208 COLEOl'IIOUIDyE. 



(lark fuscous, with paler aiinulations. Anterior wings dark brown, 

 with three triangular whitish spots on the costa, alternating with two 

 others on the inner margin ; cilia brown, with a few whitish scales on 

 the costa before the apex, and in the middle of the hinder margin, and 

 with two rows of darker scales round the apex. Posterior wings grey- 

 ish-fuscous, with paler cilia. 



Common among apple-trees in May and June. The larva feeds 

 in apple-leaves iu July and August. 



Eamily IX. COLEOPIIOillD.E. 



(!aput superne ac in fronte Irevigatura. Aniennre articulo basali ple- 



rumque penieillato, in quiete j^orredfe. Palpi maxillares nulli. Palpi 



labiales tenues, articulo tertio acuminato. Alec liongcdcp. lunceolatce. 



Head above and in front smooth. A)iteiiua porrecled in repose, the 



basal joint frequently with a tuft of hair. Maxillary palpi none. La- 



l)ial palpi slender, terminal joint acuunnate. Wings ehngrde, lanceolate. 



There are only two genera in this family, and one of those cou- 



tains only one species [GoiiioiJoina anrognltclhi), not at present 



known as British ; consequently we have only the remaining genus 



to consider. 



Genus I. COLEOPHORA. ^-Vli' \^' 



CoLEOPUOKA, Zell. Isis, 18.39, p. 206; Dup. Cat. Torreelnria j)., 

 Haw. Ornix p., Treit. Damopltila et Porrectaria, Curt. Ornix et 

 Gracillaria p., Dup. L. F. xi. Astyages p., Metalloseiia et Porrec- 

 taria, Step. 

 ( -aput superne ac hi fronte hcvigatum. Ocelli nulli. Antenuic articulo 

 basali elongato, incrassato, plerumque penieillato, intcrduni usque 

 medium squamis incrassat;^3. Haustellum scpuunatum. Palpi labi- 

 ales tenues, subporrecti, articulo secuudo fasciculo tcnui ju'oducto, 

 articulo tertio acuminato. Ahe elongata;, lanceolata!, ionge ciliata^ ; 

 anteriores : vena subeostalis basim versus obsoleta ; vena) e cellula 

 discoidalis in costam tres, in apiccm una, in marginem posticum trcs ; 

 vena sulxlorsalis Ionge furcata ; postcriores : vena apicalis furcata 

 supra et infra apicem exit ; vena discoidalis simplex, mediana bifida. 

 Larva saccophora, inetamorphosis inlra succnin. 

 Head above and in front smooth. Ocelli noiu;. Antenna^ sometimes 

 tiiickcnod with scales to the middle, basal joint elongate and tliickcned, 

 i'n'(|ucutly with a tuft of hair. Tongue scaled. Labial ])alpi slender, 

 rather porrcctcd, with a slender prolonged tuft from the second joint, 



