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Anterior wings of a metallic golden hue^ with four equidistant red-purple 

 fasciie, the first at the base, the second, which is a little curved, before, and 

 the third behind the middle, and furcate towards the costa ; the fourth is on 

 the hinder margin, and is joined to the third near the hinder angle ; cilia 

 fuscous: posterior wings coppery-brown, especially towards the middle. 



Not uncommon in flowers within the metropolitan district, during 

 the summer. 



Sp. J 7. sanguinella. Alls nnticis Jlavissimis fasciis quatuor coccineis wqui- 



distantibiis. (Exp. Alar. ■!• Jin.) 

 Ti. sanguinella. IlawoH/i.— Lii. sanguinella. Steph. Catal. ii. 227. No. 7578. 



Anterior wings light golden-yellow, not metallic, with a fascia at the base, 

 and a second, slightly curved, before the middle, blood-red ; a third broad 

 and entire on the costa, furcate towards the inner margin ; and on the 

 hinder margin a fourth, straight, and distinct from the third ; cilia golden : 

 posterior fuscous, without a purplish tinge. 



This insect, of which I possess the original specimen, is too distinct from the 

 preceding to be a variety thereof, as surmised by Mr. Haworth. 



Extremely rare : I have seen one example only of this very pretty 

 insect, which I believe was found in Kent. 



Sp. 18. Calthella. Alis anticis siilcatis totis aureis, capite ferrugineo. (Exp. 

 Alar. 3-3|lin.) 



rh. Ti. Calthella. Linrn<.—l.Si. Calthella. Steph. Catal. ii. 227. No. 7579.— 



MiCROrxERYX, Hitbner. 

 Anterior wings sulcate, entirely of a bright shining metallic gold, with the 



base sometimes obscurely purplish; cilia rather more obscure: posterior 



Avings fuscous, with a golden tinge. 

 The caterpillar feeds on the marsh marigold (Calthapafustrls), upon the flowers 



of which, and of the ranunculi, the imago occurs towards the end of May. 



Very abundant, throughout the metropolitan district, during the 

 summer, frequenting the flowers of the ranunculus and similar 

 plants. 



Sp. 19. concinnella. Alis anticis auratis strigd media recta subargevtea. 



(Exp. Alar. 2|—3ilin.) 

 La. concinnella. Steph. Catal. ii. 227. No. 7580. 

 Anterior wings shinhig metallic gold, with a straight slender silvery-white 



streak in the middle, and sometimes a faint dot of the same towards the 



hinder margin : posterior wings fuscous. 



Apparently not rare within the mctropoUtan district, where it 

 occurs in June about Darcnth wood. 



