796 TINEINA [adkla 



$ ferruginous, face in 5 hairy. Antennae in (^ 2h, white, 

 towards base blackish - ringed ; in 5 I55 black, not thickened, 

 towards apex white. ForcAvings cop j)ery -bronzy, towards costa 

 purple-tinged. Hindwings dark purj)lish-fuscous. 



Britain to Sutherland, E. Ireland, very local; N. and C 

 Europe ; 4. The imago frequents flowers of SaJix caprea. 



44. Nbmotois, lib. 



Head rough; face smooth. Eyes in S enlarged, approximated 

 on crown. Tongue developed. Antennae in c? about 3, in 9 

 1|- or more, in <$ simple, basal joint without pecten. Labial 

 palpi moderate, curved, ascending, shorter in 9 > with long- 

 rough projecting hairs in front, terminal joint pointed. 

 Maxillary palpi obsolete. Abdomen in 9 much narrowed 

 posteriorly. Posterior tibiae hairy. Forewings : lb furcate, 7 

 to costa. Hindwings 1, elongate - ovate, cilia §; 6 and 7 

 approximated or stalked. 



A rather small genus but distributed throughout all the 

 principal regions except New Zealand. Imago with forewings 

 elongate, moderate, apex rounded ; the species fly in hot sun- 

 shine. Larva at first in seedheads, afterwards in a flat case on 

 lower leaves. 



1. Forewings with well-marked dark fascia . 4. fasciellus. 



,, without distinct fascia . . 2. 



2. Forewings with blackish subcostal basal dash 3. minimellus. 



,, without such dash . . .3. 



3. Forewings long, rather shining . .1. scahiosellus. 



,, rather short, brightly shining 2. cupriacellus. 



1. N. scabiosellus, Sc. {UnctalUcus, Pod.) 15-20 mm. Head 

 ferruginous. Antennae in S roughened with scales above 

 towards base. Abdomen of 9 very much attenuated posteriorly. 

 Forewings long, rather shining golden-bronzy, somewhat coppery- 

 tinged. Hindwings dark purplish-fuscous. 



S. England to Norfolk and Denbigh, local ; N. and C. Europe ; 

 6, 7. Larva whitish ; head and plates of 2-4 black : in seed- 

 heads of Scahiosa arvensis and S. columbaria, afterwards in flat 

 cases of leaf-fragments on leaves : 8-10. 



2. N. cupriacellus, lib. 14-15 nnn. Head ferruginous, fore- 

 head in S black. Antennae in ^ with basal -il clothed with 

 rough scales above, in 9 gradually thickened towards base. 

 Forewings shining golden - bronze, visually moi'c coj^pery 

 posteriorly ; sometimes a faintly indicated dai'ker postmcdian 

 fascia. Hindwings dark purplish-fuscous. 



