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CARPOCAPSA LEPLASTRIANA. 



The Dover Tortrix. 



Order Lepidoptera. Fam. Tortricidse. 



Type of the Genus, Tinea Pomonella Linn. 



Cakpocapsa Treit., Curt. — Tortrix Linn., Haw. — Pyralis Fab. 



JntenncE inserted on the crown of the head, close to the eyes, 

 short and setaceous, composed of numerous transverse joints, 

 clothed with scales above, very hairy beneath (1 a). 

 Maxillce short robust and spiral, scaly externally at the base, 

 furnished with projecting glands at the apex (3). 

 Labial Palpi recurved, divaricating, clothed with short scales, 

 the terminal joint distinct, slightly oblique, but not horizon- 

 tal (4) ; triarticulate, basal joint subclavate curved, '2nd long 

 and curved, slightly thickened towards the apex, 3rd short, 

 elongate-ovate (4 a). 

 Head densely clothed with shortish scales. Eyes subglobose. Ocelli 2. 

 Thorax subglobose, covered with decumbent scales. Abdomen sub- 

 linear in the males, ovate-conic in the females. Wings, superior 

 oblong, narrowed a little toivards the base, truncated a little ob- 

 liquely at the apex, the upper angle rounded, and an oval ring near 

 the posterior angle (9). Legs short and robust. Coxse, anterior 

 long. Thighs rather short. Tibiae, anterior with a pencil of scales 

 on the inside, intermediate terminated by 2 spines, one very long ; 

 posterior incrassated from the base, very scaly on the inside, 2 un- 

 equal spurs at the middle and 2 at the apex. Tarsi o-jointed, basal 

 joint the longest. Claws and Pulvilli minute (8 f, a hind leg). 

 Caterpillars ivith 6 pectoral, 8 abdominal and 2 anal feet. 

 Obs. The dissections are all taken from P. nigricana Fab. 



Leplastkiana Curtis's Guide, Gen. 957. n. 18. 



Very pale ochreous : antennae, eyes and centre of thorax dark 

 brown : superior wings transversely striated with very fine black 

 waved lines, about 1 6 white marks on the costa, descending ob- 

 liquely in ochreous lines, alternating with 5 or 6 dull silvery ones ; 

 several double whitish lines arising at the interior margin, two at 

 the middle lengthened and arched ; near the posterior angle is an 

 oval silvery ring, the centre ochreous, bearing 3 black dots or 

 lines : cilia metallic black, with an ochreous line entering the 

 wing below the apex : inferior wings brown with a yellowish 

 rosy tint. 



hi the Author's Cabinet. 



Treitschke in his 7th volume has given a list of new genera, 

 and amongst them is Carpocapsa : it contains only 5 species, 

 but I think the following may very well be included in it. The 

 nervures of the superior wings are very similar to those of 

 Cnephasia {pi. 100.), but the outline is very different, and they 



