71 



*5S75 Beverley, bred from ovum, v. 1884 f- \ 

 *5576 „ „. „ t-J 



Pale reddish-brown. 



Orthosia pistacina Fah. 



174 Beverley, 1871 f. "^ 



175 „ „ t- / 



Ab. venosa Haw. Reddish-brown, with distinct mark- 

 ings and pale nervures. 



171 Beverley, 1871 f. 



Redder and more unicolorous than the preceding. 



172 Beverley, viii. 1878 t. 



A form of ab. venosa developing basal and submarginal 

 transverse blackish bands, cut across by pale ner- 

 vures. Cf. Barrett, Plate 227, fig. ib. 

 681 Beverley, ix. 1872 f. 

 169 „ 1871 t- 



Ab. ferrea Haw. Ground colour bright yellowish-red ; 

 markings indistinct ; 6'8i almost unicolorous. Cf. 

 South, II. PI. 9, figs. 5, 6. 

 680 Beverley, ix. 1872 f- \ 



173 „ ' 1871 t- J 



Ab. obsoleta Tutt. Ground colour ochreous-brown ; 

 markings indistinct. 



176 Beverley, 1871 f. 



Ab. serina Esp. Ground colour pale grey ; markings 

 distinct. Cf. Barrett, Plate 227, fig. le. 

 *5585 Beverley, bred from ovum, vi. 1884 f- \ 

 *5582 „ „ „ t- / 



Purplish-red. 

 ♦5583 Beverley, bred from ovum, vi. 1884. f 1 



♦5584 „ „ „ t- / 



Green. 



Anchocelis lunosa Haw. 



132 Forres, 1871 (Norman). 

 2733 Weel, E. Yorks., ix. 1875 f- 



2847 Guernsey, 1875 (Luff). 



2848 „ „ ,, \ 

 2732 Weel, E. Yorks., ix., 1875 f. / 



The hind wings suffused with blackish. 

 1791 Weel, E. Yorks., ix. 1874 f. 



A parallel form to 172 of the preceding species, develop- 

 ing basal and submarginal transverse blackish bands, 

 cut by the pale nervures. 



5782 Central Spain, 1885 (Staudinger). o \ 



5781 „ „ M • ?/ 



Smaller than the above (32 mm., 30 mm.), and paler. 



5783 Central Spain, 1885 (Staudinger). ^ \ 



5784 „ ,, „ $J 



Recorded as ' ab. pallida ' in Mr. Dobree's diary. 

 Small (31 mm., 28 mm.) ; ground colour pale fawn ; 

 the markings nearly obsolete. 

 5786 Central Spain, 1885 (Staudinger). ^\ 



5785 „ „ „ $J 



Recorded as ' ab. rubicunda ' in Mr. Dobree's diary. 

 A very distinct form. Small (30 mm.) ; ground colour 

 reddish-ochreous, nervures invisible, and markings 

 almost obsolete. The stigmata distinct in 5785. 



