I S;i) GEI,ECHII).T;. 



— Metznerella, Treit. — Begrandella, Dup. Alls anticis dilute liiteis, 

 costa (/or.soque cuiguste, margiue postico late, saturate luteis, costa ipsa 

 usque poue medium mturate fusca, macula dorsl pone medium triarigu- 

 lari, apice postice producto, nigra. Exp. al. 5 lin. 



Head and face white, mixed with dark fuscous. Palpi pale fuscous, 

 internally whitish ; terminal joint whitish, with a fuscous ring before 

 the apex. Antennie whitish, annulated with dark fuscous. Anterior 

 wings pale yellow, with the costa and hnie.r viarghi rather narrow!)/, 

 and the hinder margin broadly, deep yellow ; the extreme costa is dark 

 fuscous to beyond the nuddlc; on the inner margin beyond the m'lddte 

 is a triangular black spot, of which the apex is produced posteriorly 

 parallel to the hinder margin ; cilia pale yellow. Posterior wings rather 

 pale grey, with pale greyish-fuscous cilia. 



Found in various localities on tlie trunks of trees and palings, 

 in July and August. 



10. Lambdella, Don. B. I. ii. 57 (1 792) ; Step. ; Qwxi.—LamlHla, 

 Haw. Alls anticis dilute luteis, costa anguste, dorso margineque pos- 

 tico late saturate luteis, costa ipsa usque pone medium nigra, macula 

 magna in medio dorsl fere triangulari, apice postice producto, nigra. 

 Exp. al. 71 lin. 



Head and face pale yellowish, mixed with dark fuscous. Palpi dark 

 fuscous, internally pale yellowish ; terminal joint pale yellowish, with a 

 ring at the base and a ring before the apex dark fuscous. Antennfie whit- 

 ish, annulated with dark fuscous. Anteiior wings pale yellow, with the 

 costa narrowly and the inner and hinder margins broadtg deep yellow ; 

 the extreme costa is black to beyond the middle ; on the middle of the 

 inner margin is a large somewhat triangular black spot, with the apex 

 pointing posteriorly ; cilia pale yellow. Posterior wings dark greyish- 

 fuscous, with paler cilia. 



Scarce; occurs iu .iune and July; sometimes met M'itli at 

 Charlton ; originally found in plenty in a farze-busli in E})piug 

 Forest. 



11. subaquilea (Edl ), Sta. Cat. p. 11 (1819). Alls anticis dilute 

 ochreis, ])aullulura fusco-sutfusis, puncto plica; et stria disci ante mc- 

 diuui, ])uncto dorsi, punctisque duobus disci pone medium saturate fus- 

 cis. Exp. al. 6 lin. 



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

 ochreous. Antemiic fuscous. Anterior wings pale ochreous, rather 

 suti'used with fuscous, with a dark fuscous spot on the fold, a dark 

 fuscous streak above it before the middle, and with thnx' dark fuscous 

 spots beyond the middle, one on the iimcr margin, and two almost 

 \uiited on the disc; beyond is a fuscous blotch at the anal angle; the 

 liinder margin is spotted with dark fuscous ; cilia pale ochreous. Pos- 

 terior wings pale grey, with paler cilia. 



Occurs on lieatlis in tlu; north of England, in May and JuiU". 



