BY E. MEYRICK. 535 



Northampton, West Australia ] from August to March, and in 

 June, generally common in houses. A domestic species, introduced 

 from Europe; common also in New Zealand and North America. 

 The larva feeds on dry refuse. 



77. Tin. pellionella, L. 



(^9. 10-15 mm. Head and thorax fuscous. Forewings very 

 elongate, costa gently arched, apex roundpointed, hindmargin 

 extremely obliquely rounded ; fuscous ; an obscure small darker 

 fuscous spot in disc at %, a second beneath it on fold, and a third 

 in disc at | : cilia fuscous. Hind wings grey, with purple and 

 yellowish reflections ; cilia light grey. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; Port Lincoln, South Australia ; 

 Carnarvon, West Australia ; in October and November, several 

 specimens. Also introduced from Europe, and occurring now also 

 in New Zealand and North America, but less common than the 

 last ; the larva is a case-bearer, and feeds on cloth, &c., in houses, 

 being sometimes very destructive. 



78. Tin. tapetiella, L. 



(Tinea tapetiella (tapelzella) L., Meyr. Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1887, 

 98 ; T. palaestrica, Butl., Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1877, 404.) 



^1^. 12-21 mm. Head white. Thorax dark fuscous. Fore- 

 wings very elongate, costa gently arched, apex roundpointed, 

 hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-white ; basal I 

 blackish-fuscous; a grey spot in disc at |, and some irregularly 

 scattered small grey spots or strigulse posteriorly, especially towards 

 anal angle ; a black dot on inner margin at |, and two before 

 apex : cilia ochreous-white, round apex dark grey. Hind wings 

 grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 



Newcastle and Sydney, New South Wales; Melbourne, Victoria; 

 Hobart, Tasmania ; in October and from January to March, rather 

 common in houses. A European species, now introduced also 

 into New Zealand, North America, and probably elsewhere ; the 

 larva feeds especially on furs, skins, &c. 

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