.31. 



-fv-C 



104- GELECHID.E, 



Antenna^ fuscous. Anterior wings shining, yellowhh-groy, without awj 

 markings; cilia rather paler. Posterior wings pale grey, with greyish- 

 fuscous cilia. 



Appears in June and July, in bushy places of mixed growth ; 

 not uncommon. 



2. rufescens. Haw. L. B. 55.5 (1829); Step.; Qwxi.—tinctdla, 

 Step. — diapliandta , Lienig. — Isnhelta, Zcll. Alis anticis rufo-ocJireis, 

 veil is vi.v dilutioribns, puncto fuscescente obsoleto disci pone medium. 

 Exp. al. 8 lin. 



Head and face reddish-ochreous. Palpi reddish-ochreous, internally 

 pale ochreous. Antennre pale ochreous, annulated with pale fuscous. 

 Anterior wings reddisJi-ocJireoiis, with all the veii/s slighttij paler, and 

 some faint indication of a fuscous spot on the disc beyond the middle ; 

 cilia pale ochreous. Posterior wings whitish-grey, with whitish-ochre- 

 ous cilia. 



Not uncommon in Juno and July in grassy banks, but very re- 

 tired in its habits. The larva is abundant in April and May in 

 rolled grass-leaves, and is probably identical with that figured by 

 Fischer as the larva of (J. terreJIa. 



3. inomatella, Dougl. Ent. Trans, i. n. s. 65 (1850). Alis an- 

 ticis dilnte grisco-ochreis, punctis tribus nigris (uno plica^ altero disci 

 posteriore aide medium, tertio disci pone medium), nebula fusca costse 

 pone medium, maculis o]opositis obsoletis dilutioribns marginem posti- 

 cum versus. Exp. al. G^ lin. 



Head and face pale greyish-ochreous. Palpi pale grcyish-ochreons, 

 internally rather paler ; terminal joint with a fuscous ring before the 

 apex. Antennas greyish-ochreous, annulated with fuscous. Anterior 

 wings pale grei/ish-ochreoiis, with three black spots (one on the fold, 

 one rather jiosterior to it on the disc, both Lefore the middle, and one on 

 the disc beyond the middle) ; above the latter is a slight fuscous cloud 

 on the costa ; very near the hinder margin are two pale opposite spots, 

 which nearly form a straight fascia, attenuated in the middle, imme- 

 diately beyond are a few black scales ; the hinder margin is spotted 

 with dark fuscous, and in the apex of the wing is a slight fuscous 

 cloud ; ciUa pale yellowish. Posterior wings pale grey, with paler 

 ciha. 



Not uncommon in the Cambridgeshire fens in June. 



4. gerronella, Zell. Ent. Ztg. 1850. p. 155; Dougl. AUs an- 

 ticis ochruci'is fusco-nebulosis, pra^cipue costam et marginem posticum 

 versus, fascia indistincta ohliqua fasca pone medium, fascia angulata 

 dilutiore in nebulam posticam, 7;?<Me^i6' tribus {\)Y\vao pliccC ante nuuHum, 

 secundo disci in medio, tertio disci pone medium) nigris. iixp. al. 5-G 

 lin. 



Head and face ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous ; terminal joint with 

 a fuscous ring before the apex. Antenna? ochreous, amudatcd with 



