76 TOKTllICINA. 



species being only four. The wings are deflexed in repose, not 

 very compressed to the sides, and have their apices undulately 

 folded. 



The species may be arranged in the following order : 



A. Anterior wings with the ground colour white, with 



grey or black streaks or markings 



a. without a coloured blotch on the dorsal margin . Species 1, 2 



b. with a blotch, various in colour (sometimes pro- 

 duced to a broad fascia) on the dorsal margin . Species 3 



B. Anterior wings brown or ferruginous, with a ivhite 



blotch on the dorsal margin (sometimes obli- 

 terated) Species 4 



1 . Campoliliana, Schiff. Alis anticis albidis, basi cinereis ; postice 

 macula ca?rulea atro-cincta in fascia nigra ; apice femigineo ; 

 posticis fuscis, apice saturatioribus. $ Exp. al. 5-6 lin. 



Head dirty yellowish white, with some drab scales over the eyes. 

 Face somewhat paler. Eyes black. Palpi dirty yellowish white, 

 with a few dusky scales at the sides near the apex. Antenna) 

 fuscous, alternated with drab ; basal joint clothed with drab scales. 

 Thorax yellowish, with grey transverse lines. Patagia yellowish. 

 Anterior wings dull yellowish white, with dark fuscous, black, and 

 ferruginous markings; the costa maculated with black along the 

 fold ; below this, on the dorsal margin, are a number of dark fuscous 

 streaks, more or less distinct, and produced, but never attaining the 

 costa. At the middle of the costa is a deep fuscous mark, followed 

 by alternated broad and narrow streaks to the apex, where is a ferru- 

 ginous eye-like spot, with a white line below, running through the 

 cilia. The anal angle is occupied by a large suffused fuscous patch, 

 marked with black : in this is situated the ocelloid patch, consisting 

 of two bright lustrous blue clouds, separated by a mark bearing the 

 longitudinal black streaks. Apical scales black. Cilia shining, smoky 

 black, with white bases, both becoming white at, and smoky black 

 beyond, the anal angle. Posterior wings fuscous, deepest towards 

 the apex. Marginal scales fuscous, with straw-coloured bases. Cilia 

 white at the anal angle ; towards the apex pale grey, with the bases 

 and tips white. Abdomen fuscous ; the caudal tuft drab. $ Exp. 

 al. 5-6 lin. 



This insect varies in size, and slightly in the intensity of its 

 markings, and is rather common. 



The imago appears in July in the metropolitan district, in 

 hedges and woods, among Sallows. It occurs also in the north 

 of England, and in Scotland. 



