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interrupted by two white or pale streaks : the insects are very lively 

 and active, and rest upon the trunks of trees. 



Sp. 1. cembrella ? Ali$ aitticis cinerascentihus strigis duahus obsoletis ad costam 

 Juscis, Chi Grwcorum nigra inierjecta. (Exp. Alar. 1 unc. — 1 unc. 1 lin.) 



Ph. Ti. cembella. Linne.—Eu. cembrella. Steph. Caial. ii. 214. No. 7421. 



Anterior wings ashy, with an obscure straight streak before the middle, palish 

 within and dusky without, a second whitish one beyond the middle, fuscous 

 within and a little curved outwardly ; between them is an obscure fuscous 

 mark, resembling a Greek X) opposite to a brown dot on the costa; hinder 

 margin slightly clouded with fuscous : posterior wings dull white. 



Not very common : found on the trunks of trees of the fir tribe 

 within the metropohtan district, during the summer ; also taken in 

 other parts of the country. 



Sp. 2. subfusca. Alis anticis pallidefuscis, strigis duahus ohsoletissimis palli- 

 dioribus, posticis pallide fuscescentibus. (Exp. Alar. 10 — 12§ lin.) 



So. subfusca. Hawortk. — Eu. subfusca. Steph. Catal. 214. No. 7422. 



Anterior wings pale fuscous, nearly immaculate, with two very obscure 

 paler streaks, one before, the other behind the middle, the last repanded and 

 bordered interiorly with fuscous; and sometimes between them is a very 

 faint ill-defined Greek x '• posterior wings pale brownish. 



Taken with the preceding insect, of which it is possible it may be 

 a strong variety ; but numerous examples have occurred in various 

 parts of the country. 



Sp. 3. dubitalis. Alis anticis cinereo-canis striga anticd fusca, alterdque posited 

 alba, undatis. (Exp. Alar. 10 — \0\ lin.) 



Py. dubitalis. Hubner — Eu. dubitalis. Steph. Catal. ii. 214. No. 7420. 



Anterior wings hoary ash-colour, of variable hue, with a dusky, or blackish, 

 transverse streak before the middle, adjoining to which are two blackish 

 spots, of which the outer one is connected with the costa; beyond this is a 

 distinct black mark, resembling the Greek X) between which and the hinder 

 margin is an irregular nearly interrupted fuscous fascia, between two waved 

 whitish streaks; cilia ashy: posterior wings dirty-white. 



Not uncommon on the trunks of trees within the metropolitan 

 district in June and July, in woods and gardens. 



Sp. 4. Pyralella. Alts anticis albidis, fusco-fasciatis, stigmatihus Jlavicaniibus 



nigro-cinctis. (Exp. Alar. 9 — 9§ lin.) 

 Ti. Pyralella. Hubner.— En. Pyralella. Steph. Catal. ii. 21 1. No. 7418. 



