113 OELECHID^, 



internally whitish. Antcnnre fuscons. Anterior wings pale wldthli- 

 grey, much suffiisod with reddish, with the base oi" the inner margin and 

 an oblif[iie streak from near the base of the costa dark fuscons ; in 

 the middle is a dark fascia, in which are two darler ovate spots (one on 

 the fold, and one on the disc) ; beyond the middle is a dark fuscous 

 ovate spot on the disc, and l)eyond it are two other dark fuscous spots, 

 one on the costa, ami one on the inner margin ; parallel to the hinder 

 margin is a long fuscous spot ; the hinder margin and apex of the 

 costa are spotted with fuscous ; cilia grey. Posterior wings greyish- 

 fuscous, with paler cilia. 



Common on the moors in tlie north of England, in May and 

 June. 



23. diffinis, Haw. L. B. ,551 (1820); 8\o.p.?—dissimi/eIta, Dup. 

 pi. 297. f. I. — scaljidelln, Zell. — neJjulea, Haw.? Step.? Alis anticis 

 rufo-brnnneis, stria oljlupua costali prope basim, saturate fusca, ami ma- 

 ada traHsversati dorsi scahra conjiuente, punctis duobus disci, in nebu- 

 1am fuscam costalem inclusis, saturate fuscis, macula postica costa?, 

 maculaquc minorc dorsi fuseis, fascia postica, fere obsoleta, angulata 

 ochrea. Exp. al. 1\ lin. 



Head and face greyish-fuscous. Palpi greyish-fuscous, internally 

 paler; terminal joint pale yellowish, with two dark fuscous rings. An- 

 tenn;ie pale greyish-fuscous, with darker amudations. Anterior wings 

 reddish-broivii (sometimes with a slight violet tint), with an otdique dark 

 fuscous streak near the base of the costa, meetiiuj in the fold a tuft of dark 

 fuscous raised scales, situated perpendicularti/ on the inner marrjin ; in 

 the middle arc two or three small tufts of dark fuscous scales, connected 

 with the costa by a fuscous blotch ; beyond the middle is a small fus- 

 cous spot on the costa, and a smaller one opposite to it on the inner 

 margin ; immediately beyond them is a rather indistinct angtdated 

 ochreous fascia (sometimes interrupted by a dark fuscous streak) ; the 

 hinder margin and apex of the costa are spotted alternately with pale 

 and dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous. Posterior wings pale grey, with grey- 

 ish-fuscous cilia. 



Common on Dartford Heath, Barnes Common, etc., in May, 

 June, and August (?). The hirva feeds in Ajiril on liurncx Jce- 

 tosella, forming a burrow down towards the root of the 2)lant. 



24. terrella, W. \M10. 49 (177G); Hiib. ; Trcit. ; Hup.; Zell.; 

 P. V. 11. pi. 80. f. 1. pi. S){\.—Iutarea, Haw.; ^i(i\^.—:ephyrella, Treit. 

 Alis anticis ochrco-brunneis, punctis tribus (uno plicae, altero postcriore 

 disci ante, tertio disci pone medium) nigris, fascia postica angulata ob- 

 soleta dilutiore. Exp. al. 7^ lin. 



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

 ous. Antenna; fuscous, with paler annulations. Anterior wings oehre- 

 ous-brown (varying considerably in the shade of colour), with three 

 black spots (one on the fold, one posterior to it on the disc before the 

 middle, and one on the disc beyond the middle) ; beyond this is a rather 



