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8 TINEINA. 
9. ALUCITINA, Zeller. 
Orneodites, Duponchel. 
Orneodidee, Herrich-Schdffer. 
Alucitidee pars, Stephens. 
Antenne setacce. 
Corpus gracile, breve, pictum. 
Ale longe ciliate, singule sexpartite. 
Antenne setaceous. Body slender, short, with markings. Wings with 
long cilia, each divided into six. 
The Zineina, which form the subject of this volume, are an 
extremely interesting group in many respects. It has been the 
remark of every writer, that the smaller the species the more splen- 
did the colouring and the more sharply-defined the markings ; 
but one of the greatest points of attraction to the study of this 
group is afforded by the endless variety in the habits of the spe- 
cies. It is precisely among the smallest species that we find the 
characters of the families most strongly defined; and whereas 
among the larger species it is extremely difficult to arrange them 
in families with good distinctive characters, in the smaller species 
no such difficulty exists. 
The most generally known species of this group are those in- 
cluded in the genus Zea, which are commonly termed “ clothes- 
moths ;” these however give but a very faint idea of the whole 
group, which are mostly vegetable-feeders, and, with some few 
- exceptions, do not cause us any great amount of injury; on the 
other hand, from their small size and secluded mode of living, 
their beauties are seldom displayed to any but those who collect 
them. 
Z The larvee of many construct portable cases, of which that of 
Tinea pellionelia is but a too familiar instance, being found abun- 
dantly in houses, on furs or coats that have been put away and 
neglected. Some few larvee live entirely exposed, but more fre- 
quently they shelter themselves between united leaves, or by 
drawing together the terminal shoots of plants, thus betraying 
themselves to the experienced eye, and being far easier found than 
if the larvee were themselves exposed to view; the great bulk of 
the smaller families mine between the cuticles of leaves, and the 
consequent ease with which they may be detected is surprising, 
