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a. Third jniiit of the palpi eirct, ratliev long. Antennae of the J 



tleiiscly ciliated. Species 1. 

 rt a. Third joint of the palpi ascending, rather short. Antcnufii of iIk; 



(^ pubescent. Species 2. 



1. phryganella, Iliib. Tin. f. 10 (ISOl); Haw.; Treit. ; Step.; ^ ^ 

 Dup. ; Lienig. % Novt'mhrU^W-aw .: Step.; Curt. B. E. fo. 713. Alis ^/. 

 anticis dilute bruiineis, costam versus saturatioribus, s([uaniis si)arsis ^ ^ 

 disci albidis, maculis dnabus fere obsoletis fnscis, altera in medio, 



altera pone medium; ? alis anticis brevibus ct postice acutissimis, 

 albido-griseis, fusco-siguatis, stria anguhita saturate fusca in medio, 

 utrum margiuem non attingente, punctis duobus disci, maculaquc ob- 

 liqna transversali apicem versus saturate fuscis. Exp. al. (5* 10^ lin. ; 

 ? 8 lin. 



Head and face reddish-grey. Palpi fuscous ; the base of the second 

 joint greyish-ochreous ; terminal joint oehreous, with a fuscous ring 

 before the apex. Antenmt! greyish, annulated with fuscous. Anterior 

 wings rather pale hrown, darker towarks the costa, with some scattered 

 whitish scales on the disc, and two faintly indicated oblique fuscous 

 blotches, one in the middle, the other beyond the middle ; before the 

 apex near the costa is a faint fuscous blotch ; cilia pale fuscous. Poste- 

 rior wings fuscous, with j)aler cilia. 



The female has the autcriol- wings short, and posteriorly extremely 

 acute, whitish-grey, marked with fuscous ; in the middle is a dark 

 fuscous or black angulated mark, not reaching cither margin, beyond 

 are two dark fuscous spots on the disc, followed by an oblique dark 

 fuscous fascia-form mark. 



Generally distributed. The perfect insect appears in October 

 and IN^ovember ; the $ flying freely in the daytime, the ? may be 

 found resting on the trunks of trees. The larva (according to 

 Lienig) feeds in June on oaks; that of the c? when young having 

 the third pair of feet club-shaped. 



2. Fagella, W. V. 13.-). 31 (177^); Fab.; Hiib. ; Treit.; Step.; CPC X 

 Dup. L. l'\ xi. pi. 287. f. 1, 2. — Tagl., Fab.; Haw.; var. Dormoi/clUt, „a-(!', 3_ •■ 

 Dup. L. F. xi. pi. 2!^7. f. 3, 4. Alis anticis alhidis lutesceutibusvc, '^ 



fusco (interdum valde) sufTusis, stria angulata saturate fusca ante me- jtv- — .^ 

 diuui, infra plicam interrupta et dorsum non attingente, j9«;/e/i5 duobus — -" 

 disci fere in medio (iuferiore posteriore), tcrtio disci pone medium, 

 striaque transversali cellulam discoidalem terminaute, satiu'ate fuscis, 

 striga obsoleta angulata ac indentata marginem posticum versus, mar- 

 gine postico apicecpie costa saturate fusco-punctatis ; $ alis anticis 

 angustioribus brevioribus, apice aculo, saturatioribus, signis obsoletiori- 

 bus. Exp. al. S 13 liii. ; ? 9 lin. 



Head and face whitish-grey, mixed with fuscous. Palpi whitish- 

 grey, mixed with fuscous ; tip of the terminal joint paloochreous. 

 AntenUcC whitish-grey, aniuilated with fuscous. Anterior wings whitiuli, 

 more or less inclining to yellowish, sulfiised (sonu'times very much so) 



