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PYRALIDINA 



[meliphora 



Hindwings in S with long dorsal hair-pencil ; 3 and 4 stalked, 

 5 absent, 7 anastomosing with 8 to beyond middle. 



Contains only one species, whose native countrj^ is now 



uncertain, but probably Euro- 

 pean. Imago with forewings 

 elongate - oval ; in repose the 

 antennae are sometimes waved in 

 rapid alternate revolutions. The 

 generic name Achroia, Hb., is 

 preoccupied by Hiibner himself 

 for a genus of Pajnliomna. 



1. M. grisella, F. (alvearia, F.) 

 15-22 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. 

 Forewings pale shining fuscous. 



Neuration of Mdipliora grisdla. HindwingS wllitish-f USCOllS. 



England to York, Ireland, common ; Europe, WC. Asia, 

 N. America, Australia, artificially spread • 7, 8. Larva grey- 

 whitish ; dorsal line dark purplish ; head and plate of 2 dark 

 brown : on wax in beehives and dried apples ; 9-5. Often very 

 destructive in old hives. 



2. CoRCYRA, Bag. 



Face with projecting tuft of scales. Tongue rudimentary. 

 Labial palpi in c? short, ascending, second joint densely scaled, 

 terminal slender, naked, with apical hook, in 5 rather long, 

 porrected, with appressed scales. Forewings : 5 absent. Hind- 

 wings : 3 and 4 long-stalked, 5 absent, 7 anastomosing with 

 8 to middle. 



Also restricted to a single species of doubtful nativity. 

 Imago with forewings elongate-oval. 



1. C cephalonica, Stt. 14-20 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. 

 Forewings greyish -ochreous or light fuscous, along dorsum 

 paler or whitish-sprinkled ; veins more or less streaked suf- 

 fusedly with dark fuscous, disc anteriorly sometimes wholly 

 suffused with dark fuscous. Hindwings whitish-fuscous to 

 fuscous. 



Kent, Middlesex, York, local; S. Europe (?) ; 7, 9, 10. 

 Larva on dried currants ; 8, 11-5. 



3. Meijssoblaptbs, Z. 



Face with strong projecting ridge of scales. Labial pal]ii 

 in ($ moderate, ascending, second joint densely scaled, terminal 

 internally naked, slender, with apical hook, in ? long, por- 



