DESCRIPTIVE NOTICES OF CONSPICUOUS SPECIES 221 



FAMILY X. MACARID^E. 



MAGAEIA LITURATA. THE TAWNY-BARRED 

 ANGLE. 



(Plate X., Fig. 6.) 



This neatly-coloured species is of general occurrence 

 throughout the country, frequenting fir-woods. 



The expansion of the wings is about 1J inch. The 

 fore-wings are pale purplish-grey, with three darker 

 transverse lines at nearly equal distances ; the last of 

 these is followed by a yellowish band, edged towards 

 the costa with tawny ; the hind-wings are much paler, 

 with no very distinct markings ; there are faint appear- 

 ances of two transverse lines, and a still fainter indica- 

 tion of a yellowish band towards the hind margin. 



The larva is green, with the dorsal and subdorsal 

 lines whitish, and the spiracular line white. It feeds 

 on fir in September. 



The perfect insect appears in July, and may often be 

 noticed at rest on the trunks of trees in fir- woods ; it 

 comes occasionally to light. 



FAMILY XI. FIDONID.E. 



8TRENIA CLATHRATA. THE LATICED 

 HEATH. 



This species is pretty common, and generally distri- 

 buted throughout England and Ireland ; but I do not 

 think it has yet been noticed in Scotland. 



The expansion of the wings is about an inch. The 

 fore-wings are of a pale whitish-ochreous, powdered- 



