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Show 282 ON MOTHS FROM ADEN AND SOMALILAND. [Feb. 18, This species differs from all hitherto described species of Tineola in the form of the antenna?, which are much stouter and more distinctly flattened than in biselliella, H u m m . , which it also exceeds in size. This form of antenna attains its greatest development in Ceylon. PHTHOROPCSA, Wlsm., g. n. (ip0opoTroi6s=causing injury.) Type. Phthoropcea carpella, Wlsm. Antennae less than the length of the fore wings, simple. Labial pcdpi porrect, somewhat thickly clothed, apical joint concealed. Maxillary palpi minute. Haustellum apparently obsolete. Ocelli ? Head and face roughly clothed with projecting hair-scales. Thorax smooth. Fore wings elongate, somewhat lanceolate, costa straight, apex depressed. Neuration 11 veins (7 and 8 coincident), the rest separate; 9 and 10 almost anastomosed before the costa; the fork at the base of vein 1 apparently obsolete. Hind wings almost 1, somewhat triangular, tapering to a narrow point, abdominal angle developed. Neuration 8 veins, all separate. Legs: hind tibia? somewhat hairy. PHTHOROPCEA CARPELLA, Wlsm., sp. n. Antennae greyish ochreous. Palpi brownish fuscous. Head and face ferruginous. Ihorax bronzy fuscous, with two pale longitudinal streaks. Fore tvings bronzy brownish fuscous, with a paler streak along the dorsum and with three or four tufts of slightly raised scales showing a little darker than the ground-colour ; the first on the middle of the fold with a smaller one above it on the disc, a second towards the end of the fold and another at the end of the cell; a dark fuscous line runs along the termen and another along the ends of the cilia, which have a tendency to give an uncate appearance to the apex. Exp. al. 3 12 mm., $ 16 m m . Hind wings shining pale bronzy grey ; the cilia, which are very long about the abdominal angle, are slightly paler. Underside shining bronzy grey, slightly paler than the fore wings. Abdomen pale greyish ochreous, with two dark lateral spots at the base beneath. Legs greyish ochreous, hind tarsi faintly speckled; anterior legs fuscous externally. Type, 3 • Hab. Aden (three specimens, Yerbury, Nurse). Larva in fruit of Solanum, sp. (Yerbury) ; in seed-pods of Acacia edgworthii (Nurse). |
