II ESTER II U.K. I'A.AII'lIIl.A. 1()3 



angle are rather elongated, and form a rugose velvet-like patch ; the hinder 

 margin browm, with an undulated band of whitish spots towards the ai>ex : 

 the posterior wings are clouded with brown, and have several obscure fulvous 

 spots, towards the hinder margin, which is of a deep brown : fringe on all the 

 wings yellowish, with the base brown : beneath with the base and apex green- 

 ish, the latter with an undulated band of square pale spots, corresponding with 

 those on the upper surface, and of a paler colour ; posterior wings greenish, 

 with about nine white spots, of which three are placed towards the base, and 

 the rest behind the middle, forming an incurved chain-like band : the fringe 

 below whitish, spotted with brown at the base. Female larger, without the 

 iliscoidal blotch on the anterior wings above : colour above more obscure, but 

 the spots towards the apex of the anterior wings whiter than in the male : be- 

 neath with the disc of the anterior wings dusky, and an irregular band of 

 whitish subquadrate spots towards the apex ; posterior wings as in the male. 



" Taken in the neighbourhood of Barnstaple in Devonshire." — W. Raddon, Esq., 

 Avho possessed two specimens of the insect, which he assures me were caj)tured 

 by himself in the above locality several years since. I have therefore on his 

 testimony admitted the species ; but I cannot avoid surmising that its origin 

 is questionable, and that the specimens above alluded to were probably im- 

 ported in one of their earher states, among the timber or other stores which 

 Mr. Raddon acquaints me came direct from the North American continent to 

 Barnstaple. I am induced to say thus much from the circumstance of the 

 section of the genns to which this insect belongs being without any other ex- 

 ception exclusively found in America ; but it is nevertheless possible that the 

 eastern hrait of the group may extend to the west of Europe; at all events it 

 is necessary for me to notice the communication; and I have also, through the 

 kindness of i\Ir. Raddon, given a figure of the insect, as it appears to be a 

 nondescript, in order to enable others to recognise it, should they be fortunate 

 enough to ascertain any thing further relative to the real origin of the species ; 

 but for my sentiments respecting the admission of similar species into the 

 Fauna of any country, I must refer to the observations subjoined to Dcile- 

 phila Celerio, and here express my opinion that the present insect is an im- 

 ported species and not an aboriginal native of Britain. 



t Sp. 7. Vitellius. A/is fulvis, anticis macula media margincijuc posticis Innho 

 f'liscis. 



He. ViteUius. Fabriciu$.—Vz.m. Vitellius. Sfcph. CaUiL 



Size of He. Comma : anterior wings fulvous, with a spot in the middle, and the 

 hinder margin black : posterior fulvous, with the entire margin black ; be- 

 neath all the wings fulvous immaculate. 



In page .33 1 of the 1st vol. of the Entomological Transactions, this is given as 

 an English species, in the following terms: "Has been caught in P.edfordshire 

 by the Rev. Dr. Abbott."- Jf/-. Ilaworth: but I believe the insect in ques- 

 tion to lie a nati\e of North America alone. .':ec upon this subject the observa- 

 tions appended to ll.c preceding: species. 



