310 COLEOPIIOIUD.'B. 



cons, tlic basal joint with a long oclircoiis tuft. Anterior wings white, 

 to'dli, the veins broadlij i/ellow'ish, towards the apex hictlulng to hrown ; 

 costal cilia brown, at the tips white ; hinder marginal cilia pale fuscous. 

 Posterior wings fuscous, with paler cilia. 



Appears in June aiul July, but nowliere common. The larva, 

 which feeds on oak, is full-fed in May ; tlie case is somewhat like 

 that of auatipennella, but has several little ])rojcctious on the 

 back ; it lias been found at Epping and AVimbledon Common. 



IS. mveicostella (F. v. R.), Zell. Tsis, 1839, p. 208 ; Sta. ; Dap. ? 

 Alis anticis ochreis, costani versus saturatioribus, costa nivca ; anlennis 

 albis, articuh) basali incrassato, nan peiiietllafo, ochreo. Exp. al. (i^ lin. 



Head and face pale oehrcous. Palpi whitish. Antenntie 7vJtite, the 

 basal joint thickened, n-lfh no tuft, ochreous. Anterior wings ochreous, 

 darker towards the costa ; the costa narrowly white to near the apex ; 

 cilia pale ochreous. Posterior wings grey, with paler cilia. 



Has occurred at ]\Iickleham and at Dartford IJeatli, in June 

 and July. 



19. discordella, Zell. L. E. iv. 301 (1849); Sta.—ffatl/peniiis, 

 Haw. ? — r/atijjein/ella, Step. ? Treit. ? Alis anticis ochris, costam ver- 

 sus saturatioribus, costa, tinea teuuissinia plicxn, clorsoque mujnde niveis ; 

 antennis albis fusco-annulatis, articulo basali incrassato, vix peuicillato, 

 griseo. Exp. al. G lin. 



Head greyish-ochreous. Pace and paljn whitish. Antenna} white, 

 annnlated with fuscous, the basal joint grey, slightly thickened, with a 

 ^^\N i)rojecting scales beneath, but hardly suiiicicnt to be considered a 

 tuft. Anterior wings oclireom, darker tow\nrds the costa, with the costa 

 nearly to the apex white, and witlt a very stender ivhite streak atoiuj the 

 fold and- the Inner mar(jin narrowly white ; cilia greyish-ochreous. Pos- 

 terior wings grey, with paler cilia. 



The perfect insect is occasiouiilly met witli in June and July, 

 and has occurred in various localities, but is nowhere abundant. 

 Mr. Shield, who discovered tlic larva of this species, finds tlie 

 cases abundantly on Lulus eurniciitatus, near Dublin, in T\l;iy. 

 The young larvtc begin feeding in autumn; the brown case is 

 rather curved, almost hooked at the end, aiul has a iiounced ap- 

 pearance; the mined leaves appear very white. 



20. saturatella, Sta. Zool. 1850. Ai)p. xciii. Alis anticis satu- 

 rate brnnneo-ochreis, costa latins, lineola antjulata interrnptaque disci, 

 linca tenuissinia plicic, dorsoquc anguste niveis ; antennis albis, artieuli 

 basalis ifrhei peuicillo brevi r/riseo. Exp. al. 7 lin. 



Head greyish-white. Pace and palpi white. Antenna* white, the 

 basal joint gr(;y, ivith a short yre// lift. Anterior wings daric brownish- 

 ochreons, with the costa io near the aj)cx rather broadli/ white, an ex- 

 tremehj narrow sli^/hllij anijutdted and interrupted streak on the disc, a 



