NOCTUIDjE. — GRAPHIPHORA. 129 



Stigma, and a third, more distinct, suddenly angulated at the costa, and con- 

 siderably arcuated, composed of connected lunules, the points of each directed 

 outwards, between which and the posterior margin is an undulated pale rosy 

 striga, and the hinder margin itself has a row of minute fuscous lunules ; 

 cilia fuscous, tinted with rosy ; stigmata cinereous : posterior wings whitish- 

 ash with an ochraceous tinge, with a central spot and a broad marginal band 

 fuscous ; cilia ochraceous : antennae pectinated in the male,— the colours more 

 vivid, and the markings stronger in the female, antennae simple. 

 The strongly pectinated antennae of the male of this species, and its general habit, 

 appear to indicate more than a specific difference. 



Of this delicately beautiful insect I have seen four examples 

 only, which were captured in July last on the borders of Whittlesea 

 Mere, by Mr. Weaver. 



Sp. 2. renigera. AHs anticis griseo-nigricantibus, atomis canis spards lineisqiie 

 transversis saturatio7-ibus ; posticisfusco-cinereis, ad basiri pallidioribus. (Exp. 

 alar. 1 unc. 4 — 6 lin.) 



No. renigera. Hiibner. Steph, Catal. part ii. p. 63. No. 6109. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ashy-brown : anterior wings shining-griseous or 

 brownish-black, thickly sprinkled, especially towards the base, with minute 

 hoary dots : before the middle is an obscure paler striga, bounded on each 

 side with black, and behind the middle is another very obsolete incurved one; 

 the stigmata are scarcely visible, but the posterior one is indicated by a black 

 reniform patch ; the hinder margin of the wing is very deep fuscous black, 

 with an indistinct streak of fuscescent lunules on the margin itself; ciUa 

 dusky : posterior wings deep fuscous-ash, or blackish, with the base rather 

 paler, the cilia whitish ash. 



This conspicuous but sombre insect is unquestionably rare, at 

 least in the southern part of England, and but few specimens have 

 occurred in the north. " Derbyshire." — Rev. W. T. Brce. " West- 

 moreland, in July, 1827." — Mr. Weaver. " Scotland, near Forfar."" 

 —G. Milne, Esq. 



Sp. 3. latens? Alls anticis cinereo-nigricantibus, Incidis, strigis undatisfuscis 



obsoletissimis, stigmata ordinaria fere obsoleta. (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 6 lin.) 

 No. latens. Hiibner?— Gr. latens ?— Steph. Catal. part ii. p. 68. No. 6110. 



Resembling the last in the obscurity of its markings: head, tl:oiax, and abdomen 

 deep cinereous: anterior wings of a glossy ashy-black, most obsoletely strigated 

 transversely with undulated fuscous lines, visible only in certain positions ; 

 the first of which is towards the base and abbreviated, the second anterior to 

 the basal stigma, the last beyond the reniform stigma, and considerably bent ; 

 beyond this the wing is darker, and has towards the hinder margin an obscure 

 pale denticulated striga, the margin itself immaculate ; cilia fuscous : stigmata 

 very obscure, with a dark quadrate spot between them : posterior wings ob- 

 scure cinereous, with the cilia whitish. 



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