ee a eee 
= 
178 GLYPHIPTERYGID®. 
there is no secondary cell; the submedian is thickened for a short 
distance ; the subdorsal vein is simple. In the posterior wings the very 
narrow costal cell terminates beyond the middle, the subdorsal and 
median veins are furcate, between them a single vein proceeds from the 
transverse vein. 
There is only one species in this genus; it appears early in the 
spring, and flies willingly in the afternoon among mixed hedges ; 
when at rest it has a singular bull-headed appearance, with a 
slight resemblance to a Butadis. Its larva is unknown. 
1. obscurepunctella, Sta. Zool. 1848. p. 2164.—olee, Naw. ?— 
oleella, Step.? Alis anticis nitidis griseo-fuscis, punctis duobus obso- 
letis (altero plicze medize, altero posteriore disci) fuscis. Exp. al. 43 lin. 
_ Head and face greyish-fuscous. Palpi paler. Antenne fuscous. 
Anterior wings shining greyish-fuscous, with two indistinct fuscous 
spots, one in the middle on the fold, followed by a few whitish scales, 
the other on the disc rather beyond the middle ; cilia greyish-fuscous. 
Posterior wings pale grey, with paler cilia. 
Not scarce near London early in May ; also occurs near Bristol. 
Genus VI. TINAGMA. 
Trnacma, Dup. Cat. 361 (1844). Mierosetia p., Step. Alchmia p., 
Zell. 
Capilli depressi. rons lata. Ocelli nulli. Antenne dreves, crass, 
valde compresse. Ylaustellum nullum. Palpi maxillares breves, acuti. 
Palpi labiales breves, filiformes, acuti, penduli. Ale longe ciliate, 
anteriores postice ciliis dilatatis, posteriores lanceolatee ; anteriores : 
cellula discoidalis acuta, ex angulo suo apicali furcam in ale apicem 
emittens, in costam venas duas, in marginem posticum venas tres ; 
cellula secundaria nulla; submediana non incrassata; vena subdor- 
salis crassa, simplex ; posteriores: cellula costalis perangusta in me- 
dio desinens; venz subdorsalis et mediana simplices, inter eas vena 
libera unica in marginem posticum exit. 
Head smooth. Forehead broad. Ocelli none. Antenne short, 
thick, very much compressed. Tongue none. Maxillary palpi short, 
pointed. Labial palpi short, filiform, pointed, drooping. Wings with 
long cilia, the anterior with the cilia expanded posteriorly ; the poste- 
rior lanceolate. In the anterior wings the acute discoidal cell emits 
from its apical angle a fork into the apex of the wing, dwo veins to the 
costa, and ¢/ee to the hinder margin; there is no secondary cell; the 
submedian vein is not thickened; the thick subdorsal vein is simple. 
In the posterior wings the extremely narrow costal cell terminates in 
the middle; the subdorsal and median veins are simple; between them 
a single free vein runs into the hinder margin. 
