38 TINEIDA. 
The species of this genus may be easily recognized thus :— 
a. Anterior wings with indistinct, almost obsolete, pale spots. Sp. 1. 
aa. Anterior wings with a pale fascia before the middle, and-pale op- 
posite spots beyond the middle. Species 2 and 3. 
aaa. Anterior wings with numerous small distinet pale spots. Sp. 4. 
1. quadripunctella, Mab. 8. I. ii. 298.52 (1781); Haw.; Step. 
—morosa, Lell.—bipunctella, Dup.? Alis anticis obscure fuscis, macula 
triangulari dorsi punctoque parvo disci pone mediwn dilute luteis, puncto 
costali posteriore dilutiore, interdum obsoleto. Exp. al. 6 lin. 
Head and face greyish-fuscous. Palpi whitish. Antennse fuscous. 
Anterior wings dull fuscous, with a pale yellowish, somewhat triangular 
spot on the inner.margin beyond the middle, above which, on the disc, is 
a minute pale yellowish spot, and on the costa, rather beyond, is a very 
indistinct pale spot, in many specimens entirely wanting ; cilia greyish- 
fuscous, Posterior wings greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. . 
Common among hedge-roses in June; flying freely in the early 
morning in the sunshine. ‘The larva feeds in May (?). 
2, Luzella, Hiib. Tin. 430 (1816); Step.; Curt. B. E. fo. 639; 
Zell.—flavipunctella, Haw.; Step. lis anticis saturate purpureo-fus- 
cis, fascia obliqua prope basim, maculis oppositis pone medium (dorsal 
majore) dilute luteis. Exp. al. 5} lin. 
Head dark purplish-fuscous. Face grey. Palpi pale grey. An- 
tenne fuscous. Anterior wings dark purplish-fuscous, with a pale 
yellow, rather oblique fascia near the base, attenuated on the costa, and 
sometimes interrupted; beyond the middle are two pale yellow oppo- 
site spots, of which ¢hat on the inner margin is the larger, and nearly 
triangular ; cilia dark purplish-fuscous, the tips round the apex whit- 
ish. Posterior wings dark fuscous, with a slight purple tinge; cilia 
paler. i 
Not common; occurs near London (at West Wickham), in De- 
vonshire, and in the north of England, in June. 
3. prelatella, W. V. 320. 46 (1776); Fab.; Hib.; Haw.; 
Step.; Zell.; H.-S.—mestella, Hitb.—Luzella, ‘Treit. ; Frey. N. B. ii. 
60. pl. 132.—flavimitrella, Dup.—bifascielia, Wab.? Alis anticis satu- 
rate fuscis, viv purpureo-tinctis, puncto in medio baseos albido, fascia 
Jere recta ante medium, maculis suboppositis pone medium (costali ma- 
jore) albidis. Exp. al. 9 lin. 
Head pale ochreous. ace whitish. Palpi whitish. Antenne fus- 
cous. Anterior wings dark fuscous, with a slight purplish gloss, with a 
small whitish spot in the middle of the base, a nearly straight whitish 
fascia before the middle slightly attenuated on the costa, and two 
whitish nearly opposite spots beyond the middle, of which that on the 
costa is the larger and posterior ; cilia dark purplish-fuscous, externally 
whitish. Posterior wings greyish-fuscous, with a slight purplish gloss; 
cilia grey. 
