HEPIALIDiE. HEPIALUS. 7 



habits other parts. " Near Alderley, in Cheshire." — Rev. E. 

 Stanley. " In Derbyshire." — Rev. W. T. Bree. — " Near York, 

 scarce." — W. C. Hemtson, Esq. " Salisbury, and Scotland." — 

 Dr. Leach. 



Sp. 5. carnus. Plate 13. f. 1. $. Alts anticis cinerascentibus, aut lividis, 

 nubeculosis, maculis fuscis albisque seriatim sparsis, posticis cinereis. (Exp. 

 alar. $ 1 unc. 8—10 lin. o 2 unc. 3 — 6 lin.) 



He. carnus. Fabricius. Steph. Catal. No. 5948. 



Somewhat resembling the last, but less variegated : anterior wings above cine- 

 rascent or livid, with an irregular pale maculiform streak on the thinner 

 margin, united to an oblique one, which reaches to the costa at the anterior 

 apex j this last streak is sometimes irregularly duplex, at others simple, and 

 nearly straight ; the disc is also a little clouded with fuscous and whitish, and 

 has a conspicuous white spot, sometimes encircled with black, a little beyond 

 the centre, but towards the costa; posterior wings plain fuscous or livid: 

 the cilia of all flavescent, more or less spotted with dusky. Female livid, 

 the anterior wings nearly immaculate. 



Frequently taken in the north of England, sometimes in company 

 with the last ; I obtained a specimen from the collection of the late 

 Mr. Francillon. " Near Birmingham." — Mr. Weaver. 



B. Antennae pectinated, or serrated. 



Sp. 6. sylvinus. Alis anticis maris rufo-lutescentibus, fcominae cinnamomeis, 

 lineis duabus obliquis albis, posticis cinereis. (Exp. alar. $ 1 unc. — 1 unc. 

 4 lin, ^ 1 unc. 6 — 10 lin. 



I'h. No. sylvinus. Linne. — He. sylvinus. Curtis, iv. j-j/. 185. Steph. Catal. 

 No. 5949. 



Male above fulvous; anterior wings variegated with rufescent or castaneous 

 spots, with a sUghtly sinuated oblique white streak near the base, and another 

 from the apex, united at right angles with the former on the inner margin ; 

 the latter is generally accompanied by a fuscous streak internally ; and the 

 disc has a' fuscous spot near its centre, bounded interiorly with white, the 

 costa is also spotted with fuscous, each spot being encircled with white, be- 

 tween the obhque white streak and the hinder margin, and at the base of the 

 ciha, are usually two rows of lunulated brown spots : cilia immaculate fid- 

 vous: posterior wings fuscous, with the hinder margin fulvous. Female 

 nearly similar in markings, but brown, with a large patch of dirty white at 

 the base of the anterior wings, and a row of dusky spots on the costa. 



Like its congeners, this species varies exceedingly: in some cases the males are 

 pale-ochraceous, with the usual markings, in others nearly fuscous ; and I 

 possess a large rufescent female: the moniliforra striga parallel with the 

 hinder margin is more frequently obsolete than present. 



