158 GELECHID®. 
irroratis, maculis tribus sulphureis, wna plice prope basim, altera dorsali 
pone medium, tertia mediocri coste apicem versus; capite luteo, série 
fusca, Exp. al. 6% lin. 
Head pale yellow, with a fuscous streak along the middle. Face pale 
yellow. Palpi pale yellow, the second joint internally dark fuscous ; 
terminal joint with a broad fuscous ring before the apex. Anterior 
wings dark fuscous, with numerous scattered sulphur scales, and with 
three sulphur spots, one on the fold near the base, and connected with 
the base along the fold, one on the inner margin beyond the middle, 
and one on the costa before the apex, not reaching half across the wing ; 
at the anal angle are a few sulphur scales; cilia fuscous, varied with 
sulphur. Posterior wings greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. 
Occurs in May and June on the trunks of fir-trees in the north 
of England and Scotland. Herr Richter found the larvee under 
the bark of dead fir-trees, in the autumn. 
5. augustella, Hiib. Tin. 177 (1801).—augusta, Haw.—angust- 
ella, Step.—mestella, Hiib.—var. albimaculea, Waw.; Step.; Sta.— 
Jfunestella, Dup. xi. pl. 298. f. 12.—luetuosella, Dup. Alis anticis satu- 
rate fuscis, fascia prope basim, ad dorsum latiore, fascia media in plica 
attenuata, macula minore dorsi, maculaque majore posteriore costa 
apicem versus, dilute luteis; (variat, fasciis angustioribus, macula cos- 
tali minore, albido-luteis.) Exp. al. 5-54 lin. 
Back of the head dark fuscous. Front of the head and face whitish. 
Palpi dark fuscous, the end of the second and third joints whitish. 
Antenne white, annulated with dark fuscous, the tip entirely white. 
Anterior wings dark fuscous, with a fascia not far from the base, 
broadest on the inner margin, a second fascia in the middle rather at- 
tenuated on the fold, a small spot on the inner margin, and a larger 
spot on the costa posterior to it pale yellow; cilia fuscous. Posterior 
wings greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. 
In the variety albimaculea, the fascize are narrower, the second more 
attenuated in the fold, the costal spot is smaller, and fascize and spots 
are whitish-yellow. 
Common in June on the trunks of trees in Hyde Park; the 
typical form of the species is comparatively scarce in this country. 
6. Woodiella, Curt. B. E. fo. 304 (1830); Step. Alis anticis 
aurantiis, maculis duabus basi, tertia oblonga in medio dorsi, quarta 
cuneiformi coste pone medium, margineque postico saturate fuscis. 
Exp. al. 65 lin. 
Head and face dark fuscous. Palpi greyish-ochreous; tip of the 
terminal joint fuscous. Antenne unicolorous dark fuscous. Anterior 
wings bright orange, rather paler towards the inner margin, with five 
dark fuscous spots, viz. two at the base (one above the fold, the other 
on the inner margin), an oblong one on the middle of the inner mar- 
gin, one posteriorly attenuated on the costa beyond the middle, and a 
larger irregular one, commencing before the anal angle, occupics the 
