54 HAUSTELLATA. LEPIUOFTERA, 



nterior wings rusty-red or ochreous, rather narrow, Avith two distinct stig- 

 matiform dusky spots, the anterior rounded and the posterior larger and 

 somewhat reniform, behind these— the space between which is rather pale- 

 is a fine, irregularly waved, brown line; the apex of the costa has a faint 

 brownish cloud, and on the hinder margin is a row of distinct minute dusky 

 dots: posterior wings fuscous-ash, with the margin and a minute central 

 dot darker. 



Rare : it has occurred near Darenth-wood, and also in the vicinity 

 of Heme Bay, and in July 1827 I met with it at Ripley ; found also 

 in other parts of the country. " Teignmouth, Devon.'" — Cajd. 

 C. B lamer. 



Sp. 18. fulvalis. AHs anticis rujb-j'ulvis, strigisfuscis, maculisque fusco cinctis, 

 posticis cinerascenfibiis puncto sti'iglquefuscis. (Exp. Alar. 8 lin.) 



Py. fulvalis. HUbner. Py.pl. 22. f. 147 ? 



Anterior wings fulvous-red, with two fuscous streaks bordered externally with 

 whitish, between which are two pale spots, edged with fuscous, the anterior 

 one minute, the second slightly elongate: on the extreme hinder margin is 

 a faint dusky line : posterior wings ashy, with a minute subbasal spot, and 

 a faint repanded transverse streak, brown. 



I have a single mutilated example of this very distinct species, but 

 I am not aware of its locality ; but I believe it was taken near 

 London. 



G. Anterior ivings broadish, very acute, hinder margin subfalcate : posterior 



subtriangular ; all concolorous, clouded, with numerous transverse streaks : 



palpi short, ascending, acute: — Ecpyrrhorrhoe, Hub. 



Sp. 19. Verbascalis. Alis ochraceo-ferrvgineis, strigis quatiior validis commu- 



nibus fu.scis, posticd obsoletiure j anticis macula media Juscci, alteriique Jlava. 



(Exp. Alar. 9—10 lin.) 



Py. Verbascalis. Wien. Verz. — Ma. Verbascalis. Steph. Catal. ii. 166. No. 6821. 



Wings rusty-ochraceous, with four common nearly equidistant streaks ; the 

 anterior with a plain ochry-yellow subcentral spot, and a dusky patch 

 adjoining between it and the anal angle in the centre of the wing : the 

 posterior streak on all the wings is more or less indistinct and composed of 

 dusky subconfluent zigzag lines : cilia shining rusty-brown, with a dark- 

 brown line at the base. 



This insect varies considerably, but may be known from its congeners by the 

 wings being more than ordinarily clouded : in some examples the brown 

 clouds are very conspicuous, hi others they are less distinguishable ; the 

 streaks on the posterior wings arc very strong and apparent. 



