96 GELECHID/E. 



on the costa, and larger dark spot towards tlic inner margin near the 

 base, arc almost lost in the dark gronnd-colour) ; on ihe iIIhc before the 

 middle is a short ohlique dark fnscons streak, and beyond the viiddle is a 

 white spot on the disc, closely followed by the pale, not acutely angu- 

 lated fascia, which is placed between two fuscous clouds ; the hinder 

 margin and apex of the costa are spotted with dark fuscous ; cilia 

 greyish-fuscous. Posterior wings pale grey, towards the apex inclining 

 to fuscous, with paler cilia. 



Not a scarce species ; formerly I used to take it, at sugar, iu 

 July and August. 



28. emeritella (v. Heyd.), Sta. Ent. Trans, v. 167 (1849). Alis 

 anticis f/isco-r/ijis, Ijasim versus saturatioribus, sqnainis sj)a?'s/s albidis, 

 puncto elongato ante, pmtcto rotundo disci pone medium albidis, spatio 

 interjccto saturate fusco, fascia postica ])aUida acute angulata, infra pli- 

 cam valde obsoleta ; thorace ac capite dilute luteis. Exp. al. 11 lin. 



Head and face pale yellow, with a slight reddish tinge. Palpi red- 

 dish-fuscous ; internally and the tip of the terminal joint pale yellowish. 

 Antenu;e dark fuscous. Anterior wings reddish-fnscous, towards the 

 base darker (whereby the dark spot at the base of the costa and the 

 ilark dash towards the inner margin near the base are almost oblite- 

 rated), with numerous whitish scales ; on the disc before the middle is 

 an elonyated whitish spot, (aid beyond the middle is a round whitish spot, 

 the space between them being dark fuscous ; the pale hinder fascia 

 formed of whitish scales, begins on the costa rather before the iniddle, 

 is rather sharply angulated and becomes very indistinct below the fold; 

 cilia })alc reddisli-grcy. Posterior wings whitish-grey, with paler cilia, 

 with a slight n;ddish tint. 



A specimeuof this conspicuous species, unique as British, is in 

 Mr. Shepherd's collection. The perfect insect appears in August. 

 The larva feeding on the tansy {Tanacctiun vn/yare) in July. 



29. pulcherrimella, Sta. Ent. Trmis. v. 164. pi. 17. f. 8 (1819). 

 Alis anticis J'nsco-riijis, sqnamis niiinerosis albidis, striolis multis disci 

 satiu'ate fuscis, quarum una obliqua disci ante medium cum squamis se- 

 (juentibns albidis conspicua, puncto albldo pone st/uun alteram pone me- 

 dium, fascia postica ]:)allida acute angulata ; thorace ac capite dilute rufo- 

 griseis. Exp. al. 8tj lin. 



Head and face pale reddish-grey . Palpi reddish-fuscous, internally 

 whitish ; terminal joint fuscous, with a ring at the base and another 

 before the pale ochrcous apex, dark fuscous. Antenme dark fuscous. 

 Anterior wings reddish-fnscous, with numerous whitish scales; a small 

 sjxit al. the base of the costa and a dash towards the inner margin near 

 the base dark fuscous ; on the disc are several short dark fuscous 

 streaks, of which an obluiue one before the middle, followed by some 

 whitish scales, is conspicuous; beyond a fuscous streak on the disc be- 

 yond the middle is a small whitish spot; the pale hinder fascia is 



