cydia] EPIBLEMIDAE 483 



5. Forewings with two blackish triangular dorsal 



spots ... .4. ramella. 



„ without such spots . 2. trimaculana (part). 



6. Forewings pale yellow . . .12. citrana. 



,, not yellow . . . .7. 



7. Ocellus enclosing distinct black dashes . . 8. 



„ without black dashes . . .13. 



8. Forewings striated with red-brown . . 3. minutana. 



„ not striated with red-brown . . 9. 



9. Hiudwings white . . . .9. suhsequana. 



,, not white . . . .10. 



10. Basal patch distinctly blackish-striated . 15. aemulana. 



,, not blackish-striated . . .11. 



11. Forewings with disc somewhat streaked longi- 



tudinally . 17. asjndiscana. 



„ ,, not streaked longitudinally . 12. 



12. Ocellus ochreous-whitish . . 18. co}ite7-minana. 



,, not whitish . . .16. trvpoliana. 



13. Edge of basal patch rounded, veiy oblique 1. ohtusana. 



„ ,, more or less angulated . 14. 



14. Forewings with black discal streak posteriorly 



5. sigimtana. 

 ,, without such streak . . . 15. 



15. Central fascia bent . . . 10. fractifasciana. 



„ „ not bent . . . .16. 



16. Forewings marked with ochreous or ferruginous . 17. 



,, not so marked . . ,18. 



17. Central fascia obliquely cut above middle 6. achatana. 



,, ,, entire . . 2. trimaculaiia (part). 



18. Markings edged with leaden-metallic . 8. strobilella. 



not metallic-edged . 7. ustomaculana. 



1. C. obtusana, IIiv. 10-12 mm. Forewings ferruginous, 

 costa with dark fuscous and whitish strigidae ; basal patch 

 dark ferruginous-brown except towards costa, edge rounded, 

 very oblique, reaching beyond middle of dorsum, followed by a 

 grey-whitish stria broadly enlarged on costa ; central fascia 

 dark ferruginous-brown, with strong posterior median projec- 

 tion, not reaching dorsum ; costal area beyond this dark ferru- 

 ginous ; ocellus small, broadly edged with leaden- metallic. 

 Hind wings fuscous, darker tei'minally. 



England, rather local ; C. Europe, WC. Asia to N. Persia ; 6. 



2. 0. trimaculana, Don. 13-15 mm. Palpi whitish, towards 

 tips grey. Forewings from white to ochreous, sometimes with 



