74 HAUSTELLATA. — LEPIDOPTERA. 



at the base is a distinct deep black streak, nearly half the length of the wing, 

 and towards the base of the inner margin is a second minute one parallel with 

 the first, and sometimes nearly obliterated : the nervures are white, and be- 

 tween them at the apex of the wing other black lineolse are interposed ; and 

 on the hinder margin of the wing itself is a row of minute black dots ; at the 

 apex of the discoidal areolet, in place of the posterior stigma, is a large black 

 dot : cUia pale fuscous : posterior wings fuscous, with the base whitish. 



This species varies a httle in the intensity and colour of its markings. 



Caterpillar naked; above dirty reddish-brown, with black spots, with three 

 slender black dorsal streaks, the anterior segment black, with three white 

 lines ; — it feeds on the common sorrel (Rumex acetosa) : — the imago appears 

 towards the beginning of July. 



Not very common : it has been captured near Dartford ; also in 

 the neighbourhood of Coombe-wood, and near Hull in Yorkshire. 

 " Dublin." — N. A. Vigors, Esq. " Common in gardens, near 

 Epping." — Mr. H. Douhleday. 



Sp. 2. KttoraHs. Alis anticis ochraceis, lined media trifurcatd nigra aut fused 

 marginatd, venisque aliquot albix; postieis albis. (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 6 — 7 Un.) 



Le. litorahs. Curtis, iv. pi. 157. — Le. littoralis. Steph. Catal. part ii. p. 100. 

 A^o. 6334. 



Head and thorax pale immaculate ochraceous ; anterior wings pale ochraceous, 

 sometimes with an ashy or rufescent tinge, with a distinct longitudinal white 

 Une arising at the base and terminating at the apex, margined above half 

 way with black, and the rest with fuscous ; this hne passes over the principal 

 nervure, gives off a slight twig interiorly, a httle behind the middle, and 

 shortly after becomes bifid; the nervures at the apex of the wing are also 

 more or less white, with fuscescent streaks between; ciha pale fuscous, in- 

 terrupted with whitish: posterior wings white: abdomen pale ochraceous, 

 ■with its base whitish. 



Some specimens are rather fuscescent, and the fuscous streaks between the ner- 

 vures vary considerably. 



The first example of this species was captured on the coast near 

 Christchurch, in Hants, which remained unique for a considerable 

 period; in 1827, Mr. Weaver took several specimens, I believe, on 

 the coast of Cumberland, whence it may be presumed to be a 

 maritime species. 



+Sp. 3. obsoleta. Alis anticis Jlavido-fuscis puncto medio venisque albis, strigd 



margineque externo nigro-punctatis. (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 6 — 7 hn.) 

 No. obsoleta. Huhner. — La. obsoleta. Steph. Catal. part ii. p. 100. No. 6335. 



Head and thorax pale reddish-brown or cinereous : anterior wings yellowish- 

 brown or reddish, with a dot in the middle and the nervures white, the latter 

 with a few darker lineolse between, towards the apex, as in its congeners ; a little 



