638 TINEINA [acompsia 



irrorated with dark fuscous ; stigmata large, dark fuscous, first 

 discal before plical. Hindwings grey. 



Britain to Perth, E. Ireland, common ; N. and NC. Europe ; 

 7,8. Larva on dead leaves ; 10-4. 



15. Amphisbatis, Z. 



Tongue developed. Antennae |, in $ ciliated (1), basal 

 joint with pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, second joint 

 thickened with rough scales beneath, terminal shorter. Eore- 

 wings : 7 absent (coincident with 8). Hindwings under 1, 

 ovate-lanceolate, cilia 2 ; 3 and 4 connate. 



Founded on the single species. Imago with forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, pointed. Larva case-bearing. 



1. A. incongruella, Stt. 10-11 mm. Forewings rather 

 shining fuscous. Hindwings fuscous. 



England to Cumberland, local ; C. and SW. Europe ; 4. 

 Larva on Calluna ; G. 



4. ELACHISTIDAE. 



Head smooth. Tongue developed. Antennae §-1. Labial 

 palpi smootli or rarely loosely scaled, nearly always acute, 

 recurved when long. Maxillary palpi rudimentar3^ Forewings : 

 lb furcate or simple, 7 iisuallj^ to costa, one or more veins 

 often absent. Hindwings imder 1, lanceolate or linear; 3 

 usually rising before angle, nearly parallel to 4, rarely connate, 

 6 and 7 approximated, stalked, or coincident, one or more veins 

 often absent, cell often open posteriorly. 



This is an extremely extensive hmiily, fairly uniformly 

 distributed throughout all regions. The wings of the imago 

 are always narrow, often very narrow, and the neuration in 

 consequence frequently degraded, several of the veins dis- 

 appearing by coincidence. 



Larva more or less elongate, with 10 prolegs, seldom almost 

 apodal ; usually mining in leaves or amongst seeds or in stems, 

 sometimes case -bearing, rarely amongst spun leaves. Pupa 

 with segments 9-11 free; not protruded from cocoon in 

 emergence. 



The phylogeny of tlie principal genera is expressed in the 

 diau'ram. 



