776 TINEII^A [talkporia 



Hants (Soutliaini)ton), local; Belgium, Italy; 3. Larva on 

 lichens on tree-tvunks ; 5-9. 



2. T. pseudobombycella, Hh. 15-18 mm. Head pale greyish- 

 ochreous. Antennal ciliations almost 2. Forewings fuscous, 

 with numei'ous indistinct pale spots between veins, appearing 

 reticulated ; usually indistinct whitish-ochreous dorsal spots 

 before and beyond middle ; an indistinct darker discal spot 

 beyond middle. Hindwings grey. $ brown, anal tuft whitish- 

 grey. 



England, common ; C. Europe, Asia Minor ; 6. Larva 

 whitish ; head and plate of 2 black : in a long cylindrical case 

 on lichens on fences aiid tree-trunks ; 9-4. 



27. Narycia, 8tj)li. 



Head rough. Tongue obsolete. Antennae \^ in $ ciliated 

 with fascicles, basal joint with pecten. Labial palpi moderate, 

 porrected, loosely scaled, pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete. 

 Posterior tibiae hairy. Forewings: lb furcate, 7 absent, 8 and 

 9 sometimes short-stalked. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia 

 1 ; veins all separate. 



Only two European species are known, but the genus is very 

 numerously represented in Australia, some species attaining a 

 considerable size. Imago with forewings elongate, moderate, 

 apex tolerably pointed. Larva feeding in a portable case on 

 lichens. 



1. N. melanella, IIw. 9-11 mm. Head blackish. Forewings 

 dark fuscous, with some scattered whitish dots ; an ill-defined 

 irregular fascia of partly confluent whitish dots before middle; 

 small whitish costal and dorsal spots before middle. Hind- 

 wings dark grey. 



England to York, common ; C. Europe; 6. Larva dull 

 yellowish ; head, plate of 2, and four spots each on 3 and 4 

 black : in a short cylindrical greyish -green case on lichens 

 growing on fences and tree-trunks ; 4, 5. 



28. DlPLODOMA, Z. 



Head rough. Tongue obsolete. Antennae |, in $ ciliated, 

 basal joint without pecten. Labial paljji moderate, drooping, 

 loosely scaled, tolerably pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete 

 Posterior tibiae smootli -scaled. Forewings: lb furcate, 7 to 

 termen. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia | ; 6 and 7 some- 

 times short-stalked. 



Contains only two European species. Imago with forewings 



