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&c. within the metropolitan district ; taken also near Dover, in De- 

 vonshire, Norfolk, &c. from July to September. 



Sp. 3. tripunctulana. Alis anticis ferrtigincis jmnctis trilnis valijixfuscis, in 



triangulo medio marginis crassioris ; posticis alhicantibus. (Exp. Alar. 



7—8 lin.) 

 To. tripunctulana. Haworth. — Pa. tripunctulana. Steph. Catal. ii. 187. 



No. 7092. 

 Anterior wings ferruginous, with three strong fuscous spots on the costa, 



placed in the middle of the margin, sometimes united by a fine streak, or 



entirely confluent : posterior wings whitish; sometimes brownish. 

 Variable in colour ; some examples being pale reddish, others somewhat 



hoary, but in all the spots on the costa are rather of a deep colour. 



Less abundant than the last, but far from rare, from July to 

 September, within the metropolitan district; found also in the New 

 Forest. 



Sp. 4. bifidana. Alis anticis ferrugineis, fascia obliqux media fusca ad cosiam 



bifid,}, posticis alhicantibus. (Exp. Alar. 8 lin.) 

 To. bifidana. Haworth. — Pa. bifidana. Steph. Catal.n. 187. No. 7091. 

 Anterior wings ferruginous, with an oblique brown streak before the middle, 



then a slightly waved complete fascia, extending towards the anal angle 



and broadly bifid on the costa : posterior wings whitish or pale brownish. 



Not uncommon within the metropolitan district, at the same time 

 and in the same localities — Darenth, Coombe, &c. — as the last. 



B. Anterior wings white or cream-colour, the costa waved and roughly 



ciliated: — Aphakia, Hiibuer. 



Sp. 5. cerusana. Alis anticis niveis, atoviis paucis sparsis cinereis, sape elevatis, 

 punctisque tribus costalibus nigris in triangulo. (Exp. Alar. 6 — 7§ lin.) 



To. cerusana. Hiibner? — Pa. cerusana. Steph. Catal. ii. 187. N'o. 7093. 



Anterior wings snow-white, with a few scattered ash-coloured atoms, some of 

 them occasionally elevated ; in the middle of the costa are three rather large 

 black spots placed triangularly ; cilia white : posterior wings brownish. 



The anterior wings are sometimes ochreous, and the spots on the costa occa- 

 sionally browftish : this variety is supposed to be distinct. 

 Found occasionally at Darenth wood, and near Dover, in July ; 



also in the New Forest. 



C. Anterior wings greenish, the costa deeply waved and roughly ciliated : — 



Teleia, Htibner. 



Sp. 6. scabrana. Alis anticis scabris cinereo-virescentihus subirroratis, punciis 

 tribus saturutioribus, in triangulo marginis crassioris. (Exp. Alar. 75-- 

 8^ lin.) 



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