2.38 LRPWOPTKRA. 



forming tlie martrins of a narrow black-brown central band, 

 but eacli edged on the otlier side with white ; the outer of 

 these white lines forms the usual rivulet ; subterininal line 

 white, much indented, slender in its upper portion and arising 

 rather near to the apex, in and below the middle of the hind- 

 marginal area expanding into white clouds; extreme hind 

 margin dotted with brown ; cilia glossy pale-brown. Hind 

 wiuL's small, rounded behind, but the anal angle rather 

 s(|iiared ; smoky brownish-white with a rather ))ale middle 

 band ; hind margin dotted with brown ; eilia Ijrownish- 

 white. Female similar, but the body shorter. 



Underside of the fore wings pale smoky-brown, browner 

 along the costa, which also is barred with two or three cloudy 

 blackish sjjots. Hind wings of the same colour, i)lain. 

 l?ody and legs pale brown. 



'{'here is some variation in this species in the breadth of 

 the central band, and also in its colour: in some specimens 

 this is of a rather rich brown ; in others brown clouded with 

 black, or wholly black ; ami a specimen in the collection of 

 Mr. R. C. Bradley has this band deep blue-black. This 

 example was taken at Arthog, in North Wales. Sometimes 

 the ground colour is suffused with rich brown, or even clouded 

 with dark brown ; and in a specimen taken in the north of 

 Ireland by Mr. C. W. Watts the cilia are distinctly spotted 

 with black-brown, and tliree more dots lie in a parallel line. 



On the wing from the end of June till August, or even 

 the beginning of September. 



1.,.\1{VA short, about seven-eighths of an inch in length, 

 ground colour of tlie back and sides rich dark salmon-colour, 

 or yellowish-brown, with a browner tinge at each segment ; 

 on the liack five clear black spots, on the sixth segment a 

 smaller spot, all of a wedge shape ; between these spots are 

 dark brown diamond-shaped spots; the colour of the back 

 towards the anal extremity becomes much paler for three- 

 eiirhths of an inch, and there are two rows of brownish-blaclc 



