1907.] MICROLEPIDOPTEIIA OF TEXEKI FK. 969 



U. V. 1907 (ir/xy//.); L-i Laguna, 23. Y. 1907 (Wlsm.)', Las 

 Mcircdes, 29. V. 1907 (Wlsm.). Nineteen spviiiM-iis. 



Not uncommon, oil the higher ground, in the barr-inco above 

 lvf:d'jo and elsewhere; first taken by Mr. Eaton, in the forest 

 of La Minn. It is very near to albidella Tngstr. (1847 ; =rhyn- 

 chosporella Stn., 1848), but differs in the possession of two extra 

 spots beyond the conspicuous plical one : the European species 

 having no spot at the end of the cell or below the costa. Vein 5 

 is absent in both wings. 



39, (417'OD POLYMETIS, gn. n. 

 (jroXv/ii|rij=of-many-counsels.) 



Type Poly met is carlinella Wlsm. 



Antennae j, slightly serrate towards apex ; basal joint with 

 strong pecten. Maxillary Palpi short. Labial Palpi smooth, 

 usually dependent, but capable of upward movement ; terminal 

 joint shorter than median, rather obtusely pointed. Haustellum 

 small. Head and face coarsely, almost roughly, scaled. Thorax 

 smooth. Forewinys evenly lanceolate: neuration- 12 veins; 

 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa ; 6 out of 7, to termen ; 5 out of 

 stalk of (6 + 7 + 8); rest remote, 3 slightly approximate to 4; 

 l c distinct, 1 furcate at base. Hindwings nearly j|, tapering 

 evenly to an acute apex ; cilia 2-2 1 : neuration 7 veins, 5 and 4 

 coincident ; 6 and 7 stalked, enclosing apex ; 2 remote from 3, 

 which is somewhat approximate to (4 + 5) ; above 5 the discoidal 

 recedes to radius. Abdomen smooth. Legs, hind tibiae hairy. 



Almost corresponding in neuration with some species of Aphe- 

 losetia Steph. and Staymatophora HS. ; separated from the former 

 by the basal furcation of vein 1 of the forewings, as well as by 

 the shorter and less recurved palpi, and from the latter by the 

 same characters, and by the coincidence of veins 5 and 4 of the 

 hind wings. The habits of the larva afford additional reason for 

 separating Poll/metis from Aphelosetia (Elachista Auct.), of which 

 the larvae of all known species feed on the Gramineae, or 

 < 'f/peraceae. 



80. (3920-1) POLYMETIS CARLINELLA, sp. n. 

 (Plate LIL fig. 13.) 



.1 ntennae and Palpi whitish cinereous. Head white. Thorax 

 whitish cinereous. Foreivinys white, profusely and evenly dusted 

 throughout with pale greyish brown scales ; the outer half of the 

 cilia whitish cinereous. Exp. al. 10-11 mm. Hindwings grey; 

 cilia pale brownish cinereous. Abdomen greyish. Legs whitish, 

 with faint greyish shade-bands on their outer sides. 



Type 6 (99037) ; $ (99038) Mus. Wlsm. 



Hab. TEXERIFE Tacaronte, and Guimar, sup. Carlina 

 salicifolia, 19. II - III, excl. 13. Ill - 23. IV. 1907; Puerto 

 Orotava, 27. IY. 1907. Eight specimens. 



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