of a <pcdcs of Spischnw 

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By NELSON M. RICHARDSON, B.A. 



N T the 19th of July, 1887, Mrs. Richardson and I 

 each took at Portland a specimen of one of the 

 Pltycidce, which we did not recognise, and which 

 has turned out to be not only new to Britain but 

 also to science. 



The evening was not a good one for moths. It 

 was very warm in spite of an east wind ; but it was difficult to 

 make the moths fly out of the bushes. One of .the specimens was 

 taken just as it was getting dark, and the other, I believe, about 

 the same time. I have no suggestion to make as to the food-plant, 

 as the herbage is very mixed in the part where the specimens 

 occurred ; my specimen was taken close to a large bed of nettles, 

 but there were many other plarts close by. 



The season of 1888 has been a good one for many moths at 

 Portland, and Euzopltera cinerosella, a moth rather nearly allied to 

 the present species, has been common ; but, so far as I am aware, 

 no more specimens of the Episcltnia have been taken by any one, 

 and the species is still only known by the two original captures. 



I first sent the moths (a male and female) to Mr. Stainton ; but 

 he returned them as being unknown to him, I then sent them to 



