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abial palps, covered with scales or hairs. Antennae mostly simple. 

 Caterpillars with sixteen feet). 



a) Tongue very short, scarcely distinct. 



Sub-genus Pliycis FABR. (Phycis and Euplocamus LATH., with 

 antennae of males pectinate). 

 I) Tongue distinct. 



Sub-genera Crambus (Chilo BoMMEs), Alucita LATE., Galleria 

 FABR. 



Sp. Galleria cerella, Tinea mellonella L., ECESEL, Ins. in. Pap. noct. Cl. iv. 

 Tab. XLI. SEPP v. Tab. XLVI ; with grey wings, the upper wings more 

 brownish, dark- spotted and excised on the outer margin in the male, in the 

 female obtuse. The caterpillar of this species lives in the hives of bees, 

 always protected and concealed under spun threads. The metamorphosis 

 occurs within the hive. The moths come from the pupa in the spring. 

 These enemies of bees were known to the ancients; ViEGiL calls them 

 dirum tinece genus (Georgic. Lib. iv. 246; comp. PLINIUS, Hist. not. Lib. 

 XI. cap. xix.) 



Botys LATE, (and Hydrocampe ejuscl.) Fore- wings triangular, 

 orming with the body a sub-horizontal triangle when the insect is 

 t rest. Four exsert palps. Tongue conspicuous. Antennas seta- 

 eous. 



Sp. Botys verticalis, Phalcena (Pyralis} verticalis L., ECESEL, Ins. I. Pap. 

 noct. Cl. iv. Tab. iv. SEPP v. Tab. xxiv. &c. 



Aglossa LATR. Tongue inconspicuous. Habit and characters of 

 the preceding genus. (Species of genus Pyralis TREITSCHKE, Cram- 

 bus FABR.) 



Sp. Aglossa pinguinalis, Phalcena (Pyralis) pinguinalis L., DE GEEE, Ins. 

 n. PI. vi. figs. 4 12, SEPP v. Tab. xx. &c. 



Tortrix TiiElTSCHKE, Pyralis FABR., LATR. (Phalcena TortrixHi.) 

 of insect at rest representing the form of a roof much flattened 

 r subhorizontal, and with the body forming a triangle, short, broad, 

 nteriorily arcuate outwards, the external margin of the fore-wings 

 eing produced to the base. Maxillary palps either none or short, 

 ot exsert; labial palps with second joint thick, hirsute, in some 

 bort, in others longer and in the anterior part of the head, pro- 

 uced like a beak. (Caterpillars with sixteen feet.) 



Leaf- rollers. These have been thus named because the caterpillars 

 of many species roll up and spin together the leaves on which they 

 feed. Some tie up young buds and blossoms with their web ; others 



