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grey : when young in fruit-receptacles, afterwards in shoots of 

 raspberry ; 7-5. 



35. Myrmecozela, Z. 



Head rough. Tongue short. Antennae £, in $ pubeseent, 

 basal joint with pecton. Labial palpi moderate, porreetcd, 

 second joint loosely scaled, terminal short, pointed. Maxillary 

 palpi obsolete. Anal tuft large. Posterior tibiae hairy. Fore- 

 wings : lb furcate, 7 to costa. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, 

 cilia | ; all veins separate. 



Founded on the following species only. Imago with fore- 

 wings elongate, rather narrow, tolerably pointed. The habits 

 of the larva, which is a resident in ants' nests, are apparently 

 unique amongst known Lepidoptera, though shared by many 

 Coleoptera. Pupa in a cocoon within the larval tubes. 



1. M. ochraceella, Tgst. 15-18 mm. Head ferruginous- 

 ochreous. Forewings rather deep ochreous. Hindwings rather 

 dark grey. 



Hants, Perth, local, perhaps overlooked ; Switzerland, Fin- 

 land ; G, 7. Larva whitish -yellowish ; head reddish -brown : 

 in silken galleries amongst refuse in nests of Formica rufa; 

 8-10. 



36. Tineola, 7/6'. 



Head rough. Tongue short. Antennae j}, in $ pubescent, 

 basal joint with pecten. Labial palpi moderate, porreoted, 

 second joint with long bristles towards apex, terminal joint 

 tolerably pointed. Maxillary palpi very short. Posterior 

 tibiae loosely haired. Forewings: lb furcate, 7 to costa. 

 Hindwings 1, elongate - ovate, cilia nearly 1; all veins 

 separate. 



A genus of few species, very widely distributed but partly 

 perhaps through artificial means; a development of Tinea, 

 which it closely resembles. Imago with forewings elongate, 

 rather narrow, apex tolerably pointed. Larva feeding in wool, 

 hair, oloth, etc. 



1. T. biselliella, Hum. 9-1G mm. Head light ferruginous- 

 ochreous, sometimes brownish -tinged. Forewings pale yel- 

 lowish-ochreous ; base of costa fuscous. Hindwings ochrcous- 

 grey-whitish. 



Britain to the Clyde, E. Ireland, local; Europe, N. Africa, 

 N. America, Australia, New /calami, artificially Spread J (>-!). 

 Larva whitish; head brown : on hair, wool, etc.; IOC 



