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hido-liilt'in ; capillis //'■sccsrcud/j/ai : antciitiis (j' pcctiiiatis. K\p. al. 

 C) liii. 



I/('<nl and face c/r/r/' uchrcOH.s-J'n,scons (in tlic (^ almost cuiii'ely fus- 

 cous). I'alpi pale grey. Autemuxi {nf the (^pectinated) dark fuscous. 

 Anterior \vini>'s ah/j/i)/// J'/oicu/ts, with rather a yellowish tint; on the 

 inner margin arc two //ate yell')ii:i>ih-v:Jdte spots, one nearly in tlu; mid- 

 dle reaching to the fold, tlie other smaller, at the anal angle; on the 

 disc, beyond the luiddle, is a faint indication of a dark spot; cilia 

 fuscous. Posterior wings greyish-fuscous, with })alcr cilia. 



Conmiou among birches^ at the end of April. The hu'v;c feed 

 ill case.-^ oil fallen leaves (luriiii>; the antmnn and winter; when 

 young they mine (according to Zeller) tlie leaves of the birch, in 

 May and June, then descend by threads to the ground among the 

 fallen leaves. 



3. tenmcornis, n. sp. Ahs anticis niiicoloriljiis J'nsclti ; alis po>- 

 ticis dilute griseo-fuscis ; eaplUh Inteis ; anteiinis teifiiibioi. E.xj). al. 74^ 

 Ihi. 



llefid and f:ice pcde i/elloii'i'ih. Anteiuuv dender, dark I'useous. An- 

 terior wings vnicolorons fuscoHH, with paler cilia. Posterior wings pale 

 greyish-fuscous, with ])alcr cilia. 



Two specimens ; one in ^Ir. Shepherd's and one in Mr. Tcnnp- 

 kiiis's collection. 



k Oelilxnanniella, lliib. Tin. 18 1- (1801): Treit. ; Step.; Curt.; 

 Dup. ; Zell. ; Lieuig ; H.-S. — Oeldnunun, Haw. Alis anticis nitidis 

 saturate fuscis, maculis duabus dorsi nuiciddfjiie rdhiore contrc apleerti ver- 

 ■•itis dilute luteis ; autcnnis (^ noii pcetinatis. Exp. al. (') lin. 



Head and face ochreous. Palpi whitish. Antenn.e sinqile in both sexes, 

 fuscous. Anterior wings dark glossy fuscous, with two pale yellowish 

 s])ots on the inner margin, one before the middle, the other at t he anal 

 angle; posterioi' to the latter, is « Si,niJler spot on the codn. In the ? 

 this spot is coiilluent with one immediately preceding it, and therefori! 

 of larger size ; cilia dark fuscous. Posterior wings pale grey, with a 

 slight purplish tint, with paler cilia. 



Not scarce; occurring in woods in June. T!ic larviie feed in 

 Hat cases under the fallen leaves during the winter. 



5. capiteila, Lin. F. S. 1371' (1761) ; Fab.; Haw.; Step.; Zdl.; ('bf "rr 9 u-c 

 II.-S. Alis anticis saturate fuscis, /rtsr/c/ ofjiiquu costain versus allvnnata 

 (interdum codcuu non t(iin/e/d(;) awia medium, macnlisque oppositis pone (pf^^h -j^'- 

 medium, dilute luteis. Ilxp. al. 7i lin. ' ' ' 



Head and face ochreous. I'alpi pale grey. Antenniv fuscous. An- 

 terior wings dark fuscous, with a slight purple gloss ; before the 

 middle is a rather obthiue ])ale y(;llowish fascia, hiueli iiltcniuded tairards 

 the coda, which mhietiines it does not reach ; beyond the middle are two 

 pale yellowish opposite s]iots, of nearly cipial size, thai on tin; inner 

 margin somewhat trianguhu-, that on the eosta more rounded and 



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