1 So LEPIDOP TERA . 



its range iu these islands. Abroad it is distributed through 

 Central Europe, Sweden, Northern Italy, and Asia Minor. 



Genus 3. LOZOTiENIA. 



AntenuiV slender ; palpi slender but thickened and blunt 

 at the tip ; shape of the fore wings rather affected in the male 

 by a short fold at the base of the costa ; nervures ridged on 

 the under sides. 



We have but two species — 



A. Fore wings cinnamon-brown ; very short. 



L. unifasciana. 



A-. Fore wings ashy-grey. L. imifsculana. 



1. Li. unifasciana, Dup. — Expanse | to J inch (15-18 

 mm.). A small species, cinnamon-brown or chestnut-brown ; 

 male with faint obscure markings, but a deep costal fold ; 

 female without markings. 



Antennte and palpi of the male reddish-brown ; head and 

 thorax yellow-brown ; abdomen dull red-brown. Fore wings 

 short and broad ; costa strongly arched, but the arch broken 

 by a deep fold at the base, which is continued narrowly to 

 over the middle; general colour shiny cinnamon-brown or 

 reddish-brown, shaded with ochreous and tinged along 

 the costa with chestnut ; markings pale chestnut, faint and 

 indistinct, basal blotch scarcely indicated excejDt that just 

 beyond its outer margin is a spot upon the dorsal margin ; 

 central baud faint, oblique, indicated principally bjr its inner 

 edge, cloudy beyond ; on the costa towards the apex is a 

 faint dash of the same colour ; cilia pale brown. Hind 

 wings and cilia pale smotj* brown. Female scarcely larger 

 yet dissimilar ; fore wings without a fold, but the costa well 

 and evenly arched ; bright chestnut-red or fulvous-red with- 

 out markings. Hind wings dark smoky brown. 



Underside of the fore wings, in both sexes, dull smoky 

 brown : of the hind more smoke-colour. 



