224 ELACHISTID.E. 



apex of the same colour, at the anal angle dark grey, rostcrior wings 

 dark grey, with paler cilia. 



Not rare among Stellaria holosfea ; appears in July, but seldom 

 met with in the perfect state ; the larva feeds on the leaves of the 

 Stellaria Iwlostca, from November to June, in a whitish cylindri- 

 cal case, with a darker patch on the back. 



40. lutipennella, ZcU. Isis, 1838, p. 713 ; Dup.? — hdarea, Sta.; 

 Haw. ? Step. ? — ochrolencL'Ua, Step. ? Alis auticis ochreo-Havis, grosse 

 squainatis ; Ci7«s apicis ochreo-ilavis, fn/^^/^^Zi anal/s dilntioribns ; aiiten- 

 iiis albidis, nigro-aanulatis, articulo basali ochreo-flavo, uou penicillato. 

 Exp. al. G liii. 



Head, face, and palpi ochreous-yellow. Antenna; whitish, annulated 

 with dark fuscous or black ; the basal joint pale ochreous-yellow, not 

 tufted. Anterior wings coarsely scaled, oclireons-yellow ; cilia at the 

 apex ochreous-yellow, paler at the anal angle. Posterior wings pale 

 grey, with ochreous-grey cilia. 



Common among oaks in June and July. The larva feeds in 

 May on the leaves of the oak (and also on the birch), in a straight, 

 nearly cylindrical, yellowish-brown case. 



41. badiipennella (F. v. R.), Zcll. L. E. iv. 401 (1849); Sta. 

 Alis auticis S(fturale ochreo-griseis, costn angvste alblda, postice ochrea ; 

 antenuis albis fusco-annulatis, articulo basali robusto ochreo-griseo, 

 non penicillato. Exp. al. 4^ liu. 



Head, face, and palpi pale greyish-ochreous. Antennai white, an- 

 nulated with fuscous ; the rather short basal joiut greyish-ochreous, 

 not tufted. Anterior wings dark greyish-ochreous, the casta narrowly 

 whitish to near the apex, where it runs into the ochreous cilia; cilia of 

 the hinder margin grey. Posterior wings pale grey, with paler cilia. 



Not uncommon among elms and ash-trees in June and July. 

 The larva-case is rather short, cylindrical, dark brown, with the 

 mouth turned round nearly at right angles, Mr. Preston once 

 found one of the larvec feeding on an ash-leaf early in May. 



Family X. ELACIIISTID^. 



CapilU IcP-vigali. Palpi labiales tenues, fdiformes, acuminati. Aire au- 

 tcriores oblongic, vel clongatue ; posteriores lanccolatie vel lineari- 

 lanceolaldP. 



Head smooth (at least as the rule, Bedellia and Tischeria are excep- 

 tions). Labial palpi slender, filiform, mostly recurved aiul pointed. 

 Anterior wings oblong or elongate; the posterior wings lanceolate or 

 Unear-luuceolate. 



