350 HAUSTELLATA,— LEriDOrXERA. 



point out their great distinction from the allied genera of this family, 

 exclusively of the very roughened head, the pencilled palpi, broadish 

 thorax, scabrous wings, &c., and the margined abdomen, of which 

 one of the segments is generally pale above ; the short hard femora 

 may be also referred to : the species appear to frequent marshy 

 places. 



Sp. 1. Birdella. Alis avticis ochraceo-rujis fasciis tribits atomis minutissimis 

 atris compositis. (Exp. Alar. 4^ — Q\ lin.) 



Le. setella. Steph. Catal ii.225. No. 7547.— Le Birdella. Curtis, v. viii. jd^ 344. 



Anterior wings rough, of an ochraceous-red, with three indistinct fascise, com- 

 posed of minute black atoms, the first about the middle, the other towards 

 the hinder margin : posterior wings pale at the base, with the hinder margin 

 of a coppery-brown : abdomen with an ochreous belt towards its apex. 



I first obtained this species from the Marshamian collection, and 

 many years since found a specimen in a damp lane called " Bullock's 

 lane,"' near Hertford, in July, and last season I found a female in 

 the garden at the Hermitage. Mr. Bird has found it at Liverpool. 



Sp. 2. mediopectinella. Alls anticis sordide JIavicantibus fusco obsolete nubilosis, 

 posticis pallidefuscis. (Exp. Alar. 5 — 5§ lin.) 



Yp. mediopectinellus. Haworth. — Le. mediopectinella. Steph. Catal. ii. 225. 

 N'o. 7548. 



Anterior wings dull yellowish, or ochreous, obscurely clouded with fuscous : 

 posterior wings pale fuscous: head and thorax tawnyish: antenna; black: 

 abdomen with a yellowish belt towards the apex. 



Rare : found in June 1818 not uncommonly in the marshes about 

 Limehouse, Poplar, and Hackney : I am not aware of any other 

 locality. 



Sp. 3. Taurella. Alis anticis snbangusfis, cinereo-fuscis, scah'is, margine posfico 

 p)aUidiore ; posticis fuscesccntibus, in foemina albis nigro limbatis. (Exp. Alar. 

 4>i~5h Ihi.) 



Ti. Taurella. H'ubner.—Le. Taurella. Stcj^h. Cutal. ii. 225. No. 7546.— 

 OcHSENHEiMERiA, Hiibncr. 



Anterior wings rather narrow, rough, of an almost uniform ashy-brown, with 

 the hinder margin and cilia paler : posterior wings brownish, with a darker 

 margin, but in the female white at the base, with the margin black : abdomen 

 with a yellow belt towards the apex : head a little tawny. 



Also rare : found occasionally within the metropolitan district at 

 the end of June and beginning of July, frequenting marsliy lanes. 



