40 TINKID.'E. 



Incurvaria p., Diip. — Tinea p., Zell. Isis, 1839. — Esperia p., lliib. 

 \.—AcleIa )i., Ti-eit. ; Zctt. 



Caput supcrne H bi. f route Idrsnium. Ocelli niilli. Auteuiun nlis au- 

 terioribus breviores. Palpi maxillares 5-articulati, plicati. Palpi 

 labiales cyliiidrici, pilosi ; articuli secundi apicc supra setis paucis iu- 

 structo. liaustclkun breve. Abe auteriores oblougo-ovata^ ; e cel- 

 lula discoidali veiue 5 in marginem costalein prodeuut ; posteriores 

 ovatft (plcrumque pUosO'StjiKtinatre) ciliis breviusculis. 

 Head above ami inj'ruid JiaJr>/. Ocelli none. Maxillary palpi five- 

 jointed, folded. Labial palpi cylindrical, hairy; the apex of the second 

 joint furnished above with a lew bristles. Antenna? shorter than the 

 anterior wings. Tongue short. Anterior wings oblong-ovatc. Pos- 

 terior wings ovate (generally with //a /./•-■scales), with shortish cilia. 

 From the discoidal cell of the anterior wings live veins run into the 

 costa . 



The perfect insects delight to fly in the suusliine, and /. mus- 

 calella is generally abundant at the beginning of May. Tlie larvas 

 live in cases foi'nied of pieces of dead leaves, and. feed on the fallen 

 leaves during the autumn and winter. The larva however of /. 

 cnpHella burrows down the stems of the yonng shoots of currant- 

 bushes. 



The species may be thus recognized : — 



a. The posterior wings with elongate, hair-Hke scales. 



b. Antennae of the $ pectinated. Species 1, 2. 



h h. Antennae of the ^ simple, slender. Species 3. 

 a a. The posterior wings with broad sc;iles. Species -!•, 5. 



A>^f -r-r- 1. muscaleila, Fab. Man. ii. 2t9. 91 (17<S7). — n/a-scz/leUa, lliib.; 



V \ ■ ^-^ * Z. g. S. ; Treit. ; Step. ; Curt. ; Dui). ; Zett. ; 'Lt\\.—ii///sc/ili/, Haw.— 



'\\x '], *^ $ sp//na,\\a\w ; Step.; (Jurt. — var. $ r/i//'////li-el/a, West. ; Sta. Alis 



anticis i/'/ti/l'/H Hi/t/ii-ale h/'/i/i//eis, inaculis tluabus dorsi dil/iie l/ite/s ( $ 



macula jiarva costali pone medium); capiUhferr/(g///els; antennis (J 



pectiuatis. fj\p. al. G lin. 



Head and i'aee j'err/trjh/o/is. Pal])i pale grc^y. Antenn;e {of the ^ 

 'peetuiate(T) (hirk fuscous. Anterior wings tjtuHsi/ (t/zr/,- tn-o/c//, ))osteriorly 

 with a kiw scattered yellowish scales, with two jjute //I'llutc/n// spots on 

 the inner margin; one in the middle rtuicliing to the fold, the other 

 smaller at the anal angle ((he ? has frecpicntly a small pale yellowish 

 spot on the costa beyond tin; nu\ldle) ; on the disc, beyond the middle, 

 is a faint indication of a dark spot; cilia dark brown. Posterior wings 

 greyish-fuscous, with a slight purplish gloss, with paler cilia. 



Abundant in hedges in May. The larva) feed in cases, on fallen 

 leaves during the autunni and winter. 



2. pectinea, llaw. L. W. .'').f)9 (1829).— ;;«'//«V/^/, Step.; Curt.— 



^Zi)/cke)iii, Zell.; H.-S. — n/aHC/iletla, var. Z. g. S. ; Treit. — ruascutella, 



VV. V. ? Alis anticis n'/tidh J)/sc/..s, maeulis dual)us dorsi dil/de al- 



