288 THE entomologist's record. 



(1839) ; H. and Westd., " Brit. Moths," ii., p. 153 (1844) : Desv., " Zool.," iii., p. 

 842 (1845) ; Staud., " Cat.," p. 232 (1871).— Exp. alar. 9J lin. Anterior wings 

 griseous-brown, nearly immaculate, with a large tuft of elevated black scales on 

 the disc, and an obscure ashy streak on the inner margin ; thorax fuscous ; head 

 and palpi cinereous. Birch Wood, New Forest (Stephens). 



17. ab. prostriana, n. ab. (PI. vi., fig. 8). — Head, thorax and palpi cinereous. 

 Anterior wings uniform, dark fuscous with a cinereous vitta and slight trace of 

 self-coloured button, posterior wings light-brown. This aberration differs from ab. 

 suhstriana in having only a trace of a button. 



18. ab. albojiavtmana, Curt., "Brit. Ent.," 2nd ed., pi. xvi. expl., no. 23 {ante 

 1839); ?Desv., "Zool.," iii., p. 841 (1845). — Superior wings livid-brown with a 

 small button on the disc and an orange dot at the base ; a costal spot near the apex 

 and the middle of the cilia fox-colour ; inner margin, upperside of palpi, head and 

 thorax white (Curtis). One doubts whether Desvignes' description refers to the 

 same form. 



19. ab. subalhqflammana, n. ab. (PI. vi., fig. 9). — Head, thorax and palpi 

 ashy- white. Anterior wings uniform deep brown with a broad white vitta ; in the 

 centre of the wing is a very small white button; posterior wings light brown. The 

 button in this aberration being white instead of dark brown, makes it impossible to 

 confuse it with ab. albojiammana . 



20. ab. alUstriana, Haworth, "Lep. Brit.," p. 412(1811) ; Stphs., "111. Haust.," 

 iv., p. 155 (1834) ; Curt., " Brit. Ent.," expl. pi. xvi., no. 26 [ante 1839) ; Wood, 

 "Ind. Ent.," p. 154, fig. 1069 (1839) ; Humph, and Westd., "Brit. Moths," ii., 

 p. 157 (1844). — Tortrix (The Grey-streak) alls fuscis, costa scabro-ciliata, striaque 

 cinerea marginis tenuioris. — Exp. alar. 10 lin. Alae anticae fuscse, tinctura 

 obsoletissima purpurascente, punctis paucis scabriusculis. Posticse pallida 

 fuscescentes (Haworth). 



21. ab./uZyostj-irtJia, Desvignes, " Zool.," iii., p. 843 (1845). — Similar to ab. 

 striana, with fulvous markings on the inner margin, nearly a distinct dash 

 (Desvignes). 



22. &b. insulana, Curt., "Brit. Ent.," pi. xvi. expl., no. 20 (a)((e 1839); H. 

 and Westd., "Brit. Moths," ii., p. 156 (1844) ; Desv., "Zool.," iii., p. 843 (1845). 

 — Superior wings purplish-brown with a large white button, the inner margin white, 

 with a long purplish-brown streak on the disc ; palpi, head and thorax white (Curtis). 



23. ab. fuscana, n. ab. (PI. vi., fig. 10). — Head, thorax and palpi white. 

 Anterior wings uniform brown, with a large self-coloured button, and broad white 

 vitta ; near the base and at the hinder angle are a few tiny white spots ; posterior 

 wings light brown. 



24. ab. ruficostana. Curt., " Brit. Ent.," 1st ed., pi. xvi. (1824) ; 2nd ed., no. 24 

 {ante 1839); Stphs., "111. Haust.," iv., p. 153 (1834); Wood, " Ind. Ent.," fig. 1062 

 (1839); Desv., "Zool.," iii., p. 842 (184.5); H.-Sch., " Sys. Bearb.," vol. iv., 

 pi. 27 (1849) ; Stand., " Cat.," p. 232 (1871). — Ochreous-grey ; superior wings livid 

 brown, a deep ferruginous stripe at the base extending beyond the middle and 

 including a small button, the lanceolate space above rich brown, inner margin 

 white with a few dots at the anal angle ; palpi, head and thorax white. Beat out 

 of whitethorns in the New Forest, in August, September and October (Curtis). 



25. &\>. alhorujicostana, n. ab. (PI. vi., fig. 11). — Head, thorax and palpi white. 

 Anterior wings cinereous-brown with a deep chocolate-coloured marking, extending 

 obliquely across the wing towards the apex ; in the centre of the wing is a minute 

 reddish button ; it has also a broad white vitta ; posterior wings light brown. This 

 ab. differs markedly from ab. rnjicostana in having a small button and a white 

 vitta, ab. rnjicostana having a yellow vitta. 



26. ab. transversana, n. ab. (PL vi., fig. 12). — Head, thorax and palpi 

 cinereous. Anterior wings warm reddish-brown, growing lighter towards the inner 

 margin, and so forming a rather indistinct vitta with a beautiful chocolate- 

 coloured marking extending obliquely from base towards apex, and becoming a 

 little lighter along the costal margin, posterior wings light brown. The absence of 

 a white vitta constitutes the difference between this ab. and the two previous ones. 



27. ab. attaliana, n. ab. (PL vi., fig. 13). — Head, thorax and palpi white. 

 Anterior wings with marginal area fuscous, with small white raised spots dotted 

 thereon ; a rich, deep, chocolate-coloured marking extends from the base obliquely 

 to the apex, on the edge of which and in the centre of the wing is a small yellowish 

 button ; it has a broad white vitta, posterior wings light brown, deepening in colour 

 towards the anal angle. This is the only aberration in this lovely group of four, 

 which has the white dots over the marginal area. 



28. ab. albifunctana, Stphs., " lU. Haust.," iv., p. 152, no. 15 (1834) ; Curt., 



