tinea] TINEIDAE 789 



costal sijots, one before and one beyond middle connected by 

 indistinct converging brownish fasciae with a median dorsal 

 spot ; some dark brown spots towards apex ; cilia barred with 

 whitish and dark brown. Hindwings purplish-fnscous. 



England, local ; C. Europe, Asia Minor ; 5, 6. Larva 

 yellow-whitish ; head and plate of 2 brown : in fungi growing 

 on trees ; 10-4. 



7. T. arcuatella, Stf. 15-19 mm. Head brownish, on sides 

 whitish. Eorewings whitish, irrorated with brown ; several 

 small costal spots, a short longitudinal streak from base of 

 costa, a sinuate streak along fold from base to middle, and an 

 irregular sinuate streak from middle of disc to costa before 

 apex blackish, partly suffused with brown. Hindwings rather 

 dark grey. 



Perth, local ; N. and C. Europe ; 6, 8. Larva in fungi 

 growing on trees ; 7, 9. 



8. T. picarella, 67. 1.3-17 mm. Head white. P'orewings 

 white ; a sinuate longitudinal streak from base of costa through 

 disc to apex, oblique costal spots at \ and ^ connected with it, 

 a longitudinal mark from base of dorsum, an oblique discal 

 mark before middle, a dot on dorsum towards base, and some 

 small posterior costal and terminal spots black. Hindwings 

 rather dark grey, paler anteriorly. 



Cheshire to Perth, local ; N. and C. Europe ; 7. 



9. T. granella, L. 9-14 mm. Head whitish. Eorewings 

 whitish, irregularly irrorated with fuscous and dark fuscous ; 

 an oblique mark from base of costa to fold, a smaller mark 

 beyond it, an oblique mark from costa to middle of disc, a spot 

 on fold before middle, and some small costal and dorsal spots 

 dark fuscous. Hindwings grey. 



England, N. and E. Ireland, common, in established granaries 

 sometimes very abundant ; Europe, WC. Asia to N. Persia, N. 

 Africa, N. America, Australia, spread by artificial means ; 6-9. 

 Larva yellowish - white ; head pale brown; plate of 2 paler 

 brownish: on corn-grains ; 7-10. 



10. T. cloacella, Hw. (mricolella, Stt.) 10-17 mm. Head 

 whitish-ochreous. Eorewings ochreous-brown, more or less 

 mixed with whitish and strigulated with dark fuscous ; a spot 

 on base of costa, another beyond it, a thick oblique spot from 

 costa reaching middle of disc, an elongate spot on fold before 

 middle, and some small posterior costal and dorsal spots dark 

 fuscous; a small round whitish posterior spot in disc. Hind- 

 wino's fuscous. 



