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one of which was taken by .Mr. ^\ ilkinsoii, on a paling near 

 Hackuey, iu July; the larva feeds in decayed wood {v. lleyden). 



18. misella, ZcU. Isis, 1839, p. ISi; II.-S. Tin. 41. f. 277.— 

 KnocJx-'u'Ihi, Sla. ; lliib. ? Alls aiitieis bdco-brnnncls, Jatencenie luannora- 

 iis, macula distincta disci pouc lucdiuni saturate fusca, iuterdvun macula 

 elongata obsoleta in nu^dio plicie saturate I'usea, ciliis I'uscis dilulc- 

 ochrco maculatis; tills iwst'ms <^\iseis, p/a-jjnreo-f metis. Exp. al. 0-7 lin. 



Head and face ochreous-i'uscous. ral|)i pale grey, externally fuscous. 

 Antenna? fuscous. Anterior wiiig-s ycliow'iali-bt'own, hiarlilcd loilk pale 

 yellow, with a distinct dark fuscous spot on the disc beyond the middle, 

 and frequently an elongate dark fuscous, rather obsolete spot in the 

 middle of the fold ; cilia alternately fuscous and pale ochreous. Pos- 

 terior wings grey, wit/i a purple gloss ; cilia grey. 



Not commou; the perfect insect ajjpcars in June and August. 

 I have met with it in old hedges. 



1!). fuscipunctella. Haw. L. T5. .502 (1S29) ; Step. ; Sta. ; H.-S. 

 Tin. [1-. f. •.m).—sprcl('lla (rSta.) ; Zell. ; \\. \ .'^—fnsrella, Linn.? 

 Alis anticis dilnle (jriseo-J'iiscls,J'i(sco rahle siijl'ims, macula dorsi basim 

 versus, punctis tribus disci saturate fuscis, ciliis cosIiiHIjhs fn.scls dilnle- 

 ochrt'O varicgatis, margiuis postici dilute grisco-oehreis ; alis poslicis ci- 

 nereis. Exp. al. 6-7 i lin. 



Head and face oehreous-fuscous. I'alpi pale ochreous, externally 

 fuscous. Antenna; fuscous. Antcirior wings pale gregish-ochreous, much 

 sujl'ased willi fuscous, with a dark fuscous l)lotch on the inner margin 

 near the base, and a spot on the disc, one rather posterior to it on tlic 

 fold, before the middle, and a larger spot on the disc beyond the mid- 

 dle dark fuscous ; cilia, at the apex of the costa fuscous, varied with pale 

 ochreous ; at the hinder margin pale greyish-ochreous, with a dark fus- 

 cous line. Posterior wings whitish-greg, with paler cilia. 



IS'ot uncommon in houses; jn'obably a general feeder, I have 

 bred it from dry peas; the perfect insect appears iu June and 

 S(;ptcmber. 



20. pellionella, Limi. S. N. 5315. 251 (1758); Fab.; Hiib. 15; 

 Haw.; Treit. ; ^Step. ; Dup. ; ZcU.; \i.-^.—sarcilella,L\\\n.'^—Zoole- (Jj' "V" /'It. 

 gella, Scop.? Alis anticis griseo-ochreis, punetis tribus disci obsoletis ^ 



fuscis, macula dorsi basim versus obsoletiore, ciliis dilute griseo-ochreis ; 

 alis poslicis ciuereis. Exp. al. 5?,-Gj lin. 



Head and face ochreous, slightly mixed with fuscous. Palpi and an- 

 tcnmc fuscous. Anterior wings gregish-ochreous, v.ith three rather ob- 

 solete fuscous spots, one on the disc, and one rather beyond it on the 

 fold before the middle, and one on the disc beyond the middle; there 

 is sometimes a faint dark spot on the inner margin near the base; cilia 

 vnicolorous, pale gregish-ochreous. Fosterior tciugs whilish-greg, with 

 whitish-ochreous cilia. 



An abundant species in houses, found nearly throughout the 



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