lis 



GELKCHID.E. 



■IT. 



of tlie ordinary fonn ; the subcostal vein is furcate for a long didance ; 

 tbe niediau vein is triiid. 



Of the three s[)ecics referable to this genus, two are British; 

 both recently added to our ' Fauna/ Bard ham el la was first taken 

 by ]\ir. Sircom a few years back, and has since been met with by 

 Mr. C. Jordan. Verhascelhi was bred only last summer by Mr. 

 A\'ing-_, from larva? accidentally brought into his garden on some 

 plants of VerLascuin jjulvcrnlentam, from the neighbourhood of 

 Norwich. 



1. Verbascellaj W. V. ISG. 36 (1776); liiib. Tin. 98; Schr. ; 



Treit. ; jjoiiehe ; Diip. ; Zcll. Alis autieis dilute ochreis, squamis 



Ck-C sparsis fuscis, puncto basali costal, puncto niinuto plica^ ante medium, 



puncto majore ilisci jione medium, jjunctiscpie margiuis postici saturate 



fuscis. Exp. al. 10 lin. 



Head and face pale ochrcous. ral[)i pale ochrcous ; tuft of the 

 second joint beneath dark fuscous. Antennae pale ochrcous. Anterior 

 wings pale ochrcous, with a few scattered dark fuscous scales, with a 

 small dark fuscous spot at the base of the costa, a smaller one on the 

 fold liefoie the middle, and a more conspicuous one on the disc beyond 

 the middle ; along the hinder margin and apex of the costa are a few 

 small dark fuscous spots ; cilia pale ochrcous. Posterior wings pale 

 grey, with pale ochrcous cilia. 



Bred last July by Mr. AVing, from larva on Verbasctim. The 

 larva) may be found nearly throughout the year on the plants they 

 iVe([uent; Mr. AVing found them on VerbascumpuUerulentwmwQ^x 

 Morwich. 



Ila, Sta. Cat. p. 13 (1849). Alis anticis ochreis, 

 puncto plicaj, punctoque minore disci ante medium, puncto parvo disci 

 pone medium, nigris, macula plica? angulum analeni versus fusca, fascia 

 [lostica nebnlosa fusca. Exp. al. 7^ Ihi. 



Head and face ochrcous. Palpi pale ochrcous; the second joint ex- 

 ternally towards the base dark fuscous. Antenme pale ochrcous. An- 

 terior wings ochrcous, with a black spot on the fold, and a smaller one 

 above it before the middle, another small black spot is on the disc be- 

 yond tlie middle; on the fold before the anal angle is a dark fuscous 

 l)!uieli ; Ixyontl the middle is a cloudy fuscous fascia, and the apex of 

 the binder margin is dark fuscous ; cilia pale ochrcous. Posterior wings 

 pale grey, with paler cilia. 



.\ppears in July; has occurred on Durdham Downs, near Bris- 

 tol, and at 'reia'nniouth. 



Genus XVI. SOPHROrJIA. W-^- ^ 

 Sdjiln-iiiiiti el V!ein-(jU( p.. Hut). \, lO?- 1"(; (iSlC). Vjisidophus p., 



