372 PYRALIDINA [PLODIA 



Only one species is known ; its habits are similar to those of 

 Ephestia. Imago with forewings narrow, costa hardly arched. 



1. P. interpunctella, Hb. 13-18 mm. Forewings ferrugin- 

 ous-ochreous, densely mixed with dark fuscous ; basal area 

 wholly whitish-ochreous ; first and second lines obscurely dark 

 leaden -fuscous; an obscure paler discal dot. Hindwings 

 whitish-fuscous. 



England to Westmoreland, N. and E. Ireland, local ; SC. 

 and S. Europe, N. Africa, N. America, Australia, artificially 

 spread, true home uncertain, but perhaps America; 6-10. 

 Larva yellow-whitish ; dorsal line darker ; head and plate of 2 

 dark reddish-brown : on maize, figs, seeds, etc. ; 8-6. 



12. EPHESTIA, Gn. 



Face smooth. Antennae in * shortly ciliated. Labial 

 palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, with appressed scales, 



terminal joint moderate, pointed. 

 Maxillary palpi moderate, filiform. 

 Forewings in $ sometimes with 

 costal fold beneath towards base, 

 enclosing hair - pencil ; 5 absent, 

 9 absent. Hindwings : cell not 

 reaching J, 3 and 4 connate or 

 stalked, 5 absent, 7 anastomosing 

 with 8 to beyond middle. 



The species of this genus are 

 few in number, but, owing to 

 their domestic habits, have been so 

 promiscuously distributed through 

 man's agency, that- it is now 

 uncertain from what country they 

 were originally derived ; it seems, 

 howev er, not improbable that the 

 majority are Asiatic. Imago with forewings narrow, costa 

 gently arched. 



1. First line outwardly oblique oh dorsum . . 2. 



not outwardly oblique on dorsum . 3. 



2. Hindwings whitish . . .5. kuehniella. 



,, pale fuscous . . . 1. elutella. 



3. Second line strongly indented near costa . 4. calidella. 



not strongly indented . . 4. 



4. Hindwings with subbasal line of cilia strong 3. cahiritella. 



faint 2. ftculella. 



