a-c 



5 a TINEII)/E. 



a a. Abdomen of the $ rather narrow, with the ovipositor bare. An- 

 terior wings with a shadowy dark fascia. 



b. Antenna? of the $ , towards the base, thickened. Species 3. 

 b b. Antenna^ of the 5* , towards the base, not thickened. Sp. 3, 4. 



1. Scabioseilns, Scop. F. C. 2.50. 611 (1703); Treit. ; Dup. ; 

 Zett. ; H.-S.; 'Li^W.—ciipreu, llaw.—FnscheUa, Curt. B. E. fo. 463; 

 Step. Alis anticis JlavkJo-cenvh, costara versus saturatioribus, apiceni 

 versus ilavido-suftusis. Exp. al. 9 lin. 



Head ferruginous. Face silvery-grey. Palpi oclircous-fuscous. An- 

 ternia^ at the base violet-bhick and rather thickened ; the last two-thirds 

 white. Anterior wings yclloirhh -bronze, along tlie costa ratlicr darker, 

 towards the apex more yellowish ; cilia bronzy-fuscous. Posterior 

 wings dark purplish-fuscous, with cilia oi" the same colour. 



Not uncommon (but rather local) in June, frequenting tlie 

 Howcrs of Scahkmi arvensis and Colnmhana. 



2. cupriacellus, Iliib. Tin. 4 t5 (1822) ; Zcll. — cijpriaceJIa, Dup.; 

 H.-S ; Treit. ? $ Alis anticis antice viridi-aurcis, postice nilide cu- 

 preis, fascia media saturatiore obsolcta ; antennis dinn'dio basali 'ui- 

 craasat/s. Exp. al. 7 lin. 



Ihiiale. Head ferruginous. Face brilliant metallic. Palpi pale fer- 

 ruginous, mixed with fuscous. Antenna? towards the base rather 

 tliirkened, bluish-black, with the last third white. Anterior wings 

 golden-green nearly to the middle, there brilliant coppery, with only a 

 faint indication of a darker fascia ; cilia coppery-fuscous. Posterior 

 wings purplish-fuscous ; cilia the same colour. 



I am uimcquainted with the male of tliis species. Mr. Douglas 

 took several fine spechnens (all females) at Sanderstead in June. 



3. fasciellus. Fab. S. E. G70. 18 (1775); ^[^^.— fascia, Haw.— 

 (Pf.U. ^'>l SchiJIh-iuiilU'rella, W. Y. ; Hiib. ; Treit.; Hup.; ll.-^l—ScJiiJfermlh'- 



] rc'I/as, Zcll. L. E. viii. Alis anticis nitidc cupreis ipsa basi viridi- 

 aurea, linea brevissima basali costam versus mi^ra, fascia satumle vio- 

 lacea pauUulum pone medium ; alis posticis griseo-fuseis ; ? alis 

 posticis saturate violaeeo-fuseis, antennis tiou incraasalis. Exp. al. 

 7 lin. 



Male. Head, face and palpi black. Antenna' white ; the basal and 

 several of the succeeding joints black. Anterior w ings brilliant coppery, 

 at the extreme base greenish-golden, with a fcri/ .s/zo/i black streak at 

 the base near the costa; a little beyond the middle is a wcll-dcfi ned , 

 dark viohd fancia, rather expanded towards the costa; cilia coppery. 

 Posterior wings greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. Femah'. Head fer- 

 ruginous. Face brilliant metallic. Palpi grcyish-oehreous. Autenuio 

 hot Ihickoicd, black, with the last third white. Posterior wings dark 

 violet-fuscous, with similarly coloured cilia. 



Apparently scarcer than formerly; I know of no recent speci- 

 mens. Erecjuents flowers in -lune and Jul_y. 



