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stigma scarcely indicated ; the corneous knob (" pelote ") at tl)e 

 base of the inner margin of the posterior wings (S) large, yellow. 

 Length of body 19 mm. Expanse of wings 38 mm. Breadth 

 of anterior wings 4i mm. 



CoNIOPTEEYGIDiE, 

 CONIOPTEEYX, Sp. ? 



Canaries : about pine trees near Aguaraansa, TeneriiFe, 4000 

 feet, 12th December, one example, apparently $ {Eaton). 



I do not, at this moment, feel satisfied that this is identical 

 with a British species. The example has about thirty-five joints 

 in the antennae, and ample posterior wings ; two forks in the 

 apical neuration of both pairs of wiugs ; expanse of wings about 

 8 mm. 



It should be remarked that this family requires a thorough 

 generic and specific revisiou, which I hope soon to effect. In- 

 cluded in it are several very well-marlced and distinct generic 

 groups. 



CONIOPTEEYX PULCHELLA, B. Sp. 



Body fuscous, very densely clothed with the usual white waxy 

 secretion. Antennce whitish, 33-jointed. Legs whitish ; femora 

 at the tips fuscous, and there is sometimes an indication of a 

 fuscous line above, especially on the posterior. Wings of equal 

 form, the posterior ample, very densely covered with white 

 secretion (so that they scarcely transmit light), but with nume- 

 rous dark-grey sj)ots (on which the secretion appears to be less 

 dense), as follows : on the basal half of each wing are about 

 6 to 8 small spots (less on the posterior) ; on the apical half are 

 about 9 large spots ; all the spots are placed in the areas between 

 the veins, and those round the apical and inner margin, between 

 each apical sector, are very large, and triangular in outline ; two 

 forks in the apical neuration in botli pairs of wdngs. 



Expanse about 6 mm. 



Canaries : Montaiias de Nordeste, Teneriffe, 2300 feet, under 

 M'ica arborea, 26th December, 2 examples, probably $ (Eaton) . 



So much is it the rule for the insects of this family to be uni- 

 formly covered wdth white or greyish secretion, that tlie existence 

 of a species in which the wings were conspicuously spotted with 

 darker might pardonably have been doubted. 



