278 LEPIDOPTERA. 



occurring- in all our southern counties to Osford«liire; also in 

 the Eastern and Western counties to Norfolk, and to West- 

 moreland ; also found in Durham ; but scarcely observed in 

 the Midlands except in Warwickshire and Derbyshire ; and 

 also in Yorkshire. Not observed in Wales, and in Scotland 

 only in the south — Berwickshire, ]\Iidlothian, and the Clyde 

 valley — except a single example in Kincardineshire, and now 

 another taken by Mr. A. E. Gibbs in Perthshire. In Ireland 

 it is recorded in Galway, Mayo, and Down. Abroad it is 

 found throughout the greater portion of Central Europe, 

 Sweden, North Italy, Livonia, and Corsica. 



Family o. LOZOPERIDiE. 



Fore wings somewhat trigonate, oblique, and roof-shaped 

 when at rest ; markings disposed parallel with the hind 

 margin ; ocellus of fore wings absent. 



Genus 1. CONOHYLIS. 



Antennas short, thick, tapering ; palpi short, blunt, 

 drooping ; fore wings somewhat trigonate with a very 

 narrow even fold along the basal portion of the costa ; hind 

 wings without the basal tuft of hair-scales. 



1. C. maculosana, Hav:. — Expanse h inch (12 mm.). 

 Head and thorax black, fore wings white dusted and banded 

 with grey-black, and tipped with chestnut. 



Antennje of the male thick, densely ciliated, brown-black ; 

 palpi squared ; head rough, and, with the thorax, dull 

 black ; abdomen black, with very slender white rings. Fore 

 wings narrowly trigonate ; costa very narrowly folded from 

 the base and straight ; apex rather suddenly rounded ; hind 

 margin oblique ; white or creamy-white, dusted and clouded 

 with black; central band erect, ill-defined, but broad, black 

 mixed with brown ; apical region clouded with tiny trans- 

 verse stripes of rich brown and black ; cilia white clouded 



