228 ELACiiisTid:. 



subcutanea/' given for ScJ/ojJcreJh/, and Jiiaj/ therefore only pnt 

 us on the wrong scent. The perfect insect in repose extends its 

 hind legs (according to the observations of Linnaeus and Zeller) in 

 a horizontal direction. 



1. pedella, Lin. F. S. Ii33 {\^CA).—crjUmlreUa, Vv^h.—njUii- 

 clricuH, Pauz. I. G. 24. — (uujmtipennella, Hiib. ; Trcit. ; Diip. L. L. 

 xi. pi. 309. f. 10. Alis auticis dilute luteis, costa fusca, maculis tribus 

 ^ ^ dorsi fuscis prima basali, ycciuida ante, tertia pone medium, secuuda 

 *■" tcrtia([ue costam versus linea fusca conjunctis. Exp. al. 4|-5 lio. 



Head, face, and pal))! pale yellow. Antenna; pale fuscous. An- 

 terior wings pale yellow, with the costa fuscous, and three fuscous 

 spots on the inner margin ; the first at the base, the second before the 

 middle, and the third beyond the middle ; the second and thii'd are 

 united towards the costa by a slender fuscous streak ; in the apex is a 

 small fuscous spot ; cilia fuscous. Posterior wings fuscous, with paler 

 cilia. 



A])pears in July, frequenting alders. A specimen taken near 

 Brandon, by Mr. Dunning, is in bis collection. 



Genus III. COSMOPTERYX. ^^70.-4^" 



Cosmoplerijx p., Hiib. v. 424 (1816); ZcU. ; Dup. GraciUaria p., 

 llaw. Glyphlptcryx p.. Step. 



Capilli hcvigati, frons valtlc convcm. Antenna} corporis longitudine, 

 sctaceag, articulo basali valde loin/o, clavato, reliquis valde confertis, 

 crassiusculac!, nudiic. Palpi labiales longiuscnli, tenues, recurvi, ar- 

 ticuli sccundi apice incrassato. llanstcllum mediocre, squamatura. 

 Tibia; posticao parum incrassattc, fasciculata;, spinis mcdiocvibus cras- 

 siusculis. Ala3 longissinie ciliatic, anteriorcs angusta>, posteriores 

 sctacea- ; anteriorcs : ccllula discoidalis clougata, postice non clausa ; 

 rami apicales tenues, basi libera ; vena; mediana3 rami tres elongati ; 

 submediana simplex, juxta subdorsaleniy)/;Y'rt/(7/w ; posteriores: vente 

 ranii(jue j)huic oh&oleLl. 



Head smooth ; the ibrelicad extremely convex. Antenna; as long as 

 the body, setaceous, with the basal joint ven/ Ioihj and clavate, the 

 remainder very thickly set together, rather thick, without hairs. La- 

 Ijial ])alpi ratlier long, slender, recurv(>d, the apex of the second joint 

 thickened. Tongue moderate, clothed with scales. The liinder tibia:; 

 slighlly thickened, tufled, with moderately long, rather thick spines. 

 AViiigs with very long cilia, the anterior narrow, the posterior seta- 

 ceous. \\\ the anterior wings the elongate discoidal cell is posteriorly 

 not closed ; the slender apical veins have the base free ; from the me- 

 dian vein three elongate branches [irocecd ; the simple submcdian vein 



