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7. E. holdenella, Stt. 8-10 mm. Head grey, face whitish. 

 Forewings blackish, basal area iu 5 grey ; a narrow somewhat 

 oblique fascia before middle, a tornal spot, and a larger trans- 

 verse costal spot beyond it, rounded or truncate beneath, white, 

 more conspicuous in $ . Hindwings dai'k grey. 



Middlesex (?), Dorset, very local ; NW. Germany ; 5, 6. 

 Larva in leaves of Aira caes^ntosa ; 4. 



8. E. luticomella, Z. (Jlavicomella, Stt.) 9-11 mm. Head 

 light ochreous-yellow, seldom with a fuscous spot. Forewings 

 dark fuscous ; a somewhat oblique fascia before middle, a small 

 tornal spot, and another on costa beyond it ochreous-whitish, 

 in 5 enlai'ged and more conspicuous. Hindwings blackish- 

 grey. 



Britain to the Clyde, E. Ireland, rather common ; C. Europe ; 

 6, 7. Larva pale yellow ; head pale brown : in leaves and 

 stems of Dactylis glomerata ; 4, 5. Stain ton's flavicomella was 

 founded on an abnormal variety, occurring amongst the 

 common form. 



9. E. atricomella, Stt., 9-11 mm. Head blackish, whitish- 

 sprinkled, face in $ whitish. Forewings blackish, pale- 

 sprinkled ; a somewhat oblique fascia before middle, in $ 

 interrupted, a tornal spot, and a larger triangular spot beyond 

 it on costa white. Hindwings dark grey. 



Britain to the Clyde, common ; Holland, Germany ; 6. 

 Larva pale yellowish ; head pale brown ; 2 with two yellow- 

 brown marks : in leaves and stems of Dactylis glomerata ; 4, 5. 



10. E. alpinella, Stt. (monticola, Wk.) 9-11 mm. Head 

 fuscous, whitish-sprinkled. Forewings dai'k fuscous, basal area 

 in $ sometimes pale ; a somewhat curved fascia before middle, 

 in ($ obsolete towai'ds costa, an erect triangular tornal spot, 

 and a similar spot on costa beyond it white, in 5 larger. 

 Hindwings dark grey. 



Dorset, Suffolk, Lancashire, Banff, on moors, local; Germany, 

 Switzerland ; 8. Larva in leaves and stems of Carex palvdosa ; 

 4-6. 



11. E. kilmunella, aS'^^. 9-11 mm. Head grey, whitish- 

 sprinkled. Forewings dark grey, basal area in $ whitish ; a 

 nearly straight fascia before middle, a tornal spot and costal 

 spot beyond it united into a rather irregular fascia whitish, in 

 9 clearer ; cilia round apex more whitish. Hindwings I'ather 

 dark grey. 



Surrey to Norfolk, Cheshire to Caledonian Canal, on moors, 

 local, commoner northwards; (icrnianv, NW. Russia; 6, 7. 



