86 TORTRICINA. 



2. stabilana, Steph. MSS. Alls anticis pallide ferrugineis brunneo 

 strigatis ; margine dorsali macula trigona proraiscue notata ; 

 posticis fusco-griseis. 3 Exp. al. 10-11 lin. 

 Head fuscous, sometimes ferruginous. Face same colour as the 

 head. Eyes deep brown. Palpi longer than the head, fuscous, 

 sometimes ferruginous. Antennae fuscous. Thorax and patagia fer- 

 ruginous brown, the latter slightly darker. Anterior wings dull 

 pale ferruginous, with umbrous markings and streaks ; the costa 

 marked throughout with pale geminations, the interspaces umbrous. 

 On the dorsal margin, about one-third from the base, is an oblique 

 umbrous streak, reaching half across the wing, most sharply defined 

 posteriorly ; towards the anal angle is another similar, but paler, less 

 defined streak, meeting the preceding one, which together enclose a 

 triangular space somewhat paler than the rest of the wing, which is 

 finely streaked with umber. Apical scales and cilia dull fuscous, in- 

 clining to ferruginous, and slightly mixed with umber. Posterior 

 wings dull pale fuscous; at the base grey. Marginal scales and 

 cilia dull, the former fuscous, with the bases paler, the latter in- 

 clining to ochreous. Abdomen glossy, dull drab ; the caudal tuft 

 slightly ochreous. $ Exp. al. 10i--ll| lin. 



Very closely allied to P. solandriana, but wanting the glossy 

 appearance of the latter insect ; it is somewhat larger, always of 

 brown colour, varying but slightly inter se; the costa more 

 rounded, particularly of the <$ , where the curve is Dot disturbed 

 by the costal fold, and the dorsal blotch is only slightly paler 

 than the ground-colour of the wing. The posterior wings are 

 unicolorous, that is, not slightly darker at the apex, as in Solan- 

 driana. 



3. Solandriana, Lin. Alis anticis pallidis, atomis minutissimis ru- 

 fescentibus, macula oblonga undata brunneo -ferruginea ad margi- 

 nem dorsalem ; posticis fusco-griseis. tf Exp. al. 9-10 lin. 



Head ochreous drab. Face slightly darker. Eyes intense brown. 

 Palpi longer than the head above ; at sides and beneath ochreous 

 drab, paler between. Antenna? drab. Thorax and patagia drab, the 

 latter slightly ochreous at the base. Anterior wings slightly glossy 

 drab, with a broad deep ferruginous patch upon the dorsal margin ; 

 the costa and apical region slightly ochreous, and irrorated with 

 dusky atoms. The dorsal patch occupies nearly the whole margin, 

 is darkest on its anterior and posterior edges, and biarcuate on the 

 edge towards the costa. Apical scales fuscous or ferruginous. Cilia 

 paler. Posterior wings and marginal scales fuscous, the bases paler. 

 Cilia straw-colour. Abdomen pale fuscous grey; the caudal tuft 

 subochreous. $ Exp. al. 10-10-^ lin. 



A very common insect, tolerably constant in size, but exceed- 



