80 OELECHID^.. 



anticis dilute oehreis, jiuiintis duobus disci nigris, venis ovinlhns c(orso(piL' 

 mtnrafej'uscls. Exp. al. 10 lin. 



Head and Aice pale oclireous. Palpi fuscous, internally pale ochi'e- 

 ous ; terminal joint pale oclireous, with the tip dark fuscous. Antenntc 

 fuscous. Anterior wings j)ale ochreous, wltlt- all tlic veins and iJie inner 

 margin darJc fiiscons ; on the disc are two black spots, one before, the 

 other, smaller, beyond the middle ; hinder margin spotted with black ; 

 cilia pale grcyish-ochreous. Posterior wings whitish-grey, a little 

 darker posteriorly, with some dark fuscous spots at the apex of the 

 hinder margin ; cilia whitish. 



Not uncommon among furzc-buslies from August to October. 



5. assimilella, Treit. E. S. ix. 1. 259 (1832); P. v. R. ; Dup. ; 

 Zell. ; Sta. — irrorella, Step. — atomcUa, Step. ? Alis anticis dilate 

 ochrcis, fusco-ncbulosis, nebula dorsali prope basim saturate fusca, 

 imnclo disci ante medium nigro, nebula fusca in medio obsoletius plicam 

 versus producta ; ciliis dilute oehreis. Exp. al. 9 lin. 



Head pale ochreous. Pace whitish. Palpi pale ochi-eous ; second 

 joint slightly fuscous beneath ; terminal joint with a dark fuscous ring 

 before the apex. Antenna? dark fuscous. Anterior wings pale ochre- 

 ous, clouded with fuscous, with a darJc fascons blotch on the inner mar- 

 rftn near the base, hardly reaching across the fold ; a black spot on the 

 disc before the middle is followed by a fuscous blotch, of which a paler 

 continuation extends to the fold ; hinder margin spotted with dark fus- 

 cous ; cilia pale gret/ish-ochreons. Posterior wings whitish-grey, a little 

 darker posteriorly, with the apex of the hinder margin spotted with 

 dark fuscous ; cilia whitish. 



Common among broom in June and July ; the larvre feed be- 

 tween united twigs of broom in March and April. 



6. nanatella, Sta. Ent. Trans, v. 134. pi. 17. f. 2 (181-9). Alis 

 anticis breviusculis, albido-ochreis, fusco-irroratis, postice fusco-suffusis, 

 puncto disci ante medium nigro, nebula fusca in medio, costani fere 

 tangente ; alis post ids griseo-fuscis. Exp. al. 7 lin. 



Head and face whitish-oehreous. Palpi very pale ochreous; terminal 

 joint spotted with fuscous below the apex. Antennnc pale fuscous. 

 Anterior wings rather short, whitish-oehreous, irrorated with fuscous ; 

 towards the apex much suffused with fuscous; on the disc, a little be- 

 fore the middle, is a black spot ; be_yond which, and almost touching 

 the cosla, is a fuscous blotch ; the hinder margin and apex of the costa 

 are spotted with pale ochreous ; cilia pale greyish-ochrcous. Posterior 

 wings greyisJi -fuscous, with j)aler cilia. 



Not common; has occurred at Charhon^ Micklcham^ and near 

 Dover, in August. 



7. atomella, W. V. 137. fi (1770); Hiib. ; ^i^.—atomosn. Haw. 

 — pulverell((, Treit. ; P. v. It. — respersella, Treii. — intennediella, Sta. 

 Alis anticis oehreis rufo-griseo fere sulfusis, stria obliqua dorsali prope 



