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TINEINA 



[HYPERCALLIA 



Larva greenish-grey ; dorsal line whitish ; dots black, whitish- 

 ringed; head and 2 black - speckled : in spun shoots of Poly- 

 gala; 5. 



3. PLEUROTA, Hb. 



Tongue developed. Antennae |, in moderately ciliated, 

 basal joint with pecten. Labial palpi extremely long, second 

 joint very long, straight, porrected, with rough projecting scales 

 above and beneath throughout, terminal rather short. Fore- 

 wings : 7 to termen. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia ; 3 

 and 4 connate or closely approximated. 



A rather considerable genus; 

 most of the known species in- 

 habit S. Europe and Australia. 

 Imago with forewings elongate, 

 termen very oblique. 



1. P. bicostella, Cl. 19-23 

 mm. Forewings fuscous, irro- 

 rated with whitish; a white costal 

 streak from base to near apex, 

 edged beneath by a brown streak; 

 stigmata black. Hindwings grey. 

 Britain to Sutherland, N. Ire- 

 land, common ; N., C., and SE. 

 Europe, N. Africa : 6. 7. Larva 



Neuration and head of Pleurota oicostella. . , / , i i -i i i 



pinkish-grey, marbled with brown 



on sides ; dorsal and subdorsal lines brownish ; dots blackish ; 

 head and plate of 2 yellowish -brown, latter darker - mark ed : 

 in a web amongst shoots of Erica; 9-5. 



4. APLOTA, Stph. 



Tongue developed. Antennae f, in < moderately ciliated, 

 basal joint with pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, slightly 

 curved, thickened with loose rough scales, terminal joint short. 

 Forewings : 7 to termen. Hindwings 1, elongate -ovate, cilia 

 J ; 3 and 4 connate. 



Probably to be regarded as consisting only of the one 

 species, though nearly approached by some Australian forms. 

 Imago with forewings elongate, termen very oblique. 



1. A. palpella, Hiv. 11-13 mm. Head yellowish-ochreous. 

 Forewings dark fuscous, sprinkled with light ochreous-yellowish; 

 stigmata blackish, discal sometimes connected by a pale 

 yellowish streak. Hindwings dark fuscous. 



