FAM. ADELIDZE 5 
Characters. — Head rough-haired on crown, face smooth or seldom hairy. Eyes in cf often 
enlarged. Antennz in cy about three to four, in Q one and a half or more, often thickened with rough 
scales towards base, basal joint stout, without pecten. Labial palpi moderately long to short, porrected or 
ascending, loosely scaled or with long rough hairs. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibi in cf 
clothed with long fine hairs above, in Q with appressed lairs or scales. Forewings elongate or 
subovate; 7 to costa, seldom stalked with 8, 8 and 9g sometimes stalked. Hindwings r, elongate-ovate, 
cilia one-half to two-thirds; 6 and 7 stalked or rarely closely approximated. 
Imago flying in sunshine, frequenting flowers. 
Larva at first on flowerheads and seeds, afterwards in a flat portable case of leaf-fragments on 
leaves. 
Foodplants (known for eight species) Drfsacaceae (especially), Lab/atae, Gentianaceae, sometimes 
promiscuous low plants and fallen leaves. 
Geographical distribution of species, — Principally Indo-Malayan and Palwarctic, with a 
few species in Australia, two in South Africa, and one in North America; the origin of the genus is 
probably. [Indo-Malayan. 
GROUP A 
1. N. pantherella, Guenée, Luc. Expl. Alg. Vol. 3, p. 409, pl. 4, f. 11 (1848). N. Africa. 
2. N. algeriensis, Walsingham. Ent. M. Mag. Vol. 43. p. 153 (1907). N. Africa. 
3. N.vraddella, Hübner. Samml. Aus. Vóg. Schmett. pl. 23 (1793) S.-E. Europe. 
(raddaella). 
4. NN. latreillella, Fabricius, Suppl. Ent Syst. p. 502 (1798) S. Europe, N. Africa. 
5. N. pfeifferclla, Hübner, Samml. Europ. Schmett. f. 422 (1816). C. Europe. 
6. N. scabiosella, Scopoli, Ent. Carn. no. 644 (1763). Europe. 
? metallicus, Poda, Ins. Mus. Grec. p. 94 (1761). 
frischella, Curtis, Brit. Ent. Vol. 1o, pl. 463 (1834). 
aerosellus, Zeller, Stett. Ent. Zeit. Vol. rz, p. 140 (1850). 
7. N. cupriacella, Hübner, Samml. Europ. Schmett. f. 445 (1816). C. and S.-E. Europe. 
8. N . dstrianella, Herrich-Scháffer, Schmett. Europ. Vol. 5, f. 232 (1855). S.-E. Europe, S.-W. Asia. 
? beyruthella, Bruand, Ann. Soc, Ent. Fr. p. 619 (1858). 
dalmatinellus, Mann, Verh. Zool.-bot. Ges Wien, Vol. 1o, p. 384 (1569). 
9. N. annae, Zeller, Linn. Ent. Vol. 8, p. 65 (1853). S.-E. Europe, S.-W. Asia, 
10. N. purpurea, Stanton, Tin. Syr. p. 42 (1867). S.-W. Asia. 
ii N. frodigella, Zeller. Linn. Ent. Vol. 8. p. 67 (1853). Asia Minor. 
spleudidus, Staudinger, Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. Vol. 15, p. 277 (1880). 
12. N. auricella, Ragonot. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. p. 580, pl. 11, f. 2 (1874). C. and S. Europe. 
prodigellus, Heinemann (nec Zeller), Schmett. Deutschl. Vol. 3, p. 85 (1870). 
inauratella, Peyerimhoff (nec Duponchel), Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. p. 14 (1872). 
13. N. constantinella, Baker, Ent. Monthly Mag. Vol. 24, p. 255 (1888). N. Africa. 
Demaisoni, Ragonot, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. p. 105 (1889). 
14. N. fasciella, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 670 (1775). — Plate, Fig. | 7. C. and S. Europe. 
schiffermillerella, Hübner, Samml. Aus. Vóg. Schmett. pl. r9 (1793). 
15. N. lenella, Zeller, Linn. Ent. Vol. 8, p. 69 (1853). C. Europe. 
16. N. chlorista, nov. sp. 1), Meyrick. Asia Minor. 
1) Nemotois chlorista, nov. sp. — 3, 15-16 mm.; Q, 13 r4 mm. Head orange on crown, face black. Palpi in g' black above, ochreous- yellow 
below, in Q orange. Eyes in cj very large, almost meeting. Antennz white, in GO towards base densely clothed with rough purple-black scales, 
in Q thickened with rough blue-black scales on basal half. Thorax purple-black, patagia bright brassy-metallic. Abdomen purple-black. Forewings 
elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; all veins separate; bright golden-coppery, more or less 
suffused with deep purple, sometimes mixed with metallic green ; a broad blackish transverse fascia beyond middle, posteriorly extended along costa 
to five-sixths, and thence curved downwards to before apex; cilia fuscous or dark fuscous, basal half suffused with coppery or purple. Hindwings 
rather dark grey, more or less purplish-tinged, in Q darker; cilia in G' whitish, with dark fuscous basal line, round apex grey, in Q wholly dark 
grey. Alma Dagh ; fourteen specimens. 
