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Sp. 2. pauperana. Alis anticis rufo-fuscescentibus, maculis dnabus oblongis 

 fuscis. (Exp. Alar. ?§— 8 lin.) 



*ro. pauperana. Hawo7-th. — Ap. pauperana. Steph. Catal. ii. 180. No. 6986. 



Anterior wings red-brown, with two, more or less distinct, oblong brown 

 spots on the disc, one towards the base, the other, rather curved, towards 

 the apex ; besides these is a brown streak at the apex, which is sometimes 

 very obscure, at others distinct and nearly united to the curved discoidal 

 spot; the inner margin is very finely and thickly dotted with brown : the 

 posterior wings are brown, with paler cilia. 

 The discoidal spots on the anterior wings are sometimes wanting. 



Not uncommon in marshy places, where rushes abound, as on 

 Wimbledon Common, &c. Found in July last at Richmond, ap- 

 parently common : also in the New Forest. " Raehills." — Rev. 

 W. Little. 



Sp. 3. egestana. Alis nitticis ritfescentibus immacuhtis, margine ipso tenviore 

 nigricante. (Exp. Alar. 7 lin.) 



To. egestana. Haworth. — Ap. egestana. Steph. Catal. ii. 180. No. 6987. 



Anterior wings reddish, immaculate, with the inner margin faintly edged with 

 black : posterior brown, with reddish- white cilia : anterior short and 

 slender. 



Less abundant than the last : found in similar situations in the 

 month of June, towards the end. 



Sp. 4. plagana. Alis anticis aiigustis rujis plagu centrali nigricante a basi ad 

 marginem posticum. (Exp. Alar. 7^ lin.) 



To. plagana. Haworth. — Ap. plagana. Steph. Catal. ii. 180. No. 6988. 



Anterior wings narrow, pale red, with a distinct broad, dusky dash, reaching 

 from the base to the hinder margin, and occupying nearly one-third of the 

 wings : posterior wings brown, with paler cilia. 



The central dash on the anterior wings is sometimes rather obscure. 



Rare : found within the metropolitan district, and in Norfolk. 



Sp. 5. expallidana. Pallida, lucida, tinctura cosiam versus alarum anticarvm 



icterici. (Exp. Alar. 6 lin.) 

 To. expallidana. Haworth. — Ap. expallidana. Steph. Catal. ii. 180. 



No. 6989. 

 Pale shining, immaculate; anterior wings with a tinge of yellowish towards 



the costa: palpi long, and slightly curved over the back. 



Taken near Coombe wood : probably not strictly belonging to this 

 genus, but my specimen is too injured to determine. 



