34 TINEIDiE. 



year; the larva constructs a portable case of the substance on 

 which it is feeding; it ap[)ears very partial to feathers. 



21. pallescentella, Sta. Sup. Cat. p. 2 (1851). AHs anticis ci- 

 nereis, sfriis dnabus ex basi (altera abbreviata costam versus, altera eloii- 

 gata plica?) f/iscis, punctis chiobus pone medium disci albis. Exp. al. 7 

 liii. 



" Like a large FelUoneUa, but itutJi two brown streals from the base 

 of the wing ; one along the costa, which soon ceases, the other in the 

 fold extending nearly to the anal angle ; beijoud the trdddle are some 

 brown scales on the disc, and among them two white spots, having an 

 ocellated appearance; ciha pale cinereous, with some brown scales 

 round the extreme apex of tiie wing." 



Tlie above description is copied from my Sup, Cat. ; not having 

 had an opportunity of again examiniug this species, of which I 

 believe two or three other specimens have occurred in Liverpool. 



22. flavescentella. Haw. L. B. 56-1 (1S29); Step. Mis an- 

 ticis di/nte ochreis fii.sfo-irroratls, punctis tribus (Hsci saturate; fuscis, 

 basique costre saturate fusca. Exp. al. 5^ liii. 



Head and face pale ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous, externally fuscous. 

 Antenna? fuscous. Anterior wings pale ochreous, dusted tvith fuscous, 

 with three dark fuscous spots, one on the disc, one beyond it on the 

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

 extreme base at the costa is dark fuscous ; ciba pale ochreous. Pos- 

 terior wings pale grey, with paler cilia. 



In the collections of Mr. Shepherd and Mr. Curtis; I have 

 only seen two specimens. 



23. Lapella, Iliib. Tin. 232 {l^^)l). —Lappella, Haw.; Step.; 

 (PC- 3^ Dup. ; 11. -S. — tripuitctella, Don. — t/auoii/ella, Treii. ; Zell. Alls anti- 



i,N|t::,C cis dilute ochreis, posticc griscscentc sulfusis, coste basim versus saturate 

 fusca, pnncto ovato jiUca, puncto parco disci ante iiiediuni, punctoque ro- 

 (Pf TvT '^ tundo disci jmie iiiediuiii nif/ris, squauns paucis dorsi, angulum analem 

 vl-Ji versus nigris. Exp. al. 7-7L^ lin. 



Head and face hright yellowish. Palpi dark fuscous ; terminal joint 

 pale yellowish. Antenn;x! dark fuscous. Anterior wings pale ochreous, 

 rather sutl'uscd with pale grey towards the a])ex ; the basal half (f the costa 

 darh fuscous ; on the fold before the middle is an oval black spot, above 

 which, OH the disc, is a smaller black spot, and beijond the middle of the 

 disc is a round blacli spot ; there are a few black scales on the inner 

 margin a little l)eforc the anal angle; cilia ochreous. Posterior wings 

 grey, with a slight })urple gloss, with pale gn^vish-purple cilia. 

 Not uncommon in okl hedges, in May and August. 



(TV, -j^ , 24. biselliella, Hummel, Ess. Ent. 3. 13. p. 6-13 (1823) ; Zell. ; 



,' H.-S. — crinrlla, Treit. ; Pup. ; Zett. — destructor, ^ic\).—flavifrontelta, 



lO ~ \\. Y.?; I^'al). ? Alls anticis nitidis dilute oct/reis im/i/aculatis, costam 



rT)f-vr J, a'^ versus juxta basim fusco-tinctis. Rxp. al. 6.^-8 lin. 



