506 TORTRICINA [pammene 



1. P. flexana, Z. {weirana, Dgl.) 10-12 mm. Face and 

 palpi whitish. Forewings with apex rounded, termen very 

 oblique ; dark fuscous ; two white costal strigulae before and 

 four beyond middle, first pair terminating a very faint curved 

 hardly paler somewhat metallic fascia. Hindwings fuscous. 



England to York, local ; France, Holland, Germany ; 6. 

 Larva dull white ; head pale brown ; plate of 2 brownish-tinged : 

 between joined leaves of beech ; 8, 9. 



2. P. nitidana, F. {recUmitana, Gn.) 9-10 mm. Ditt'ers from 

 P. flexana as follows : forewings with distinct pale fuscous 

 double somewhat metallic fascia beyond basal patch, angulated 

 above middle, costal strigulae more marked, hindwings paler 

 anteriorly. 



l<]ngland to York, local ; France ; 5, 6. Larva pale yellow ; 

 head and plate of 2 deeper yellow : between joined leaves of 

 oak; 7-9. 



3. P. germarana, Hh. [puncticostana, Wilk.) 11-13 mm. 

 Face and palpi ochreous-whitish. Forewings dark fuscous, 

 costa strigulated with whitish ; two striae and some anteapical 

 dots bluish-leaden-metallic. Hindwings dark fuscous, in $ with 

 blackish spot on Ic towards termen. 



Kent to Hereford and Essex, York, Westmoreland, local ; C. 

 Europe, N. Asia ; 6. 



4. P. ochsenheimeriana, Z. ^-% mm. Face and palpi dark 

 fuscous, whitish-sprinkled. Forewings dark fuscous, somewhat 

 sprinkled finely with grey-whitish, costa posteriorly strigulated 

 with silvery-white ; edge of basal patch and narrow angulated 

 central fascia darker, edged with silvery-metallic ; some silvery- 

 metallic marks towards apex and termen. Hindwings fuscous. 



Suftblk, Norfolk, local ; C. Europe ; 5, G. 



5. P. rhediella, CI. 9-12 mm. Forewings dark fuscous; 

 central fascia darker and ferruginous-tinged ; apical area beyond 

 this wholly deep ferruginous-orange, with leaden-metallic spots 

 and striae. Hindwings fuscous, in S with blackish spot on Ic 

 towards termen. 



Britain to the Clyde, N. and E. Ireland, conunon ; C. 

 Europe; 5, 6. Larva on hawthorn and a[)ple if); 8. The 

 imago flics in hot sunshine over the tops of hawthorn-trees. 



6. P. splendidulana, Gn. 9 11 mm. Forewings dark fuscous, 

 very finely aid closely whitish - striated ; costa marked with 

 shortochreous whitish streaks becoming silvery-metallic beneath ; 

 a leaden- metallic fascia within basal patch; angulated edge of 

 basal patch followed by a leaden-metallic fascia triangularly 



