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PYRALIDINA 



fPLODIA 



Only one species is known ; its habits are similar to those of 

 Ephestia. Imago with forewings narrow, costa hardly arched. 



1. P. interpunctella, Hh. 13-18 mm. Forewings ferriigin- 

 ous-ochreous, densely mixed with dark fuscous ; basal area 

 wholly whitish-ochreous ; first and second lines obscurely dark 

 leaden - fuscous ; an obscure paler discal dot. Hindwings 

 whitish-fuscous. 



England to Westmoreland, N. and E. Ireland, local ; SC. 

 and S. Europe, N. Africa, N. Amei'ica, Australia, artificially 

 spread, true home uncertain, but perhaps America ; 6-10. 

 Larva yellow-whitish ; dorsal line darker ; head and plate of 2 

 dark reddish-brown : on maize, figs, seeds, etc. ) 8-6. 



12. Ephbstia, Gn. 



Face smooth. Antennae in $ shortly ciliated. Labial 

 palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, with appressed scales, 



terminal joint moderate, pointed. 

 Maxillary palpi moderate, filiform. 

 Forewings in $ sometimes with 

 costal fold beneath towards base, 

 enclosing hair-pencil; 5 absent, 

 9 absent. Hindwings : cell not 

 reaching \, 3 aiid 4 connate or 

 stalked, 5 absent, 7 anastomosing 

 with 8 to beyond middle. 



The species of this genus are 

 few in number, but, owing to 

 their domestic habits, have been so 

 promiscuously distributed through 

 man's agency, that it is now 

 uncertain from what country they 

 were originally derived ; it seems, 

 Neurationandiieadof^r'/'es^acJwtdZa. i^Q^^gyg^.^ not improbable that the 



majority are Asiatic. Imago with forewings narrow, costa 

 gently arched. 



1. First line outwardly oblique on dorsum . . 2. 



,, not outwardly oblique on dorsum . 3. 



2. Hindwings whitish . . .5. kuehniella. 



,, pale fuscous . . .1. ehitella. 



3. Second line strongly indented near costa . 4. calidella. 



,, not strongly indented . . 4. 



4. Hindwings with subbasal line of cilia strong 3. cahiritclla. 



„ „ „ faint 2. ficulella. 



