tinea] TINEIDAE 791 



Forewings dark browu, with iiumeruus small yellow- whitish 

 spots or strigiilae ; stigmata indistinct, dark fuscous. Hind- 

 wings purplish-fuscous. 



England to York, E. Ireland, local ; C. Europe, N. America ; 



6, 8, 11. Larva in a case, on preserved skins, dried plant- 

 stems, fungi, etc. ; 7, 9, 10, 12-4. 



17. T. fuscipunctella, Ihv. 11 -IG mm. Head ochreou.s- 

 Ijrownish. Forewings greyish-ochreous or pale fuscous, irregu- 

 larly mixed with darker fuscous ; indistinct darker doi'sal spots 

 before middle and at tornus ; stigmata dark fuscous, second 

 discal large ; costal cilia with paler bars. Hindwings bi'onzy- 

 grey. 



England, E. Ireland, conmion ; Europe, WC. Asia to 

 Turkestan, N. Africa, N. America, Australia, New Zealand ; 6, 



7, 9. Larva in a case on dry refuse; 7, 8, 10. 



18. T. pellionella, L. {flavescentella, Hw. ; merdella, Z. ; 

 duhiella, Stt.) 10-13 mm. Head light ochreous. Forewings 

 pale greyish-ochreous, sometimes tinged with yellowish or 

 fuscous ; stigmata fuscous, two anterior sometimes elongate or 

 seldom obsolete, second discal large, round ; cilia whitisli- 

 Qchreous. Hindwings rather light bronzy-grey. 



Britain to Perth, Ireland, conmion ; Europe, Asia i\linor, N. 

 America; 6, 7, 9, 10. Larva whitish; head brown; plate of 2 

 dark brown : in a case on cloth, feathers, hair, etc., 3-5, 7, 8. 



19. T. pallescentella, Stt. 14-lG mm. Head light greyish 

 ochreous, fuscous-mixed. Forewings light greyish-ochreous 

 mixed with fuscous ; base of costa and a short basal subdorsal 

 dash dark fuscous ; stigmata dark fuscous, elongate, plical 

 forming a more or less extended dash along fold ; two indistinct 

 whitish dots beyond second discal ; some cloudy dark fuscous 

 terminal spots. Hindwings very pale grey. 



England to Durham, E. Ireland, local ; not recorded else- 

 where, but probably originally introduced from abroad and 

 now established ; 7, 8, 10. Larva on grain, dry refuse, etc. ; 

 5, 6, 9. 



20. T. lapella, Hb. {ganomella, Tr.) 13-16 mm. Head 

 ochreous-yellow. Forewings pale yellowish-ochreous, more or 

 less sprinkled with fuscous ; a blackish costal streak from base 

 to \ or beyond ; stigmata black, plical large, first discal often 

 absent. Hindwings grey, faintly purplish or brassy -tinged, 

 darker posteriorly. 



England to Lancashire, E. Ireland, rather common ; C. 

 Europe, Asia Minor ; 6, 8. Larva in nests of birds ; 7, 10-5. 



