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fasciae is not quite the same — the dark sealing alonc^ the tornns of the 

 forewing is a good distinguishing eharacter in Irxjaea. 



So far all attempts to estahlish dnplana Hb. as a British species 

 have been unsuccessful. Curtis descrilied sylvestrana in 18-50 from 

 British specimens wrongly " distributed amongst Entomologists by 

 the name of ' dupJana ' " ; the " duplana " of Willcinson, Staiuton's 

 Manual, &c., is imsticana, Ztst. ; and the " duplana " of Barrett, 

 Meyriclv, and British Collections, is locjaea. 



In 1868 Lord Walsingham purchased as British, from Mr. E. G. Meelc, 

 two specimens ^ (56517), ? (56518) described thiis, " B. Duplana 

 716 S & ? not been taken for years " (Meek, /. ?., 27.V.1868). These 

 two specimens are truly duplana Hb., but I have been imable to con- 

 firm the occurrence of this species in this country, although Messrs. 

 South, Bower, Adkin, and the Hon. N. C. Rothschild kindly sub- 

 mitted to me their series of " dnplana " and podicana. 



1846-01. Ehyacionia purdeyi, sp. n. 

 Antennae simple ; cinereous, annulate with dark fuscous. Palpi cinereous. 

 Head and Thorax einei-eous, mixed with fuscoiis. Foreivmgs striate with fuscous 

 and cinereous on the basal two-thirds, thence ferriiginous ; the scales on tlie 

 basal area are fuscous, mostly tijiped with white, the ground colour appearing 

 cinereous traversed by fuscovis lines ; two of these lines near the base form a 

 narrow dark fascia, and are followed by a similar fascia at one-fourth, with 

 slightly rounded outer margin ; the ferruginoiis terminal area of the wing is 

 crossed by a narrow fascia of mixed cinereous and fuscous, from the costa at 

 three-fourths to tlie tornus, and preceded by two similar fasciae, confluent toward 

 the costa biit divided by ferruginous toward the dorsiuu ; cilia leaden grey, 

 whitish at the base, with a conspicuous blackish dividing line throughout, fol- 

 lowed by two very narrow whitish lines. Exp. al. 12-13 mm. Hindwings pale 

 fuscous ; cilia paler, with a dark dividing line near the base. Abdomen pale 

 fi\scous. Legs cinereous, tarsi banded with dark fviscous. 



Type ^ (300001); ? (300002), British Museum. 



Hab. : England: kent, Folkestone, VIP. 1911 (W.Ptirdey). Eight 

 specimens (Drnt. 6513-20). 



Intermediate between sylvestrana Crt., and duplana Hb., but easily 

 separable from the former by the ferruginous apex of the wing and the 

 slightly different direction of the fasciae ; from the latter it is dis- 

 tinguished by its more regular and distinct striation, as also by the 

 brighter ferruginous colouration which occupies a greater proportion 

 of the wing-surface, especially towai*d the dorsum. 

 Mr. Purdey writes that " The insect when disturbed returns as soon as 

 possible to another branch, resting among the needles of the Scotch 



