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r December, 



■whicli (stripe) there is a slight depression just beyond the centre, whence it rises 

 somewhat towards the hind-margin. Sometimes this stripe is scarcely more than a 

 line, at others it widens a little beyond the depression, and its posterior edge is very 

 jagged. The fringes are paler brown, in the ? white, and have an indistinct 

 dividing line. The hind-wings are uniform greyish-brown, with rather lighter 

 fringes, which also have an indistinct dividing line. 



Head, collar, thorax, palpi, and antennae of same colour as the foi'e-wings, body 

 as the hind-wings. 



This is one of the rarest of our British Crmnhi, and is taken at a 

 considerable altitude,-being recorded from Suowdon, the lake district, 

 and the Scotch Highlands. In Switzei'land it is by no means uncom- 

 mon, and most of my specimens were taken there ; it is not rare on 

 the Gorner Grat at Zermatt. 



EADiELLUS, Hb. (25 — 27 mm.). 



The fore-wings are ochreous-brown, slightly suffused with a greenish lustre, the 

 white stripe is of moderate width, reaching nearly to the hind-margin, and being 

 toothed several times on its inner edge, in some specimens it terminates in a fine 

 point. There is a short, fine, white lino on the fold, and the inner margin of the 

 wing is edged with white from the base to about the centre. The fringes are 

 brownish, slightly shining, intersected with white, and have a darker dividing line. 

 The hind-wings are grey, with paler fringes with a darker dividing line. 



Head and palpi pale brownish-white. AntenniB, collar, patagia, and thorax 

 similar to the fore-wings. Body as the hind-wings. 



This can easily be distinguished from the preceding species by 

 the lighter colour, and the lustre of the anterior-wings. 



In Switzerland, this insect is not rare, last year we found it flying 

 about a meadow bordering the pine woods on the Eiffel, at Zermatt, 

 in the beginning of July. 



FULGiDELLL's, lib. {2^\ — 28 mm.). 



In this beautiful Cramlus, which I have not seen alive, the ground-colour is 

 pale oohrcous-brown, slightly tinged with rufous. The white longitudinal stripe is 

 of uniform and moderate width, somewhat curved, and reaches up to the hind- 

 margin, it is also perceptibly toothed sevei-al times on its inner edge beyond the 

 middle ; there is a white line just below the fold, extending from near the anal angle 

 to rather beyond the middle of the wing, the inner edge is also edged with white 

 from the base to about the centre ; the hind-margin is dotted with d.ark bi-own, and 

 the fringes are pale brown, intersected with white, having a dark dividing line. The 

 hind-wings are shining white, with a slight tinge of reddish ochre by the apex, and 

 have white fringes with an indistinct dividing line. 



Head, collar, and central thoracic line white, palpi brown, edged above wifh 

 white. Patagia and antennae same colour as fore-wings. Body greyish, almost 

 white. 



I have specimens of this from Noi'th Germany, and also from 

 Spain, where it is by no means uncommon. 



Augustus Road, Edgbaston : 

 September Wth, 1883. 



