GELKCIIIA. Ill 



A specimen is in Mr. BedeH's collection, taken in Tower-street, 

 some years back. IMr. Boyd took two specimens among willows 

 at Hackney, last September. 



20. peliella, Treit. E. S. x. 3. 198 (1S35) ; Dap.; Zcll. ; Dougl. 

 Alis anticis fiir/riraul/fj/is, pio/clo pUcce hasba versus, punotis duobus 

 ante medium (altero plic;i}, altcro vix postcriorc disci), uigris, squamis 

 sequentibus alhidls, puncto disci ])onc medium nigro albido-ciucto, ma- 

 culis posticis oppositis alb'uUs, dorsali jmsteriore. Exp. al. 7 bn. 



Head dark fuscous. Eace pale ochrcous. Palpi dark fuscous ; in- 

 ternally and tlic tip of the terminal joint pali; ochreous. Antenna! 

 fuscous. Anterior wings dcn'k greijish-fuscous, with a black spot on the 

 fold not far from the base, and two black spots a little before the mid- 

 dle, one on the fold and one hardly posterior on the disc, both Ibllowed 

 by some whitish scales ; on the disc beyond the middle is a black spot 

 almost encircled by some whitish scales ; beyond are two whitish oppo- 

 site spots, which almost form an angulated fascia, that on the inner 

 margin is posterior to the costal spot ; in the apex of the wing are a few 

 whitish scales ; cilia greyish-fuscous. Posterior wings greyish-fuscous, 

 with paler cilia. 



Hitherto only taken at A\'est AVickhani AVood, in June and 

 July. 



21. alacella (Zcll.l, Dup. L. F. xi. 29(). pi. 2')7. f. 12 (1838); 

 Zell. ; Dougl. Ms anticis crt'/«/'c6ce«/6--nigricantibus, puuelis duobus 

 ante medium, altero pliccc, altcro disci pauUo posteriore, scpiamis se- 

 quentibus lutescentibus, puncto disci pone medium, squamis lutescen- 

 tibus utrinque marginato, nigris, guttula dorsi, lunulaque posteriore 

 costce, lutescentibus. Exp. al. fi.V lin. 



Head very dark fuscous. Face paler. Palpi dark fuscous ; tip of the 

 terminal joint jjale ochnious. Antcmuc dark fuscous. Anterior wings 

 blackish, icith a bluish tinge, with two black spots before the middle, 

 one on the fold, and one rather posterior on the disc, both Ibllowed by 

 some pale yellowish scales, and a black spot on the disc beyond the 

 middle, preceded and followed by some pale yellowish scales ; beneath 

 it is a snuill j)ale yellowish spot on the inner margin, and beyond it on 

 the costa is a larger luuular jiale yellowish spot ; the hinder nuirgin and 

 apex of the costa are spotted with blaek and ))ah; yellowish ; cilia dark 

 fuscous. Posterior wings greyish-l'uscous, with paler cilia. 



A scarce species ; has occnrred near Leallierhcad in J uly. 



22. longicornis, Curt. P.. E. ib. IS!) (1S27) ; Step. — histrionella, 

 Hiib. ; \)\\\i.—:ebreUa, Treit. Alis anticis albido-griseis, rufo-suj/'usis, 

 basi dorsi, stria obli(jua costic propc basim saturate fuscis, fascia in 

 medio recta, saturate fusca, in i[\rd pnnctu duo ovata saturatiora(alterum 

 plicrc, alterum disci), puncto ovato disci pone medium saturate fusco. 

 Exp. al. 71 lin. 



Head dark fuscous. Face greyish-ludcous. Palpi greyish-fuscous, 



