178 GLYPHTPTERYCiID'E. 



there is no socoiulnry cell ; the subinedian is thiekeiied I'or a shon 

 distance ; the sal)dorsal vein is sim])le. In the ])Ostcrior wings the very 

 narrow costal cell terminates beyond the middle, the snl)dorsal and 

 median veins are farcale, between them a single vein proceeds from the 

 transverse vein. 



There is only one species in this genus ; it appears early in the 

 spring, and Hies willingly in the afternoon among mixed hedges ; 

 "when at rest it has a singular bull-headed appearance, with a 

 slight resemblance to a BntaVis. Its larva is unknown. 



1. obscurepunctella, Sta. Zool. 1818. p. 2161. — olcre, ITavv. ? — 

 oleella, Step. ? Alls anticis nitidis gTisco-fuscis. pnnctis duobns obso- 

 letis (altero plica? media?, altero postcriore disci) fuscis. Exj). al, 4^ lin. 



Head ami face greyish-fuscons. Paljn jialer. Antennse fnscous. 

 Anterior wings shining greyish-fuscous, with two indistinct fiiscons 

 spots, one in the middle on the fold, followed by a few whitish scales, 

 the other on the disc rather beyond the middle ; cilia greyish-fuscous. 

 Posterior wings pale grey, with paler cilia. 



Not scarce near London early in ]\Iay ; also occurs near Bristol. 



Genus VI. TIWAGMA. W- Yi -4^ 



TiNAGMA, r>up. Cat. 3(Jl (1814). Mlcrosctia p., Step. ^Tkluiiiu p., 

 Zell. 



Capilli depressi. Prons lata. Ocelli uuUi. Antennae; bret^es, C7'ass(e, 

 valch' couipressrr. Ilaustellum nullum. Palpi maxillares breves, acuti. 

 Palpi labiales breves, filiformes, acuti, penduli. Ahe longe ciliatcB, 

 anteriores postice ciliis dilatatis, postcriores lanceolatfe ; auteriores : 

 cellula discoidalis acuta, ex angulo suo apicali furcam in ahc apicem 

 emittens, in costam veiian ducts, in margincm posticura venas Ires ; 

 cellula secundaria nulla; submcdiana non incrassata ; vena subdor- 

 salis crassa, simplex ; postcriores: cellula costalis perangusta in me- 

 dio dcsinens ; venix) subdorsalis et mediana sii/zp/ices, inter eas vena 

 libera unica in margincm posticum exit. 



Head smooth. Forehead broad. Ocelli none. Antenna? s//o)i., 

 iJiicl-, verij viuch compressed. Tongue none. ]\laxillary jialpi short, 

 pointed. Labial palpi short, filiform, pointed, drooping. Wings with 

 long cilia, the anterior with the cilia expanded posteriorly; the poste- 

 rior hmceolate. In the anterior wings the acute discoidal cell emits 

 from its apical angle a fork into the apex of the wing, two veins to the 

 costa, and three to the hinder margin ; there is no secondary cell ; the 

 submcdian vein is not thickened ; the thick subdorsal vein is simple. 

 In the posterior wings the extrenudy narrow costal cell terminates in 

 the middle; the subdorsal ami median veins are simple; between them 

 a sintile free vein runs into the hinder margin. 



