NKl'TICULA. oOl 



joint wliitisb. Anterior wiiii^s dnrk (jrejj, beyond the 'nikldle arc two 

 opposite whitish spots, that on the inner margin is tlic hirger ; cilia 

 ■whitish. Posterior wings pale grey, with paler cilia. 



I Fas occurred on the stein of a poplar-tree, at Woodliead Atoors 

 in June, and on a fence near Beckeuham in May. 



It. trimaculella, Haw. L. B. 583 (1829); Sta.— r«/dV/^., ZcU. 

 Alis anticis fuseis, llnea lata alh'uJa a basi Ksque medium, niaculis op- 

 positis triangularibus pone medium alhidis ; capillis lutcis. E.\.p. al. 2i 

 lin. 



Head and face yellowish. Palpi fuscous. Antennsc fuscous, basal 

 joint whitish. Abdomen and hind legs grey in the $ , reddish in the J . 

 Anterior wings dark fuscous, with a broad basal streak, taking up half 

 the breadth of the wing and reaching to the viiddle, and with two tri- 

 angular whitish opposite spots beyond the middle, not unfre([ueiitly 

 uniting across the wing ; cilia pale ochreous-grey. Posterior wings 

 pale grey, with paler cilia. 



Appears in May and August^ frcc|uenting tlie stems of poplars, 

 but not common. 



15. quinquella, Eedcill, Zool. 1818, p. 1986. Alis anticis nigris, 

 maculis tribus argenteo-albidis, prima costal ante, secuuda dorsi pone 

 medium, tertia disci apicem versus ; capillis uigris. Exp. al. 2.V lin. 



Head and face black. Palpi whitish. Anteuuac black, basal joint 

 yellowish. Anterior wings black, with three whitish, rather silvery 

 spots, the first on the costa before the middle rather triangular, reach- 

 ing a little obliquely half across the wing, the second, on the inner 

 margin beyond the middle, is in the form of a right-angled triangle ; 

 betjceen it and the apex of the winy is the third spot, which is small and 

 round ; cilia silvery-grey. Posterior wings grey, with jialer cilia. 



lias occurred in June and July, on the truid<s of oaks at A\ est 

 AVickham AVood, ami on palings near Beckcnham. 



10. sericopeza, Zell. Isis, 1839, p. 215 ; ^[a.—}/aryrlla, Hup.? 

 — Loiiiselta, Sircom? Alis anticis saturatissime fuseis, hi\s\, fascia ob- ^^ -—— 

 li(jua ante, maculis oppositis pone medium «/iii/c//s ; capillis fuseis. Exp. ln«. IX • 

 al. 2 J lin. 7^,-) 



Head fuscous. Face yellowish. Palpi whitish. Antenu;e fuscous, 

 basal joint whitish. Anterior wings very dark fuscous, almost black, 

 with the base, an oblique fascia Ijcfore the middle (broatlcst on the 

 irnier margin), and two opposite spots beyond the middle (that on the 

 inner margin, the posterior), whitish ; cilia fuscous. Posterior wings pale 

 grey, with paler cilia. 



I have two specimens taken on the Dartford lleatli fence in 

 June ; Mr. Sircom took liis Loimella near Bristol. 



17. floslactella, Haw. L. B. 585 (1829); Step. — hemaryyrelln, 

 Zell. ? Alis autieis luteis, basiiii versus fusco-irroralis, apicem versus 



