418 PYRALIDINA [MECYNA 



projecting angularly beneath. Middle tibiae in much dilated, 

 enclosing tuft of hairs ; tibial outer spurs J-f . 



A small but quite cosmopolitan genus, of which only one 

 species occurs in Europe ; correlated with Pyramid. 



1. M. polygonalis, HI). 27-34 mm. Forewings brown, some- 

 times reddish -tinged or partially suffused with dark fuscous; 

 lines dark fuscous, first straight, oblique, second waved, rather 

 strongly curved above middle ; orbicular dot and narrow trans- 

 verse discal spot dark fuscous, latter often followed by a large 

 round light space. Hindwings orange ; costa and sometimes 

 dorsum suffused with dark grey ; a blackish terminal fascia. 



Kent, Suffolk, Gloucester, a casual immigrant only ; C. and 

 S. Europe, C. and S. Asia, Australia; 6. Larva on Genista 

 and Cytisus ; 7, 8. 



21. LOXOSTEGE, Hb. 



Face with pointed or obtuse conical horny projection. An- 

 tennae f. Labial palpi porrected, second joint with dense 

 projecting scales attenuated to a point forwards, terminal con- 

 cealed. Maxillary palpi filiform. Tibial outer spurs J-f (in 

 verticalis middle-spur -J-). 



A genus of some size, principally confined to northern tem- 

 perate regions. Pupa subterranean. 



1. Forewings fuscous . . .1. sticticalis. 



yellowish . . . .2. 



2. Hindwings with two dark grey lines . 2. verticalis. 



,, without lines . . .3. palealis. 



1. L. sticticalis, L. 22-27 mm. Forewings rather dark 

 fuscous, somewhat ochreous-tinged ; first line obsolete, second 

 darker, subserrate, angularly indented below middle, followed 

 on costa by an ochreous- whitish spot; oval orbicular and 

 irregular discal spot darker, separated by an ochreous-whitish 

 spot; a terminal whitish -ochreous streak, projecting above 

 middle. Hindwings rather dark fuscous ; a darker postmedian 

 line, sometimes followed by a cloudy whitish streak becoming 

 obsolete beneath ; a whitish-ochreous subterminal streak. 



England to York, E. Ireland, local ; Europe, WC. and N. Asia, 

 N. America ; 6-8. Larva grey ; dorsal line pale, dark-edged, 

 or dark, pale -edged ; subdorsal pale ; spiracular pale yellow, 

 enclosing a fine dark grey line ; spots pale, blackish-ringed; head 

 and sometimes plate of 2 black : on upper side of leaves of 

 Artemisia vulgaris and A. campestris ; 6, 7. 



2. L. verticalis, L. (cinctalis, Tr.) 28-31 mm. Forewings 



