772 TINEINA [ACROLEPIA 



(The name marcidella, Curt., has been applied to two or 

 three specimens of this genus in bad or doubtful condition, 

 supposed to constitute a distinct species, but no proper descrip- 

 tion appears to have been published, nor is there sufficient 

 material on which to found one.) 



3. A. pygmaeana, Hw. (autumnitella, Curt.) 10-11 mm. 

 Forewings less elongate, ochreous- brown to dark fuscous, 

 irregularly strigulated with black and whitish; two blackish 

 costal spots near middle ; a triangular dorsal spot of whitish 

 strigulae before middle ; a black sinuate streak in disc towards 

 apex; a whitish bar in middle of terminal cilia. Hindwings 

 dark grey, lighter anteriorly. 



England to Durham, local ; Holland, Germany ; 8-4. Larva 

 whitish-green ; head brownish : in leaves of Solanum dulcamara; 

 7-10. Pupa in an open network cocoon. 



4. A. perlepidella, Stt. 10-11 mm. Forewings less elongate, 

 dark purplish - fuscous, with four broad irregular partially 

 incomplete ferruginous -orange fasciae; three ochreous -whitish 

 costal spots alternating with these, third double ; two light 

 yellowish dorsal spots before and beyond middle, former some- 

 times meeting first costal spot. Hindwings dark fuscous. 



Kent, Gloucester, local ; Germany, Switzerland ; 6. Larva 

 pale yellowish or greenish ; dorsal line darker green ; head pale 

 brown : in leaves of Inula conyza ; 4, 5. Pupa in a dense cocoon 

 within the mine. 



23. EPICHNOPTERYX, Hb. 



Head rough. Tongue obsolete. Antennae in $ J, bipectinated 

 to apex. Labial palpi short, porrected, densely hairy. Maxillary 

 palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae loosely scaled. Forewings 

 with hair- scales ; Ib furcate, 6 sometimes absent, 7 to apex, 8 

 absent, 10 sometimes absent. Hindwings under 1, ovate, cilia 

 ; 4 absent. $ apterous, without legs or antennae. 



Restricted to a few species, principally inhabiting C. and S. 

 Europe. Imago with wings clothed with hairs, forewings rather 

 elongate -triangular, costa moderately arched, apex rounded. 

 Larva in a portable case. 



Wings unicolorous .... 2. pulla. 



with darker markings . . 1. reticella. 



1. E. reticella, Neivm. 9-10 mm. Forewings and hind wings 

 semihyaline, whitish ; scattered transverse spots of thinly strewn 

 dark fuscous hair- scales, tending to form irregular transverse 

 lines; 6 and 10 of forewings absent. 



