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TINEINA 



Hindwings 1 or less, termcn not sinuate 21. Symmoca. 



21. Abdomen flattened . . 15. Platyedra. 



„ not flattened . . .12. Gelechia. 



1. Parasia, Diip. 



Labial palpi very long, more or less thickened with some- 

 what loose scales, terminal johit much shorter than second. 

 Forewings : 7 and 8 out of 6. Hindwings under 1, elongate- 

 trapezoidal, apex acute, produced, termen sinuate, cilia 2 ; 3 

 and 4 remote, parallel, 5 approximated to 6, 6 and 7 somewhat 

 approximated. 



A small northeni temperate genus, derived from Aristotelia. 

 Imago with forewings elongate, narrow, pointed. Larva feeding 

 in seedheads of Compositne and allies. 



1. Terminal joint of palpi slender . . 3. cnrlmeUa. 



„ thick . . .2. 



2. Stigmata marked . . . .3. 



,, not marked . . 1. neuroj)ttrella. 



3. Forewings pale dull ochreous . . 4. lajipella. 



,, yellowish and reddish-ochreous 2. 'nietzneriella. 



1. P. neuropterella, Z. 15-19 mm. Terminal joint of palpi 



thick, less than half second. 

 Forewings whitish - ochreous, 

 along costa and towards apex 

 reddish-ochreous; veins marked 

 with dark brown lines, termin- 

 ally suffused ; suffused spots on 

 costa at base, beyond middle, 

 and apex, and an oblique some- 

 times interrupted bar from 

 costa before middle dark bi'own. 

 Hindwings grey. 



Kent, Surrey, Westmore- 

 land, local ; C. and SE. Europe ; 

 7, 8. Larva in seedheads of Di2)sacus and Carlma; 10-5. 



2. P. nietzneriella, Stt. 15-19 mm. Terminal joint of palpi 

 thick, half second. Forewings pale yellow -ochreous, towards 

 costa reddish-ochreous ; margins and veins more or less suffused 

 Avith grey, sprinkled with dark fuscous ; stigmata black, first 

 discal much beyond plical. Hindwings grey. 



Kent to Hants and Norfolk, Cheshire to Durham, local ; C. 

 Europe ; 6-8. Larva yellow-whitish ; head and plate of 2 dark 

 fuscous : in seedheads of Centaurea nigra; 10-4. 



NouratioTi and head of Parasia neuropterella. 



