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Genus CCCLXVI. — Akaxes miki. 



Palpi four; maxillary minute; labial considerably longer than the head, por- 

 rected horizontally, slender, clothed throughout with short scales and with 

 longer ones at the base beneath, the apex acute, the terminal joint being 

 elongate : maxilloE moderate. Antennce slender, simple in both sexes, 

 slightly pubescent within hi the males : head small, pilose : eyes large : 

 thorax moderate, not crested: wings slightly convoluted during repose; 

 anterior elongate, sublanceolate, rounded on the hinder margin, the disc 

 sombre, either with obscure transverse markings, or longitudinally streaked ; 

 posterior ample; cilia short: body rather long and slender, with a tuft at 

 the apex in the male, stouter and acute in the females : legs moderate. 



In this genus the maxillary palpi are less apparent than in 

 Crambus, the labial ones are very long and somewhat parallel, 

 stoutest at the base, rather slender and attenuated at the apex, and 

 the terminal joint is scarcely deflexed ; the anterior wings arc 

 rounded on the hinder margin, and their disc is either faintly marked 

 with obscure transverse streaks, or is longitudinally divided as it were 

 in tint, the costa being paler than the disc : in one instance the 

 hinder margin bears a row of united ocellated spots. 



Sp. 1. miniosella. Alis ant ids viiniosis, margine interiore ochracea, costa pal- 

 lida. (Exp. Alar. 9—10 lin.) 



Phy. miniosella. Zinc. Sommers. — On. miniosella. Steph. Catal. ii. 217. 

 No. 7456. 



Anterior wings of a fine rosy red, shading off to ochraceous to the inner 

 margin ; costa broadly pale, sometimes whitish ; cilia ochrcous : posterior 

 wings ashy-grey, with a reddish tinge ; cilia white. Slightly variable in 

 tint. 



This appears to be a maritime insect ; it occurred in great plenty 

 in 1828 on the coasts of Cumberland and Lancashire in June ; and I 

 believe it has subsequently been taken on those of Dorsetshire. 



Sp. 2. Lotella. Alis aniicis ochraceis, testaceo-pulveruleniis ; posticis cinereis. 

 (Exp. Alar. 10 lin.) 



Ti. Lotella. Hubncr?— On. Lotella? Steph. Catal. ii. 217. No. 7457.— 

 Anerastia, Huhner? 



Anterior wings ochreous or pale buff, minutely dusted with testaceous ; cilia 

 immaculate : posterior wings ashy-grey, with white cilia. 



Also a maritime species, but less frequent than the foregoing: 

 taken on the Lancashire coast in June. 



