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which the upper is the Iar«^er ; cilia spotted with fuscous and 

 white. The whole of the anterior wings are thickly irrorated 

 with minute fuscous dots, which renders all the markings 

 very undefined ; the ordinary stigmata are indicated by two 

 pale spots. Posterior wings fuscous, with paler striga. 

 Antennae of the male ciliated. 



This conspicuous and singular species was discovered near 

 Dubhn by Mr. Barrett, who captured a fine specimen of the 

 male — a female was subsequently taken by Mr. Birchall. I 

 cannot identify it with any described European species, and 

 have great pleasure in naming it after its discoverer, a very 

 zealous and persevering Entomologist. 



From the pointed abdomen of the female it appears to 

 belong to the genus Dianthcecia, but seems in some respects 

 intermediate between this genus and Sodena. In the dis- 

 position of the markings, it bears some resemblance to 

 Hadena Contigua, but the colours are very diff'erent. It 

 cannot possibly be confounded with any other British species. 



Catoptria Conterminana, Herrich-S chaffer. This dis- 

 tinct species, of which the figure given in the plate at the 

 commencement of this volume will give a better idea than 

 could be conveyed in writing, has been known for some 

 years, although up to the present time it has remained un- 

 determined. A i^ew specimens of it were taken by Mr. Bond 

 on one of the slopes in the warren near Folkestone, July, 

 1858. Mr. Machin subsequently met with this species 

 frequenting the flowers of China-asters, in a garden near 

 Stratford, Essex. 



Dr. Herrich-SchafFer writes to Mr. Doubleday, that con- 

 tinental collectors consider it to be a garden insect, and that 

 the larva feeds upon lettuce. 



