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maxillary palpi ; the anterior wings elongate. Larva 

 frequently gregarious, living in a common tent ; some- 

 times solitary in a web on the surface of leaves. 



This family includes the Small Ermine Moths. We 

 have 18 British species. 



5. PLUTELLID.E. Imago with the head rough ; the 

 labial palpi with the second joint furnished beneath with 

 a projecting tuft of scales ; the antennae porrected in re- 

 pose ; the anterior wings generally elongate, sometimes 

 with the tip pointed. Larvae fusiform ; very active ; not 

 living in a case. 



This family is of moderate extent. We have only 18 

 British species. 



6. GELECHID^. Imago with the head smooth ; the 

 labial palpi recurved, long, or very long, sometimes with 

 the second joint prolonged as a tuft ; the anterior wings 

 oblong, or more frequently elongate ; the posterior wings 

 rather broad, trapezoidal,- or ovate, generally indented 

 below the apex. Larvae with 16 legs ; of very various 

 habits. 



This extensive family comprises more than a fourth 

 of the entire group of Tineina. We have 173 British 

 species. 



7. (EcopHORHXE. Imago with the head smooth, 

 obtuse, and sometimes retracted ; the labial palpi smooth, 

 reflexed, often short ; the anterior wings elongate, rarely 

 oblong ; the posterior wings lanceolate or elongate, not 

 intended. Larva with 16 legs ; feeding in decayed 

 wood, or on leaves of plants. 



This family is comparatively of small extent. We 

 have only 32 British species. 



8. GLYPHIPTERYGID^E. Imago with the head gene- 

 rally smooth ; the labial palpi variable ; the maxillary 



