors of North of England. Norfolk (1854).
44. *B. PORTLANDICELLA. Isle of Portland (1890).
45. LITA FRATERNELLA. Widely scattered (1834). Larva feeds on shoots of
_Stellaria uliginosa_ in spring.
46. L. BLANDULELLA. Kent.
47. ANACAMPSIS SIRCOMELLA. North and West England (1854). Perhaps a
melanic variety of the more widely spread _A. taeniolella_.
48. A. IMMACULATELLA. West Wickham (1834). Unique! A distinct species.
49. *OECOPHORA WOODIELLA?
50. GLYPHIPTERYX CLADIELLA. Eastern Counties (1859). Abundant.
51. G. SCHOENICOLELLA. In several localities (1859).
52. GRACILARIA STRAMINEELLA. (1850). On birch. Perhaps a local form of
_G. elongella_, found on alder.
53. ORNIX LOGANELLA. Scotland (1848). Abundant, and a distinct species.
54. O. DEVONIELLA. In Devonshire (1854). Unique!
55. COLEOPHORA SATURATELLA. South of England (1850). Abundant on broom.
56. C. INFLATAE. South and East of England. On _Silene inflata._ ?
continental.
57. C. SQUAMOSELLA. Surrey (1856). Very rare, but an obscure species.
58. C. SALINELLA. On Sea-coast (1859). Abundant.
59. *C. POTENTILLAE. South of England.
60. *C. ADJUNCTELLA. Essex salt marshes. ? Lancashire (1882).
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