coleophora] ELACHISTIDAE 659 



pale brown : in an oval case formed of a dead flower, on seeds of 

 Artemisia vulgaris; 8, 9. 



65. 0. murinipennella, Dup. 11-12 mm. Head pale greyish- 

 ochreous. Antennae white, ringed with fuscous. Forewings 

 narrow, ochreous-grey ; costa whitish from base to near apex ; 

 veins marked by whitish lines ; costal cilia posteriorly greyish, 

 tips white. Hindwings grey. 



England to York, E. Ireland, common ; C. Europe ; 5, 6. 

 Larva pale pinkish -ochreous, more whitish anteriorly; head 

 blackish-brown ; plate of 2, four spots on 3, and two on 4 black : 

 in an elongate brownish-ochreous silken case, on seeds of Luzula 

 ca7npestris and L. multiflora ; 7-9. 



66. C. sylvaticella, IFooc?. 11-13 mm. Head greyish-ochreous. 

 Antennae white. Forewings greyisli-ochreous ; costa somewhat 

 paler or whitish -tinged ; costal cilia posteriorly pale ochreous. 

 Hindwings grey. 



Hereford, local ; not yet recorded elsewhere ; 5, 6. Larva 

 dull whitish ; head, plate of 2, four spots on 3, and two on 4 

 brown : in a silken case partly enclosed in fragments of seed- 

 capsules, on flowers and seeds oi Luzula si/lvatica; living nearly 

 two years in the larval state, from July in the first year to 

 April in the third. 



67. 0. alticolella, Z. 10-11 mm. Head pale ochreous. 

 Antennae white, ringed with light fuscous anteriorly except at 

 apex. Forewings light yellow - ochreous ; costa white to near 

 apex ; veins marked with fine whitish lines ; costal cilia 

 posteriorly pale yellow-ochreous, tips white. Hindwings grey. 



S. England to Hereford and Cambridge, local ; Germany ; 

 7. Larva ochreous -reddish, paler anteriorly ; head brown ; 

 plate of 2, and four spots on 3 dark grey or blackish : in a 

 silken case partly enclosed in fragments of seed -capsules, on 

 seeds of Juncus articulatiis ; 8-11. 



68. 0. glaucicolella, Wood. 10-12 mm. Differs from C. 

 caesjntitiella only as follows : forewings paler and more 

 yellowish or ochreous - tinged, usually with darker greyish 

 streaks between veins towards costa ; ovipositor of $ weak, 

 slender, flexible. 



S. England to Hereford and Cambridge, common ; not yet 

 recognised elsewhere ; 7, 8. Larva in a cylindrical whitish 

 silken case, on seeds of Juncus glaucus, etc. ; 9-5. 



69. C. caespititiella, Z. 10-12 mm. Head light greyish- 

 ochreous. Antennae white, ringed with fuscous anteriorly 

 except towards apex. Forewings greyish-ochreous, sometimes 



