638 TINEINA [aoomfsia 



irrorated with dark fuscous ; stigmata largo, dark fuscous, first 

 discal before plical. Hindwings grey. 



Britain to Perth, E. Ireland, common ; N. and NC. Europe ; 

 7, 8. Larva on dead leaves; 10-4. 



15. Ampiiisbatim, Z. 



Tongue developed. Antennae f , in $ ciliated (1), basal 

 joint with pceten. Labial palpi moderately long, second joint 

 thickened with rough scales beneath, terminal shorter. Fore- 

 wings : 7 absent (coincident with 8). Hindwings under 1, 

 ovate-lanceolate, cilia 2 ; 3 and 4 connate. 



Founded on the single species. Imago with forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, pointed. Larva case-bearing. 



1. A. incongruella, lilt. 10-11 mm. Forewings rather 

 shining fuscous. Hindwings fuscous. 



England to Cumberland, local; C. and SW. Europe; 4. 

 Larva on Calluna ; G. 



4. ELAOHISTIDAE. 



Head Bmooth. Tongue developed. Antennae §-1. Labial 

 palpi smooth or rarely loosely scaled, nearly always acute, 

 recurved when long. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Forewings: 

 lb furcate or simple, 7 usually to costa, one or more veins 

 often absent. Hindwings under 1, lanceolate or linear; .'i 

 usually rising before angle, nearly parallel to 4, rarely connate, 

 (i and 7 approximated, stalked, or coincident, one or more veins 

 often absent, coll often open posteriorly. 



This is an extremely extensive family, fairly uniformly 

 distributed throughout all regions. The wings of the imago 

 are always narrow, often very narrow, and the neuration in 

 consequence frequently degraded, several of the veins dis 

 appearing by coincidence. 



Larva more or less elongate, with 10 prologs, seldom almost 

 apodal ; usually mining in leaves or amongst seeds or in stems, 

 sometimes case bearing, rarely amongst .spun leaves. Pupa 

 with segments 9-11 free; not protruded from cocoon in 

 emergence. 



The pbylogeny of the principal genera is expressed in the 

 diagram. 



