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PANCALIA WOODIELLA. 



The Manchester Tinea. 



Order Lepidoptera. Fam. Tineidae Leach. 

 Type of the Genus, Tinea Leuwenhoekella Linn. 



Pancalia S^ep.— Tinea Linn., Fab., Hub., Faw).— Porrectaria ^ 

 Gracillaria Haw. 



Antenna alike in both sexes, inserted close to the eyes on the 

 crown of the head, considerably shorter than the wings, slightly 

 setaceous, composed of numerous joints covered with scales, the 

 basal joint long and subclavate (I). 



MaxillcB nearly twice as long as the palpi, slender and spiral, 

 clothed externally at the base with scales (3). 

 Labial Palpi longer than the head and recurved (7 a, 4), divari- 

 cating (7, 4), clothed with flat metallic scales, triarticulate, basal 

 joint rather short subclavate, 2nd long and curved, 3rd a little 

 longer, slender and setaceous (4 a). 

 Head short, subglobose, clothed with broad depressed metallic scales (7), 

 Eyes small, subovate and lateral (7 a, the head in profile). Thorax 

 clothed with broad depressed scales. Wings nearly horizontal and 

 incumbent when at rest, superior linear-lanceolate, producing longish 

 cilia, inferior smaller and lanceolate, furnished with long cilia. Legs 

 robust, posterior pair the longest. Thighs very short. Tibise ; an- 

 terior with an internal spine, the others spurred, the posterior having 

 2 spurs at the middle also, and a small pencil of hairs at the apex, 

 opposite to the spurs, which are unequal in length. Tarsi 6 -jointed. 

 Claws very minute (8 f , a hind leg). 

 Caterpillars «;i//i 16 ? feet. 



WoODIELLA Nob. 



Female. Glossy black. Antennae with the basal joint beneath 

 pale. Palpi ochreous. Head, thorax and abdomen with a slight 

 reddish tinge. Superior wings bright orange above, a mark at 

 the base clubbed at both ends, and a semifusiform one on the 

 costa beyond the middle, black, metallic in the middle like steel ; 

 a line at the basal angle, a large square spot on the inferior mar- 

 gin, and a sinuated fimbria, black tinged with purple. Inferior 

 wings reddish orange, freckled with black. Cilia yellowish black. 

 Beneath reddish orange freckled with dull black. Co.xk whitish. 

 Legs broken off. 



Li the Author's Cabinet. 



It is almost unnecessary to observe, that in order to ascertain 

 an estabhshed genus, it is requisite to peruse the characters, 

 and not depend entirely upon a name : indeed it is frequently 

 necessary to go further, and to trace a genus to its origin to 

 avoid error. Had Mr. Stephens taken this trouble, he would 



