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Head and face rcddish-oclircous. Palpi pale oclireous. Antenna; 

 pale grcyisli-ochreous. Anterior wind's skinhif/ pale oclireons, uiitnncu- 

 lale ; towards the costa, near the base, slig-htly tinted with fuscons ; 

 cilia pale ochreons. Posterior wings whitish, with pale oehrcous cilia. 



A very abundant and destructive species, most partial to lH)rsc- 

 hair linings of chairs, etc. The larva, which is dirty-whitisli, and 

 makes no case, may be found nearly throughout the year. 



25. simplicella, II.-S. Tin. 47. f. 333 (1851); y.cW.—augmtl- 

 costella, Sta. Alis anticis/'/zsr/s, Intcscente-tinctis, dorsum versus dilu- 

 tioribus, ipsa coda pone utedlnni angnde hdm. Ex]). al. G lin. 



Head and face ferruginous. Pal])i pale greyish-ochrcous ; second 

 joint externally -fuscous. Antenna; dark fuscous. Anterior wings /ws- 

 coKs, with a slight yellowish tinge, paler towards the inner margin, 

 and with the coda hei/oiid the middle narrowly pale yellowidi ; cilia pale 

 greyish-fuscous. Posterior wings greyish-purple, with the cilia at tirst 

 fuscous, then whitish-grey. 



Not common ; occurs near Dover ajid near jMicklchuni in July. 



2G. nigripunctella, Ilaw. L. B. 5G4 (1829); Step.; Zell.— j9«- 

 rietariclla, 11. -S. Alis anticis Intescentibm, jmnctls iiiuneroais uigres- 

 centibns, margines versus conspicuoribus. Exp. al. 4i lin. 



Head and face yellowish. Palpi pale grey. Antenna; greyish. An- 

 terior wings yellowidi, icith nnmeron^ lAacliidi spots, of which one in the 

 middle of the costa sometimes united with one rather beyond it on the 

 iiuier margin, and two opposite spots beyond the middle, also some- 

 times united into a fascia, are the most conspicuous; the hinder mar- 

 gin and apex of the costa arc spotted with dark fuscous ; cilia pale 

 yellowish-grey. Posterior wings pale grey, with ]ialer cilia. 



This species, by no means common, has been taken in August, 

 near Bristol. It is probably double-brooded, appearing also in 

 May; the larva (according to Bruand) feeds in a case, on old 

 fences. 



27. semifulvella. Haw. L. B. 562 (1829); Step.; II.-S.; Zell. 

 Alis anticis d'llale ochreis, ri'fo-ochreo siij/asis, pra'cipue apicem versus, 

 costa basim versus rufo-fusca, macula miiutta dorsi, az/y/tlnm aaalem 

 versus, saturate fusca. Exp. al. 8 lin. 



Head and face deep ferruginous. Palpi pale greyish-ochreous, ex- 

 ternally dark fuscous. Antenna; greyish-fuscous, .'\uterior wings /w/e 

 ochreous, suffused with reddish-ochreons, especially towards the apex ; 

 the basal half of the costa is reddish- fuscous ; a smalt dark fuscous spot 

 lies on the inner waryin before the anal anyle ; cilia reddish, externally 

 pale ochreous. Posterior wings grey, with jialer cilia. 



Not common; found occasionally on palings ami among old 

 hedges in June. 



28. bistrigella, Haw. L. B. 573 (1829); Step.; Sta.; Zell. -- 



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