190 TORTRIC1NA. 



wings : apex obtuse, apical margin slightly concave. Abdomen 

 slender in the $ , stouter in the $ . 



An aberrant genus, and of difficult location ; at present con- 

 taining but one species. It somewhat resembles Poecilichroma 

 in shape, but is more uniform in colour, although in this respect 

 differing in the sexes. 



1. Ulmana, Hub. Alis anticis maris ochraceis aut brunneis, nigro 

 punctatis ; ante medium fascia angusta irregulari aut interrupta 

 pallide sulphurea vel alba ; fcem. fascia lata irregulari obliqua ; 

 posticis brunneo-ustulatis. 3 Exp. al. 6 lin. 



Head cream-colour in front, brown behind. Face cream-colour. 

 Eyes black. Palpi as long as the head ; above and at the sides 

 pale fuscous, drab beneath ; antennaB above fuscous, pale beneath ; 

 basal joint clothed with drab- coloured scales. Thorax and patagia 

 bronze brown, the latter paler at the apex. Anterior wings bronze 

 or golden brown, speckled with umber, glossy ; before the middle 

 of the costa is an oblique, somewhat quadrate, curved, white mark ; 

 in the middle of the wing on the median fold is another white 

 mark, lozenge-shaped, this latter sometimes produced to the dorsal 

 margin; between these two marks, but a little removed towards 

 the apex, are several confluent, golden-lustred spots; the middle 

 of the base and apical portion of the wing spotted with umber; 

 beyond the middle of the costa are three golden-lustred spots, 

 with a cluster of pale violet freckles below. Apical scales long, 

 widely alternated with dusky brown, and dull, roundish, golden 

 spots, about seven in number. Cilia shining drab, becoming iron- 

 grey at the anal angle. Posterior wings rich brown, darkest at the 

 apex. Margitoal scales rich brown, the bases paler. Cilia shining 

 grey. Abdomen dark brown. Exp. al. 6-6|- lin. Anterior 

 wings with a broad cream-colour or white, slightly oblique fascia 

 before the middle, dilated on its posterior edge, at the median fold ; 

 the basal patch is rich brown, spotted and margined with umber, its 

 posterior edge undulated ; the apical portion of the wing is of the 

 same colour, and at the apex is a largish umber cloud, with another 

 near the anal angle. On the costa are two whitish spots, that nearest 

 the apex the smaller ; the larger one is preceded by a patch of dark 

 brown ; below these whitish marks and at the anal angle, are lus- 

 trous pale violet clouds, with whitish margins ; these latter constitute 

 the ocelloid patch. Apical scales less mottled than in the J . 



This is not an abundant species, and offers great disparity be- 

 tween the sexes, the $ being by far the larger. Wood's figure 

 < Ind. Ent./ pi. 52, fig. 1679, represents the 3. 



The imago appears in June or July amongst Elms, Hazel, &c. 

 It occurs in the south of England, particularly towards the south- 



