38 LEl'IDOPTERA. 



Islands. Abroad it is tolerably common in Central Europe 

 and in Dalmatia. 



Genus 18. HOM^OSOMA. 



Antennffi simple, bent at the second joint ; palpi short, 

 slender, ascending ; fore wings elongated, narrow, thinly 

 scaled, the cell long and narrow ; hind wings ample, but 

 veins h and 8 absent, or not separate from others, the cross- 

 bar direct. 



We have five species, rather closely allied — four of them so 

 closely that size and shape are more reliable factors for dis- 

 tinguishing them than markings. 



A. Fore wings yellow-brown with transverse darker bars. 



H. siniirlla. 

 A*. Fore wings greyish-white with white costa and dotted 

 markings. 



B. Expanse of wings upwards of three-fourths of an inch, 



C. Costal white stripe narrow ; dotted lines nearly parallel. 



H. nebulrUa. 

 C'-. Costal white stripe broad; dotted lines oppositely oblique. 



H. hincBvella. 

 B-. Expanse under three-fourths of an inch. 



D. Fore wings broad. H. crdncclla. 

 D-. Fore wings narrow. H. nimhclla, 



1. H. sinuella, Fah. — Expanse J to | iach. (18-23 mm.). 

 Fore wings yellow-brown or reddish-drab with two or three 

 transverse red or black bands. Hind wings dark smoky- 

 brown. 



Antennaj of the male simple but ciliated and thickened, 

 bent back sharply at the first joint, pale brown ; paipi long, 

 pointed, and curved upwards, reddish-brown ; a projecting 

 pointed tuft on the face, light chestnut ; top of head, thorax, 

 and abdomen reddish-drab. Fore wings very narrow, costa 

 gently arched ; apex bluntly angulated ; hind margin oblique. 



