796 TINEINA [adbla 



9 ferruginous, face in 9 hairy. Antennae in S 2J, white, 

 towards base blackish-ringed ; in $ \\, black, not thickened, 

 towards apex white. Forewings coppery-bronzy, towards oosta 

 purple-tinged. Hindwinga dark purplish-fuscous. 



Britain to Sutherland, E. Ireland, very local ; N. and C. 

 Europe ; 4. The imago frequents flowers of Salix caprca. 



44. Nemotois, lib. 



Head rough; face smooth. Eyes in c? enlarged, approximated 

 on crown. Tongue developed. Antennae in c? about 3, in <j? 

 1| or more, in $ simple, basal joint without pectcn. Labial 

 palpi moderate, curved, ascending, shorter in ? , with long 

 rough projecting hairs in front, terminal joint pointed. 

 Maxillary palpi obsolete. Abdomen in <j> much narrowed 

 posteriorly. Posterior tibiae hairy. Forewings: lb furcate, 7 

 to costa. Hindwings 1, elongate - ovate, cilia §; 6 and 7 

 approximated or stalked. 



A rather small genus but distributed throughout all the 

 principal regions except New Zealand. Imago with forewings 

 elongate, moderate, apex rounded; the species fly in hot sun- 

 shine. Larva at first in scedheads, afterwards in a flat case on 

 lower leaves. 



1. Forewings with well-marked dark fascia . 4. fasciellus. 



,, without distinct fascia . . 2. 



2. Forewings with blackish subcostal basal dash 3. miiiimellus. 



„ without such dash . . .3. 



3. Forewings long, rather shining . .1. scabiosellus. 



„ rather short, brightly shining 2. cupriacellus. 



1. N. scabiosellus, Sc. (? metallicus, Pod.) 15-20 mm. Head 

 ferruginous. Antennae in 3 roughened with scales above 

 towards base. Abdomen of 9 very much attenuated posteriorly. 

 Forewings long, rather shining golden-bronzy, somewhat ooppery- 

 tinged. Hindwings dark purplish-fuscous. 



S. England to Norfolk and Denbigh, local; N. and ( '. Europe; 

 G, 7. Larva whitish ; head and plates of 2-4 black : in seed- 

 heads of Scabiosa arvensis and 8. columbaria, afterwards in lint, 

 cases of leaf-fragments on leaves : 8-10. 



2. N. cupriacellus, lib. 14-15 mm. Head ferruginous, fore- 

 head in $ black. Antennae in $ with basal J clothed with 

 rough scales above, in <j> gradually thickened towards base. 

 Forewings shining golden - bronze, usually more coppery 

 posteriorly; sometimes a faintly indicated darker postmedian 

 fascia. Hindwings dark purplish-fuscous. 



