80 TORTRICINA. 



Genus VIII. PHL^ODES, GUENEE. 



Palpi longer than the head, clothed with scales, especially above 

 and beneath at the apex of the middle joint ; basal joint drooping, 

 stout, pyriform, truncate ; apical slender, obovate, acute at the apex, 

 not so long as the basal ; middle stout, curved, ascending, thickest 

 towards the apex, nearly four times as long as the apical. Maxillae 

 as long as the palpi. Thorax stout, subglobose. Anterior wings : 

 length equals three times the width ; costa arcuated, folded to the 

 middle in the <$ ; apex obtuse ; apical margin concave ; dorsal 

 margin slightly rounded. The discoidal cell extends three-fifths 

 along the wing ; the costal vein does not extend beyond the fold ; 

 the subcostal nervures remote and equidistant. In some instances 

 the subcostal vein divides, and forms a loop before the insertion of 

 the second subcostal nervure. Posterior wings somewhat acute at 

 the apex ; apical margin concave. The median vein furcate at the 

 apex. Abdomen tufted at the apex in the rf , stout, and not tufted 

 in the $ . 



In this genus there are at present only four British species, 

 and one or two others are known upon the Continent. The 

 perfect insects are of moderate dimensions, and tolerably uniform 

 in size, but are variable in colour. In structural details they 

 offer but little disparity to the preceding group. In repose the 

 wings are much deflexed, but not held close to the sides of the 

 abdomen. 



The four species above alluded to may be thus arranged : 



A. Anterior wings with brown or blackish markings, 

 and a pale blotch on the dorsal margin, and another 



at the anal angle Species 1-3 



B. Anterior wings with the Hatch of various colours 

 (in different specimens) produced, or extending 



along the dorsal margin Species 4 



1 . tetraquetrana, Haw. Alis anticis griseis : fascia basi mediaque 



fuscis brunneo strigatis ; costa strigis geminatis albidis ; puncto 



apice subferrugineo, punctoque postico marginem dorsalem versus 



nigro ; posticis fuscis. 3 Exp. al. 6^7 lin. 



Head pale fuscous, paler behind. Face dull drab above, sometimes 



fuscous, whitish below. Eyes black. Palpi not so long as the head : 



above pale grey at the base, at the apex and beneath dark grey. 



AntennaB dark brown, alternated with grey ; basal joint clothed with 



pale grey scales beneath. Thorax fuscous or dull brown. Patagia 



paler. Anterior wings pale drab, much streaked with dark brown, 



fasciated, and marked with fuscous. At the base is a fuscous patch, 



darkest posteriorly, and streaked with brown and drab, especially 



towards the dorsal margin ; its hinder edge is angulated obtusely in 



