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20. Bedellella, Sircom, Zool. 1848. p. 2057; Sia. — ttir/rena, 

 Dup. Alis auticis la(li(scnlis, poslice truncatis, {(^) griscis ( $ albitliori- 

 bus), fascia recta ante, fascia angulata poiic medium albidis ; capite 

 cum palpis griseo. Exp. al. 3h liii. 



Head, face, and palpi grey. Antcinux.' dark fuscous. Anterior wings 

 ratlier hroad and poderiorly Iruiicalc, (of tlic (^) grey, (of the ? paler, 

 and at the base almost whitish), with a straight whitish fascia before 

 the middle, and an angulated whitish fascia towards the apex, both 

 ratlier indistinct ; at the apex is a dark hinder-marginal line, which is 

 almost straight, giving the wings a truncate appearance ; cilia grey, at 

 the apex whitish. Posterior wings grey, with paler cilia. 



Very abundant in May and August among the sliort grass of 

 the chalk downs ; occurs at SaiuUrstcad and near Bristol. 



21. obscurella, Sta. Cat. p. 2(5 (1849). Alis auticis dilute gri- 



seis, obscurius squamatis, fascia media, maculisque duabus oppositis - ■ 



ante apieem dilutioribus, oiso/e^mmw; capite cum palpis ymco. Exp. Vru VjAA. 

 al. 4| iin. (Var. Fascia maculisque imbdisHncli>i ; capite; cum palpis ^a-C 

 albido. Exp. al. 3i Iin.) b 



Head, face, and palpi pale grey. Antennae dark grey. Anterior 

 wings grey, with darker scales, and with veri/ faint indications of a 

 paler fascia in the middle, and two paler opposite spots before the 

 apex. (The smaller summer brood has the fascia and spots more dis- 

 tinct.) Posterior wings pale grey, with paler cilia. 



Abundant on meadows and among grass, near hedges, in May, 

 and again in August, but, as above mentioned, the summer speci- 

 mens ditfer slightly from those taken in spring ; the female of 

 this species has not yet been observed, unless it be jmlchella. 



22. Albinella, Sta. Cat. p. 27 (1819) ; Haw.? Step.? AHs an- 

 ticis fuseis, i'ascia media recin laliascida Jlavida, in plica aiirantia, ciliis 

 (jriseo-fiiHciii ; capite cum pal[)isy/<4'co. Exp. al. 4.V-5 Iin. 



Head, face, palpi, and antcniuc dark fuscous. Anterior wings chu'k 

 fuscous, with a straight, rather broad, yellowish fascia in the niiddk,', 

 sUfjhtli/ sujf'iised with orange on the fold ; v\Y\i\ grei/ish-ftiscous. Poste- 

 rior wings brown-grey, with grey cilia. 



I am not aware of the localities where this species has been 

 taken. I have a specimen, and there is one in Mr. Bond's col- 

 lection. 



23. zonariella, Tengstrom, E. E.-E. 150 {lUl).—bisHlcclla, 'Ml- 

 Sta. Alis auticis fuseis, y«.$ci« media reel iusciilu flavida , externe aiirantia, 

 ad dorsuhi latiore ; ciUis apicis albidis; capite cum palpis hriinneo. 

 Exp. al. 4 hn. 



Head, face, and palpi brown. Antenna; greyish-fuscous. Anterior 

 wings dark fuscous, with a yellowish fascia in the middle; the fascia is 

 nearly straight, broadest on the inner margin, and is towards the apex of 

 the wing of an orange colour ; cilia grey, but at the apex beyond the 



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