TIN El U.K. I.AMl'nOMA. 359 



Some examples have a few minute white dots scattered over the surface of the 

 anterior wings, especially towards the hinder margin. 



Found in June amongst elms in the vicinity of the metropolis, not 

 very abundantly; but in June 1827 I obtained numerous specimens 

 at Ripley. 



Sp. 9. atrella. Alts anticis atris, fascia obsoletissima ante medium, puiictisque 

 mai-ginalihus alhidis. (Exp. Alar. ^ — 5 lin.) 



La. atrella. Steph. Calal. ii. 227. No. 7572. 



Anterior wings deep black, with a very obscure whitish fascia a little before 

 the middle, and some minute dots of similar hue on the costa and inner 

 margins: posterior wings fuscous, immaculate. 



Also found within the metropolitan district in June, not common. 



Sp. 10. corticella. Alis anticis atris maculis marginalibus suboppositis, punctisque 

 discoidalibus aureis sjuirsis, capHe ferrugineo. (Exp. Alar. 5 — 5^ lin.) 



Ph. Ti. corticella. Limit. — La. corticella. Steph. Catal. ii. 227. No. 7571. 



Anterior wings black, with a metallic tinge, the disc sprinkled throughout 

 with very minute golden dots, the costa with three larger equidistant ones, 

 and the inner margin with two spots of the same hue, one of them near the 

 middle, the other almost at the hinder angle : posterior wings black : head 

 ferruginous. 



This pretty species occurs in gardens, &c. within the metropolitan 

 district: it has been found at Chelsea, Fulham, South Lambeth, Sec. 

 at the end of ]\Iay and beginning of June. 



Sp. 11. subpurpurella. Alis anticis aureis, immaculatis, posticisfusco-purpureis. 

 (Exp. Alar. 3^—6 lin.) 



Ti. subpurpurella. Haworth. — La. subpurpurella. Steph. Catal. ii. 227. 

 No. 7573. — Galanthia, Hubner. 



Anterior wings of a brassy gold, very glossy and immaculate; cilia slightly 

 dusky gold: posterior wings purplish-brown, especially towards the apex; 

 head very hairy in one sex ; and the insect is extremely variable in size, 

 with the posterior wings sometimes without the purple tinge. 



Found not uncommonly in woody places within the metropolitan 

 district, in June ; also in other parts of the country. " Newcastle." — 

 G. Wailes, Esq. 



Sp. 12. semipurpurella. Alis anticis angustis, iotis purpuras, nitidis immaculatis, 



posticis fusco-hyalinis. (Exp. Alar. 6 — 7 lin.) 

 La. semipurpurella. Steph, Novien. 2d edit. 



