108 GELECHIDvi:. 



and June on the Genista thictona, drawing together the terminal 

 shoots. 



12. velocella (Tischev), Dup. L. F. xi. 287. pi. 297. f. 3 (1838); 

 F. V. Iv. pi. 77. f . 4 ; Zell. ; Dougl. — snhseijuella , Treit. kWs anticis 

 saturate fnscis, punctis tribus (iino plica", altero posteriore disci ante, 

 tertio disci pone medium) saturate fuscis, sithscaljris, maculis posticis 

 oppositis alljidis, costali distinctiore intrors/nii spectante. Exp. al. 7-1 

 lin. 



Head and face dark fnscons. Palpi dark fuscous, internally pale 

 yellowish. Antenna? dark fuscous. Anterior wings dark fuscous, with 

 three dark fuscous spots (one on the fold, one posterior to it on the 

 disc before the middle, and one on the disc beyond the middle), sligJitly 

 raised ; beyond are two irJntisJ/. ill-defnied oppofiite spots, that on the 

 costa Ijcing the more distinct, and with its apex pointbuj ratJier i>ncards ; 

 along the hinder margin are some dark fuscous scales ; cilia pale fus- 

 cous. Posterior wings grey, with greyish-fuscous cilia. 



Appears at the end of April and beginning of May, and again 

 in August ; frequent on Barnes Common, flying freely in the hot 

 sunshine in the middle of the day. 



13. fumatella, Dougl. Ent. Trans, i. n. s. G7 (1850). Alls anti- 

 cis griseo-fitacis, apiceni versus saturate fuscis, puncto elongato plica?, 

 puncto posteriore disci ante, puncto disci pone n)edium uigris, squamis 

 pnccedentihus ac seqnentiljus albldis, maculis posticis ojipositis, fere fas- 

 ciam vix angnlatam formantibus, snhocliraceis. Exji. al. 7 lin. 



Head greyish-fuscous. Pace pale greyish-ochreous. Palpi fuscous, 

 internally pale ochreous ; terminal joint pale ochreous, with the base 

 and a ring before the apex dark fuscous. Antenna^ fuscous. Anterior 

 wings grcijish-fnscous, i)osterior]y much suft'used with dark fuscous, with 

 three black spots, one on the fold, rather elongated, one on the disc pos- 

 terior to it before the middle, and the third on the disc beyond the 

 nuddle ; these spots are preceded and foltowed hg some whitish scales; 

 the two pale dingy ochreous opposite spots almost form a slightly angu- 

 lated fascia ; the hinder margin and apex of the costa are varied with 

 black and whitish ; cilia greyish-fuscous. Posterior wings grey, with 

 greyish-fuscous cilia. 



A scarce species, hitherto only met with among the sand-hills 

 of the Cheshire coast, and at Dawlish Warren. 



14. ericetella, riiib. Tin. 470 {\%2'd).—BetHtea, Haw.; Step.— 

 gatlinella, Ti-eit. ; Dup. ; Zell. — lanceolella, Step. Alls anticis fuscis, 

 '])unctis (juatnor saturate fuscis, nigrisve, ante et post squamas albas 

 (primo supra plicam basim versus, secundo plica), tertio disci ante, 

 quarto disci pone medium). Exp. al. 71 hn. 



Head and face dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, internally whitish. 

 Antenna^ dark fuscous. Anterior wings fuscous, toith four dark fuscous 

 or hlaclc spots, each preceded and followed fjy some whitish scales ; the 



