MYELOIS] PHYCITIDAE 379 



1. M. cirrigerella, Zk. 18-20 mm. Head and thorax ochre- 

 ous-orange. Forewings rather short, dilated, glossy light 

 brownish-ochreous, base orange-tinged ; 10 absent. Hindwings 

 light fuscous. 



Wilts (Ramsbury), several specimens in 1874; C. Europe; 7, 8. 



2. M. cribrella, HI. 25-30 mm. Forewings glossy white ; a 

 subbasal black dot, two representing first line, one in disc beyond 

 these, two transversely placed in disc beyond middle, and a series 

 of about six representing second line ; some smaller terminal 

 black dots; 10 sometimes out of 9. Hindwings grey-whitish, 

 more or less suffused with dark grey towards costa and termen. 



S. England to Hereford and Norfolk, local ; C. and S. Europe, 

 N. and WC. Asia, Japan ; 7, 8. Larva pale greyish-ochreous, 

 greenish-tinged; dorsal line darker, pale-edged; lateral pale; 

 head and plate of 2 black : in flower-heads of Carduus, Onopor- 

 don, etc., subsequently entering the stems ; 8-4. 



3. M. ceratoniae, Z. (pryerella, Vaughan) 18-26 mm. Fore- 

 wings narrow, rather dark grey, irrorated with whitish, veins 

 obscurely darker-streaked ; lines paler, internally dark-edged, 

 first more strongly, oblique, indented near dorsum, second 

 serrulate ; two indistinct darker transversely placed discal dots ; 

 darker terminal dots. Hindwings subhyaline, grey-whitish, 

 greyer posteriorly, veins and termen grey. 



Kent, Middlesex, scarce and local ; SC. and S. Europe, Africa, 

 W. Indies, range partially due to artificial introduction ; 8, 9. 

 Larva rosy -pink or pinkish -ochreous ; head reddish-brown ; 

 plate of 2 reddish -brown, posterior edge black : in seeds of 

 Ceratonia-beans, dried dates, etc. ; 5-7. 



19. EURHODOPE, Hb. 



Face smooth. Antennae in $ shortly ciliated. Labial 

 palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, loosely scaled, 

 terminal joint moderate, pointed. Maxillary palpi short, 

 tolerably filiform. Forewings : 4 and 5 approximated. Hind- 

 wings : cell reaching J, 4 and 5 closely approximated or stalked, 

 7 anastomosing with 8 to middle. 



A genus of moderate size, ranging throughout the Northern 

 hemisphere and Africa. Imago with fore wings elongate - 

 triangular, costa little arched. 



1. Discal dots obliquely placed . . 2. advenella. 



transversely placed . . .2. 



2. First line whitest towards costa . . 3. suavella. 



towards dorsum 1. marmorea 



