270 HAUSTELLATA. — LEPIDOPTERA. 



Sp. 24. sericiella. Alts anticis argenteo-fuscis nitidissimis, maculis duabus 



communibus pallidioribus. (Exp. Alar. 3 — 85 lin.) 

 Ti. sericiella. Haivorih.—M\. sericiella. Steph. Catal. ii. 208. No. 7351. 

 Anterior wings very glossy brownish-silver, with a silken hue, with two 



very small somewhat trigonal pale dots, one on the costa before the middle, 



the other in the middle of the inner margin. 



More abundant than the foregoing within the metropolitan district, 

 especially at the end of May, at Coombe and Darenth woods, 

 Ripley, &c. 



Sp. 25. aurofasciella. Alls anticis atro-fuscis, faseiis duabus pallide aureis. 

 (Exp. Alar. 4§ lin.) 



Mi. aurofasciella. Steph. Catal. ii. 208. No. 7352. 



Anterior wings deep fuscous black, Avith two pale golden fascia3, one before, 

 the other behind, the middle : posterior wings fuscous, with paler cilia : 

 head golden-brass, with a silken gloss. 



Apparently very rare : I have seen but one specimen, which I cap- 

 tured several years since at Darenth wood, in June. 



Sp. 26. Gleichella. Alis anticis atris Jascid media macuUsque duabus oppositis 

 splendide argenteis. (Exp. Alar. 3| — 4 lin.) 



Ti. Gleichella. Fabricius.— Mi. Gleichella. Steph. Catal. ii. 208. No. 7353. 



Anterior wings deep black, with a silken gloss, with a broad central fascia in 

 the middle and two spots towards the apex, opposed to each other, one near 

 the tip of the costa, the other adjoining the hinder angle ; all very brilliant 

 silver : posterior wings ashy : head black. 



Very rare : found at Darenth wood in June. 



Sp. 27. PfeifFerella. Alis anticis cupreo-aureis, guttis quatuor nitidissimis 

 aureo-argenteis. (Exp. Alar. 4 — 4^ lin.) 



Ti. Pfeifferella. H'ubner, Ti.pl. 59./. 398.— Mi. quadriguttella. Steph. Catal. 

 ii. 208. No. 7354. — Antispila, Hilhner. 



Anterior wings golden-copper, with two largish spots obliquely opposed to 

 each other, towards the base, of the most splendid silvery-gold, occasionally 

 united so as to form a curved fascia ; near the apex are two other similarly- 

 coloured spots, of a trigonal form, one on the costa, the other on the inner 

 margin, and placed obliquely with respect to each other : posterior wings 

 dusky. 



Found at the end of May at Darenth wood, but rare. 



