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Sp. 2. dilucidaria. Alis cinereis atomis fuscis, striis punctatis ohscurioribus, 

 macula ocellari in omnibus. (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 4—5 lin.) 



Ge. dilucidaria. Wien. Ferz.—Ch. dilucidaria. Steph. Catal. part ii. p. 140. 

 No. 6618. 



Wings cinereous sprinkled with blackish-brown dots, the anterior with two 

 obscure crenated strigte composed of blackish dots, the outer line being con- 

 tinued on the posterior wings, a little behind the middle ; the space between 

 the strigse on the anterior wings is rather dark, and has a distinct ocellar spot 

 in the middle; as have the posterior wings within the strigse: cilia griseous 

 spotted with black. 



Taken in Devonshire in June. 



Sp. 3. pullata. Alis cinereis strigd denticulatd ante alterdque communi pone 

 m.edium, annulo interjecto saturatiore. (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 3 — 4 lin.) 



Ge. pullata. Wien. Ferz.—Ch. pullata. Stepk. Catal. pt. ii. p. 140. No. 6619. 

 Ph. Ge. 4-pustularia. Don. xiii. pi. 463. 



Wings cinereous, thickly sprinkled with darker spots and black dots, the anterior 

 with two denticulated black strigae, one before, the other behind, the middle, 

 somewhat approximating towards the inner margin, and between them, 

 towards the costa, a black ring with a pale centre ; towards the hinder margin 

 is a slightly clouded undulation, and on the hinder margin itself an inter- 

 rupted black line ; posterior wings with a single denticulated striga behind 

 the middle, between which and the base is a dark ocellar spot as in the 

 anterior wings ; the hinder margin has also an interrupted black line ; cilia 

 of all the wings cinereous, with darker clouds. 



Abundant behind the Castle at Dover in August, and found also 

 in Devonshire. " Tynemouth."" — G. Wailes, Esq. 



Sp. 4. serotinaria. Alis omnibus albidis atomis numerosis fuscis, strigd dentata, 

 annuloque medio nigris, ordineque punctorum, nigrorum, marginali. (Exp. 

 alar. 1 unc. 4 lin.) 



Ge. serotinaria. Hubnerf — Ch. serotinaria. Steph. Catal. part ii. p. 140. No. 

 6620. 



Wings whitish, with a flavescent tinge and numerous fuscous dots, with a 

 common dentate fuscous striga rather behind the middle, and a central black 

 annulus ; towards the hinder margin is a pale waved striga, clouded within 

 with fuscous, and the hinder margin itself has a series of minute black dots ; 

 the anterior wings have also a triundulated fuscous striga towards the base ; 

 cUia of aU the wings pale yellowish-ash, with some darker shades. 



Found in Sussex, and it is supposed formerly near London. 



f Sp. 5. operaria. Alis cinereis ochraceo variegatis, anticis strigis duabus pmic- 



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