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nulli. Palpi labiales dreviusculi, subporrecti, articulo secundo setis 
paucis instructo, articulo tertio subacuto. Haustellum breve. An- 
tenne alas anteriores longitudine fere sequantes, tenues. Tibia 
posticee valde pilosee. Ale longe ciliate, anteriores anguste, sub- 
caudate, posteriores lanceolatze. “Anteriores : vena subcostalis basim 
versus obsoleta, cellula discoidalis imperfecte clausa, venas quatuor 
in costam mittit, unam in marginem posticum, subdorsalis simplex ; 
posteriores : vens subcostalis et subdorsalis basim versus indicate, 
rami obsoleti. 
Head hairy in front; the oo of the head and the face smooth. 
Ocelli none. Labial palpi rather short, slightly porrected ; the second 
joint provided with a few bristles; the terminal joint almost acute. 
‘Tongue short. Antennve slender, nearly as long as the anterior wings. 
Hinder tibiee very hairy. Wings with long cilia, the anterior narrow, 
subcaudate, the posterior lanceolate. In the anterior wings the sub- 
costal vein is obsolete towards the base, the imperfectly closed discoidal 
cell sends four veins to the costa, one to the hinder margin; the sub- 
dorsal vein is simple; in the posterior wings there are indications of 
the subcostal and subdorsal veins towards the base, but their branches 
are obsolete. 
Only one species of this genus is known; it inhabits wine- 
vaults and wine-cellars. The larva has been reputed to feed on 
the fungus which grows in wine-vaults, and also on the corks in 
the bottles; but further investigations are still wanted fully to 
elucidate the natural history of this singular insect. 
1. V-flava, Haw. L. B. 530 (1829); Step. Alis anticis fuscis, 
fascia angulata in medio, angulo ipso apicem versus producto, maculis 
posticis oppositis seepe in fasciam conjunctis, flavidis. Hxp. al. 4-5 lin. 
Head fuscous; the frontal tuft dirty-ochreous. Face and palpi 
whitish. Antenne fuscous. Anterior wings fuscous, with an angu- 
lated yellow fascia in the middle, the angulation being towards the 
apex of the wing and somewhat produced; on the costa towards the 
apex is a yellow spot, and a smaller one on the inner margin rather 
anterior is sometimes united to it, forming a fascia; cilia grey, with 
some yellow scales immediately below the apex of the wing. Posterior 
wings pale grey, with yellowish-grey cilia, 
Occurs in wine-vaults and wine-cellars in July and August. 
Genus VI. CHAULIODUS. 
Cuautropus, Treit. B.S. ix. 2. 31 (1833); Dup. Lophonotus, Step. 
Elachista p., Zell. Epermenia, Calotripis p., et Trichotripis p., Witb. 
Capilli leves, frons obtusa. Antennee abdomine longiores, setaces, 
articulis breviusculis (basali brevi) confertis, breviter pilose. Palpi 
