scardia] TINEIDAE 779 



A small but nearly cosmopolitan genus, of which only three 

 species occur in Europe. Imago with forewings elongate, apex 

 obtuse. Larva feeding in fungi and rotten wood. 



1. S. boleti, F. {choragellus, 7i.) 22-28 mm. Forewings 

 bi'owii, strigulated with whitish -oclu'cous and dark fuscous; 

 some darker spots towards base of costa; an irregular median 

 fascia obscurely indicated, darker and narrower on costa and 

 doi'sum ; indistinct subterminal and terminal scries of darker 

 spots ; terminal cilia with four light bars. Hindwings rather 

 dark fuscous. 



Hants, Essex, N. Ireland, local and scarce ; C. Europe, Asia 

 Elinor; 7, 8. Larva ochreous-wliitish ; head brown: in 

 fungi ; 9-5. 



32. SoYTHRoriA, lib. 



Head rough. Tongue short. Antennae -|, in ^ pubescent, 

 basal joint witliout pectcn. Labial jjalpi moderate, filiform, 

 drooping, terminal joint longer than second, pointed. Maxillary 

 palpi short, filiform. Posterior tibiae loosely haired. Fore- 

 wings: lb furcate, 7 to termen. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, 

 cilia 1 ; 3 and 4 somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 parallel. 



Besides the following there is said to be a second European 

 species ; the genus is apparently derived from Tinea. Imago 

 with forewings elongate, apex tolerably pointed. Larva slender, 

 gregarious, in a common web. 



1. S. crataegella, L. 11-14 mm. Head white, fuscous-mixed. 

 Forewings white, sprinkled with light fuscous, margins strigu- 

 lated or spotted with dark fuscous; a rather dark fuscous 

 fascia before middle, and anothei" from § of costa to tornus. 

 Hindwings grey, darker towards apex. 



England to Lancashire, local ; C. Europe ; 7. Larva dull 

 reddish-brown or ochreous-brown ; head Ijrown : on hawthorn ; 

 5, 6. 



33. Incurvahia, Ihv. 



Head rough. Tongue short. Antennae jf, in c^unipectinated 

 throughout, basal johit without pecten. Labial palpi moderate, 

 porrected, second joint witli apical l)ristles, terminal joint 

 pointed. Maxillary pal[(i long, filiform, folded. Posterior 

 tibiae hairy. Forewings : lb furcate, 7 to costa. Hindwings 

 1, elongate-ovate, cilia f ; all veins separate. 



As here restricted, the genus includes only the two following- 

 species ; it is correlated with Lampronia. Tlic species fly in 

 the sunshine. Imago with forewings elongate, moderate, apex 



