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HAUSTELLATA. LEl'IDOl'TKKA. 



Wings pale glossy brown, the posterior rather darkest; anterior with a 

 slightly golden gloss, the costa prettily streaked with short oblique white 

 and fulvescent streaks. 



Much less abundant than the foregoing ; found about the same 

 time, within the metropolitan district, and in Devonshire. 



Sp. 14. puncticostana. Alts anticis nigro-purpureis immaculatis, costa albo 

 punctata, ciliis plumbeo lucidis. (Exp. Alar. 5§ lin.) 



Ps. puncticostana. Steph. Caial. ii. 175. JVo. 6929. 



Anterior wings purple-black, immaculate, the costa with short white elongate 



spots, most conspicuous in the middle : cilia with a lead-coloured gloss : 



posterior wings brown black, with paler cilia. 



Hare : found at Ripley in June, in grassy places. 



Sp. 15. Populana. Alls omnibus atris, casta postice aureo, atro, alboque punctata, 

 lambda grwcorum alba medio marginis tenuioris. (Exp. Alar. 4 — 6 lin.) 



Py. Populana. Fabridus. — Ps. Populana. Steph. Cafal. ii. 176. No. 6931. 



Wings deep black ; anterior with the costa spotted with minute golden and 

 white dots, with alternate longer very oblique deep black lines; on the 

 middle of the inner margin is a triangular white blotch with a twig extend- 

 ing towards the disc, forming a patch resembling the Greek \, a minute 

 black dot being on the extreme edge of the wing ; near the hinder angle are 

 some golden scales ; cilia also of a golden hue : posterior wings rather 

 paler. 



The white dorsal blotch varies a little in form, and sometimes bears two black 

 dots, the posterior one being very minute. 



Also a scarce species, found amongst nettles in the autumn, within 

 the metropolitan district and in Norfolk. 



Sp. 16. Ephippana? Alis anticis nigro^brunneis, violaceo adspersis, lineis ar^ 

 genteis subccErulescentibus, macula dorsali trigonu alba. (Exp. Alar. 5 — 6 lin.) 



To. Ephippana. Hubner.To.pl. S9. f. 246 ? — Ps. trigonana. Steph. Catal. 

 ii. 176. No. 6932. 



Anterior wings brown-black, with a violet tint; in the middle of the inner 

 edge is a small triangular white blotch, in which is occasionally a minute 

 black dot : on the anal angle of the hinder margin is a metallic spot ; and 

 the apex of the cilia is also of a glossy metallic hue : posterior wings paler, 

 with still paler cilia. 



Taken occasionally in June, at Birch and Darenth woods, but far 

 from a common insect. 



