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sharply niicjiilated, extornally odgel witli l)liu"lc, second line whitish 

 very indistinct, strongly angulated below the costa, and giving off 

 pale dashes to the hind margin, along which is a row of black dots. 

 The blackish distal spots but faintly visible. Ilind-wings whitish, 

 having in the (^ one pale ochreous tuft at the base. Antenna) simple. 



This species appears to be rather scarce. It was bred some years ago 

 by Messrs. Doubleday, Bond, and Courtney, from larvae feeding on cork. 



Epiiestia ficulella,'%j. n. Al. cxp., 7-8 lines. — Fore-wings very 

 narrow at the base, strongly arched beyond the middle. Costal lappet 

 narrow, with a tuft of loiiff hair-like scales laid lenr/thioise beneath the 

 wing. Fore-wings smooth and shining, pale slate colour with a small 

 ill-defined ochreous patcli at the base of the dorsal margin. The first 

 transverse line is at one-third the lengtli of the wing from the base, 

 pale grey, externally edged with dark grey sjwfs, and nearly perpen- 

 dicular to the margins. Second line pale grey, often obsolete, obliqiie, 

 angulated above the middle, slightly edged on both sides witli grey 

 dots. Faint dashes of ochreous lie longitudinally between the wing 

 rays. Hind margin faintly dotted w^itb dark grey, cilia pale grey. 

 Hind-wings whitish, edged with brownish, cilia white. ^ with one 

 ochreous tuft at the base. Antenna? thickened beyond the basal joint, 

 then constricted and slightly bent, and again thickened before as- 

 suming the usual simple form. 



Head, antenna?, palpi and thorax slate-grey, abdomen brown. 



Rather common in London and other large towns in grocers* 

 warehouses, feeding on currants, figs, &c. 



This species is placed in many collections under the grotesque 

 (not to say macaronic) names of Ji(ju1clla, ^ff/uUcUa, and fK/uJiUcUa. 

 To prevent confusion as far as possible, I have therefore adopted the 

 nearest feasible approach to these names, — although the insect cannot 

 be said to show any partiality for little Jlrjs over large ones. 



Epiiesta PASsrLELLA, sp. n. Al. exp., G-7 lines. — Fore-wings nar- 

 row, especially at the base, costa less arched than in the preceding spe- 

 cies. Costal lappet with a broad tuft of scales. Fore-wings ])ale fuscous 

 with a yellowish tinge, scales large and coarse, and easily rubbed off. 

 First transverse line at one-third the length of the wing, fuscous, ill- 

 defined, straight, and very slightly oblique. Second line parallel with 

 the hind margin, pale, faintly edged with fuscous, often nearly 

 obsolete. Usual two dots on the disc ol)liquc, fuscous, hardly discern- 

 ible, cilia yellowish-fuscous. Hind-wings white, with scattered f ii.scous 

 scales, and a faint brown margin, cilia white. ^ witli one ochreous 

 tuft atthe base. Head, antennfo, pal])i, thorax and abdomen yellowish- 

 fuscous. Antenna> simple beyond the thick basal joint. 



