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two dark fuscous spots, one before, the otlier beyond the middle ; be- 

 yond the hitter is a dark spot on the disc ; in the apex, of the win^; is 

 a minute dark spot; cilia whitish, with two entire curved dark lines 

 from the apex to the anal angle. Posterior wings pale grey, with paler 

 cilia. 



( 'ommoii among nut-bushes in May and August. I'lic larva 

 abundant in nut-leaves in July, September, and October. 



2. Devoniella, Sta. Eat. Ti'ans. i. n. s. SD (1S50). Alis anticis 

 ochreis, dorso aibido-farinato, strigulis nunicrosis costir obsoletis, ma- 

 cula fusca plieic pone medium, puncto apicis atro ; palpis albis. Exp. 

 ah H liu. 



Head ochreous. Face whitish. Palpi white. Antennae white, with 

 darker annnlations. Anterior wings ochreous, mixed with whitish, 

 especially along the inner margin ; along the costa are numerous indis- 

 tinct short whitish streaks ; in the fold of the wing is a fuscous spot 

 beyond the middle, and at the apex a distinct dark brown or lilack spot. 

 Posterior wings pale grey, with ochreous cilia. 



A single specimen, taken ]\:Iay 1st, near Dawlish, in Devon- 

 shire. 



3. Anglicella, Sta. Eat. Trans, i. n. s. 93 (1 850).— w^Jw^m, Tlaw. ? 



Step. ? — inclcafjripennella. Haw. ? Step. ? Alis anticis saturate griscis, '^ .\i \ , 

 dorso aibido-farinato, strigulis nnmerosis eostas albidis, maculis duabus , - L 



. . . . . . ... . 1 4"^ 



pliccP, luia posteriore disci fusco-nigris, puncto apicis atro ; ciliis albi- I — 



dis, cxtCYUc 6is fusco-cinctis ; palpis albis, artieuli secundi apice fusco, /tw^tt- , ,>a 



ie)'tii a/inulo lato nigra. Exp. al. 5 lin. 



Head ochreous, mixed with fuscous. Face grey. Palpi white, the 

 extremity of the second joint fuscous; terminal joint with a broad black 

 ring. Antenuic dark fuscous, with whitish annnlations. Anterior 

 wings dark grey, intermixed with white, especially along the inner mar- 

 gin; along the costa are numerous short whitish streaks, those towards 

 the apex bdng the most distinct, the last one being continued round 

 the apical black spot into the cilia of the hinder margin ; in the fold 

 are two dark fuscous spots, one before, the other beyond the middle ; 

 beyond the latter on the disc is a smaller dark fuscous spot, bounded 

 externally by a whitish streak ; cilia whitish, externally with two entire 

 dark fuscous lines from the apex to the anal angle. Posterior wings 

 grey, with paler cilia. 



A most abundant species in hedges in the south of Kngland, 

 appearing at tlie end of April (one of the harbingca-s of summer), 

 ami in May, and again in August. I have bred it from larva; oiF 

 sloe, ami 1 believe it also feeds on tlu; bawl horn. The larva may 

 be found in July and September. 



4. Betulae, n. sp. Alis anticis saturate griscis, dorso aibido-fari- 

 nato, strigulis nnmerosis costa; albidis, maculis duabus pliciv, niui pos- 

 teriore disci nigris, puncto apicis uifjro ; ciliis griscis, linca saturate 



