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the Lepidoptera of St. Helena. 
taining oclireous scales exteriorly; this dark blotch is followed 
by a pale ill-defined space, beyond which the orbicular reni- 
form and claviform stigmata are distinct, though not conspi¬ 
cuous ; the postmedian line is commenced on the costa as an 
oclireous blotch, after which it is continued very slenderly 
and indistinctly to the inner margin. Hind wings pale at the 
base, but gradually of a darker smoky hue towards the outer 
margin; the male with a faint submarginal line and discoidal 
streak. Thorax and body of a very pale brownish hue. 
This is a somewhat scarcer Scoparia than the preceding 
one, and found more particularly (so far at least as my own 
experience would imply) on the loftiest parts- of the great 
central heights, in the direction of Acteon and Diana’s Peak. 
Nevertheless it extends, though less abundantly, along the 
whole length of the ridge, and I met with it likewise at 
Cason’s and at West Lodge. Until I had found the male I 
was rather inclined to take it for the female of S. lucidalis , 
the habit3 of the two species being somewhat similar. How¬ 
ever, now that both sexes are in my possession, I have no 
doubt as to its distinctness. Scoparia lucidalis , too, I observed 
was more abundant throughout those regions which are more 
particularly characterized by the Aster and the Gum wood 
flora, whereas the present species is far more plentiful in the 
more exclusively cabbage-tree districts. 
Scoparia scintillulalis , E. Woll. 
Expanse 7-9 lines. With the labial palpi very hairy or 
brush-like, especially in the female, and the maxillary palpi 
larger, resting more on the labial ones than is usually the 
case amongst the Scoparice. The fore wings in the male are 
of a dark bronzy hue, and very minutely and sparingly 
dusted about the middle with opal and pale oclireous scales ; 
the usual letter-like marking (characteristic of most of the 
species belonging to this particular genus, and which more or 
less resembles a Greek y) is merely represented by two ex¬ 
tremely small and inconspicuous patches of oclireous scales 
having no distinct outline ; the middle portion of the costa is 
pale yellow, between which and the apex is a slightly trian¬ 
gular yellowish patch, adjoined generally by a smaller opal 
one; parallel with the outer margin is an irregular line of 
small opal patches. Hind wings pale yellowish, the outer 
margin, however, being broadly bordered (gradually) with 
bronzy brown, along which interiorly is a narrow yellowish 
line (more or less apparent in different specimens). The 
female with the fore wings of a rich dark brown, and much 
more irrorated with opal (or bluish-white) scales throughout 
