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irroratis, inoculis tribus sulphureis, una pliccc prope hauni, altera dorsall 

 pone medium, tertia mecUocrl costfc apicem versus ; capite luteo, stria 

 fnscn. Exp. al. 6| lin. 



Head pale yellow, with a fuscous streal- along the middle. Face pale 

 yellow. Palpi pale yellow, the second joint internally dark fuscous ; 

 terminal joint with a broad fuscous ring before the apex. Anterior 

 wings dark fuscous, with numerous scattered sulphur scales, and with 

 three sulphur spots, one on the fold near the base, and connected with 

 the base along the fold, one on the inner margin beyond the middle, 

 and one on the costa before the apex, not reaching half across the wing ; 

 at the anal angle are a few sulphur scales ; cilia fuscous, varied with 

 sulphur. Posterior wings greyish-fiiscous, with paler cilia. 



Occurs in May and June on the trunks of fir-trees in the north 

 of England and Scotland, llerr Richtcr found the larva; under 

 the bark of dead fir-trees-, in the autumn. 



5. augustella, Hiib. Tin. 177 (1801).- — augusta, Haw. — angust- 

 ella, Step. — mcestella, Hiib. — var. albiiiiaculea, Haw. ; Step. ; Sta. — 

 funestella, Dup. xi. pi. 298. f. 12. — luctnoselln, Dup. Alls anticis satu- 

 rate fuscis, fascia prope basim, ad dorsum latiore, fascia media in plica 

 attenuata, macula minore dorsi, maculaque majore postcriore costse 

 apicem versus, dilute luteis ; (variat, fasciis angustioribus, macula cos- 

 tali minore, albido-luteis.) Exp. al. 5-5^ lin. 



J'ack of the head dark fuscous. Eront of the head and face whitish. 

 Paljii dark fuscous, the end of the second and third joints whitish. 

 Antcnntc white, annulatcd with dark fuscous, the tip entirely white. 

 Anterior wings dark fuscous, with a fascia not far from the base, 

 broadest on the inner margin, a second fascia in the middle rather at- 

 tenuated on the fokl, a small spot on the inner margin, and a larger 

 spot on the costa posterior to it pale yellow ; cilia fuscous. Posterior 

 wings greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. 



In the variety albimaculca , the fasciae arc narrower, the second more 

 attenuated in the fokl, the costal spot is smaller, and fascist and spots 

 are whiiish-ycWow. 



Couunon in June on the trunks of trees in Hyde Park ; the 

 typical form of the species is comparatively scarce in this country. 



G. Woodiella, Curt. B. E. fo. 301 (1830); Step. Alis anticis 

 aurantiis, maculis duabus basi, tertia oblonga in medio dorsi, quarta 

 cunciformi cost:e pone medium, inargincijue postico satiu'atc fuscis. 

 Exp. al. ()^ lin. 



Head and face dark fuscous. Palpi greyish-ochreous ; ti]) of the 

 terminal joint fuscous. Antenna} nnicolorous dark fuscous. Anterior 

 wings bright orange, rather paler towards the inner margin, with five 

 dark fuscous spots, viz.. two at the base (one above tlie fold, tiie other 

 on the inner margin), an oblong one on tlie middle of the inner nuu'- 

 gin, one posteriorly attenuated on the costa beyond the niitldle, and a 

 larger irregular one, eonnncncing before the anal angle, occupies the 



