18 TINEID.E, 



Head above and in front hairy. Ocelli distinct behind the eyes. 

 Antenna) of the (^ setaceous, ciliated. Maxillary paljii none. Labial 

 palpi cylindrical, hairy ; the second joint armed with bristles beneath, 

 and above at the apex. Tongue wanting. Wings olilong, with mo- 

 derate cilia. From the discoidal cell of the anterior wings six veins 

 run to the hinder margin; of these the uppermost h furcate. Female 

 apterous, with the anus woolly. Larva case-bearing ; the case long, 

 slender, granulated, attenuated towards the anus. 



The food of the larvre is probably bchen ; the cases are found 

 on the trunks of trees and palings, the hwvce being full fed in 

 the early spring. The only two British species may be easily dis- 

 tinguished : — 



u. Anterior wings reticulated. Species 2. 

 a a. Anterior wings unicolorous. Species 1. 



The latter {pvJAcorms) hardly belongs to this genus, having 

 the antenna? pubescent, not ciliated, the palpi less hairy, and a 

 short tongue : its transformations are unknown. 



1. pubicornis. Haw. L. B. 533 (1829) ; Curt. ; Sta. ; Zell.; Step.? 

 (W X ■ ^^^^ anticis nitidis fuscis iniinaculatis, eosta basim versus saturatiore. 



4\_^ Exp.ahTilin. 



Head and tace ochreous. Palpi fuscous, tip of the terminal joini. 

 yellowish. Antennte fuscous. Anterior wings shining-fuscous, imma- 

 culate ; the eosta towards the base rather darker; cilia pale fuscous. 

 Posterior wings grey, with paler cilia. 



Female unknown. 



Taken by Mr. AUis, near CJrassington, Yorkshire, in June. 



2. pseudobombycella, Hiib. Tin. f. 212 (1801); Z. g. S. ; 

 ^- I • Treit. ; P. v. \\. ; Zell. — ijhtljrella, Ochsenh. — iessellea, Haw. ; Curt. ; 



(X-c Step. Alis anticis i'usco-cmereis, inacul is nui/ierosis dilute luteis, quasi 

 reticulatis, macula disci pone medium saturatiore, maculis duabus 

 dorsi dilute lutcis, altera in medio, altera ad augulura analem. Exp. 

 al. 8 lin. 



Head and face pale ochreous. Palpi pale fuscous, terminal joint 

 pale greyish-ochreous. AntenncC fuscous. Anterior wings greyish- 

 fuscous, ?vit/i numerous faint pale i/ello/vis/i spots (except towards the 

 base and basal lialf of the eosta), w/dc/i (jive the win (j an almost reticulated 

 appearance, in which there appears a darker sj)ot on the disc, beyond 

 the middle ; on the inner margin are two longer })alc yellowish spots, 

 one in the middle, the other at the anal angle ; cilia grey. Posterior 

 wings grey, with paler cilia. 



I'emale fuscous, with tlu^ anal tuft greyisli. 



Common in the south of FiUgland ; tlie larva on tlic trunks of 

 trees and palings in April and May; the perfect insect in June. 



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