109. 



CRAMBUS RADIELLUS. 



The Rayed Veneer. 



Order Lepidoptera. FAM.VyraVidas Leach. CrambitesZ/a^. 



Type of the Genus Phalasna Pascuella Linn. 



Crambus Fab., Lot., Leach. Palparia Haw. Phalsena (Tinea) Linn., 

 Fab. Tinea Hub. 



AntenncE alike in both sexes, inserted between the eyes near the 

 back of the head, setaceous, composed of numerous elongated 

 joints, covered with scales above, ciliated beneath 3 basal joint 

 robust (f. 1 a, a few joints magnified). 



Maxilla long, slender, hairy towards the base (3, 3). Palpi ex- 

 serted, tufted with scales (7 a) ; 4-jointed ? 2 first joints minute, 

 3rd longer obovate,, 4th equal in length to the others, elongate- 

 ovate (3 a). 



Labial palpi porrected like a beak, very long and slender, covered 

 with short scales (4), 3-jointed, basal joint short robust, 2nd very 

 long attenuated, 3rd long attenuated (4 a). 

 Head covered with short close scales, rather gibbose before. Wings 

 convoluted when at rest : superior narrow, truncated a little obliquely 

 at the extremity ; inferior ample. Legs rather long, anterior pair 

 with the tibia much shorter than the thigh, with a small internal 

 spine. Tarsi 5-jointed, basal joint as long as the tibice in the anterior 

 pair (8, afore leg). Tibice of the 2nd pair with spurs at tJte apex; 

 of posterior with spurs also above the apex. Claws slender, minute. 

 Pul villi small. 

 Caterpillars with 6 pectoral, 8 abdominal, and 2 anal feet ? 

 Obs. The dissections are taken from Tinea paleella Hub. 



Radiellus Nobis. — radiella Hub., Schmet. 



Glossy, dull ferruginous ochre. Antennae gray. Maxillary palpi 

 internally whitish. Labial palpi fuscous at the apex. Thorax 

 ferruginous, whitish at the base of the superior wings. Abdomen 

 cinereous, inclining to violet at the base. Superior wings darkest 

 towards the base with a silvery white line in the centre, dilated 

 towards the apex, extending nearly to the posterior margin, where 

 it is truncated obliquely ; radiated more or less on the internal 

 edge, in some only angulated. Inferior wings very pale yellow, 

 speckled with brown, rosy at the base and internal margin ; cilia 

 whitish, tinged with ochre at the base, in the superior wings. 

 Legs gray. Tarsi fuscous. Beneath pale yellowish gray. Ab- 

 domen fuscous. Superior wings with 2 fuscous broad rays from 

 the base, not touching the costa. 



Li the Cabinets of Mr. Dale and the Aulhor. 



