634 



TINEINA 



[ACOMPSIA 



joint with pectcn. Labial palpi long or rather long, second 

 joint somewhat rough beneath, terminal as long or shorter. 

 Forewings : 7 to costa. Hindwings 1 or under 1, elongate-ovate 

 or ovate-lanceolate, cilia f-2; 

 3 and 4 connate or closely ap- 

 proximated. 



A considerable genus, very 

 widely distributed throughout all 

 regions, but principally in tem- 

 perate climates. Imago with 

 forewings elongate, more or less 

 pointed. Larva feeding on dry 

 vegetable matter (seeds, dead 

 leaves, decayed wood). 



1. Forewings wholly without 



Nenration and head of Acompsia 

 pseudospretella. 



markings 

 Forewings more or less 

 marked 



2. Palpi rather short . . .13. panzerella. 



„ very long . . . . .3. 



3. Thorax ochrcous-ycllow . . .11. tinctella. 



„ golden-brown . . .12. unitdla. 



4. Forewings orange or deep yellow . . 5. 



,, not orango or deep yellow . . 9. 



5. Forewings with longitudinal silvery streaks 1. grandis. 



,, without silvery streaks . . 6. 



6. Forewings with white-edged dorsal spot . 2. formoselta. 



,, without white-edged dorsal spot . 7. 



7. Forewings with dark fuscous apical spot . 3. woodiella. 



„ without dark fuscous apical spot . 8. 



8. Hindwings almost 1, elongate-ovate . 4. lambdella. 



,, |-, ovatc-lanceolato . . 5. lunaris. 



9. Forewings with pale yellowish fascia . 6. augttstella. 



,, without pale fascia . . .10. 



10. Forewings with pale costal spot at | . .11. 



,, without such spot . . . 13. 



11. Forewings with a whitish costal spot before middle 



9. tripuncta. 

 ,, without such spot . . .12. 



12. Forewings with pale yellowish subbasal spot 7. similella. 



„ without such spot . . 8. minutella. 



13. Head yellowish . ... 14. 



„ brownish . . . . .15. 



