38 TINEIDiE. 



The species of this genus may be easily recognized thus : — 



a. Anterior wings with indistinct, almost obsolete, pale spots. Sp. I. 

 a a. Anterior wings with a pale fascia before the middle, and pale op- 

 posite spots beyond the middle. Species 2 and 3, 

 a a a. Anterior wings with nnmerous small distinct pale spots. Sp. 4. 



1. quadripunctella, Fab. S. I. ii. 298.52(1781); Haw.; Step. 

 (|^ . TT — morosa, Zell. — biivaictella, Dup. ? Alis anticis obscure fnscis, mucnla 

 P triangulari dors'i punctoque parvo disci pone meiVium dilute lufeis, puucto 

 1 costaii posteriore dilntiore, interdum obsoleto. Exp. al. 6 lin. 



Head and face greyish-fuscous. Palpi whitish. Antenna; fuscous. 

 Anterior wings didl /hscojis, with a pale 'i/eJlowish, somewhat triangular 

 spot on the inner margin bei/ond the middle, above which, on the disc, is 

 a minute pale yellowish spot, and on the costa, rather beyond, is a very 

 indistinct pale spot, in many specimens entirely wanting ; cilia greyish- 

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



Common among hedge-roses in June ; flying freely in the early 

 morning in the sunshine. The larva feeds in May(?). 



- 2. Luzella, Hiib. Tin. 430 (1816); Step.; Curt. B. E. fo. 639; 



ZcU. — -J/acip/inclella, Haw. ; Step. Alis anticis sainrnie purpm'eo-hxs- 

 cis, fascia obliqiia prope basim, maculis oppositis pone medium {dorsali 

 majore) dilute Inteis. Exp. al. h\ lin. 



Head dark purplish-fuscous. Face grey. Palpi pale grey. An- 

 tenna? fuscous. Anterior wings dark p/i7y)lish-i\iscous, with a pale 

 yellow, rather oblique fascia near the base, attenuated on the costa, and 

 sometimes intcrru]ited ; beyond the middle are two pale yellow oppo- 

 site s))ots, of which tliat on the inner margin is the larger, and nearly 

 triangular ; cilia dark purplish-fuscous, the tips round the apex whit- 

 ish. Posterior wings dark fuscous, with a shght purple tinge ; cilia 

 paler. 



Not common; occurs near London (at West WickJuim), in De- 

 vonshire, and in the north of England, in June. 



^ . 3. prselatella, W. V. 320. 46 (1776); Fab.; Hiib.; Haw.; 



\n^ Il.l step.; ZcU.; li.-^.—ma'.slella, mih.—Lu.~ella, Treit. ; Frey. N. B. ii. 

 __ _L^0. pi. 133. — -Jlaviinitrella, Hup. — bifasciella. Fab.? Alis anticis satu- 

 \Pl.')("'>"^j rate fuscis, vix purpureo-tinctis, puncto in medio baseos albido, fascia 

 fere recta ante medium, macidis suboppositis pone medium {costaii ma- 

 jore) albidis. Exp. al. 9 lin. 



Head pale oclircous. hacc whitish. Pal])i whitish. Antenna- fus- 

 cous. Anterior wings dark fuscous, loith a slight purplish gloss, with a 

 small wlutish spot in tlic middle of the base, a nearly straight whitish 

 fascia before the middle slightly attcmiated on the costa, and two 

 whitish nearly opposite s]iots beyond the middle, of which that on the 

 costa is the larger and posterior; cilia dark purplish-fuscous, externally 

 whitish. Posterior wings greyish-fuscous, with a slight purplish gloss; 

 cilia grev. 



