nepticula] TINEIDAE 711 



A very large genus, quite cosmopolitan, but probably attaining 

 its greatest development in Europe. Owing to their small size 

 and similarity of appearance the species present considerable 

 difficulty, and have been so 

 much neglected that their dis- ^.^=;==^!!!^^--^^^|^^^^ 

 tribution is hardly known ex- ,^:$:^^^^^^^^^~<I^l_^---^=^— ^ 

 cept in England and German}', ^-ISZ^^^^^^.,-—-^::::^^^^'''^^ 



and even there very imperfectly. '^~^- — -""""^ 



Most of the species can seldom /' 



be obtained except by rearing ^^_II_— ^^JJ^— =^;^ 



the larvae, but some fly freely "^^^^lir^^^^-^^^""""'''^ ^^A/. 



in the sunshine. Imago with M^'yp 



forewings lanceolate. Larva '^^j 



without developed legs or pro- ^' 



legs, bat with pairs of rudi- .r „.. , ,, , , ,r ,. , .-, ,• 



o ' 1- r\euratioii and head of Afphatto hi?/rei o. 



mentary ventral processes on 



3, 4, and G-11, or rarely wholly apodal. Pupa in a firm cocoon, 



usually outside the mine. 



1. Forewings with one or more pale spots or fasciae . 2. 



,, without pale markings . . 54. 



2. Forewings with small pale basal spot . . 3. 



,, without such spot . . . 6. 



3. Forewings with whitish fascia before middle 



58. sericope-.a. 

 ,, without such fascia . . .4. 



4. Forewings with whitish discal spot before middle 



61. assimilella. 

 ,, without such spot . . .5. 



5. Forewings with white costal and dorsal spots 



62. suhbimaculella. 

 „ without such spots . . 4. hadguttella . 



6. Forewings with pale dorsal spot only . . 7. 



,, not with ])ale dorsal spot only . 9. 



7. Dorsal spot hardly beyond middle . 56. intimdln. 



,, „ on tornus . . . .8. 



8. Posterior tarsi dark-spotted . 55. catharticella. 



,, ,, not dark-spotted . 54. septemhrella. 



9. Forewings with silvery-grey basal blotch 65. headleyella. 



,, without such blotch . . .10. 



10. Forewings with pale costal spot before middle . 11. 



„ without pale costal spot before middle 13. 



11. Forewings with white discal spot at -| . 59. qxdnrjtiella. 



„ without white discal spot . .12. 



