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C. Aiitcriur willies broad, black, with a large ovate pale dorsal blotch : — 

 Pammkni:, Hiihncr. 

 S|). 17. Trauniana. Alls vninihus atris, anticis macula communi viedit sphw- 

 roideu Jlava, strifft'scjue poiiicis cosiulibus Jlavo-allndis. (Exp. Alar. 6^ — 

 7 Ihi.) 

 Py. Trauniana. Fabricius — Ps. Trauniana. Steph. Catal. ii. 175. No. 6930. 

 Anterior wings deep black, with a large sphaeroidal yellow patch in the middle 

 of the inner margin, sometimes with a short branch towards the posterior 

 margin, and with two or three minute black dots on the extreme edge of the 

 inner margin ; on the costa are several obliquely placed yellowish-white 

 dots, varying hi number: on the hinder margin is an imperfect lead- 

 coloured speculum : cilia black, with the tips glossy lead-colour : posterior 

 wings brownish-black, with yellowish cilia. 



\Qry rare, or local ; taken formerly not very uncommonly in the 

 gardens called " Islington Spa" in June, but I know of no other me- 

 tropolitan locality : it has also occurred near Holt in Norfolk, and, I 

 believe, likewise in Devonshire. 



D. Anterior viiigs rather narrow, with pale costal streaks and a white dorsal 

 spot, divided by one or more waved lines: — Euspila. 



Sp. 18. compositella. Plate 37./. 2. AUs anticis nigris, strigis posticis cosia- 

 libus, maculaque medi.i communi tristrigata argenteis, posticis niveis fimbria 

 nigra. (Exp. Alar. 3— 4\ lin.) 



Ti. compositella. Fabricius — Ps. compositella. Steph. Catal. ii. 176. 

 No. 6936. 



Anterior wings deep shining black, with about eight oblique silvery- white 

 streaks on the costa, a faint lead-coloured mark towards the hhider marghi ; 

 in the middle of the inner margin is a quadrate bright silvery blotch, in which 

 are three waved streaks, the two outer being occasionally slightly abbre- 

 viated : posterior wings at the base snowy, the margin black. 



Somewhat rare ; found at Birch and Darenth woods in June, and 

 occasionally in other places within the metropolitan district. 



Sp. 19. Gundiana. AUs anticis piceo-atris, strigis posticis costalibus, maculaque 

 media communi tristrigata argenteis posticis atris. (Exp. Alar. Z^ — 4 lin.) 



To. Gundiana. Hubner?—Vs. Gundiana. Steph. Catal. ii. 176. No. 6935. 



Anterior wings deep shining pitchy-black, the costa towards the apex with 

 eight short silvery-white streaks placed in pairs, the first pair arising rather 

 before the middle of the costa, and situated very obliquely ; in the middle 

 of the hinder margin is a large somewhat quadrate silvery-white blotch in 

 which are three slightly waved black streaks; towards the hinder margin 

 is a faint metallic speculum, and at the apex is an obscure Yme, giving the 

 appearance of a cleft : posterior wings deep black. 



