44 TINEID.E. 



recta prope basini, fascia obliqua in medio niaculaque pone medimri 

 juxta costaiii dilute aureis ; capillis ferrugincis. Exp. al. 4.V lin. 



Head and face ferruginous. Palpi pale grey. AntenuiB black. An- 

 terior wiugs purple, with a pale golden almost straight fascia not far 

 from the base, a rather oblique pale golden fascia in the middle and 

 towards the apex, a pale golden spot immediately below the costa ; 

 cilia greyish-purple. Posterior wiugs pale greyish-purple ; cilia greyish. 



(3ccurs in woods iu May and June. Not common in the south 

 of England ; more frequent in the midland counties and tlie North. 

 Taken abundantly among oaks and honeysuckle, near Birming- 

 ham, by the Ecv. Mr. Simkiss. 



n. Tuaibergella, Fab. Man. ii. 253. 131 (1181).— Tl/uiidoyella, 

 (Jmel. ; Vill. ; Fab. E. S. ? — rnbrifusck'lla,\\A\\'.; Sta. ; Zcll. — Aiicler- 

 scJidla, Treit. ; Dup. ; Lienig. — Hellwifjdla, Step. Alis anticis dilute 

 viridi-aureis, macula costali, fascia abbreviata obliqua ante medium, 

 fascia ad costam furcata pone medium, maculaque apicem versus rufes- 

 centibus ; capillis ferrugincis. Exp. al. 4| lin. 



Head and face ferruginous. Antenua; dark fuscous. Anterior wiugs 

 shining, pale golden-green, with reddish markings, viz. a spot on the 

 costa near the base, an oblique fascia before the michlle, not reaching 

 to the inner margin, a fascia beyond the middle, furcate on the costa, 

 and fre(piently connected with a spot towards the apex of the wing ; 

 cilia ])urplisli-fuscous. Posterior wings pale grey, with a purplish tint 

 towards the apex ; cilia pale grey. 



Not scarce, among beeches, in j\Iay. 



7. purpixrella, Haw. L. B. 571 (1829); Step.; Sta.; Zell.— 

 ruhro-diirt^lla, Haw.':' hUen. ? — clcatrkdlu, Zctt. ? Alis anticis dilute 

 aureis purjnu'co-reticulatis, venisqiie inirpureh, macula pone medium 

 dorsi dUute aurea ; capiJUs saturate fii.'icis ; antcnnis Jlnddio alarum an- 

 ticarum breiuorltjus. Exp. al. 5 lin. 



Head and face dark fuacous. Antenna"", vol half the toigth of the 

 anterior wings, dark fuscous. Anterior wings ])alc gohh;n, with a slight 

 greenish tinge, nuxch reticulated with purple, and with the veins also 

 'purple, a pale spot of the (jronnd-colour appears beyoiul the middle of 

 the iinier margin; cilia grey. Posterior wings grey, slightly purplish 

 towards the apex; cilia grey. 



Common in vVpril among birdies, preferring calm, sunny after- 

 noons ; it is especially abundant at Darenth Wood. 



r^-r-r , '^- Salopiella, u. sp. Alis aniicis latiuseuVis dilule aureis, pur- 

 \n ■]j-^' ^■^ ' pureo valcl^ sull'usis, renlsquc piirpureis, macula dorsali inajore ])oue 



medium dilute aurea; capillis hiteo-ciiiereis ; antcnnis dimidium ;ilaruui 



anticnrnm a^cpiantibus. Exj). al. 4^-5 lin. 



Ili'dd and face i/ellowish-i/rc!/. Antennie dark fuscous, about half the 



length of I he anterior wings. Anterior wings rather short and broad, 



pale golden, iinicli sulfused with purple, the veins also purple, beyon(l 



