282 ON MOTHS FROM ADEN AND SOMALILAND. [Feb. 18, 
This species differs from all hitherto described species of Tineola 
in the form of the antennz, which are much stouter and more 
distinctly flattened than in biselliella, Humm., which it also exceeds 
in size. This form of antenna attains its greatest development in 
Ceylon. 
PurHoropea, Wlsm., g.n. 
(¢Boporords = causing injury.) 
Type. Phthoropea carpella, W1sm. 
Antenne less than the length of the fore wings, simple. 
Labial palpi porrect, somewhat thickly clothed, apical joint 
concealed. 
Maxillary palpi minute. 
Haustellum apparently obsolete. 
Ocelli ? 
Head and face roughly clothed with projecting hair-scales. 
Thorax smooth. 
Fore wings elongate, somewhat lanceolate, costa straight, apex 
depressed. Neuwration 11 veins (7 and 8 coincident), the rest 
separate; 9 and 10 almost anastomosed before the costa; the fork 
at the base of vein | apparently obsolete. 
Hind wings almost 1, somewhat triangular, tapering to a narrow 
point, abdominal angle developed. Neuration 8 veins, all separate. 
Legs: hind tibie somewhat hairy. 
PHTHOROP@A CARPELLA, Wlsm., sp. n. 
Antenne greyish ochreous. 
Palpi brownish fuscous. 
Head and face ferruginous. 
4 horax bronzy fuscous, with two pale longitudinal streaks. 
Fore wings bronzy brownish fuscous, with a paler streak along 
the dorsum and with three or four tufts of slightly raised scales 
showing a little darker than the ground-colour; the first on the 
middle of the fold with a smaller one above it on the disc, a second 
towards the end of the fold and another at the end of the cell; 
a dark fuscous line runs along the termen and another along the 
ends of the cilia, which have a tendency to give an uncate appear- 
ance to the apex. Ewp.al. g 12 mm., 2? 16 mm. 
Hind wings shining pale bronzy grey ; the cilia, which are very 
long about the abdominal angle, are slightly paler. Underside 
shining bronzy grey, slightly paler than the fore wings. 
Abdomen pale greyish ochreous, with two dark lateral spots at 
the base beneath. 
Legs greyish ochreous, hind tarsi faintly speckled; anterior legs 
fuscous externally. 
Type, 3. 
Hab. Aden (three specimens, Yerbury, Nurse). 
Larva in fruit of Solanum, sp. (Yerbury) ; in seed-pods of Acacia 
edgworthii (Nurse). 
