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Sp. 6. marginalia. Alts anticis nigris anticl obsolete cinerascentibus, fascia 

 posticA ochracea, posticis albicantibus margine fusco. (Exp. Alar. 6§ lin.) 



To. marginalia. Haworth. — An. marginana. Steph. Caial. ii. 173. No. 6896. 



Anterior wings black, obsoletely clouded with cinereous at the base, the apex 

 with a broadish ochraceous fascia, in which is a cluster of from six to eight 

 mhiute black approximating dots, on a slightly ashy grovuid: posterior 

 whitish, with the margin fuscous. 



Also a very rare species ; I have once taken it in July at Darenth 

 wood : it has also occurred at Coorabe wood. 



Sp. 7. oblongana. Alts anticis ohlongis, nigris, anticl obsolete cinerascentibus, 

 Jascid posticd alba ; posticis atro-fuscii. (Exp. Alar. 7 — 7^ lin.) 



To. oblongana. Haworth.— An. oblongana. Steph. Catal. ii. 173. No. 6897. 



Anterior wings oblong, black, faintly clouded with ashy at the base, the apex 

 with a white fascia, in which is an ashy cloud : posterior wings deep 

 fuscous: the fascia on the hinder margin of the anterior wings is sometimes 

 ochraceous^ and the base rather darker than usual. 



This insect is also a very scarce species : it occurs in July within 

 the metropolitan district. 



Sp. 8. Gentianaenana. Alls anticis suboblongis fusco nigroque nebulosis, punctis 

 plumbeis, lUurisque albidis, postice ochraceis nigra punctatis, margine postico 

 fuliginosojferrugineo punctata, (Exp. Alar. 8 lin.) 



To. Gentiansenana.jH'/Virae/-. — An. Gentiantenana. Steph. Catal. ii. 173. No. 6898. 



Anterior wings somewhat oblong, the base clouded with brown and black, 

 with lead-coloured dots and whitish streaks, the apex ochraceous, spotted 

 with black, with the hinder margin dusky-black, the costa with some rusty 

 dots : posterior wings dirty-brown. 



The caterpillar feeds on the Teazle {Dipsacus) : the imago appears in July. 



Very rare : found in Devonshire, and also within the metropolitan 

 district, near Walthamstow, in August. " Barham."" — Rev. W. Kirhi/, 

 to whom I am indebted for one of my specimens. 



B. Anterior wings -with the costa (except at the base) and hinder margin, black 



or dark coloured: — Hedy-e, js. Hub. 

 Sp. 9. Salicella. Alis anticis atro nigrcque variis, lituris maculisque plumbeis 



sparsis, viargine tenuiore lato niveo basi macula atrd, thorace niveo nigra 



punctato. (Exp. Alar. 9 — 10^ lin.) 



rh. Ti. Salicella. Linnc.— Wilkes, pi. 10— An. Salicella. Steph. Catal. ii. 173. 

 No. 6899. 



