674 TINEINA [elachista 



thinly with ochveous. Hindwings in ^ dark grey, in $ 

 grey. 



Britain to the Clyde, N. and E. Ireland, abundant ; Holland, 

 SO. Europe, Asia Minor ; 4, 5. Larva pale yellowish ; dorsal 

 vessel dark grey ; head and two spots on 2 brown : in leaves of 

 Holcits mollis ; 12-3. 



39. E. cygnipennella, lib. (^. argentdhi, CI.) 10-13 mm. 

 Head white. Forewings white, sometimes ochreous- tinged. 

 Hindwings in $ gre}^ in $ grey-whitish. 



Britain to Argyll, Ireland, very common ; C. and S. Europe, 

 N. Africa; 5, 6. Larva greenish -grey ; dorsal line whitish; 

 head pale brown : in leaves of Dactylis, Bromus, etc.; 4. 



40. E. subalbidella, Scld. {pchreella, Stt. ; suhochreella, Dbld.) 

 8-12 mm. Head ochreous - yellowish. Forewings ochreous- 

 yellow, towards costa sometimes fuscous-tinged. Hindwings 

 dark grey. 



Kent to Dorset, Cheshire and York to Westmoi'eland, local ; 

 C. Europe ; 6. 



8. Stephensia, Stt. 



Antennae f, in $ simple. Labial palpi short, drooping, 

 filiform, pointed. Posterior tibiae loosely haired. Forewings : 

 lb simple, 5 and 6 out of 7, 7 to costa, 8 absent. Hindwings 

 |, lanceolate, cilia over 2 ; 5 absent, 6 and 7 approximated. 



Includes only the one species ; correlated with the preceding 

 genus. Imago with forewings lanceolate. 



1. S. 'brunnichiella, L. 7-8 mm. Head dark bronzy. 

 Antennae with white subapical band. Forewings dai'k bronzy- 

 fuscous ; a subbasal fascia, another before middle, an erect 

 tornal sjjot, and a costal spot before apex pale golden-metallic. 

 Hindwings dark grey. 



England to Durham, rather local ; C. and S. Europe, Asia 

 Minor; 5, 8. Larva green - whitish ; dorsal line dark green; 

 head and })late of 2 blackish : in blotches in leaves of 

 CalainintlLa clinopodium ; 4, 7. 



9. LiMNOECIA, Stt. 



Antennae |, in $ shortly ciliated, basal joint very long. 

 Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint thickened with 

 smooth scales, terminal longer, acute. Posterior tibiae rough- 

 haired. Forewings : lb fui'cate, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa. 

 Hindwings §, elongate-lanceolate, cilia 2 ; all veins separate. 



The single species has been mucli overlodkcd, being very 



