778 TINEINA [oniSENHEiMEniA 



Hindwings 1, elougatc-ovate, cilia |-1 ; 3 sometimes absent, 6 

 and 7 stalked or coincident. 



A genus of few species, apparently confined to Europe. 

 They frequent grass-fields, and fly freely in the middle of the 

 day (12 to 2 p.m.), but are seldom met with at other times. 

 Imago with forewings elongate, apex pointed. Larva feeding 

 in stems of grasses. 



1. Antennae more or less thickened with scales . 2. 



,, not thickened . . .3. vdccuhlht. 



2. Hind wings with transparent basal patch . 1. hlrdella. 



,, only thinly scaled towards base 2. hisontella. 



1. 0. birdella. Curt. 11-12 mm. Antennae thickened with 

 roua'h scales to above middle. Forewings fuscous or ochreous- 

 fuscous, mixed with lighter and darker, and with loosely raised 

 scales. Hindwings rather dark purplish-fuscous, becoming- 

 transparent on a patcli towards base. 



England, N. and E. Ireland, local ; Germany ; 7, S. Larva 

 slender, whitish-yellowish ; head pale yellow-brownish : in stems 

 of grasses (Dacti/Iis, Bromus, Poa, etc.) ; 5. 



2. 0. bisontella, Z. 9-12 mm. Antennae in $ hardly, in $ 

 rather strongly thickened with rough scales to above middle. 

 Forewings narrower than in 0. hirdella, in S rather dark 

 fuscous, in 9 greyish-ochreous more or less mixed with fuscous. 

 Hindwings brassy-purplish-fuscous, thinly scaled towai-ds base. 



Britain to Stirling, local ; C. Europe ; 7. 



3. 0. vacculella, F.R. 11-12 mm. Antennae not thickened. 

 Forewings fuscous or greyish-ochreous, mixed or almost wholly 

 suffused with dark fuscous. Hindwings rather dark fusc(nis, 

 basal third transparent. 



England to Durham, under dead bark of trees and in houses, 

 local and uncommon ; C. Europe ; 7, 8. Larva descriljcd as 

 pale oclireous, with brown head, feeding in stems of rye, but it 

 seems doubtful whether the species was rightly identified. 



31. ScAUDiA, Tr. 



Head rough. Tongue short. Antennae f, in $ shortly 

 ciliated, basal joint with pccten. Labial palpi rather long, 

 curved, ascendmg, second j(nnt with projecting tuft of scales 

 beneath, terminal joint as long as second, rather pointed. 

 Maxillary palpi short, porrected. Posterior tibiae liairy. l'\irc- 

 wings : lb furcate, 7 to costa, 8 and 9 sometimes stalked. 

 Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia ^ ; 5 and G somewliat 

 approximated. 



