MON-opisJ TINEIDAE 785 



mixed with pale ochrcous. Forewing's dark fuscous, purplish- 

 tinged, somewhat mixed with brownish- ochreous ; an obscure 

 rather large triangular brownish-ochreous or ochreous-yellowish 

 dorsal spot befoi'e tornus, and another on costa nearly opposite ; 

 an ochreous- whitish median discal spot. Hiiidwings bronzy- 

 grey. 



Surrey, Cambridge, local ; Germany ; 6, 7. Larva in 

 decayed wood ; 1 0-4. 



4. M. rusticella, lib. 14-20 mm. Head light yellow-ochre- 

 ous. Fore wings purplish -grey, densely strigulated with dark 

 fuscous and more or less irrorated with whitish-ochreous ; a 

 small whitish hyaline discal spot before middle ; sometimes a 

 small whitish-ochreous tornal spot. Hind wings brassy -grey, 

 posteriorly purplish-tinged. 



Britain to the Shetlands, E. Ii'eland, common ; N. and C. 

 Eui'ope, Asia Minor, N. America ; 5, 6, 8, 9. Larva whitish ; 

 head pale brown ; plate of 2 yellowish-brown : on wool, 

 probably also on various refuse ; 7, 8, 10-3. 



5. M. monachella, Hh. 11-17 mm. Head and thorax white. 

 Forewings less narrow, dark ferruginous-fuscous, with numei'ous 

 small dark ashy-fuscous spots ; an ochreous-white trapezoidal 

 blotch extending along costa from before middle to near apex 

 and reaching half across wing, lower side sinuate ; a subhyaline 

 spot in lower anterior angle of this. Hindwings brassy-grey, 

 darker posteriorly. 



Cambridge, in fens, local ; NC. Europe, India, Hawaiian 

 Isles, doubtless artificially distributed ; 5, 6, 8. 



40. Triciiopiiaga, Ray. 



Characters of Tinea, but forewings with 10 running into 

 before costa, 11 running into 10, 

 12 running into 11, these three ...,---:r=^^^^==^^^^='*'~'-^ 



veins not reaching the costa. /::;<!r^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'''''^^^E£^IlO 



The single European species is CIZ ^TvT^P^ 



now of world-wide distribution ^ ^^^--^^^--^""^ 



and doubtful origin ; two other 



, s A ™ . Forewmg of Trichophaga (apetiella. 



species are known from Atrica. 



Imago with forewings elongate, rather narrow, apex round- 

 pointed. Larva feeding especially on furs, skins, etc. 



1. T. tapetiella, L. 15-22 mm. Head white. Forewings 

 ochreous-white, thinly strigulated with grey; basal |- dark 

 purplish-fuscous; a roundish grey posterior discal spot; some 

 small black spots about apex. Hindwings light brassy-gi'ey. 



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