* Bactra. Palpi horizontal, apical joint concealed. 



1. egenana Haw. p. 469. n. 1^1. 



" Superior wings dull reddish, with a few very minute fus- 

 cous dots at the posterior margin ; inferior whitish fuscous. 

 Expanse 7^ lines." 



Middle of May, Coomb Wood. 



2. pauperana Haw. 242. — lanceolana Hiib. 13. 80. var. ? 



" Superior wings reddish fuscous with 2 little obscure fus- 

 cous oblong spots on the disc, one before, the other at the 

 centre, with other dots or a fuscous line at the apex and an- 

 other opposite at the middle of its posterior margin ; interior 

 margin irregularly finely and thickly punctured with fuscous ; 

 inferior wings fuscous, cilia paler. Sometimes the superior 

 wings are immaculate excepting the inner margin." 



Middle of May and beginning of June on rushes in damp 

 places, Coomb Wood, Wimbledon Common, &c. 



3. egestana Haw. 470. 243. 



" Superior wings reddish, immaculate, interior margin black; 

 posterior fuscous, cilia whitish rufous: antennae small : 7 lines." 

 End of June, amongst Junci, in moist places. 



4. plagana Haw. 244. 



" Palpi large, very hairy ; wings rufous, somewhat obliquely 

 truncated, with a large central black stripe from the base to 

 the posterior margin : 1^ lines." 



Middle of May, Coomb Wood ; beginning of July, Thet- 

 ford Warren. 



** Ablabia Hub. Palpi incurved, apical joint apparent. 



5. expallidana Haw. 469. 240. 



" Entirely pale, shining, tinged with yellow towards the 

 costa : palpi curved downward : 6 lines." 



6. Cantiana Curt. Brit. Ent. v. S.Jbl. 100. w. 9. 



Superior wings satiny, pale cinereous, with 3 whitish flames 

 at the base, viz. the costa, inner margin and a central one 

 forming a whitish line extending to the middle of the cilia, 

 with an obscure fuscous lunule and a few black dots beyond 

 the middle: 9^ lines. 



Beginning of July, Thetford Warren; August, Darent, 

 Dover, upon grass and rushes; ascending Goatfeld and at 

 Lulworth, Mr. Dale. 



7. quadripunctana Haw. — pratana Hiib. 36. /i 227. 4" 228. 

 Superior wings reddish brown ochre, dotted with black to- 

 wards the apex, 3 pale flames at the base with a long black- 

 ish streak nearly reaching the middle, and a lunule beyond it, 

 2 large dusky spots near the inferior margin, one towards the 

 base, the other nearer the hinder angle: llj lines. 



Middle and end of July, rushy and spring}' places ascending 

 Ben Lawers and Craigcalloch. 



The Plant is Scii'pus {Eleochar is Br.) palustiis {Marsh creep- 

 ing Club-rush). 



