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Torquay, Devon, in the year 1859, and Mr. Stainton recorded 

 the capture of two more in that year. In 1861 another 

 occurred, at Torquay ; in 1869 four more, one of them in 

 Camberwell in the London suburbs, the others in Kent and 

 the Isle of Wight ; and in 1877 five more — two taken by 

 Mr. Tugwell at Deal, the others at Torquay, Dartmouth, 

 Devon, and the Scilly Isles, respectively. In June, 1880, a 

 specimen was found in the daytime, hanging to a grass blade, 

 on the sandhills at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, by the late 

 Mrs. F. D. Wheeler, and this specimen, by the kindness of 

 Dr. Wheeler, is now in my own collection. The only subse- 

 quent records within my knowledge are, one in Hants in 

 1884, and one in Dorset in 1900 ; all being therefore captured 

 upon the coast and all but one on the South coast of England. 

 Apparently not known elsewhere in Central Europe ; but 

 found in Southern Europe including Turkey, Corsica and 

 Gibraltar ; also in Bithynia, Syria, Southern India, Nepaul ; 

 Egypt, Tangier and elsewhere in Northern Africa ; the 

 Canaries, Madeira, Mauritius, and South and Central Africa, 

 even extending to the Congo. 



Genus 10. ANTIGASTRA. 



Antennae simple, rather thick ; palpi very broad, flattened 

 at the sides, tongue thickly scaled ; head, thorax, and abdo- 

 men smooth, the latter not very long ; fore wings narrowly 

 trigonate, sharpily pointed, the cell naiTow ; hind wings small, 

 narrow, thin and weak ; the cross-bar faint, legs very long 

 and thin. 



We have but one species. 



1. A. catalaunalis,!);^^^. — Expanse finch. (18 mm.). Fore 

 wings very narrow and pointed, pale yellow, with all the 

 nervures, the costa, and the hind margin reddish-buff. Hind 

 wings yellowish-white. 



Antenna; of the male rather thick, simple, reddish-drab ; 

 palpi of the same colour, short, porrected and pointed, 



