the Lepidoptera of St. Helena. 
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Plantation. It might be easily mistaken for T. binotatella 
(especially as they abound in the same localities), which 
it very much resembles both in size and colour; however, a 
glance at the palpi will at once show that it is in reality quite 
distinct. 
Tinea scalaris , E. Woll. 
Expanse lines. The fore wings of a dull brown, but 
adorned with transverse abbreviated cinereous blotch-like 
fascia3, which are a good deal elevated or raised, the first one 
being before the middle of the wing, and the second one almost 
median. These markings, however (which are sometimes 
confluent), do not quite reach to the fold, but adjoin a small 
cluster of slightly darker scales (not always very traceable) 
which extends beyond the fold to the inner margin. There is 
also a third transverse fascia, which is similar to these two, but 
postmedian in position. The whole of the outer marginal area 
is suffused with somewhat coarse cinereous scales (which are 
a little more concentrated into an obscure spot-like marking- 
on the costa), the apex being defined by a few blackish ones. 
Hind wings dark smoky cinereous. Thorax yellowish brown ; 
Dody rather paler. 
This would appear to be a somewhat local or scarce 
species in St. Helena, the few examples which I have seen 
having been captured by myself at Thompson’s Wood. They 
were concealed beneath the loose stones on the top of a low 
wall encircling the gradually diminishing cluster of native 
gum wood trees, which I believe to be about the oldest re¬ 
maining ones of that kind in the island. T. scalaris is there¬ 
fore most likely a member of the gumwood fauna, though until 
further material has been obtained I would not wish to state 
this with any certainty. 
Tinea lielence , E. Woll. 
Expanse lines. The fore wings of a dirty yellowish 
white, but much streaked towards the apex with minute longi¬ 
tudinal blackish lines formed of closely-packed subiridescent 
scales; and along the fold are others which are more conspi¬ 
cuously darkened. Hind wings of the same colour as the 
anterior ones, but without markings. When examined through 
a powerful lens this is a most beautiful little moth, all the 
Avings being richly adorned with metallic scales (which are 
scarcely visible to the naked eye), those on the fore wings 
being composed of a variety of tints, whilst on the hind wings 
opaline ones prevail. Thorax concolorous with the anterior 
wings, body with the posterior ones. 
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