376 HAUSTKLLATA. 1,E FIDOrTERA. 



Pt. rhododactylus. Fabricius.—Steph. Catal. ii. 230. No. 7623. 



Anterior wings ferruginous, with a broad and central fascia, edged with white, 



especially on the outer margin; cilia reddish, varied with white: posterior 

 . wings yellowish-brown, with a large ferruginous lobe on the inner margin, 



the base whitish. 



Rare : I once found a specimen very early in the spring in Copen- 

 hao'en fields ; it has likewise occurred near Coombe wood, and near 

 Hackney in May and June. " Cramond." — Rev. W. Little. 



Sp. 21. calodactylus. Alls anticis rufo-fuscis, strigu posticd obsoletd pallida ; 

 costd postice maculis duabus trigonis brunneis. (Exp. Alar. 9 — 10 lin.) 



Pt. calodactylus. Fabricius. — Steph. Catal. ii. 231. No. 7624. 



Anterior wings red-brown, with two deeper brown trigonal spots on the costa, 

 one a little behind the middle, the other at the apex, the last is bounded by 

 a palish streak, which extends to the inner margin ; the hinder angle is also 

 deep brown; cilia whitish, with a brown line: posterior wings fuscous, 

 with a blackish lobe on the inner margin. 



Also rare near London : found in bushy places and in gardens in 

 August, within the metropolitan district : it is found also in the New 

 Forest and in Scotland. " Monkswood.'' — C. C. Babington, Esq. 



h. Anterior wings narrow, falcate, and varied : — Amblyptilia, H'dbner. 



Sp. 22. tesseradactylus. AUs anticis suhfalcatis albo brunneoque nebulosis, 

 ?naculd piosticd costali trigond fascia extrorsu7n albo adnata, strigdque posticd 

 alba. (Exp. Alar. 9— 9^ lin.) 



Ph. Al. tesseradactyla. Linne.- — Pt. tesseradactylus. Steph. Catal. ii. 230. 

 No. 7625. 



Anterior wings slightly falcate, clouded with brown and white, with a trigonal 

 brown spot towards the apex of the costa, edged outwardly with white, 

 and a white streak near and parallel with the hinder margin ; on the base of 

 the costa are some short whitish lines : posterior wings fuscous, inner 

 margin with an irregular black lobe. 



Abundant in some parts of the country, especially in the New 

 Forest, but rare within the metropolitan district, where it occurs at 

 intervals during the summer. 



Sp. 23. punctidactylus. AUs anticis virescente-cinereis, albido nebulosis, j^unctis 

 costalibus numerosis, strigaque postica obsoletd, albis. (Exp. Alar. 9 — 9^ lin.) 



Al. punctidactyla. Haworth.—Vi. punctidactylus. Steph. Catal. ii. 231. 

 No. 7626. 



Anterior wings of a pale greenish-ash, clouded with whitish, with numerous 



