686 TIN KIN A ISCYT.IIMS 



than in other regions. The unicolorous species require careful 

 discriminalion. lma<j;o with forewiirrs elongate lanceolate, 

 sometimes caudate. 



1. Forowings with whitish spots . . .2, 



,, without whitish spots . . . f). 



2. Ilindwings with f> ;d>senl, . . . .3. 



- r > present . . I. 



3. Fore wings with \\liitish Ion ml spot . . 7. vnrii-llii. 



,, \\'ithoiit whitish toni;i,l Kpot . <>. .x-/vv//,/. 



4. Koivwings with two whitish florgal BpOt| , '). </', 



three whitish dorsal sjiots 



N. 



f>. l<'.iv\\ iii'.-s witli some whitish sc.jilrs . . 0. 



without whitish sr.-ilrs . . 7. 



6. Expanse M nun. or more ; T> of hindwin^s present 



I. 



,, 1'J nun. or h;ss ; T> of hiinlwingH absent 



7. Iliiulwin^s ?;, r> ;il.scnt . . .4. 



,, ni'.-irly I, - r ) present . . S. 



8. Expanse 12 mm, or more . . . 2. j'ux<-<><t<'.nea. 



,, I I mm. or less . . . 5. futCOCltprttt, 



1. S. grandipennis, llw. M l-s mm. Mxlomen in ( f , ron^h 

 haired towai'ds apex, in V hene;ith pule whitish oe.hreons except 

 towards hase. Ko rewinds loii'j pointed, lroii/,y ; usually a, Few 

 whitish scales in disc, in y sometimes more numerous and 

 I'ormini!; a, longitudinal suH'iision. Hiiidwiii"s almost, I, cilia, 

 less than _{ ; dark L'Tev ; I and - r > conn;ile of stalked. 



Kngland to Lancashire, M. Ireland, ratJier local ; Krance, S. 

 <ierinany; ('. Larva, dark ^rey ;j ri'en ; dorsal line pa.ler ; suh 

 dorsal (larker; dots black ; head hrownish : in a w(;h ainonjj ( 

 shoots of III,.,' ; '1 I. 



2. S. fuscoaenea, ////;. Vl-\\ mm. Abdomen in y heneatli 



broadly suffused with oohreous-whitish, Forewinga I'dativdy 



narrouer than in >V. y/v///(//y>r//,y/./.s, dark shining greenish hron/y, 

 towards a,j)e.\ coppery tinned. aindwingfl :dmost I, cilia less 

 than "2 ; dark fuscous; 1 and T> connate or stalked. 



Lir.'land to ( 'umbel-land, S. Ireland, locaJ ; (I. and SM. 

 Kuropc; <>. Larva on //<//',!/////< ////////; r>. 



M. S. senescens, /SV/. lOl'J mm. Abdomen in y beneath 

 with oclireoiis whitish blotch extendin- over two or more ante 

 a.pica.l s<'^nients. PoTewingS moderately Ion;/ poinli'd, dark 

 bron/y fuscous, with scatiered whitish hair scales, especially 



