356 HAUSTELT,ATA. — I.El'TDOPTF.UA. 



Genus CCCLXXX. — Lampronia* mihi. 



Palpi four; maxillary short, slender, recurved; labial longer, also slender^ 

 deflexed, clothed with iongish scales at the base, shorter at the apex, the 

 terminal joint somewhat obtuse : maxillcc short. Antenna; rather short, 

 robust at the base, the apex slender, slightly pubescent within in the males: 

 head small ; forehead with a crest of erect scales : eyes small : thorax not 

 crested: luings d^efiexeA during repose; anterior somewhat elongate-linear, 

 or subtriangular, the disc usually of a brilliant metallic lustre, with occa- 

 sionally yellow or golden spots: posterior wings small, subtriangular; cilia 

 all short : body short and slender, with a small tuft at the apex in the males ; 

 a little stouter, longer, and obtuse in the females : legs moderate. 



Unlike the last genus, the insects of the present are distinguished 

 by having the wings of very brilliant colours, usually metallic, and 

 more or less adorned with bright golden or yellow spots ; the palpi 

 are slender and deflexed, clothed with Iongish scales at the base ; the 

 antennee simple, the head crested, &c. : the species frequent flowers 

 during the summer, and fly by day. 



Sp. 1. capitella. AUs anticis fusco-purpurascentihus macula Jasciveformi basi, 

 duahusque versus apiceni auren-Jlavis, capite luteo. (Exp. Alar. 6^ — 8 lin.) 



Ph. Ti. capitella. Linne. — La. capitella. Steph. Catal. ii. 226. No. 7565. 



Anterior wings purplish-brown, with a triangular or subulated golden-yellow 

 spot near the base of the inner margin, frequently extending to the costa 

 itself, and two other conspicuous spots, placed in opposition to each other, 

 towards the hinder margin, the costal one being generally largest; cilia 

 yellowish at the apex of the wing, fuscous towards the hinder angle: 

 posterior wings fuscous; head luteous. 



The spots on the anterior wings vary in size, and the basal one is sometimes 

 nearly obliterated, or is occasionally broken into two small spots, placed 

 transversely. 



Not uncommon in orchards and gardens within the metropolitan 

 district at the end of May and beginning of June. 



Sp. 2. praelatella. Alis anticis fusco-violaceis, striga, macidisqne duahus oppositis 

 albis. (Exp. Alar. 5^ — 6\ lin.) 



Ti. praelatella. Fabricius. — La. praelatella. Steph. Catal. n. 226. No. 7566. 



Anterior wings of a brownish violet, slightly glossy, with a straight silvery- 

 white fascia before the middle, and two marginal spots opposed to each 



Kajxirpoc splcndidus. 



