MON-OPISJ TIXKIDAE 785 



mixed with pale ochivous. l-'oiv wings dark fuscous, purplish- 

 tinged, somewhat mixed with brownish-ochivous : ;in obscure 

 rather large triangular l>ro\\ nish-ochreous or ochreous-yellowish 

 dorsal spot befmv tornus, and another on costa nearly opposite ; 

 an ochreous- whitish median discal spot. Hindwings bronzy - 

 grey. 



Surrey, ( 'arnbridge, local ; Germany ; 6, 7. Larva in 

 decayed wood ; 10-4. 



4. M. rusticella, ///>. 14-20 mm. Head light yellow-ochre- 

 ous. Fore-wings purplish-grey, densely strigulatcd with dark 

 fuscous and more or less irrorated with whitish -ochreous; a 

 small whitish hyaline discal spot before middle; sometimes a 

 small whitish -ochreous tornal spot. Hindwings brassy-grey, 

 posteriorly purplish-tinged. 



Britain to the Shetlands, E. Ireland, common ; N. and C. 

 Europe, Asia Minor, N. America; 5, 6, 8, 9. Larva whitish ; 

 head pale brown; plate of 2 yellowish -brown : on wool, 

 probably also on various refuse ; 7, 8, 10-3. 



5. M. monachella, 7/A. 11-17 mm. Head and thorax white. 

 Forewings less narrow, dark ferruginous-fuscous, with numerous 

 small dark ashy-fuscous spots ; an ochreous -white trapezoidal 

 blotch extending along costa from before middle to near apex 

 and reaching half across wing, lower side sinuate ; a subhyaline 

 spot in lower anterior angle of this. Hindwings brassy-grey, 

 darker posteriorly. 



Cambridge, in fens, local; NC. Europe, India, Hawaiian 

 Isles, doubtless artificially distributed ; 5, 6, 8. 



40. TRICHOPHAGA, Rag. 



Characters of Tinea, but fore wings with 10 running into 9 

 before costa, 11 running into 10, 

 12 running into 11, these three 

 veins not reaching the costa. 



The single European species is 

 now of world -wide distribution 

 and doubtful origin ; two other 



T ,. ... Forewing of Trichoiihaga tapetiella. 



species are known from Africa. 



Imago with fore wings elongate, rather narrow, apex round- 

 pointed. Larva feeding especially on furs, skins, etc. 



1. T. tapetiella, L. 15-22 mm. Head white. Forewings 

 ochreous -white, thinly strigulated with grey; basal dark 

 purplish-fuscous; a roundish grey posterior discal spot; some 

 small black spots about apex. Hindwings light brassy-grey. 



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