STIGMONOTID^—ENDOPISA. 195; 



angle, and" edging an ocellus which contains four or more 

 black dots, while two more lie outside ; cilia silvery grey. 

 Hind wings and their cilia silky, smoky yellowish white. 

 Female rather smaller, the fore wings more blunt and 

 squared at the apex ; darker and with the markings more 

 distinct. 



Undersides of all the wings dull pale lead colour ; costal 

 dots of the fore wings white. 



On the wing in May and June. 



Larva apparently unknown. 



The first notice of the occurrence of this insect here was 

 in the year 1893 by Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher, who took a few 

 specimens among Lathyrus sylvestris and other vetches on 

 the coast of the Isle of Wight. So far as I know it has not 

 been found elsewhere in these Islands. Abroad it is known 

 to inhabit a great part of Southern Europe, Lower Austria,. 

 Hungary, Silesia, and Asia Minor. 



3. E, funebrana, Tr. — Expanse i to | inch (12-18 mm.). 

 Fore wings almost unicolorous, dark brown with a leaden 

 tint, and a faintly paler dorsal triangular blotch. 



AntennjB, palpi, head, and thoi-ax black-brown ; abdomen 

 grey-brown. Fore wings rather narrow, costa very flatly 

 arched, apex bluntly angulated ; black-brown with a leaden 

 tint ; Gosta minutely spotted, almost throughout, with pairs 

 of tiny white dots ; on the dorsal margin is a trace of a paler 

 blotch forming a sort of faint loop or triangle ; ocellus 

 obscure, silvery grey, containing cloudy black dots ; cilia 

 cloudy whitish brown. Hind wings pale brown; base a 

 little paler ; cilia dull white. Female similar. 



Underside of the fore wings pale shining leaden brown ; 

 costa dotted with white. Hind wings paler leaden brown. 



On the wing in June and July. 



Larva pale red ; head heart-shaped, pitchy black ; dorsal 



