14 EXAI'ATID.E. 



turatloi'e fusco ; $ alis anticis brevissiinis angustissimis dilute griseis 

 (vix roseo-sufFusis) fasciis duabus nigris, altera in medio, altera ante 

 apicem. Exp. al. (J 8 lin. ; $ 3i lin. 



Head, face, and palpi reddish-fuscous. Antennae dark fuscous. An- 

 terior wings pale greyish-fuscous, with a strong rosy tint, palest on the 

 disc, with a dark fuscous fascia-form mark nearly in the middle, and two 

 dark fuscous spots on the disc, almost united, beyond the middle ; hinder 

 margin rather dark fuscous ; cilia pale reddish-fuscous. Posterior wings 

 fuscous, towards the base rather paler, with pale fuscous cilia. 



The female has the anterior wings extremely abbreviated and very 

 narrow, pale grey, with a very slight rosy tint, with a black fascia in 

 the middle, and another immediately before the apex. 



England and (south of Scotland ?) ; April ; not uncommon. 



Genus III. CHIMABACCHE. (P^-X l*"^" 



CniMABACCUE, Zell. Isis 1839, p. 181. Diurnea, Curt. Diurnea p., 

 Haw. LevimatopJdla p., Tr. Clihnahacclw ct CIteimophila p., Hiib. 

 Chehnopldla et Biunwa, Step. Diurnea et LciiuuatophUa p., Dup. 



Capilli siiperne subcrecti, in fronte decumbentes. Ocelli nulli. An- 

 tennae crassiusculas, (^ dense ciliatfe, vel pubesccntes. Palpi labiates 

 adscendenlcs, articulo secundo dense squamato, tertio kcvi acuto. 

 Haustelluni breve, basi parce squamata. Ala3 mediocriter ciliatae, 

 antcriores oblongo-ovataD ( $ abbrcviata3 acuminatre), posteriores 

 ovata5 ( $ abbreviuta3 acuminatfc) ; antcriores : vena apicalis furcata 

 supra ct infra apicem exit, infra cam vena3 (lubiqin', ultima paruni 

 curva, subdorsalis furcata ; posteriores : vena apicalis simplex ante 

 apicem exit, infra cam vcuai ihue e venula transversa, mcdiaua Iri- 

 Jida. 



Head above with the hairs rather erect, in front smooth. Ocelli 

 none. Antcnnrc rather thick, in the $ densely ciliated or pubescent. 

 Ijabial palpi ascoid'uig ; the second joint thickly scaled ; the terminal 

 joint mnooth and po'micd . Tongue short, with a few scales at the base. 

 Wings with moderate cilia ; the anterior in the ^ oblong-ovate, in the 

 ^ short and pointed ; the posterior in the $ ovate, in the $ short and 

 narrow. Ju the anterior wings the furcate apical vein terminates in 

 the costa, and in the hintler margin ; below it are Jive veins, of which 

 the last is slightly curved; the subdorsal vein is furcate. In the pos- 

 terior wings the simjjle apical vein terminates in the costa before the 

 a])(!X ; below it are two veins from the transverse vein; the median 

 vein is lr\Hd. 



This genus conipriscs only two species, one of wliich appears in 

 uulunin, the other in spring; from the structure of the palpi and 

 anteinue they nuiy he separated thus: — 



