50 Ochsenheimer's Genera of the Lepidopiera of Europe. 



Wings long, oblong, somewhat elliptic, incumbent or convo- 

 lute; inferior ones much folded. 



Antennce remote, covered with long scales above, haii"y be- 

 neath, pectinated (under a lens), the pectinations arising 

 from the centre of the joints on each side. 



Palpi tsvo, generally shorter than the head, covered with va- 

 rious scales ; the apex nearly naked, 2-jointed, first joint 

 long, cylindric, attenuated, curved upwards; second joint 

 small, somewhat rhomboid. 



Head short, covered with close scales (not hairy in front) ; 

 eyes remote *. 



Fam. a. — Antennae filiform, setaceous; setae very delicate, 

 and inserted in the joints; posterior legs long, armed 

 with spines: anterior wings small, long, convolute; pos- 

 terior broad and plicate. (Ochs.) 



Larva hairy, subfusiform, variegated ; live chiefly in moss on 



trees. 

 Metamorphosis occurs in a fine web. 

 Species. 



Ernst, VI. 

 a jj^ 



Ernst, VI. 



a — d. 

 Ernst, VI. 



a — c. 

 Hiibn.Bomb.Tab.81.f.220.(mas.) 

 Hiibn. Bomb.Tab.23.f. 96. (foem.) 

 Ernst, VI. PI. CCXVIII. f. 302. 



a — 0. 

 Hiibn.Bomb.Tab.51.f.221.(mas.) 



Tab. 23. f. 93. (foem.) 

 Hubn. Bomb. Tab.23.f,91. (foem.) 

 Ernst, VI. PI. CCXVIII. f. 300. 



Ernst, VI. Ph CCXVIII. f. 299. 



Ernst, VI. PI. CCXXII. f. 311. 



a — c. 

 Hubn. Bomb. Tab. 24. f. 103. 



(foem.) Curtis, Brit. Ent. I. 



PI. 36. 



Fam. B. — Anterior wings broad, deflexed. 



13. L. Rosea,Yah Ernst,VI.Pl.CCXXI.f.310.a— f. 



2. — 



3. — 



4. — 



5. — 



6. — 



L. Quadra, Linn. .. 

 Griscola, Hiibn. 

 Complana, Linn. 



Icon. 



PI. ccxvn. f. 298. 



PI. CCXIX. f. 303. 

 PI. CCXVIII. f. 301. 



Caniola, Hiibn., 

 Depressa, Esp. . 

 Helveola, Ochs.. 



7. — Unit a, Hiibn. 



8. — 



9. — 



10. — 



11. — 



12. — 



Gilveola, Ochs. .. 

 Luteola, Hiibn. .. 



Aureola, Hiibn... 



Ruhricollis, Linn. 



Mtiscerda, Hiibn. 



• Generic characters from Curtis, 1. c. 



M. L. Ros- 



