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4. splendidulana, GKien. Alls anticis nitidis, cinereo-fuscis aut 

 brunneis, squamis cinereo-ochraceis irroratis; strigis flexuosis 

 strigulisque ad costam argenteis ; posticis basi margaritaceis, 

 margine fuscis. tf Exp. al. 4^5 tin. 



Head black, the tips of the scales white. Face same colour as 

 the head, grey scales round the eyes. Eyes black. Palpi smoky 

 black, paler at the base and beneath, scales tipped with white. An- 

 tennae deep fuscous. Thorax and patagia dark olive-brown, irrorated 

 with dusky drab scales, the latter paler. Anterior wings dark umber, 

 with a golden lustre towards the apex, and dull silvery markings. 

 At the base is a dark rhomboid patch, extending one-third the 

 length of the costa, and nearly to the middle of the dorsal margin ; 

 the posterior portion of this patch, and the remainder of the wing, 

 irrorated with ochreous drab scales. Before the middle of the costa 

 are two dull silvery streaks, which are produced to the dorsal margin, 

 where they enclose a pale space forming a dorsal blotch ; beyond the 

 middle are four other similar streaks ; the basal and apical ones are 

 produced to the anal angle, the former encountering a black spot in 

 the middle of its course ; there are besides two or three smaller black 

 spots towards the anal angle. Apical scales black, with white tips, 

 especially at the anal angle. Cilia shining, olive -drab. Posterior 

 wings pale grey at the base, merging into fuscous brown at the 

 margins. Marginal scales fuscous, with the bases pale. Cilia pale 

 grey. Abdomen dark brown. $ Exp. al. 4-5^ lin. In colour some- 

 what brighter than the tf ; base of the posterior wings much paler. 



Of more common occurrence than A. Strobilella, and very 

 variable, both in size and the intensity of its colours, the ground- 

 colour ranging from drab to umbreous. In general appearance 

 it resembles both A. Strobilella and A. cosmophorana, but is 

 distinguished from both by its straight costa, and by the silvery 

 markings being neither so bright nor so sharply defined as in the 

 latter species ; it is also smaller in size. 



The imago appears in April, May, and June, among Fir-trees. 

 It occurs throughout the Metropolitan district, near Dover, in 

 Cheshire, in Norfolk, and sparingly in the vicinity of Edinburgh. 



5. pygmaeana, Hub. Alis anticis griseis, nitido- argenteis ; fascia 

 basi indistincta, altera medio brunneis ; macula ocellari argentea, 

 lineolis tribus longitudinalibus atris ; posticis basi margaritaceis, 

 apice fuscis. <5 Exp. al. 5^6 lin. 



Head dusky drab. Face dusky drab. Eyes grey. Palpi as long 

 as the head, pale drab, with the apices inclining to tawny. Antennae 

 fuscous. Thorax and patagia pale drab, mixed with ferruginous 

 scales. Anterior wings glossy, pale drab, with a silvery lustre, and 

 rich ferruginous brown markings. Near the base, commencing on 



