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•when it was recorded and described by the late Mr. Howard 

 Vaughan, under the name of H. scnccionis. Its full range is 

 «till uncertain, but it is known to be common in Kent, 

 Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk ; it has been found in Gloucester- 

 shire, Mr. J. B. Hodgkinson used to obtain it in the north 

 of Lancashire, and Mr. J. E. Robson records it as formerly 

 common near Hartlepool, Durham. In iScotland it is cer- 

 tainly found in Perthshire ; and in Ireland casual specimens 

 have been taken by Mr. C. W. Watts on the coasts of Down 

 and Derry. Abroad it inhabits Central and Western Ger- 

 many, Holland, Finland, Livonia, and Siberia. 



5. H. nimbella, Zrll ; saxicola, Vaugh. — Expanse | 

 to f inch (15-19 mm.). Fore wings narrow ; brownish- 

 white, whiter along the costal region ; lines and discal spots 

 faintly dotted. Hind wings shining white. 



Antennae of the male simple, slightly bent back, pale 

 brown ; palpi slender, curved up, deep chocolate ; head 

 and thorax narrow, pale brownish drab ; abdomen slender, 

 brownish-white. Fore wings narrow, the costa arched at 

 the base and apex, which last is rounded ; hind margin also 

 rounded and very short ; colour brownish-white or pale 

 i)rownish-drab ; the costal region bi"oadly white, and the 

 median and subdorsal nervures dusted with white ; first line 

 •obscure, represented by three blackish dots on nervures, 

 and rather angulated ; second line even more obscure, very 

 •oblique, and consisting of a row of faint black dots ; two 

 short black streaks, or dots one over the other, represent the 

 discal spot ; hind margin faintly dotted with black ; cilia 

 pale drab tipped with white, and intersected by three whitish 

 lines. Hind wings rather ample, apex almost pointed ; 

 flatly rounded behind ; shining white, with a smoky tinge ; 

 •cilia white. Female similar. 



Underside of the fore wings shining pale smoky-browu ; 

 hind wings equally glossy, smoky-white. Body and legs 

 whitish-brown. 



