solkxobia] 



TINEIDAE 



775 



Forewings witli darker terminal spots 1. inronxpicuella. 



,, without darker terminal spots 2. Douglasii. 



1. S. inconspicuella, Stt. 11-13 mm. Forewings pale grey, 

 with numerous irregular undefined sjjots and strigulae of darker 

 grey scales, sometimes connected to form reticulation ; a 

 terminal series of luidefined darker spots. Hindwings light 

 grey. 5 brown, head dark fuscous, anal tuft wdiitc. 



England, local; Germany; 4, 5. Larva yellowish -grey ; 

 head blackish ; plate of 2 and pairs of spots on 3 and 4 black : 

 in a greyish-green somewhat three-sided case, on lichens grow- 

 ing on fences and tree-trunks ; 6-3. 



2. S. Douglasii, Stt. (trkiuetrella, Dbld., non Tr. ; Wocl-ii, 

 Hein.) 13-17 mm. Forewings fuscous- whitish, strigulated 

 throughout with rather dark fuscous. Hindwings light grey. 



9 brown, head dark fuscous, anal tuft white. 



Dorset, Kent, Worcester to Westmoreland, E. Ireland, local ; 

 C. Europe ; 4. Larva pale yellowish ; head and plate of 2 dark 

 brown : in a greyish-green somewdiat three-sided case, on 

 lichens growing on fences, rocks, etc. ; 6-3. 



26. Taleporia, ////. 



Head i-ough. Tongue obsolete or rudimentary 

 §, in $ ciliated, basal joint without pccten 



Antennae 

 Laljial palpi 

 moderate, porrected, loosely haired, terminal joint somewhat 

 pointed. Maxillary palpi ob- 

 solete. Posterior tibiae loosely 

 haired. Forewings : lb furcate, 

 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen. 

 Hindwings 1, elongate -ovate, 

 cilia J ; all veins separate. 5 

 apterous. 



Restricted to a few European 

 species. Imago with forewings 

 elongate, moderate, apex 

 rounded. Larva feeding in a 

 portable case on lichens. 

 Head light fuscous . 



,, ]iale greyish-ochreous . 2. pseuJohornhi/ccJla. 



1. T. conspurcatella, Z. 10-13 mm. Head light fuscous. 

 Antennal ciliations 3. Forewings whitisli -yellowish, with 

 numerous small fuscous spots and strigulae ; veins fuscous ; 

 indistinct darker dorsal spots towards base and before middle ; a 

 darker fuscous discal spot beyond middle. Hindwings light grey. 



Nenration of Tnh poria -pseudohovihticeVa. 



1. consinircatella. 



