260 Lord Walsingham on the Tortricida, 



scaled instead of being slender and naked, as in that 

 genus, and the suddenly arched, almost angulated costa, 

 are the chief characters which appear to separate it. 

 It has much the appearance of the genus Teras, Lin., 

 among the Tortricidce. 



- Teratopsis tunicella, n. s. (PL XIL, fig. 28). 



Capite thorace palpis et antennis schistaceo-griseis. 

 Palpis articulo tertio squamis rudibus ante apicem 

 acuminatum paulo incrassato. Alis anticis schistaceo- 

 griseis plaga basali externe arcuata et squamis erectis 

 perspicue marginata purpurascente, lunula auriforme ad 

 finem cellulae atomis atris circumjaceiitibus, margine 

 apicali punctulis atris indicate. Posticis dilute schistaceo- 

 griseis subnitentibus. 



Head, thorax, and antennae slaty grey ; the palpi 

 slaty grey, mottled with a few dusky scales on the outer 

 sides, having the second joint of even width thickly 

 scaled ; the third joint half as long as the second, some- 

 what thickened in the middle, with rough scales nearly 

 reaching to the apex, which is acuminate. Fore wings 

 slaty grey, with a conspicuous and distinct basal patch 

 of bronzy purple covering the basal third of the wing, 

 except on the dorsal margin, rounded at its outer edge, 

 which is distinguished by a line of strongly-raised 

 blackish purple scales, reaching nearly, but not quite, 

 to the dorsal margin. An ear-shaped spot lies at the 

 end of the disc, its narrow blackish margin interrupted 

 on the side immediately opposite to the anal angle, and 

 separated by a slight interspace from its reddish purple 

 centre. Around it are a series of minute blackish dots, 

 which seem to be continued downwards on its inner side 

 to the dorsal margin and anal angle, becoming more 

 conspicuous along the apical margin, and reaching 

 around the apex to the costa. Hind wings rather 

 shining pale slaty greyish, lighter on the costa towards 

 the base, with a slender pale line along the base of the 

 cilia. Expanse, 18 mm. 



A single specimen in good condition is in Mr. Gooch's 

 collection. 



