NEMOPHOEA] TINEIDAE 793 



together; the genus is correlated with Nemotois. Imago with 

 forewings elongate, moderate, apex round - pointed, termon 

 obliquely rounded ; hindwings with hair-scales. Larva at first 

 mining in leaves, afterwards feeding in a portable ease. 



1. Second discal stigma marked . . .2. 



„ „ not marked . . .3. 



2. Forewings long, rather narrow . 2. schwarziella. 



„ rather short and broad . 4. metaxella. 



3. Cilia of hindwings whitish-oehreous 1. swammcrdammclla. 



■ grey . . . 3. pile// a. 



1. N. swammerdammella, L. 16-21 mm. Head orange, face 

 whitish. Forewings long, pale shining ochreous, faintly darker- 

 sti'igulatcd. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia whitish-oehreous. 



Britain to Sutherland, E. Ireland, common ; C. Europe, WC. 

 Asia to N. Persia; 5, C. Larva whitish; head and plate of 2 

 black; 3 and 4 with narrow purplish-brown plates: in a flat 

 case of leaf-fragments, on various low plants and fallen leaves ; 

 8-4. 



2. N. schwarziella, Z. 15-17 mm. Head orange. Forewings 

 long, light shining greyish -ochreous, indistinctly strigulated 

 with grey ; a grey discal mark beyond middle. Hindwings light 

 grey ; cilia whitish-grey. 



Britain to Sutherland, N. and E. Ireland, common ; C. 

 Europe ; 5, 6. 



3. N. pilella, F. 15-17 mm. Head orange, face whitish. 

 Forewings less elongate, shining greyish -ochreous or light 

 fuscous, faintly darker-strigulated. 1 1 indwings grey ; cilia grey. 



York to Sutherland, local ; 0. Europe, Asia. Minor ; 6. 



4. N. metaxella, J/l>. 15-17 mm. Head oohreous-orange, 

 face whitish. Forewings shorter and broader, shining ochreous, 

 indistinctly brownish - strigulated ; a brownish discal mark 

 beyond middle. Hindwings fuscous; cilia, light grey, suffused 

 basally with ochreous. 



England to Westmoreland, N. Ireland, local; N. and 0. 

 Europe ; 6. 



43. Adela, Lair. 



Head rough, face usually smooth. Tongue developed. 

 Antennae 1^-3, in S filiform, sometimes thickened with scales 

 towards base, basal joint without pecten. Labial palpi moderate 

 or short, porrectcil, more or less hairy. Maxillary palpi 

 rudimentary. Posterior tibiae hairy. Forewings: lb furcate, 

 7 to oosta. 8 and 9 sometimes stalked. Hindwings 1, elongate- 



