144 GELECHID®. 
apicem exit; ramus medians primus a secundo valde distat; vens 
subdorsalis ramus inferior deledus ; posteriores: vena apicalis prope 
basim furcata; vense medians ramus primus valde distat a secundo; 
cellula costalis lata, postice valde coarctata. 
Head smooth, rather convex in front. Ocelli none. Antenne re- 
motely denticulate. Tongue of moderate length, clothed with scales. 
Labial palpi of moderate length; the second joint beneath with a tuft 
of scales, which is prolonged in front; éerminal joint of the 3 very short 
(concealed in the long scales of the second jot); of the 9 smooth, 
pointed, and ascending. Wings elongate, with cilia of moderate length, 
the posterior trapezoidal, very slightly retuse before the apex. In the 
anterior wings the furcate apical vein runs into the costa before the 
apex; the first branch of the median vein is very distant from the second ~ 
branch; the lower branch of the subdorsal vein is obsolete. In the 
posterior wings the apical vein is fureate near the base ; the first branch 
of the median vein is very distant from the second; the costal cell is 
broad, posteriorly extremely narrow. 
In this genus we have only two British species (on the con- 
tinent are two others, one of which is injurious to apricots and 
peaches) ; they frequent heaths, and take short straight flights. 
As we find to be the case in other genera of Zineina, two nearly 
allied plants (Spartium Scoparium and Genista tinctoria) serve as 
food for the larvee of two nearly allied species. 
1. Spartiella, Schr. I’. B. ii. 104. 1798 (1802); Zell.; F. v. R— 
Robertsonella, Curt. B. . fo. 655. Alis anticis diduée griseis, paullulum 
fusco-suffusis, striis numerosis obliquis costae fuscis, macula plice ante 
medium, macula disci in medio, tertiaque disci pone medium fuscis. 
Exp. al. 7 lin. 
Head, face, and palpi pale grey. Antennee pale grey, annulated with 
dark fuscous. Anterior wings pale grey, rather suffused with fuscous, 
with several short oblique fuscous streaks along the costa, and with a 
spot on the fold before the middle, one on the dise in the middle, and 
one on the dise beyond the middle fuscous (occasionally with a few 
dark fuscous scales); at the apex of the hinder margin are two or three 
dark fuscous spots; cilia greyish-fuscous. Posterior wings pale grey, 
with pale fuscous cilia, 
Common in many places in July, among broom and furze. 
The larva feeds in May and June, in the terminal shoots of broom 
(Spartium Scoparium). 
2. Genistze, n.sp. Alis anticis satwratissime griseis, dilute griseo- 
inroratis, costa basim versus dilutiore, stria obliqua mediz coste satu- 
ratissime grisea, nigrave. Exp. al. 7 lin. 
Head, face, and palpi rather dark grey. Antenne pale grey, annu- 
lated with dark grey. Anterior wings very dark grey, slightly irrorated 
with pale grey; the costa towards the base is rather paler; from the 
