200 Mr. J. W. Douglas on the 



Sp. 36. Alacella. 



G. alacella, Z. 



Lita alacella, F. v. R., D. 



Expansion of wings, 7 lines. 



Head, palpi, antennae and thorax blue-black. Anterior wings 

 blue-black, with three elevated black spots on the disc, each faintly 

 circled with white ; a comma-shaped whitish spot on the costa, 

 below it on the inferior margin a very small whitish dot, and a few 

 very small whitish dots just within the apical fringe. Inferior 

 wings grey-black. Body fuscous. The underside of all the 

 wings is grey-black ; a small light spot showing on the costa, 

 opposite to the large spot on the upperside. 



First taken in this country by Mr. Bedell in the autumn, out of 

 an oak at Leatherhead common, and still a rare species with us. 



Sp. 37. Peliella. 



G. peliella, Z. 



Lita peliella, Tis., Tr., D. pi. 297, f. 11. 



Expansion of wings, 6 lines. 



Head brown, face whitish ; palpi, second joint ashy, terminal 

 joint black, white at the tip. Antennae black-brown, annulated 

 with white, particularly towards the end. Anterior wings black- 

 brown, sprinkled with grey atoms, discernible only with a lens ; 

 a black spot near the base, two before the middle and one beyond, 

 these last three having some white scales attached ; a yellowish 

 spot on the costa, one opposite on the inner margin, and another at 

 the apex ; cilia mixed with grey. Posterior wings dusky. Body 

 fuscous. 



This species is very like alacella, but the colour of the wings 

 is brown, not blue-black. 



I know only one British specimen taken by Mr. Stainton in the 

 heath-field at VVickham, where there are many fir-trees ; and Du- 

 ponchel, quoting Fischer v. R., says it is found in such places. 



Sp. 38. Subocellea. 



An. subocellea, St., Wood, 1221. 

 G. internella. Lien., Z.? 

 * L. dissonella, F. v. R. ? 

 G. dissonella, 7i. 1 



Recently taken by Mr. J. B. Hodgkinson in the chalk-pits at 

 Northfleet. 



