34^2 IIAUSTELLATA. LEPIDOPTERA. 



Ph. Ti. porrectella. Linne. — Yp. Hesperidellus. Steph. Caial. ii. 223. 

 No. 7526. — Anadetia, H'ubner. 



Anterior wings whitish or pale, with obscure ashy lines, on the apex of the 

 costa some black dots, the inner margin with an ashy-black line, from which 

 to the extreme edge runs a common sinuated white streak, parallel thereto ; 

 the hinder margin is obliquely fuscous, and a few black dots run from it to 

 the hinder portion of the inner margin ; cilia also fuscescent : posterior wings 

 pale brownish ash and glossy. 



Not very uncommon in gardens and woody places within tlie 

 metropolitan district in June and August; also found in Devonshire 

 and the New Forest. 



Sp. 2. annulatellus. Alls anticis ochraceis fusco-variegatis, margine tenuiore 

 vittd communi indentata pallidiore. (Exp. Alar. 8 — 83 lin.) 



Cr. annulatella. Curtis, v. ix. pL 420. — Steph. Nomen. '2d edit. 



Anterior wings whitish ochre, with a large brown patch at the base, edged 

 with a darker line, with four clouds of the same towards the apex of the 

 costa, the base of which is minutely dotted with blackish ; on the inner 

 margin is a broad bi-indented pale streak, with a few very miiuite black 

 dots on the extreme edge ; the hinder margin is brown, with a paler streak 

 towards the edge ; costa ochreous, with the base and apex fuscous : 

 posterior wings ashy, with ochreous cilia. 



Found in the north of England and in Scotland in July and 

 Ausrust : I have received it from Mr. Wailes. 



Sp. 3. maculipennis. AUs anticis sordide ochreis fusco pulverulentis, viargine 

 interna fusco, viaculis trihus pallidis. (Exp. Alar. 7 lin.) 



Cr. maculipennis. Curtis, fol. 420. — Steph. Nomen. 2d edit. 



Anterior wings dull ochreous, sprinkled with brown, with a darker brown 

 waved streak on the inner margin, in which are three obscure pale or 

 ochreous spots, one near the base, the second about the middle, and the third 

 towards the hinder angle. 



Taken within the metropolitan district, and also in the New 

 Forest, and in Scotland, about July. 



Sp, 4. Xylostella. AUs anticis cinereo-fuscis, vittd dorsali communi alba 



sinuatd. (Exp. Alar. 6 — 7^ lin.) 

 rh. Ti. Xylostella. Linne.— Y p. Xylostellus. Steph. Catal. ii. 216. No. 7527. 



— EuoTA, Hubner. 

 Anterior wings very narrow, pale ashy-brown, with a distinct common waved 



white streak on the iniici marf,'in, extending to the hinder angle: posterior 



wings pcilc fuscous. 



