98 OELECIIID.E. 



thrisctis ,y/hestris in May and June, cuvling down a })iccc of I lie 

 leaf; it closely resembles the larva of D. app/ana. 



32. Chserophylli, Zell. Isis, 1839. p. 196; Sia.—Heracleinut, 

 Fab. (E. S. iii. 2). — dadia, Haw. ? Alls anticis (jriseo-fiiscis, vnicula 

 ohlonga coda hasuli rufo-fttsca, striolis nuraerosis iiigris, squamis albidis 

 iutermixtis, fascia postica pallida acute angulata. Exp. al. 9^ lin. 



Head and face dark greyish-fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous ; the second 

 joint iaternally and at the tip pale ochreous ; terminal joint dark fus- 

 cous, with the tip pale ochreous. Antennae dark fuscous. Anterior 

 wings (/m/ish-fnscoiis, with the extreme base of the costa and an ob- 

 lique dash from the base to the inner margin dark fuscous ; towards 

 the base of tlie costa is a large reddlsh-J'nscons blotch ; along the disc 

 are numerous short black streaks interspersed with whitish scales, and 

 beyond the middle is a pale acutely angulaied fascia, of which the 

 costal arm reaches nearly to the middle of the wing ; the hinder margin 

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

 Posterior wings pale greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. 



Not an luiconimon species, appearing in August. The larva, 

 wdiicli is extremely lively, feeds in July, in tlie umbels of Cluero- 

 pliijUum temuhntani, devouring inditl'ei'eidly the llowcrs or seeds. 



33. ultimella, Sta. Ent. Trans, v. 160. pi. 17. f. (18i9). Ahs 

 anticis griseo-fiiscis, dilute riifo-tiitctis, striolis numerosis saturate fuscis, 

 puncto elongato ante, puncto pone disci medium, saturate fuscis, squa- 

 mis nonuullis albidis interjectis, fascia postica pallida acute angulata, fere 

 obsoleta. Exp. al. 9 lin. 



Head and face greyish-ochreous. Palpi fuscous, internally pale ochre- 

 ous; the terminal joint with the base and a ring beibrc the pale ochreous 

 apex, dark fuscous. Antenna; fuscous. Anterior wings grei/ish-fascous, 

 with a reddish tinge, with numerous longitudinal dark fuscous streaks ; 

 at the base of the costa is a dark fuscous spot, and another larger to- 

 wards the inner margin near the base ; ou the disc before the middle 

 is an elongated dark spot, and a shorter dark spot follows it beyond 

 the middle, between these spots are some whitish scales ; the pale hinder 

 fascia is acutely angulated, but rather indistinct ; the hinder margin 

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

 fuscous. Posterior wings jjale whitish-grey, posteriorly inclining to 

 fuscous, with paler cilia. 



Ap])ears in September, when the species may sometimes be met 

 with by beating old thatch ; occurs at Lewes and IVdkstouc. 



34. nervosa, Haw. L. P.. rA)i\ (IS 12); Stej). ; ^ia.— Da /icclla, 

 W. V. ? Treit. ? Zell. ?—apiella, lliib. 2—apiceUa, 8tep. ? Alis anticis 

 griseo-fiiscis, dilute rufesceute-tiuctis, striis munerosis saturate fuscis, 

 punctis duobus disci, altero ante, altcro post medium saturate fuscis 

 atbido-cinctis, fascia postica pallida valde angulata, a2}ice suo ad alee 

 (tpicem accedente. Exp. al. 10-11 lin. 



