oposteoa] TINEIDAE 729 



2. Forewings with dark fuscous median dorsal mark 3. 



„ without such mark . . 1. salaciella. 



3. Forewings with dark fuscous streak from middle of 



costa . . 3. crepusculella. 



„ without median costal streak 2. awritella. 



1. 0. salaciella, Tr. (reliqudla, Z.) 9-12 mm. Forewings 

 white ; sometimes an indistinct yellowish fascia towards apex, 

 often entirely absent. Hindwings whitish-grey. 



England to Westmoreland, rather common ; C. Europe ; 6, 

 7. Has been bred from liumex acetosella ; larva perhaps in the 

 flower-stems, 5. The imago flies boldly towards dusk, and 

 comes freely to lamps. 



2. 0. auritella, ITU. 9-10 mm. Forewings white; a dark 

 fuscous oblique spot on middle of dorsum ; three costal and 

 two dorsal fuscous strigulac before apex ; a black apical dot. 

 Hindwings rather dark grey. 



Norfolk, Cambridge, in fens, scarce and local ; Germany, 

 Asia Minor; 6. Said to have been bred from flower-stem of 

 Caltha. 



3. 0. crepusculella, Z. 7-10 mm. Forewings white; an 

 oblique rather dark fuscous streak from middle of costa, and 

 another from middle of dorsum; a fuscous ill-defined sub- 

 apical fascia, followed by two darker costal strigulac ; a minute 

 black apical dot. Hindwings fuscous. 



England to Durham, N. Ireland, amongst Mentha palustris, 

 local; C. and S. Europe, Asia Minor, Palestine; 6, 7. 



4. 0. spatulella, J IS. 9-11 nun. Forewings pale shining 

 ochrcous, more or less grcj'-sprinkled ; an indistinct oblique 

 fuscous streak from middle of costa, and a spot on middle of 

 dorsum, each followed by somewhat pale spots. Hindwings 

 grey. 



Essex, Somerset, local ; France ; 8-6. 



5. Bucculatrix, Z. 

 Head roughly tufted above, face smooth. Tongue short. 

 Antennae nearly 1, in S simple, basal joint enlarged and 

 dilated with scales and concave beneath to form oyecap ; in $ 

 with deep notch and sinuation in stalk above basal joint. 

 Labial and maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae 

 hairy. Forewings: lb simple, 3 absent, 4 absent, 5 some- 

 times absent, 6 and 7 stalked, 7 to costa, 8 sometimes absent. 

 Hindwings jj-, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; transverse vein absent 

 between 2 and 5, 3 absent, 4 absent. 



