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line long points from the band. Hindwings light, with a slender, 

 transverse, obscure, or rather sharply angulated line in the middle; 

 basal markings sharp; subterminal line well interrupted; costal 

 patch boldly white ; discoidal spot often small. 



" To the above must now be added the difference of the sub- 

 basal line, as shown by Mr. Bowman. 



" The various named forms are as follows : — 



" Vyaiitiinna trnncata, Hfn., 1767. Central area grey (through 

 strong freckling on white ground) ; rust colour in outer area 

 normal. 



" ab. ce) tiiiii-notato, Schultz, 1775. The central band is broadly 

 white or greyish-white. Wood, Index, 578. Newman, var. 1. 



"ab. rmutta, Schiff., IITG {perfiiscata, Raw., atriniilata, Feih.). 

 The central band is black or nearly so. Wood, Index, 580. Hub., 

 445, Geom. 



" ab. rufescens, Strom., 1783 {coiiima-notata, Haw., mediorufaria, 

 Fuchs., nchrearia, Schultz.). The middle of the wing is tawny- 

 yellow. Wood, Index, 577. Newman, var. 2. 



" ab. i^atiirata, Steph., 1831. The central band is dusky grey- 

 brown, and the brown colour has spread over the outer tawny band. 

 Basal and marginal area rather dark and dull. Central area as in 

 type. Wood, Index, 579. 



" ab. infiiscata, Tengstr., 1869. Marginal area bluish-ashy, 

 almost without markings; hindwings mfuscated. 



" ab. schneideri, Sandb., 1885 {nii/erriiiiata, Fuchs). Almost 

 unicolorous smoky black, or very dark grey. 



" ab. tiiixtd, Prout, 1908. Central area tawny, basal and mar- 

 ginal areas and costa dark fuscous. 



" ab. olixaceo, Prout, 1908. Olivaceous in tone, no bright 

 colouring, central area the palest, inner sienna band wanting, outer 

 dull." 



Mr. Kobert Adkin exhibited the specimen of Salebria ohdiicteUa 

 that was taken by Mr. Sydney Webb, on August 31st, 1888, near 

 Dover ; together with others said to have been taken by a Mr. 

 Button, near Gravesend, subsequently. He said there was no doubt 

 as to the authenticity of Mr. Webb's capture, or as to that of one 

 taken by Mr. Purdy in the Warren at Folkestone, but that the 

 Gravesend captures needed confirmation. 



He also exhibited specimens of Cdteremna tevehreUa, a species 

 that was first recorded in this country in 1886, by Lord Walsing- 

 ham, who reared it from larvfe found in aborted cones of Ahies 



