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Caput snperne ct in iVonto liirsiitum. Ocelli mdli. Antennae sctacete, 

 (^ setoso-ciliatfc. Palpi maxillares iiuUi. Palpi labiales cyliiulrit-i, 

 breves, hirsuti. Ahu (? j^Taciliores) obloiigio, mcdiocriter ciliatie; 

 anteriorcs : ccllula discoidalis vcnas quinqne in niargiiiem posticum 

 emittit. $ Alata, aiio laiiato. Larva saccopliora, sacco shiijdici, 

 breviusculo, graiuilaio. 



Head above and in front liairy. Ocelli none. Aiitenntie setaceous, 

 in the (^ strongly ciliated. Maxillary palpi none. Labial palpi short, 

 cylindric, hairy. Wings oljlong (of the $ narrower), with moderate 

 cilia. From the discoidal cell of the anterior wings Jive veins run to 

 the hinder margin. Feinale iciur/ed, with the anus woolly. Larva case- 

 bearing ; the case simple, rather short, granulated. 



But one British species is kuown in this genus ; on the conti- 

 nent is another closely allied to it. ArfjentmaculeUa I refer to 

 the genus Tinea. 



1. melanella. Haw. L. B. 56G (L829); Step.; Zell. L. E. vii.— 3f- X- 

 atrella, Step. — slelliferella, F. v. Iv. ])1. .59. — seqnella, Ilaw. ? Alis Wa— C_ 

 anticis nigris, punetis luunerosis sparsis luteo-albis, fascia obsoleta ad ' 

 dorsum distinctiore ante medium luteo-alba, macula parva dorsi pone 

 medium ]nincto(pic costiv apiccni versus albidis, apice cost;c niarginequc 

 postico albido-])uuctatis. Exp. al. 5^- lin. 



Head and face black. Palpi fuscous ; terminal joint whitish. An- 

 terior wings black, with luunerous scattered yellowish-white spots, with 

 an indistinct rather inlerrnpted yellowish-white fascia before tiie middle, 

 most conspicuous on the inner margin ; a small whitish spot lies on the 

 iiuier margin beyond the middle, and on the costa, rather posterior, is 

 another small whitish spot ; the apex of the costa and hinder margin are 

 spotted with whitish; cilia dark-fuscous, externally with some whitish 

 patches. Posterior wings greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. 



In tlic south of England; not scarce. Tlie larvae feed on 

 lichen, and are found on old ])aliiigSj etc., in April and jMay, the 

 perfect insect appearing in June. 



Genus V. OCHSENHEIMERIA. ^- X- 8 "" 



OcTiSEXHEiMEKiA, Iliib. V. 4J0 (1S17); ZcIl. Lepidoccra, Curt. ; Step. 

 F//j///as, Trcit. ; Dup. 



Caput superne valde JiirsutHm, in frontc s(|uamaceura. Ocelli dislincii 

 pone oculos. Anlennrv crassiuscuhe, intcrdum squanis usque viedium 

 incrassalfP. Palpi maxillares nulli. Palpi hddcdes porrecli ; arlicnlo 

 secundo vcdde Jursuto, artieulo tertio hcvi adscendente aenminato, 

 Haustellum breve, nudum, ^^/c/? mcdiocriter ciliat;u ; anleriores ob- 

 longvc, squamisexasperatis, posteriores oblongo-ovata;; anteriorcs: vena 

 apicalis furcata ante apicem exit, infra cam vena; quatuor, submcdianio 



