690 TIXEINA [oataplectica 



anothei' in disc postei'iorly pale ochreous-yellow. Hindwings 

 dark fuscous. 



Britain to Aberdeen, E. Ireland, rather common ; C. Europe; 

 7, 8. Larva whitish ; head brownish : amongst seeds of 

 Angelica and Heracleum ; 9, 10. 



2.3. Phaulernis, n.g. 



Antennae n, in c? evenly ciliated. Labial jDalpi short, droop- 

 ing, filiform, pointed. Posterior tibiae rough-haired. Fore- 

 wings with small dorsal scale -tooth; lb furcate, 7 to termen. 

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



Restricted to the single species; a development of Epermenia. 

 Imago with forewings broad-lanceolate. This genus is Aechmia 

 of Stainton but not of Zcller. 



1. P. dentella, Z. 9-10 mm. Forewings dark fuscous, 

 sometimes obscurely irrorated with whitish ; an obscure whitish 

 spot on dorsum at \. Hindwings dark fuscous. 



Surrey to Dorset and Norfolk, local ; C. Europe ; 6. Larva 

 yellowish, witli darker lines ; head dark brown : amongst seeds 

 of Chnin-ojihylluia, PimpineUa, Aegojxxlium, etc. ; 7, 8. 



24. SCIIRECKENSTEINIA, I/b. 



Antennae |, in ^ thick, shortly ciliated. Labial palpi 

 long, recurved, second joint smooth, terminal shorter, tolerably 

 pointed. Posterior tibiae bristly above. Forewings : 1 b 

 simple, 7 to termen. Hindwings §, lanceolate, cilia over 2; 

 veins all separate. 



A curious genus, composed of two or three northern tem- 

 perate species. Imago with forewings narrow -elongate, costa 

 anterioi'ly straight, posteriorly strongly arched ; in repose the 

 posterior legs are sometimes erected obliquely above the body. 

 Larva clothed with stiff' transparent b)'istles. Pupa in an open 

 network cocoon. 



1. S. festaliella, Jib. 10-12 mm. Head pale metallic 

 bronzy - ochreous. Forewings pale shining ochreous ; base 

 and costa suffused with fuscous ; a dark fuscous streak from 

 base along fold to tornus, thence along termen nearly to 

 apex ; a dark fuscous median longitudinal streak from before 

 ^ of disc to costa close before apex, at § enlarged into a spot, 

 which tends to form a fascia with dai'k costal and tornal suf- 

 fusion. Hindwings dark grey. 



Britain to Sutherland, Ireland, common ; C. Europe, N. 



