472 TORTRICINA [uvkhua 



uumerous thick obscure leaden-metallic striae; straight edge 

 of basal patch and vertical poatmedian fascia darker; apical 

 area suffused with ferruginous. Hindwings fuscous. 



Kent to Dorset and Hereford, local ; Germany, N. America ; 

 6, 7. Larva dull reddish-brown ; head black ; plate of 2 dark 

 brown : in shoots of 1'mus sylvestris ; 4, 5. 



8. Asthenia, lib. 



Antennae in $ biciliated with very long fascicles (4). Palpi 

 moderately long, porrccted. Thorax smooth. Forewings with 

 termen slightly rounded. Hindwings: 3 and 4 stalked, 5 

 approximated to 4, 6 and 7 closely approximated towards base. 



Includes only the single species. 



1. A. pygmaeana, lib. 11-12 mm. Forewings fuscous, 

 whitish-sprinkled, costa spotted with dark fuscous; basal patch 

 with edge sharply angulatcd, and central fascia darker, space 

 between them forming a subquadrate more whitish dorsal spot; 

 ocellus large, broadly edged with leaden-metallic. Hindwings 

 white ; apical third fuscous, darker terminally. 



Surrey, Norfolk, local ; C. Europe ; 4. Larva green ; spots 

 black ; head and plate of 2 black : on Pinus abies ; 6, 7. 



9. P'naumonia, lib. 



Antennae in $ moderately or shortly ciliated. Palpi mode- 

 rately long, porrccted. Thorax smooth or with slight crest. 

 Forewings with termen straight. Hindwings : 3 and 4 stalked, 

 5 approximated to 4, 6 and 7 closely approximated towards 

 base. 



A northern temperate genus of moderate extent, derived 

 from Ci/dia. 



1. Edge of basal patch straight, oblique . 1. cmciana. 



» ,, more or less angulatcd . 2. 



2. Edge of basal patch angulatcd below middle . 3. 



» !> in or above middle 5. 



3. Forewings clear white . . .2. simvplana. 



„ irrorated with dark fuscous . . 4. 



I. Central fascia interrupted below middle 11. ojjpressana. 



n entire . . .5. nanaim. 



5. Edge of basal patch acutely angulated . . G. 



ii ,, obtusely angulated . .10. 



6. Central fascia interrupted in middle 12. woeberiinm. 



„ entire . . . .7. 



