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11- Brotolomia periculosa Gnen. ab. interrupta nov. 



In his paper on tlie Lepidoptera of Madeira in tlie Transactions of the. 

 Entomological Sociefi/ of London for 1891, p. 208, Mr. Baker quotes t.liis 

 North American sjiecies and the al)erration hninncn as occurring there. Tlie tyjie- 

 form probably occurs also iu the Azores ; but Mr. Graut lirought back only an 

 aberration, for which, as differing from the form brunnea Grote, I propose the name 

 interriiptK. In this the dark central fascia containing the two stigmata, which in 

 brunnea is entire and continued through to inner margin, is abruptly cut off 

 close below vein 2, only the limiting lines remaining to mark its course, and these 

 in the ? ? only. The prevailing tint in the cJ c? is much redder than in the ? ? , 

 and the markings more or less obliterated. 



2 c?c?, 2 ? ?, May 1003, above Calheta, S. Jorge. 



12. Tlialpochares ostrina Hiibn. 

 A series from — 



Ponta Delgada, iS. Miguel, March 2(i. 

 Santa Cruz, Graciosa, April 22. 

 Above Magdalena, Pico, May 10. 



13. Hypena obsitalis Hiibn. 

 A series from — 

 Reguinho, Terceira, April 6. 

 Santa Cruz, Graciosa, April 22. 

 Pra5'a, Graciosa, April 29. 

 Above Caso do Pico, May 21. 



14. Microloxia nubigena Wollast. 

 11 c?(?, Rabacal, Madeira, June G. 



15. Cosymbia maderensis ab. irrufata nov. 



The type-form of this species was described by Mr. Baker (fPr. E. S. 1891 

 p. 216) as "finely and densely irrorated with rough pinkish scales." Of 12 

 e.xamples taken by Mr. Ogilvie-Grant, at Rabacal, Madeira, in June 1003, 5 cJc? 

 agree with the type-form. The remaining 7 (Q SS, 1 ?) have no red tint 

 whatever ; they are simply pale ochreous dusted with grey, and tlie cell-spots in 

 most cases are strongly edged or quite filled up witii deep black. The dots on 

 veins marking the submarginal and marginal lines are black and conspicuous, and 

 the basal line is also marked by three black spots. The dark median shade is well 

 marked in the ?, but hardly expressed in tlie id. 



Mr. Baker gave 26 mm. as the expanse of wings ; and with this the ? agrees, 

 but the c?c? are larger, reaching 30 mm. 



10. Cosymbia pupillaria Hiilm. 



A series from — 



Reguiniio, Terceira, April 6. 



Sta. Cruz, Graciosa, April 22. 



