208 COLBOPHORIDA. 
dark fuscous, with paler annulations. Anterior wings dark brown, 
with three triangular whitish spots on the costa, alternating with two 
others on the inner margin; cilia brown, with a few whitish scales on 
the costa before the apex, and in the middle of the hinder margin, and 
with two rows of darker scales round the apex. Posterior wings grey- 
ish-fuscous, with paler cilia. 
Common among apple-trees in May and June. The larva feeds 
in apple-leaves in July and August. 
Famity IX. COLEOPHORIDA. 
Caput superne ac in fronte levigatum. Antenne articulo basali ple- 
rumque penicillato, in guiete porrecte. Palpi maxillares nulli. Palpi 
labiales tenues, articulo tertio acuminato. dle elongate lanceolate. 
Head above and in front smooth. Antenne porrected in repose, the 
-basal joint frequently with a tuft of hair. Maxillary palpi none. La- 
bial palpi slender, terminal joint acuminate. Wings elongate, lanceolate. 
There are only two genera in this family, and one of those con- 
tains only one species (Goniodoma auroguttella), not at present 
known as British ; consequently we have only the remaining genus 
to consider. 
Genus I. COLEOPHORA. 
Cotnornora, Zell. Isis, 1839, p. 206; Dup. Cat. Porrectaria p., 
Haw. Orniv p., Treit. Damophila et Porrectaria, Curt. Ornia et 
Gracillaria p., Dup. L. F. xi. Astyages p., Metallosetia et Porrec- 
taria, Step. 
Caput superne ac in fronte levigatum. Ocelli nulli. Antenne articulo 
basali elongato, incrassato, plerumque penicillato, interdum usque 
medium squamis incrassatee. Haustellum squamatum. Palpi labi- 
ales tenues, subporrecti, articulo secundo fasciculo tenui producto, 
articulo tertio acuminato. Ale elongatze, lanceolate, longe ciliate ; 
anteriores: vena subcostalis basim versus obsoleta; venz e cellula 
discoidalis in costam tres, in apicem una, in marginem posticum tres ; 
vena subdorsalis longe furcata; posteriores: vena apicalis furcata 
supra et infra apicem exit; vena discoidalis simplex, mediana bifida. 
Larva saccophora, metamorphosis ixdra sacewm. 
Head above and in front smooth. Ocelli none. Antenne sometimes 
thickened with scales to the middle, basal joint elongate and thickened, 
frequently with a tuft of hair. Tongue sealed. Labial palpi slender, 
rather porreeted, with a slender prolonged tuft from the second joint, 
