PYKALIDINA 



[SCOI'ABIA 



dense projecting scales beneath, terminal exposed. Maxillary 

 palpi rather long, triangularly dilated. Tibial outer spurs J. 

 Hindwings from over 1 to nearly 2 ; veins 4 and 5 connate or 

 stalked. 



A large genus, mostly inhabiting temperate regions, or the 

 mountains of warmer countries, most largely developed in New 

 Zealand. The larvae usually feed on lichens and moss, form- 

 ing galleries. The species are obscurely marked, and some- 

 times difficult to distinguish. The genus is correlated with 

 Titanio. 



1. Discal spot absorbed in blackish costal blotch 1. resinea. 



„ „ not absorbed in costal blotch . . 2. 



2. Discal mark dot-like ... 9. jxillida. 



„ ,, X-shaped or 8-shaped . . 3. 



3. Orbicular dot-like, blackish . . .4. 



,, outlined with blackish . . .7. 



4. Subterminal line interrupted in middle . 7. crataegella. 



„ „ not interrupted . . 5. 



5. Hindwings with darker discal dot . 2. lineola. 



,, without discal dot . . . G. 



6. First line followed by dark fascia, second subsinuatc 



6. frequentella. 

 „ not followed by dark fascia, second angu- 



late-sinuate . . 8. truncicolella. 



7. Claviform yellowish, black-edged . .11. dubitalis. 



,, black ... .8. 



8. Upper half of discal mark brownish . . 0. 



„ whitish . 5. murwna. 



9. Second line sinuate . . . .10. 



,, angulated . . . .11. 



10. Claviform touching first line . . 3. angustea. 



„ separate ... 4. alpha. 



11. Subterminal line distinct . 12. ambigualis. 



,, „ very indistinct . ..10. cembrae. 



1. S. resinea, Hw. 16-17 mm. Forcwings white, irregu- 

 larly blackish-mixed ; a black triangular mark from base of 

 costa ; lines white, dark-edged, first irregular, second strongly 

 sinuate ; an irregular blackish costal blotch beyond first in- 

 cluding orbicular and claviform, and a quadrate blotch before 

 second concealing discal spot; terminal area blackish, sub- 

 terminal line white, touching second in middle. Hindwings 

 light grey, darker terminally; a darker discal mark. 



Eugland, S. Ireland, rather local ; WC. and SW. Europe ; 



