(;ka('II,aiua. 1!'.') 



h h I). Anterior wings with no trigoniil nuirk on the costa. Sp. 9, 10. 

 (I a. Small species. 



c. Anterior wings with f'aseinform markings. Speeies 11. 



c c. Anterior wings with pale S[)0ts on the costa and inner margin. 



Species 13-14. 

 c c c. Anterior wings with unmcrons silvery spots. Species I.'j, 1G. 



1. Swederella, Schalen (Thun.), M. N. A. U. G. 80 (17S8).— 



7)w/cM^/, Hill). Tin. ;i7!); Lienig; Zell. ; Sta. ; Dougi. Ent. Trans, ii. ij!f. 1\.\Q 

 n. s. pi. xiv. f. 1. — Jularipciiudla, Trcit. ; Dup. — Thunbcrfjelhi, Step. — -^ ' 



ThunheryU, Haw.? Alis anticis rnfis, violaeeo-nitidis, dorso prope -vj. — ,^ •, c^ 



basiin, trianguloque costali plieani snperantc, ad costam apicem versus vl-i^' if ] 

 producto, tlavidis. Exp. al. Go lin. 



Head reddish-brown. Eacc pale yellow. Talpi pale yellow, with a 

 darker ring before the apex. Antemiii; pale yellow, with brown annu- 

 lations. Anterior wings bright reddish, with a violet gloss ; at the 

 base along the inner margin is a pale yellow streak ; the costal triangle 

 is pale yellow, it reaches nearly across the wing and (extends along the 

 costa nearly to the apex; at the anal angle are a few pale yellow scales; 

 cilia reddish at the apex, more yellowish towards the anal angle. Pos- 

 terior wings shining grey, with i)aler cilia. 



Common among oaks in ^tay, June, and Angnst. The larva 

 is very common in cones on oak-leaves in September and October, 

 and probably there is another brood in July. 



2. stigmatella, Fab. G. I. ii. 2'.i.-). .34 (1781); Schr. ; Step.; 

 Lienig; Zell. ; Sta.; Dongl. Ent. Tnuis. ii. n. s. 1:21. pi. xiv. f. 2. — ^.\^ 

 itpnpapc'nunlla, lliib. ; Treit. ; Dnp. — Iriaiir/HleUa, Panzer. — trignna. 



Haw. — ocJiracea,\\A\\.; Step. — pitrpiirca, Wnw.'^ Step.? Alis anticis '\^\^f'^~ 

 riifo-brunneis, triangnlo costali albido, plicam taiigcnlc, apice poslice 

 producto. Exp. al. 7 lin. 



Head and face reddish-grey. Palpi reddish-brown, the tips yellowish. 

 Antenna> pale yellowish, with brown annnlalions. vVnterior wings red- 

 dish-brown, darkest along the margins of the costal triangle ; the costal 

 triangle is wJiUifih-sd\o\v with a h\\ scattered dark scales, it readies to 

 the fold, xcliere its apex is produced a little in the direction of the hinder 

 mar/jin ; cilia at the apex rufous, towards the anal angle grey. Posterior 

 wings grey, with paler cilia. 



Common among sallows; appears in the autumn, but then 

 rarely met with ; most fretjuently found in spring after hyberna- 

 tion. The larva may be found in Angnst and September, in 

 cones on tlie leaves of sallows, willows, and poplars. 



3. stramineella, Sta. Ent. Trans, i. n. s. 121. pi. xiv. f . 9 (1851). 

 Alis anticis .s7;Y/7w///'m, punctis sparsis rufo-brunneis, dnobus distinetiori- 

 bus quasi margines trianguli eostalis, non dihitioris, formantibus. Exp. 

 al. G} lin. 



Head and face pale straw-yellow. Palpi p;dc straw-yellow ; the ter- 



