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whitish. Aiitoniim (hirk I'lisoous. Anterior wings rather dark f/rcij, 

 witli a slight violet tinl,, witli very faint indieations of longitudinal rows 

 of fuscous atoms; before the middle of the whitish inner margin is a 

 dark fuscous spot, which apjiears to be continued oblii|uely, nearly 

 across the wing; a small whitish spot lies on the costa before the apex ; 

 opex of the wing aiul cilia copjH'ry-rjrcy. Posterior wings rather pale 

 grey, towards the base whitish, with pale greyish-fuscous cilia. 



An abundaut species in hedges and gardens, aj)pearing in Ajiril 

 and ^lay, and again in August. The larva feeds on hawthurn, 

 apple, pear, etc., in July and iSepteiuber. 



Genus II. SOYTHROPIA. W^TK. 



A-O 



Scythropin p., Iliib. Yponoiuenta p., Treit. Tdea \,., Step. Tinea p., 

 Dup. ; Zcll. 



f 'apilli hirsuti. Ocelli nulli. llaustelluni brevissinium, nudum. Palpi 

 labiales breves, tiliformes, pendvJi. Ahe antcriores clongata:", medio- 

 criter ciliata?. ALt posteriorcs oblongo-ovata', /oiro/« hyalina nulla. 

 Al;e antcriores : vena a])icalis simplex ante a)iiecra exit, infra earn 

 rami sex ; vena subdorsalis furcata, sed furcc rauuis superior debilis ; 

 posteriorcs : ccllula costalis clongata, coaretata ; vena mediaua trifida. 

 Head rough. Ocelli none. Tongue very short, naked. Labial 

 palpi short, filiform, drooping. Anterior wings elongate, with moderate 

 cilia. Posterior wings oblong-ovate, not with a hyaline patch at the 

 base. In the anterior wings the simplex apical vein runs into the costa 

 before the apex ; below it six veins run to the hinder margin ; the sub- 

 dorsal vein is furcate, but the upper branch of the fork is rather obso- 

 lete. In the posterior wings the costal cell is WMXVtw -awA elongate ; 

 the median vein is trijid. 



This genus only contains one species, of whicli the larva is 

 gregarious, thus apjjroacliing in habit towards the following 

 genus. 



1. Cratsegella, Linn. 8. X. (12) SS.'). ?>:,?, (I7()7); W. V.; i}^C 111 

 Fab.; Hub.; Godart ; Treit.; Step.; Frey. ; Dup.; Zell. Alis an- 

 ticis albis, fuscescente-irroratis, faseiis duabus obli([uis oehreo-fuscis, * 

 niarginc postico apieeque costa' fuseo-punctatis. lv\p. al. 7 lin. 



Head and face white, mixed with pale fuscous. Palpi pale fuscous; 

 the terminal joint with a ring near the base, and the apex white. An- 

 tcnucic greyish-fuscous. Anterior wings white, irrorated with pale fus- 

 cous, with an ochreous-fuscous fascia placed rather obliquely in the 

 middle, and sometinuis not reaching to the costa ; beyond the middle 

 is another oi)liquc fuscous fascia begiiuiing on the costa beyond the 

 middle, and t(!ruiinating at the anal angle; the hinder margin and 

 apex of the costa arc sj)otted with fuscous ; cilia whitish, with a pale 

 fuscous line. Posterior wings pale grey, with pale greyish-fuscous cilia. 



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