(iKLKClIIA. 1('3 



terndla, a fat slug-gish larva^ feeds in the young slioots of iSlel- 

 laria n/igiiiosa, which, from tlic presence of the larva, assume a 

 pccuhar knobbed and contorted a[)pearance; that of (LbifracicUa 

 feeds in the seeds of the Conijza squarrosa, which it by some means 

 unites together, forming a In-m, almost impenetrable substance, 

 within which it is completely sheltered from all the vicissitudes of 

 the weather; that of ii. CercaleUa (according to lieauinur) feeds 

 in the interior of grains of barley and wlieat, entering the grain 

 immediately it is hatched, and remaining within till it has un- 

 dergone its transformations, and only coming out in the per- 

 fect state; that of G. mhoceJlea (in otlier respects the most aber- 

 rant species of the genus) feetls on the ilowers of tlic maijoram 

 {()rhjanv.in viihjare), of which it constructs a case, thereby re- 

 sembling the Culeopliorce. The si)ecies that feed in buds and 

 shoots are of course mostly in the larva state in spring and the 

 begiiniing of summer, those that feed in or on leaves are met 

 with in summer and autumn, and those that feed on seeds do so 

 in the autunni and winter. The perfect insects are successively 

 to be met with from April to October, and several species arc 

 known to hybernate. 



It is not easy to tabulate the species of this geiuis ; the best \ 

 have been able to accomplish is as follows : — 



a. Anterior wings not roiuidcd at tlic n])ex. 



b. Anterior wings unicolorous. Species 1, 2. 

 h b. Anterior wings witli spots. Species 3, 4. 



a a. Anterior wings rounded at the apex. 



c. Posterior wings broader tlian the anterior wings. Species 5-^9. 



c c. Posterior wings as narrow as, or narrower than tlic anterior 

 wings. 



d. Anterior wings with no slinrp markings in the cilia. 

 e. Anterior wings without markings. Species 70, 71. 

 e e. Anterior wings with a single white fascia. Species 72-7 t. 

 e e e. Anterior wings with one or more dark spots on the disc. 



Species 73-Si). 

 e e e e. Anterior wings with oblique silvery streaks from the 



costa. Species 1)0-92. 

 e e e e e. Anterior wings with longitudinal dark streaks (like a 

 Culeophora). Species 93, 9 !■. 

 d d. Anterior wings with sliarj) markings in the apical cilia. 

 Species 9.5. 



1. cinerella, iaiin. 1". S. 11 1-5 (1701); Pab. ; Treit. ; Step.; 

 Dup. ; lliib.? — ciiiere((, Haw. — ai'delicUa, Jtiib. .Mis antieis nitidis 

 luleo-cinereis inniiacHtalis. Vj\\). al. 8-9 lin. 



Head and face ycllowisli-grey. Palpi yellowish-grey, internally paler. 



