786 



TINEINA 



[tIIICITOI'IIAOA 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, Ireland, common; Europe, 

 Asia, Africa, N. America, Australia, New Zealand; 6, 7. Larva 

 oohreous-whitish ; bead brown : in silken galleries amongst Our 

 and woollen stuff's ; 9-f. 



41. Tinea, L. 

 Head rough. Tongue short. Antennae \ - $, in $ simple 

 or ciliated, basal joint sometimes 

 with small pecten. Labial palpi 

 moderate, porrected, second joint 

 sometimes rough beneath, with 

 long apical bristles above and 

 beneath, terminal joint somewhat 

 pointed. Maxillary palpi long, 

 filiform, Folded. Posterior tibiae 

 loosely haired. Korewings : lb 

 furcate, 7 to oosta, seldom 5 and 

 (5 or G and 7 or 7 and 8 stalked. 

 Iliudwings |-1, elongate -ovate, 

 cilia 5-1; and G sometimes 

 stalked. 

 An extensive genus of universal distribution ; all regions 



possess numerous endemic forms, though a few of (lie bouse 



frequenting species have been widely spread by human agency. 



[magO with forewings elongate, rather narrow, tolerably pointed. 



Larva of various habits, sometimes living in a portable case; 



most of the European species feed on dry refuse, lichens, fungi, 



dead wood, cloth, etc., but in other regions many live in spun 



shoots or mine blotches in leaves. 



1. Forewings with discal scale-tufts at J 15. angustipennis. 



„ w ithout scale tufts . . . -. 



2. Forewings dark fuscous .... •">. 



,, not dark fuscous . . .1*2. 



3. Forewings with pale spots . . . 1. 



,, without pale spots . 22. simplicella. 



A. Mead yellow . . . . .5. 



,, not yellow . . . .9. 



•"). Forewings with whitish costal spot before middle 



:!. fitlm 



NViirntinn ami hoad of TIihk Uxpella. 



,, without such spot 



G. Forewings with whitish spot i 

 „ without Such spot 



rella. 

 G. 

 of dorsum 



12. caprimulgella. 



