ON BRITISH SPECIES OF EUPCECILIA. 85 



to those species standing under that head in our latest 

 Catalocjue, and remarking that Heineraann, and Staudinger 

 and Wocke, group our species with many others, placed by 

 us in different geijera, under the heading Conchylis. Here 

 follows, then, a list of British Eupoecilia^ which it will be 

 seen is somewhat more extended than is the case in the last 

 Catalogue. 



Sp. 1. SODALIANA, Haworth (1812). sodaliana^ Haworth, 

 Steph., Doub., Stainton, Wilk.; = amandana, 

 Herr.-Schf. (1849), Heinem., Stand, and Wock. 

 This large and striking species is perhaps scarcely a true 



Eupoecilia, and is placed by continental authors in Phtheo- 



ckroa; the fore-wings show traces of tufts of raised scales. 



The neuration also differs; vide Heinem., Wickler, p. 92. 



It occurs but rarely in the south of England, and feeds 



upon Rhamnus catharticus. Haworth's type is in the 



British Museum. 



Sp. 2. CARDUANA, Zcllcr (1847). carduanay Zeller, Herr.- 

 Schf., Stainton, Wilk., Heinem. (Jiyhridellaj Hiib.? 

 hyhridellana, Doub. Cat.) 

 Not unfrequent in the south. Should it prove to be 



Hiibner's species his name must take priority ; by Staudinger 



and Wocke it is referred to hyhridella without doubt, but 



Heinemann queries the identity. 



Sp. 3. ATRiCAPiTANA, Stcph. (Mus. Cat 1852.) atricapi- 



^aTia, Steph., Doub. Cat., Stainton, Wilk., Heinem,, 



Stand, and Wock. ; = venustana, Schlager. 



Not common, but occurs in various localities in summer, 



in dry localities. The hind-wings differ much in the sexes, 



those of the $ being whitish-grey, with darker grey spotting 



or reticulation, whereas in the $ they are totally blackish* 



