264; THE entomologist's record. 



between this aberration and typical cristaita is very marked, the former having a 

 black button instead of a white one. 



2. ab. fnlvocristaiia, Stphs., "111. Haust.," iv., p. 151 (1834); Wood, " Ind. 

 Eiit.," fig. 1055 (1839) ; H. and Westd., " Brit. Moths," ii., p. 154 (? 1844) ; Desv., 

 •• Zool.," iii., p. 842 (1845). — Exp. alar. 9-9i lin. Anterior wings with the costa 

 and hinder margin fuscous-brown, the inner portion orange-brown, with a broad 

 ochreous streak on the inner margin extending to the hinder angle ; on the disc 

 is an elevated tuft of fulvous scales ; head, thorax, and palpi ochreous. New 

 Forest (Stephens). [Curtis (" B. Ent.," 2nd ed., expl. pi. xvi., no. 16) gives 

 this as a synonym of (lexfoiitainicDtd, Fab.] 



3. ab. chantuna, Curt., "Brit. Ent.," 2nd ed., expl. pi. xvi {ante 1839); H. 

 and Westd., "Brit. Moths," ii., p. 156 (? 1844); Desv., " Zool.," iii., p. 842 (1845).— 

 Superior wings purplish-brown, with a large lanceolate space from the base nearly 

 to the apex of the costa ferruginous ; the inner margin, a large button, and a broken 

 line of minute dots along the posterior margin pure white, as well as the head and 

 thorax (Curtis). Similar to ab. spadiceu)tu, but with a white dash and button 

 (Desvignes). 



4. ab. suhcJiantaitd, n. ab. (PI. vi., fig. 2). — Head, thorax and palpi white. 

 Anterior wings reddish-brown from the base to the centre of the marginal area, with 

 a cream-coloured patch at the extreme base of the inner margin ; a faint light 

 streak running parallel with the inner margin to the hinder angle ; the basal area 

 and disc fuscous, with a large white button, and two or three minute white dots 

 near the hind angle ; posterior wings light brown with two slight black lines round 

 the anal angle. The marked difference between the aberration and ab. cha)it(tna is 

 the absence of the vitta. 



5. nh. lii'ochaiitaiia, n. ab. (PI. vi., fig. 3). — Head, thorax and palpi white. 

 Anterior wings brown, with a broad white vitta, and a light reddish-brown marking 

 extending from extreme base towards the apex, on the edge of which and in the 

 centre of the wing is a slight trace of a dark button ; posterior wings light brown. 

 This aberration differs from the two foregoing ones, in having only a trace of the 

 button, and that dark instead of white. 



6. ab. vlttana, Stphs., " 111. Haust.," iv., p. 150 (1834) ; Curt., " Brit. Ent.," 

 2nd ed., pi. xvi. expl., no. 8 {ante 1839); Wood, " Ind. Ent.," fig. 1051 (1839) ; 

 H. and Westd., "Brit. Moths," ii., p. 156 (1844) ; Stand., " Cat.," p. 232 (1871). 

 — Exp. alar. 9-9^ lin. Anterior wings brown, with the apex darker, the disc with 

 an elevated tuft of black scales, and some minute black dots near the hinder 

 angle ; the inner margin with a broad ochraceous-red streak ; thorax, head, and 

 palpi of similar hue. Near London, New Forest (Stephens). 



7. ab. subvittaiia, Stphs., "111. Haust.," iv., p. 152 (1834); Curt., "Brit. 

 Ent.," 2nd ed., pi., xvi. expl., no 21 {ante 1839) ; Wood, "Ind. Ent.," tig. 1059 

 (1839); Desv., "Zool.," iii., p. 841 (1.S45),— Exp. alar. lOJ lin. Anterior wings 

 fuscous, immaculate, with a very short broad whitish streak at the extreme base 

 of the inner margin, and the central tuft of scales whitish ; head, thorax, and 

 palpi obscure white. New Forest (Stephens). 



8. ab. 7Ufiro>>uhrittana, n. ab. (PI. vi., fig. 4).— Head, thorax and palpi ashy- 

 white. Anterior wings black, with an ashy-white patch at the extreme base of the 

 inner margin and a large blackish button ; there are also from three to five minute 

 raised spots in the marginal area, posterior wings light brown. This aberration 

 having a black button, and blackish colouring in the wings makes it easy to 

 distinguish from ab. vittana and ab. suhvittana. 



9. ab. 'p>'>i*'tiiii('< n- ab. (PI. vi., fig. 5). — Head, thorax and palpi cream- 

 coloured. Anterior wings dark brown, a little lighter towards the hinder angle ; 

 in the centre of the wing is a large cream-coloured button, and at the apex a 

 cream-coloured dash and two or three minute dots, there is also a cluster of 

 minute spots near the hinder angle, posterior wings light brown. The minute 

 white raised dots over the wing constitute the chief difference between this aberra- 

 tion and ab. sulnittana ; it is also much darker in colour. 



10. alhoviitana , Stphs., " 111. Haust.," iv., p. 151 (1834); Curt., "Brit. Ent.," 

 2nd ed., pi. xvi. expl., no. 17 {ante 1839); Wood, "Ind. Ent.," tig. 1056 (1839); 

 H. and Westd., "Brit. Moths," ii., p. 155(1844); Desv., "Zool.," iii., p. 842 

 (1845). — Exp. al. 9 lin. Anterior wings, with the costa broadly fuscous-brown, the 

 hinder margin dull brown, with an orange streak from the base to near the middle, 

 and a broad snow-white one on the inner margin, vanishing towards the hinder 

 margin; on the disc is an elevated fulvous tuft of scales ; liead, thorax and palpi 

 snow-white. New Forest (Stephens). 



11. ab. fttlcovittana, Stphs., "111. Haust.," iv., p. 1-51 (1834); Curt., "Brit. 

 Ent.," 2nd ed., pi. xvi. expl., no. 12 {ante 1839) ; Wood, " Ind. Ent.," tig. 1057 



