754 T1NEINA [giiacilaiua 



1 5. G. hofmanniella, Schleick. 7-9 mm. Head shining white, 

 hack of crown dark fuscous. Forewings brownish-golden ; four 

 shilling white black-edged rather oblique fasciae, first not reach- 

 ing dorsum, second and third usually interrupted below middle; 

 a white black-edged apical spot; black lines in apical cilia 

 straight, vertical. Hindwings dark grey. 



Dorset, Worcester, local ; Germany, Asia Minor ; 5, 6. 

 Larva pale orange-yellowish ; dorsal line dark green ; head 

 paler : in inflated blotches in leaves of Lathyrus niger (probably 

 also L. macrorrhizus) ; 7, 8. 



[G. kollariella, Z., a Central European species with white 

 head, and dark brown forewings with white dorsum, five white 

 streaks from costa, and black projecting hook in apical cilia, 

 has been included in the British fauna on the strength of an 

 old specimen without locality in the British Museum, but 

 further confirmation is needed ; the larva mines leaves of 

 Cytisus and Genista ; 6, 9, 10.] 



11. Leucopteka, III). 



Head smooth, or with crown more or less rough posteriorly. 

 Tongue short. Antennae almost 



^^, \^^~~~~^~—^^ 1, in $ simple, basal joint 



y^^Z- — ' — "* ^T^^ " dilated with scales and concave 



--P^ beneath to form large eyecap. 



Labial and maxillary palpi rudi- 

 mentary. Posterior tibiae hairy. 

 ^= === *>---___^ Forewings: lb simple, trans- 



\^2 S^^S^ == ~ verse vein sometimes absent 



between 2 and 5, 3 absent, 4 

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absent, 10 out of 11 or absent. Hindwings \, narrow- 

 lanceolate, cilia 4 ; transverse vein absent between 2 and 5, 

 3 absent, 4 absent. 



A small genus, occurring throughout the Northern hemi- 

 sphere and in Australia. The species are closely related and 

 very similar. Imago witli forewings lanceolate, apex produced. 

 Larva mining blotches in leaves or in bark of twigs. Pupa in 

 ii white cocoon outside the mine. 



1. Forewings white . . . . .2. 



greyish . . . . .6. 



2. Hindwings whitish . . . .3. 



,, rather dark grey . . .5. 



