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221. 

 DEPRESSARIA BLUNTII. 



Order Lepidoptera. Fam. Tortrices LaU 



Type of the Genus Pyralis Heracleana Fah. 



Depressaria Hrtio.—Volucra ia^— Pyralis fa6.— Tinea Fab., Hub. 

 — Tortrix Linn. 



AntenncE remote, inserted close to the eyes on the crown of the 

 head, filiform, clothed with scales, basal joint long, slender, suU- 

 clavate, producing a few bristly scales on the upper side, the 

 following joints transverse (1). 



Maxilloe spiral, not longer than the palpi, rather robust and 

 clothed externally with scales (3). 



Labial Palpi slightly divaricating when viewed in front (7, 4), 

 long and curved upward, the 2nd joint covered with long'and 

 broad scales, the 3rd appearing naked (7 a, 4) ; composed of 

 3 joints, the basal one rather short and drooping, 2d long, slen- 

 der and curved, 3rd nearly vertical, verv slender, attenuated, 

 considerably shorter than the 2nd (4 a), 

 Head broad, covered with broad imbricated scales (7). Eyes rather 

 small. Ocelli very minute, placed behind the antennce {7 a). Wings 

 horizontal and incumbent when at rest, longer than the body, superior 

 linear lanceolate (9). Cilia of inferior wings long. Abdomen 

 broad and depressed, producing small fascicles of hair down the sides 

 (which are sometimes recurved) and at the apex. Legs, anterior very 

 short, the tibia producing a brush of hair only on the internal side, 

 the others spurred at the apex, the posterior having 2 spurs also at 

 the middle. Tarsi 5-jointed. Claws and Pulvilli minute. 

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

 Pupae inclosed in a loose web formed amongst theflowers and seed-vessels 

 of plants. 



Bluntii Nob. 



Head, palpi, thorax, and legs pale ochre ; eyes black : superior 

 wings purplish castaneous palest at the costa, with a double irre- 

 gular oval mark on the disc of a dirty white colour ; abdomen 

 and inferior wings pale fuscous. 



In the Cabinets of Mr. Dale and the Author. 



Depressaria may be distinguished from Anacampsis which 

 It most resembles, by the very flat bodies of both sexes, the 

 more obtues Ayings and the shorter and less recurved palpi. 



