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crescent ; on the hinder margin, near the anal angle, arc three or four 

 minute black dots: cilia with a golden gloss: posterior wings pitchy- 

 black. 

 Rather variable in size, and slightly so in colour. 



More abundant tlian the last, but not very common ; found at 

 Coombe and Darenth woods, also in the New Forest and in other 

 parts of the country, in June. 



Sp. 10. strigana. Alis anticis subretusis fulvis strigis hrevissiinis poslicis cosia- 

 libus ferrugineis subargenteisque, ciliis aureis lucidis. (Exp. Alar. 6 — 7 lin.) 



Py. strigana. Fubricius? — Ps. strigana. Siejjh. Catal. ii. 175. Ao. 6925. 



Anterior wings rather narrow and a little retnse, of an almost uniform fulvous, 

 with some very short oblique tawny, yellowish, and silvery streaks on the 

 apex of the costa: on the anal angle of the posterior marghi are about three 

 very minute black dots : posterior wings brownish. 



Variable in having the colours darker, and the few markings nearly oblite- 

 rated. 



Not common ; found in June at Hertford and Ripley, and at 

 Coombe wood ; also near 13rockenhurst, in the New Forest, &c. 



Sp. 11. atropurpurana. Alis anticis ntropurpureis i?nmaculafis, ciliis allis 

 nitidis, posticis fuscis. (Exp. Alar. 5§ lin.) 



To. atropurpurana. Haworth. — Ps. atropurpurana. Steph. Catal. ii. 175. 



No. 6926. 

 Anterior wings deep glossy purple, immaculate; cilia white, with a rich 



silvery gloss in certain positions of light: posterior wings brown or brownish; 



the costa snowy white, the coloured line attenuated towards tlie apex. 



Rare; found at Coombe wood, at the end of June. 



Sp. 12. nigricana. Alis omnibus nitidis piceo-nigris, costa anticaruni pei-lcpidc 

 nigra, alboque strigatd. (Exp. Alar. 6^ Hn.) 



Py. nigricana. Fabricius. — Ps. nigricana. Steph. Catal. ii. 175. No. 6927. 

 Wings glossy black, anterior with numerous black and white oblique short 

 streaks on the costa, especially in the middle: hi the middle of the hinder 

 margin are two or three short black streaks, placed in an indistinct golden 

 ring: posterior wings deep black: cilia of all pale shining, with a silvery 

 gloss in certain lights. 



Not very uncommon, in the middle of June, within the metropo- 

 litan district, at Darenth and Coombe woods, &c. 



Sp. 13. proximana. Alis omnibus pallidcfuscis nitidis, costa anticarum perlepide 

 alho suhfidvoque strigat.l. (Exp. Alar. 6 lin.) 



To. proximana. Haworth.— Vf, proximana. Steph. Catal. ii. 175. No. 692R. 



