686 TINEINA [scythris 



than ill other I'egions. The unicolorous species require careful 

 discrimination. Imago with forewings elongate -lanceolate, 

 sometimes caudate. 



1. Forewings with whitish spots . . .2. 



,, without whitish spots . 



2. Hindwings with 5 absent . 



,, )) 5 present 



3. Forewings with whitish tornal spot . 



,, without whitish tornal spot 



4. Forewings with two whitish dorsal spots . 



,, ,, three whitish dorsal spots 



8. clienopodiella. 



5. Forewings with some whitish scales . . 6. 



,, without whitish scales . . 7. 



6. Fxpanse 14 mm. or more; 5 of hindwings present 



1. grandipennis. 

 ,, 12 mm. or less; 5 of hindwings absent 



3. senescens. 



7. Hindwings §, 5 absent . . .4. laminella. 



„ nearly 1, 5 present . . .8. 



8. Expanse 12 mm. or more . . .2. fuscoaenea. 



„ 11 mm. or less . . .5. fuscocuprea. 



1. S. grandipennis, Hiv. 14-18 mm. Abdomen in $ rough- 

 haired towards apex, in 9 beneath pale whitish-ochreous except 

 towards base. Forewings long-pointed, bi'onzy ; usually a few 

 whitish scales in disc, in 5 sometimes more numerous and 

 forming a longitudinal suffusion. Hindwings almost 1, cilia 

 less than 2 ; dark grey ; 4 and 5 connate or stallced. 



England to Lancashire, E. Ireland, rather local ; France, S. 

 Germany ; 6. Larva dark grey-green ; dorsal line paler ; sub- 

 dorsal darker ; dots black ; head brownish : in a web amongst 

 shoots of Ulex ; 2-4. 



2. S. fuscoaenea, Ilw. 12-14 mm. Abdomen in $ beneath 

 broadly sutt'used with ochreous-whitisli. Forewings I'elatively 

 narrower than in aS*. grandipennis, dark shining greenish-bronzy, 

 towards apex coppery-tinged. Hindwings almost 1, cilia less 

 than 2 ; dark fuscous ; 4 and 5 connate or stalked. 



Engliind to Cumberland, S. Ireland, local ; C. and SE. 

 Europe; 6. IjiwwA on Hell anthemtim ; 5. 



3. S. senescens, Stt. 10-12 mm. Abdomen in $ beneath 

 witii ochreous- whitish blotch extending over two or more ante- 

 apical segments. Forewings moderately long -pointed, dark 

 bronzy-fuscous, with scattered whitish hair -scales, especially 



