774 TINEINA [FUMEA 



head light brown, blackish-marked : case covered with longi- 

 tudinally placed fragments of grass ; on grass, etc. ; 5. The 

 9 of this and the two following species rests with the body 

 strongly bent under, so that the ovipositor is directed forwards. 



2. F. intermediella, Brd. (roboricolella, Brd. ; nitidella, Hof.) 

 <$ 12-14 mm. Forewings rather broad, apex rounded; dark 



fuscous, bronzy - tinged. Hindwings dark fuscous. $ with 

 anal tuft whitish or grey-whitish, sometimes fuscous-mixed. 



Britain to the Clyde, Ireland, common ; Europe ; 7. Larva 

 dark purplish -brown ; head and plates of 2-4 blackish : case 

 covered usually with longitudinally placed fragments of grass ; 

 on grass, lichens, etc. ; 5. 



3. F. betulina, Z. (anicanella, Brd.; 1 salicolella, Brd.) 

 12-14 mm. Forewings rather elongate, apex distinctly pointed ; 

 dark fuscous, bronzy-tinged. Hindwings dark fuscous. $ with 

 anal tuft white. 



SE. England to Hants and Essex, local ; C. Europe ; 7. 

 Larva purplish-brown ; head, plate of 2, and slender plates of 3 

 and 4 black : case somewhat pointed, covered with fragments of 

 lichen, bark, etc. (not grass); on lichens growing on bushes; 5. 



4. F. sepium, Spr. (tabulella, Brd.) $ 13-15 mm. Forewings 

 elongate, apex distinctly pointed ; rather dark fuscous, more or 

 less mottled with lighter greyish-ochreous. Hindwings fuscous. 



9 with anal tuft brownish. 



Worcester, other records doubtful ; C. Europe ; 7. Larva 

 brownish ; head and plate of 2 black : case rather thick, nearly 

 perpendicular, covered with fragments of moss and lichen ; on 

 lichens growing on trees ; 5. The $ rests with the ovipositor 

 directed backwards. 



25. SOLENOBTA, Z. 



Head rough. Tongue obsolete. Antennae J, in < ciliated, 

 basal joint without pecten. Labial palpi short, drooping, hairy. 

 Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibiae hairy. Forewings : 

 Ib furcate, 7 and 8 or 8 and 9 sometimes short -stalked, 7 to 

 apex, 10 absent. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia ^-1 ; 4 and 

 5, or 6 and 7 sometimes short-stalked. $ apterous. 



A small genus, apparently confined to Europe ; the species 

 are largely parthenogenetic, that is, fertile eggs may be laid by 

 unimpregnated females for several generations in succession ; 

 the number of females produced is also commonly very much 

 in excess of the males. Imago (male) with forewings elongate, 

 apex rounded. Larva feeding in a portable case on lichens. 



