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with an obscure fascia near the base, a large oblique space of the apical portion 

 ferruginous-ochre clouded with brown, a spot at the apex dark-brown, and a doubly 

 curved line near the margin bearing three dark elevated dots at the inner angle, 

 and several others round the disc. Coombe and Birch Woods, New Forest (Curtis). 



49. ab. semistriana, Desv., " Zool.," iii., p. 843 (1845). — Similar to ab. 

 semiustana, but with striana markings (Desvignes). 



50. ab. bentleyana, Curt., "Brit. Ent.," 2nd, ed., pi. xvi. expl., no. 1 {ante 

 1839); H. and Westd., "Brit. Moths," ii., p. 154, pi. xcii., fig. 5 (1844); Desv., 

 " Zool.," iii., p. 843 (1845). — Superior wings pale brown, an oblique portion from 

 the base towards the apex blackish-brown, including the button, an indistinct 

 fascia near the base forming a pale spot on the costa, and a brown tuft below the 

 apex is spotted, and beneath is a large pale ring, inner margin bright ochre ; 

 palpi, head and thorax tawny (Curtis). 



51. a.h. 2}rofanana, Fa.b., "Ent. Syst.," iii., p. 268 (1794) ; Haw., "Lep.Brit.," 

 p. 412, no. 56 (1811) ; Don., " Nat. Hist.," xii., pi. 377, fig. 3 (1806); Stphs., 

 " lUus.," iv., p. 149 (1834); Curt., " Brit. Ent.," 2nd ed., pi. xvi. expl., no. 3 

 (ante 1839) ; Wood, " Ind. Ent.," fig. 1047 (1839) ; H. and Westd., " Brit. Moths," 

 ii., p. 153 (1844); Desv., " Zool.," iii., p. 843 (184-5); Stand., " Cat.," p. 232 

 (1871). — Fyralis, alls cinereis ; puncto medio fusco. Habitat in Anglia Mus. Dom. 

 Francillon. Statura sequentis. Corpus cinereum. Alie cinerese, nitidas punctis 

 aliquot sparsis, minutis, elevato pilosis et in medio puncto magno, elevato e pilis 

 fuscis. Posticse cinereae, immaculatae (Fabricius). Birch and Coombe Woods, 

 New Forest (Stephens). 



52. ab. provittana, Desv., " Zool.," iii., p. 843 (1845). — Similar to ab. 

 profanana, but with a yellow dash (Desvignes). 



53. ab. desfontainana, Fab., " Ent. Syst.," iii., p. 268 (1793) ; H. and Westd., 

 "Brit. Moths," ii., p. 154 (1844). Desfontaniana, Haw., "Lep. Brit.," 413, no. 62 

 (1811); Stphs., "Ill.Haust.,"iv.,p.l41(1834); Curt., "Brit. Ent.," 2nd ed., pi. xvi. 

 expl., no. 16 [ante 1839) ; Wood, " Ind. Ent.," fig. 1054 (1839) ; Stand., " Cat.," 

 p. 232 (1871). Desfontainiana, Desv., " Zool.," iii., p. 842 (1845). — Pyralis, alls 

 fusco cinereis; vitta media abbreviata fulva; puncto medio elevato piloso. 

 Habitat in Anglia Mus. Dom. Francillon. Corpus medium, niveum. Alee anticse 

 obscure fuscse vitta lata a basi ultra medium ducta fulva et in medio alae in hac 

 vitta punctum e pilis elevatis fulvis. Margo tenuior flavescens. Alee posticae 

 cinereae. Desfontaines Botanicus Parisiensis egregius, qui lusecta in itinere 

 Africano lecta benevole mecum communicavit (Fabricius). Birch and Coombe 

 Woods, New Forest. 



54. ab. ulotana, n. ab. (PI. vi., fig. 23). — Head, thorax and palpi ashy. 

 Anterior wings dark slate colour, with a bright red streak which proceeds from the 

 base to the large button which is also red, jDosterior wings light brown. This 

 aberration may not be confounded with ab. desfontainana which it resembles 

 because of the deep slate colour of the wings. 



55. ab. .sjjarficeana. Haw., " Lep. Brit.," p. 412, no. 57 (1811) ; Stphs., "111. 

 Haust.," iv., p. 150 (1834) ; Curt., " Brit. Ent.," 2nd ed., pi. xvi. expl., no. 9 (ante 

 1839) ; Wood, "Ind. Ent.," fig. 1052 (1839) ; H. and Westd., "Brit. Moths," ii., 

 p. 154 (1844); Stand., " Cat.," p. 232 (1871).— T. (The bay-shouldered Button) 

 alls brunneo-fuscis, puncto magno medio elevato nigro externe dimidiatim oblique 

 spadiceis. Habitat apud Coombe Wood. Imago, Jan. et forte ab Autumno, per 

 hyemem, at rarissime. Expansio alarum 9 lin. Descriptio: Praecedenti (profanana) 

 simillima, at alia ; differt, alis anticis costani versus, oblique dimidiatim rufo- 

 spadiceis, a basi post medium (Haworth). Coombe Wood, New Forest (Stephens). 



56. ab. brunneana, Hte-gh.., " lUus.," iv.. p. 149, no. 4(1834); Wood, "Ind, 

 Ent.," p. 154, fig. 10-50 (18.39) ; H. and Westd., "Brit. Moths," ii., p. 154 (1844). 

 Cristana, H.Sch., "Sys. Bearb.," pi. iv., fig. 25(1849). Brunnea, Curt., "Brit. Ent.," 

 2nd ed., pi. xvi. expl., no. 6 (ante 1839); Desv., "Zool.," iii., p. 842 (1845). — 

 Exp. alar. 9-10 lin. Anterior wings pale brown at the base, dark at the apex ; the 

 disc with a black tuft of elevated scales, and a few smaller ones near the anal 

 angle ; on the inner margin is a faint ashy streak ; thorax, head and palpi ashy. 

 Darenth Wood, New Forest (Stephens). 



57. ab. intcrmcdiana, n. ab. (PI. vi., fig. 24). — Anterior wings brown, with a 

 broad transverse marking of warm light reddish-brown running across the wing 

 from the base, on the edge of which is a large dark brown button ; it has a broad 

 cream-coloured vitta. This aberration may easily be distinguished from ab. spadi- 

 ceana by the vitta. 



58. ab. smcana, Hb., " Eur. Schmett.," fig. 83 (1796) ; Dup., '■ Hist. Nat.," ix., 



