220 HAUSTELLATA. — LEPIDOPTERA. 



central fascia continuous to the inner margin, where it becomes considerably 

 attenuated, and in some cases divided so as to form two separate transverse 

 spots ; in others the outer margin is biangulated, and the iimer entire : in rare 

 instances the abbreviated central fascia is small and suboval— this variety 

 forms the Ge. costovata Haiuorth. — Steph. Catal. I. c. No. 6550 : — and oc- 

 casionally the ground colour of the wings is slightly ochraceous, with the 

 markings of an intense black, and the posterior wings white, with fuscescent 

 strigae. 

 Caterpillar greenish ; paler above, with black dots: — it feeds on the horse-radish, 

 cabbage, plum, alder, &c. : — the imago appears towards the end of April, and 

 maybe found nearly till October, frequenting gardens. 



Also extremely abundant throughout the metropolitan district. 

 " King-moor, Hill-ends, &e." — T. C. Heysham, Esq. " Newcastle, 

 &c. common."" — G. Wailes, Esq. " Weston-on-tlie-green." — Rev. 

 A. H. Matthews. 



Sp. 12. propugnata. Alis anticis albido-cinereis, macula basi fascidque medio 

 rubris hdc utrdque strigd gem,inatd fused. (Exp. alar. 10 — 12| lin.) 



Ge. propugnata. Wien. Ferz. — Ci. propugnata. Steph. Catal. part ii. p. 131. 

 No. 6551.— Ph. Ge. lynceata. Don. x.jsZ. 349./. 3. 



Anterior wings ashy-white, with . the base rufous, a broad rufous fascia in 

 the middle, bordered on each side with a double fuscous or black striga, 

 and deeply crenate on the hinder margin; behind this, on the costa, is a 

 reddish spot, and on the anterior edge thereof a very obscure striga of dusky 

 spots, chiefly indicated on the nervures, cinereous, and on the posterior a 

 less obsolete undulated white one ; on the hinder margin is an interrupted 

 black line : posterior wings ashy-white, with darker transverse strigae, and an 

 interrupted black line on the margin : all the cilise ashy, with fuscous clouds. 



The fascia on the anterior wings varies in width and in colour, as in its con- 

 geners. 



This and the preceding insect have the antennae but very little pectinated^ 

 especially the present species : but nevertheless I consider this as its best 

 location. 



Not very abundant near London : it is found occasionally near 

 Hertford, and in Coombe and Darenth Woods ; also in Devonshire 

 and the New Forest. " Newcastle." — G. Wailes, Esq. " Epping." 

 — Mr. Douhleday. 



Genus CC. — Harpalyce mihi. 



Palpi short, acute, porrected upwards, very squamous, terminal joint not con- 

 cealed ; triarticulate, the basal joint curved, second as long, shghtly attenu- 

 ated, terminal elongate-ovate: maxilloi long. Antenna; simple in both 



