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day. The larvir of jioiie of them arc yet known. 'J'lic r)rilish 

 species arc all very similar, willi pale ochrcous-grt^y anterior 

 wings. 



1. Swammerdammella, Lin. S. N. (10) .510. 28 !■ (1758) ; Fal).; 



AV. V. ; lliib.; 8chr. ; Treit. ; Step.; Diip. ; Zell. ; Sti\.—S/caiih,/er- (ff. JT 

 danii, Haw. Alis anticis nnieoloribus sericeis, dilute ochreis, o/jso/c/i-s- /-a-c. 

 siine obscuriorc-retieulatis, riliis dilute ochreis, extcrae fuscis ; alis pos- 

 ticis dilute a'riscis, c///is dlhite ocliri'is, E.\|). al. 10 lin. 



Head dark ochrcous. I'acc and palpi jiale greyisli-ochrcous. An- 

 temife whitish-oclnTOus. Anterior wings unicolorons, shining, pale 

 ochreous, with very obsolete darker retieulations ; cilia pale oein-eoiis, 

 the tips somewhat fuseons. I'osterior wings pale grey, with jnih' vrhre- 

 OHs cilia. 



Common in woods, from the end of May to the middle of 

 Jnne. 



2. Schwarziella, Zdl. Isis, 1839. p. 185 ; Sta. ; H.-S.— var. srri- 

 cidi'lld, Sta. (nnn Zell.) — Ruhcrlella, Liu.? — Panzeri, Haw.? — pilca. 

 Haw.? — PaiKiTi'lhi, Stej).?; Hup.? Alis anticis doiu/a/ is scYiccls di- 

 lute oehreis, obsolete obseuriore-retieulatis, ciliis dilute ochreis ; alis 

 posticis dilutis griseis, ciliis (/iht/c r/riscis. Exp. al. 8 lin. 



Head dark ochreous. Face and palpi pale ochreous-grey. Antenna* 

 whitish. Anterior wings ndlter chnujalc, with the apex somewhat 

 pointed, shining, pale ochreous, obscurely reticulated with darker, and 

 a faint fuscous spot at the termination of the discoidal cell ; cilia ])ale 

 ochreous. Posterior wings pale grey, u-ith luOe grc)) cilia, towards the 

 anal angle rather inclining to ochreous. 



Commoner than the ])receding; fre(|ucnt in hedges in jMay 

 and .kine. 



.3. Carteri, n. s]i. Alis anticis elongatis sericeis ochreis, ])ostice 

 vix obscuriororetieulatis, ciliis dilute ochreis, externe fuscis; alis pos- 

 ticis apice aciUo, satiirnle (jriscis, ciliis interne griseis, ext(>rne dilutee 

 ochreis. Exp. al. 9 lin. 



Head dark ochreous. Face and p;dpi whitish. Antemia^ white. 

 Anterior wings rather long, with the apex somewhat i)()iuted, shining 

 ochreous, posteriorly with hardly perceptible darker articulations ; cilia 

 pale ochreous, the tips somewhat fuscous. Posterior wings with Iho 

 apex rather poinicd, darh (jrcji ; cilia at first grey, then pale ochreous. 



A single specimen, in the coUeelion of ^Fr. Carter, of ^Fan- 

 chcstcr. 



I. pilella, W. V. 112. C. (1770); Fab.; Hiib. ; Treit.; Zell.; (p( , TT 

 H.-S.; Sta.; T)up.?; Zett.? -Mis anticis hrcvinscnlis sericeis dilnlc ^ / J^ 

 fuscis, obscuriorc-retieulatis, ciliis griseo-fuscis ; alis posticis gris(>o-fus- 

 cis, cUiis sdtnrale (jriseis. I';\p. al. S lin. 



Head dark ochreous. l''ac-e and [)ali)i whitish. Antenna' whitish. 



