psoricoptera] GELECHIADAE 605 



Contains only one species, correlated with the preceding. 

 Imago witli forcwings elongate, pointed. 



1. P. gibbosella, Z. 15-17 nun. Forewings brown, irregu- 

 larly mixed with whitish and blackish ; base of dorsum whitish, 

 edged with a black streak ; three transverse marks of raised 

 blackish scales iu disc, placed longitudinally, second connected 

 with costa by an ill-defined oblique blackish bar; blackish 

 costal spots before and beyond middle ; a sharply angulated 

 indistinct whitish fascia at \. Hindwings light grey, darker 

 posteriorly. 



England to Lancashire, local ; C. Europe ; 7. Larva grey ; 

 dorsal line slightly darker ; subdorsal darker ; dots black ; head 

 and plate of 2 black : in rolled leaves of oak ; 5, 6. 



15. Platyedra, n.g. 



Labial palpi very long, second joint thickened beneath with 

 rough scales towards apex, terminal longer than second. 

 Abdomen flattened. Hindwings over 1, trapezoidal, termen 

 subsinuate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 parallel, 6 and 7 

 connate. 



Founded on the single species ; also correlated with the 

 preceding. Imago with forewings elongate, termen oblique. 



1. P. vilella, Z. 14-18 mm. Forewings greyish -ochreous, 

 sprinkled with fuscous ; a blackish dot near base of dorsum ; 

 traces of a dark fuscous median longitudinal streak ; first and 

 second discal stigmata dark fuscous, usually faint or obsolete, 

 sometimes indistinctly pale-ringed. Hindwangs very pale grey. 



Kent to Devon and Cambridge, local ; W. Germany, S. 

 Europe, WC. Asia to N. Persia, N. Africa; 8-5. Larva 

 pinkish ; spots large, brownish ; head and plate of 2 black : in 

 flowers and seeds of Malva sylvestris ; 6, 7. The imago is fond 

 of hiding in thatch. 



16. Brachmia, lib. 



Second joint of labial palpi thickened with appressed scales, 

 terminal shoi'ter than second. Forewings : 2 and 3 stalked, 

 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, apex 

 pointed, termen subsinuate, cilia 1 ; 3 and 4 connate or stalked, 

 5 approximated, transverse vein sometimes absent between 5 

 and 6, 6 and 7 stalked. 



A small genus, mainly European and Asiatic. Imago with 

 forewings elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, termen 

 oblique. 



