210 BRITISH MOTHS 



almost obsolete ; the second in the middle, formed of a white spot, a smaller black one, and a red one, more or 

 less connected together ; the third fascia is subapical, and resembles the second ; hind wings leaden-brown. 

 Hedges in Kent, about the end of May, but rare. 



Species 19. — Argyromiges Autumnella — (Curtis B. E., pi. 284, Wood, fig. 1332, and our Plate CXII., 

 Fig. 19) — Expands 4 lines ; fore wings white, with a brown longitudinal dash, dilated at each end at the 

 extremity of the wing ; the costa, with four small blackish triangular marks ; a black apical dot, below which is 

 small spot and a black ray ; hind wings shining brown. The caterpillar is pale green, and is found on the 

 elm in the autumn : when full grown it forms an oval cocoon, which it attaches by a few threads from the 

 corners, like a hammock, to the under side of the leaf. The moth is found at the same time as the caterpillar. 



Species 20. — Argyromiges nivella '' — (Stephens ; Wood, fig. 1333, and our Plate CXII., Fig. 20) — 

 Expands 4 lines; fore wings " snow-white, with a large fuscescent cloud at the apex, adjoining to which are 

 3 or 4 dark, somewhat radiating streaks, and at the extreme apex a minute black dot;"' hind wings ashy 

 brown, head snowy. Found in woods and forests at the beginning of June. 



1 SvNoNVME. — Tinea cerasifoliella, Hiilmer. 



Species 21. — Argyromiges semiaurella^ — (Stephens; Wood, fig. 1334, and our Plate CXII., Fig. 21) — 

 Expands 3 lines ; fore wings " of a somewhat shining golden hue ; the apex darkish, with about 3 obscure 

 deeper golden streaks, forming a radiated figure, at the apex of which is a minute dusky dot ;" hind wings with 

 a shining golden tinge. Found in the New Forest and elsewhere, in June. 



Species 22. — Argyromiges unipunctella — (Stephens ; Wood, fig. 1335, and our Plate CXII., Fig. 22) — 

 Expands 2i to 3 lines ; fore wings shining silvery snow-white, with a few radiating golden streaks at the 

 extremity of the wing, and an apical black dot ; hind wings and head snow-white. Taken in woods about the 

 beginning of June. 



Species 23. — Argyromiges Spaetipoliella ' — (Hiibner ; Wood, fig. 1336, and our Plate CXII., Fig. 23) 



— Expands 3i to 4 lines ; all the wings silvery, the fore ones with seven oblique brown costal streaks, connected 



together and radiating towards the extremity ; the four anterior having an intervening gold dash, and a convex 



golden spot at the anal angle, which is black at each side in certain positions. Taken in places where broom 



abounds, about the beginning of June. 



i SynonyiMe. — Tinea panctaurella, Haworth. 



Species 24. — Argyromiges Clerckella — (Linn^us, &c. ; Wood, fig. 1337, and our Plate CXII., Fig. 24) 

 — Expands 2i to 4 lines ; fore wings shining silver, the apical part tawny-gold, with a white costal margin, 

 divided by four or six radiating brown stripes, and with a round black spot at the anal angle ; hind wings 

 silvery. Rare in woods about the beginning of June. 



HERIBEIA, Stephens. 

 The palpi are short, ascending, and not divaricating; the terminal joint longer than the preceding; the antennae 

 rather short ; the head clothed with smooth imbricated scales, and the fore wings slightly convoluted in repose ; 

 elongate triangular, with around spot at the apex; the disc generally of dark colours; the extremity of the costa 

 marked with several short, slender silvery lines. 



