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Tinea, Fabr. 



Head free, as broad as the thorax, roughly haired above 

 and in front. Ocelli none. Eyes hemispherical and salient. 

 Antennae simple, filiform, in the $ very slightly ciliated, 

 tapering from the base, with joints closely set and striated, 

 not so long as the anterior wings, and scarcely as Long as the 

 body. Maxillary palpi long, folded, five-jointed. Labial 

 palpi cylindrie, sealy, the seeond article with bristles, espe- 

 cially at the apex above; third artiele small and somewhat 

 d< flexed. Tongue very short, not as long as the labial palpi. 

 Wings exceeding the tip of the abdomen; the anterior 

 oblong-ovate, with moderate apical cilia; posterior ovate, 

 clothed with scales, and with long cilia behind. 



The following species arc represented id my collection and 



may be tabulated as follows: 



§ A semi-pellucid discal spot on under surface of fore- 

 wings. 

 f Fore-wings without a dorsal streak. 



Biflavimaculella. Dark brown, tinged with violel, with a 

 very pale yellow COSto-discal patch, and one above 

 interior angle.* 

 ft Fore-wings with a dorsal streak. 



Dorsisiritpllj/. Dark brown, with a costo-discal very pale 



yellowish patch.f 



Crocicapitella. Fuscous, with a discal yellowish spot. 

 §§ No discal spot on under surface of fore-wings. 



Carnariella. Yellow-brown, dusted with fuscous; a discal 

 and two intermediate dark brown spots. 



* I received two specimens of thi from Dr. Clemens; it appears to he al- 

 most identical with Tinea rutticella, vtu, tpilotella, Tengstrom. II. T. S. 



f I received three specimens of this from \>r. Clemens; it appears to he a 

 good species, allied to T.ferrugtoella, Huh. If. T. S. 



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