582 Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker on the Pyralide, 
Scoparia frequentella, Sttu., and var. Concinnella, Curtis. 
I have before me both typical specimens and Curtis’s 
variety, in which the whole of the ceutral area is dark. 
Scoparia scoriella, Woll. (Zell. in litt.). 
Described by Wollaston (Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 
1858, 3rd ser., I., p. 119) as follows :— 
“Alis anticis subangustis, pulverato fuscis, strigis duobus tenuibus 
arcuatis externe latius fusco-marginatis, signo & obscurius expleto; 
spatio ante-marginali latiusculo, superius nigro-lineato, posteriori- 
bus fusco-cinereis. ¢ ? exp. alar. vix 11 lin. Inhabits Madeira 
proper, occurring in similar spots; to the last-mentioned species ”* 
(2.e., tothe next species following this, viz., stenota). 
This is a somewhat darker insect than the following, 
but may be differentiated by the first line being toothed 
interiorly, not exteriorly, whilst the whole of the space 
from the second line to the hind margin is entirely dark. 
The secondaries are brownish grey. Hxp. alar. 20 mm. 
A rarer insect than stenota. 
Scoparia stenota, Woll. (Zell. in litt.). 
Described by Wollaston in the same work and on the 
same page as the preceding, thus :— 
“Alis anticisangustis apice acuto. Strigis duabus albidis postice 
late nigricanti-marginatis, priore acute fracta posteriore tenui 
biarcuata punctis duobus nigris cum striga, prioris umbra confluen- 
tibus signo % obliquo posterioribus cano-albidis, Exp. alar. vix 
11 lin.  Inhabits Madeira proper; abounding in grassy spots, 
chiefly of a rather lofty elevation.” 
This species is fairly constant in markings. The colour 
of the wings is grey, the primaries in fresh specimens 
being almost entirely covered with very dark scales, the 
two transverse lines are white, the first acutely-toothed 
posteriorly, the second doubly arcuate, and dentated 
interiorly, both are broadly margined on the outside with 
pec A small black dot is in the centre of the wane 
* Ann. and d Mag. Nat. Hist. 1858, 3rd ser., I., p. 119. 
