166 HAUSTELLATA. — LEPIDOPTEllA. 



Common in August tlirougliout the metropolitan district, in 

 woods, parks, &c. 



Sp. 6. Quercinaria. Alisfulvis, atomis evanescentibus, aut griseo-albicantibus, 

 briivneo valde atomosis, anticis strigis duabus saturatioribus ; posiicis immacu- 

 latis; thoracefulvo. (Exp. alar. 1 iinc. 4 — 8 lin.) 



Ge. Quercinaria. Hllbner.—Steph. Catal. part i\. p. 119. No. 6461. Ph. Ge. 

 Alniaria. Don. viii. Ql.pl 275. f. 1.? 



Male with the wings fulvous, the anterior with minute darker irrorations and two 

 transverse distinct ohlique strigse, the anterior one angulated near the costa, 

 the posterior slightly curved, with a dark cloud beyond ; the hinder margin 

 truncate, and slightly hollov\ed out; posterior uings immaculate, with an ob- 

 solete transverse striga: thorax rather slender, fulvous. Female with the 

 wings whitish-yellow, much spotted and clouded with brown, with two broad 

 deep brown transverse strigai ; and the nervures slightly brunneous. 



Variable in colour ; and the hinder margin of the posterior wings is generally 

 strongly tinted with brown or deep fulvous, with a deeper brown marginal 

 line. 



Also common within the metropolitan district. " Netley." — 

 Rev. F. W. Hope. " Allesley."— iJet;. W. T. Bree. 



Sp. 7. Quercaria. Aiis omnibus in utroque sexu griseo-albicantibus anticis 

 strigis duabus fuscis, fascia fuscescenti ad strigam secundum externe adnata. 

 (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 6—8 lin.) 



Ge. Quercaria. Hiibner. — Steph. Catal. part \i. p. 119. No. QiQS. 



Wings in both sexes of a pale whitish-griseous ; the anterior spotted with fuscous 

 or brownish, with a broad curved fuscous striga towards the base, and a second 

 behind the middle, slightly flexuous, adjoining to which is abroad, indeter- 

 minate brown fascia ; the base of the wings is sometimes of similar hue, and 

 the nervures slightly dusky : posterior with a distinct fuscous transverse 

 striga, and the hinder margin fuscescent : thorax pale whitish-griseous. 



The perfect resemblance between the sexes of this species, and the great differ- 

 ence between its male and that of the foregoing and following species, appear 

 sufficient to recognise its pretensions as a species. 



Apparently rare : I have seen but few examples, all of which 

 were captured in the vicinity of the metropolis. 



Sp. 8. angularia. Alis retusisfulvis,fceniin(B pallidioribus, anticis strigis duabus 



lunuldque in medio obsoletd fuscis. (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 4 — 8 Un.) 

 Ge. angularia. Wien. Ver%.— Steph. Catal. part ii. p. 119. No. 6466. 



Male with the wings fulvous, the anterior with two transverse, subparallel, fuscous 

 strigfe, behind the latter of which the wing is of a darker hue, than the disc, 

 to the hinder margin itself, and the base is generally the same; between the 



