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ONCOCERA, Ste., Oncoq'era ; 07*09, a mass , a swelling, 

 icepas, horn ; the males having a mass of scales 

 at the base of the antennae. 

 AHENELLA, W. V., Ahenel'la, aheneus, brassy. 

 MELIA, Cur., Mel'ia, /jue\^ honey ; the larva feeding in 



the nests of bees. 

 SOCIELLA, L., Sociel'la, socius, a companion; the 



larvae feeding in societies. 

 ANELLA, W. V., Anel'la, anus, an old woman ; from 



its grey appearance. 

 GALLERIA, F., Galler'ia, from the habit of the larva, 



of forming galleries in honeycomb. 

 CERELLA, L., Qerel'la, cera, wax ; from the larva 



being found in bees' -nests. 



MELIPHORA, Gu., Meliphora; //,e\i, honey, <ft>p, a 

 thief: the larva feeding on the honey in bee- 

 hives. 

 ALVEARIELLA, F., Alveariel'la, alvearium, a bee-hive. 



TORTKICES, TORTRI'QES. 



The tribe of insects of which Tortrix is the type. 



CYMBIDJE, Gu., Qym'bidce, cymba, a boat ; the family with 



boat-shaped larvae. 



H ALIAS, Tr., Hal'ias, aXm<?, a fishing-boat ; in allusion 

 to the form of the larva (Treitschke). Or from 

 aXms, belonging to the sea ; in allusion to the 

 colour of the perfect insect. 



PRASINANA, L., Prasinana, Trpda-wos, leek-green. 



QUERCANA, W. V., Quercd'na, feeds on Oak (Quercus 

 Robur). 



CHLORANA, L., Chlorana [Clorana], %Xo)po?, light- 

 green. 



TORTRICIDJE, Gu., Tortrl'qida, the family of which the genus 



Tor trio? is the type. 



SAROTHRIPUS, Cur., Saro'thripus [Sarrothripus] ; 

 o-dpwQpov, a sweeping -broom, TTOU?, the foot ; 

 " from the brushes of hair which are attached 

 to the fore-legs" (Curtis). 



REVAYANA, W. V., Revayana, in honour of the na- 

 turalist Revay. 



TORTRIX, L., Tortrix, fern, of Tortor, one who twists; 

 from the habit of the larvae, of twisting and 

 contorting the leaves of the food-plant. 

 PYRASTRANA, Hub., Pyrastrana, wvp, fire, aarpov, 

 a star. 



