198 HAUSTELLATA. LEPIDOPTERA. 



mating black dots on the disc, and a minute row of the same on the hinder 

 margin ; posterior wings palo. 



Not very abundant, but found occasionally in the vicinity of 

 London, in July and August; also in Norfolk and other parts of 

 the country. 



Sp. 3. venosa. AUsanticis ritfis, nervis omnibus tenuissinie albicaniibus, posticis 



alhis. (Exp. Alar. 9 — 10 lin.) 

 De. venosa. Haworth.—Steph. Cutal. ii. 193. No. 7159. 



Anterior wings red, of variable tint, somewhat truncate, obtuse, with a very- 

 narrow whitish streak on all the nervures, and frequently a large brownish 

 spot posteriorly : posterior wings white. 



Also rare: taken in July and August near London, Dover, and in 

 Devonshire. 



Sp. 4. nervosa. Alis anticis rufis, vents piostice saturatioribus, annulo medio 

 geminato riifo minufissimo, posticis albidis. (Exp. Alar. 9— 9§ lin.) 



De. nervosa. Hawortli.—Steph. Caial. ii. 193. No. 7161. 



Anterior wings dull red, with the nervures behind, and the hinder margin 

 darker or dusky, cilia the same; in the middle of the disc, nearly hi place 

 of the anterior stigma of the Noctricidse are two very minute, almost united, 

 white dots, edged with red and placed longitudinally: posterior wings 

 whitish, with a very faint tinge of reddish. 



Hare : taken within the metropolitan district in July and the 

 beginning of August. 



Sp. 5. apicella, Alis anticis 7'ufo-fuscescentibns striis interruptis nigris, aiomis 

 albo-cinerasceniibus, posticis cinereis. (Exp. Alar. 10 lin.) 



Te. apicella. Hvbner.—De. apicella. Steph. Catal. ii. 193. No. 7160. 



Anterior wings reddish-brown, with numerous indistinct interrupted blackish 

 streaks, and minute ashy-white atoms ; a dusky cloud at the base of the 

 costa, and a second towards the base of the inner margin : posterior wings 

 ashy-grey, with the tip dusky; cilia ochreous. 



Caterpillar feeds on the carrot {Daucus carota), and the imago appears about 

 the middle of August. 



Rare : found in August at Bere wood near Dover, and in Devon- 

 shire : likewise taken within the metropolitan district, though very 

 seldom. 



Sp. 6. badiella. Alis anticis fuscis, lineolis sfarsis numerosis saturatioribus, 

 }iosticisJuscis. (Exp. Alar. 8—10 lin.) 



