31'6 HAUSTELLATA. — LEriDOrXEltA. 



Rare : found in houses and gardens within the metropolitan 

 district, in June and July. 



Sp. 9. flavescentella. Alls anticis pallide flavescentibus, punctis tribus ohsoletis 

 fuscis, cajnfefulvo. (Exp. Alar. 7— 7§ lin.) 



Ti. flavescentella. Haworth.—Steph. Catal. ii. 224. No. 7538. 



Anterior wings very pale yellowish, with about three obsolete brownish spots; 

 posterior wings whitish, with a yellowish tinge : head tawny : palpi entirely 

 pale yellowish. 



Also rare ; frequenting houses, and buildings in the vicinity of 

 woods, throughout the metropolitan district, in June. 



Sj). 10. Lappella. Alis anticis Jlavicantibus, costa basi punctisque tribus nigris. 

 (Exp. Alar. 5|—7i lin.) 



Ph. Ti. Lappella. Linn'c i — Ph. Ti. tripunctella. Donovan, v. x'l.pl. 382,/. 3. 

 — Ti. Lappella. Steph. Catal. ii. 224. No. 7539.— Acedes, H'tibne?- ? 



Anterior wings pale oclireous-ycllow, with two nearly contiguous black dots, 

 placed transversely, before the middle, the inner one being largest, and a 

 third still larger behind the middle ; the base of the costa also black : 

 posterior wings pale fuscous : head tawny ; palpi black, with the tip 

 tawny. 



Found in woods and woody places, but not very abundantly, within 

 the metropolitan district, where it occurs in June, at Coombe and 

 Darenth woods : it is found much more abundantly in the New 

 Forest. 



Sp. H. sulphurella. Alis anticis angustis fere subfulcatis, mlphureis, J'usco 

 paululum iiToratis, posticis pallidis. (Exp. Alar. 5 — 5§ lin.) 



Ti. sulphurella. Haworth.—Steph. Catal. ii. 225, No. 7540. 



Anterior wings narrow, slightly falcate, pale sulphureous-yellow, slightly 

 sprinkled with fuscous : posterior wings pale ashy, or whitish. 



A rare species : taken in June within the metropolitan district. 



Sp. 12. Destructor. Alis anticis Jlavo-testaccis inimaculatis, posticis cinerco- 

 testaceis ; ciliis omnibus flavo-testaceis ; fronte fulvo. (Exp. Alar. 5—7 lin.) 



Ti. Destructor. Steph. Catal. ii. 225. No. 7541. 



Anterior wings pale testaceous-yellow, unclouded and immaculate ; posterior 

 of a pale testaceous ash-colour ; all the cilia pale testaceous-yellow ; fore- 

 head tawny. 



The larva of this insect is particularly destructive in summer, committing 

 great havoc upon the t^kins of animals and tlu- feathorb of birds; also 

 destroyiii!.' collection,'? of inccclt^, if )iot caiciully e.\tUuU'tl. 



