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PYRALIDINA 



[MRLIPHORA 



Hindwings in $ with long dorsal hair-pencil ; 3 and 4 stalked, 

 5 absent, 7 anastomosing with 8 to beyond middle. 



Contains only one species, whose native country is now 



uncertain, but probably Euro- 

 pean. Imago with forewings 

 elongate - oval ; in repose the 

 antennae are sometimes waved in 

 rapid alternate revolutions. The 

 generic name Achroia, Hb., is 

 preoccupied by Hiibner himself 

 for a genus of Papilionina. 



1. M. grisella, F. (alvearia, F.) 

 15-22 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. 

 Forewings pale shining fuscous. 



Neuration of Meliphora grisella. HhldwingS whitish-f USCOUS. 



England to York, Ireland, common ; Europe, WC. Asia, 

 N. America, Australia, artificially spread ; 7, 8. Larva grey- 

 whitish ; dorsal line dark purplish ; head and plate of 2 dark 

 brown : on wax in beehives and dried apples ; 9-5. Often very 

 destructive in old hives. 



2. CORCYRA, Rag. 



Face with projecting tuft of scales. Tongue rudimentary. 

 Labial palpi in # short, ascending, second joint densely scaled, 

 terminal slender, naked, with apical hook, in $ rather long, 

 porrected, with appressed scales. Forewings : 5 absent. Hind- 

 wings : 3 and 4 long-stalked, 5 absent, 7 anastomosing with 

 8 to middle. 



Also restricted to a single species of doubtful nativity. 

 Imago with forewings elongate-oval. 



1. C. cephalonica, Stt. 14-20 mm. Head ochreous- whitish. 

 Forewings greyish -ochreous or light fuscous, along dorsum 

 paler or whitish-sprinkled ; veins more or less streaked suf- 

 fusedly with dark fuscous, disc anteriorly sometimes wholly 

 suffused with dark 'fuscous. Hindwings whitish-fuscous to 

 fuscous. 



Kent, Middlesex, York, local; S. Europe (?) ; 7, 9, 10. 

 Larva on dried currants ; 8, 11-5. 



3. MELISSOBLAPTES, Z. 



Face with strong projecting ridge of scales. Labial palpi 

 in $ moderate, ascending, second joint densely scaled, terminal 

 internally naked, slender, with apical hook, in $ long, por- 



