DEPRESSARIA, 83 
cilia leaden-grey, with a slight reddish tinge. Posterior wings pale 
greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. 
Occurs in the north of England in July; taken also on the 
coast, in Norfolk and Kent. 
Genus VI. DEPRESSARIA. 
Derressaria, Haw. L. B. 505 (1812); Curt.; Step.; Zell. Aaemy- 
lis, Dup. Hemylis p., Treit.; Zett. 
Capilli depressi. Ocelli nulli. Antenne articulis confertis, vix denti- 
culatis. Haustellum mediocre, squamatum. Palpi maxillares bre- 
vissimi. Palpi labiales mediocres, reflexi, articulo secundo infra 
scopiformi, tertio tenui, levi, acuto. Abdomen planum, squamis mar- 
ginatum. Ale oblongee mediocriter ciliate, posteriores margine pos- 
tico ante angulum analem rotundatum plerumque sinuato. Ale ante- 
riores: yen apicalis furcatee ramus inferior ante apicem exit; infra 
eam rami quinque; venee median rami duo primi in furcam con- 
juncti; submediana a mediana distat, apice incrassato. Ala poste- 
riores: vene subdorsales tres, tertia in basi pliceformis; vena me- 
diana trifida; cellula costalis sensim coaretata, vena apicalis simplex. 
Head smooth. Ocelli none. Antennee with the joints compressed, 
hardly denticulate, not pubescent. Tongue of moderate length, scaled. 
Maxillary palpi very short. Labial palpi moderately long, reflexed ; 
the second joint beneath resembling a brush; the third jot slender, 
smooth, pointed. Abdomen flat, with projecting scales at the sides. Wings 
oblong, with moderate cilia; the anterior not emarginate on the costa, 
slightly rounded at the apex; the posterior wings generally with the 
hinder margin emarginate before the rounded anal angle. In the ante- 
rior wings the lower branch of the furcate apical vein runs into the 
costa Jefore the apex; below it are five veins from the discoidal cell ; 
the two first branches of the median vein are united into a fork; the 
apical portion of the submedian, which is remote from the median vein, 
is thickened. In the posterior wings are three subdorsal veins, the 
third attenuated at the base; the median vein is trifid; the costal cell 
perceptibly narrowed ; the apical vein is simple. 
An extensive but very natural genus, of which we have no less 
than thirty-seven British species, and many others are known on 
the continent, The perfect insects of several species are extremely 
retired in their habits, and keep themselves so well concealed that 
they are rarely or never seen: some come out from their lurking- 
places after dusk, and, crawling up the stems of the plants on 
which they feed, may be seen by the aid of a lantern, but readily 
take alarm and drop again to the ground ; a few, such as applana, 
are less anxious for concealment, and may be met with plentifully 
