120 MANDIBULATA. NEUROI'TERA. 



hyaline, the neivures fuscous, with broad clouds of the same connected 

 therewith, and forming a radiated appearance at the apex ; stigma pale 

 fuscous ; posterior pair immaculate, fuscescent, with darker nervures. 



Also common within the metropolitan district, in June and July, 

 and in Suffolk. 



Sp. 10. similis. Nigricans, ahdomine pedibusque piceis, antevnis nigris, alts 

 immaculatis anticis fuscescentibus venis fuscis, posticis subhyalinis. (Long, 

 corp. 1 — l|lin.; Exp. Alar. 4§ — 6 lin.) 



Ps. similis. Kirby? MSS.—Steph. Catal. 312. No. 3498. 



Blackish : sutures of the thorax and metathorax ochreous or yellowish ; 

 abdomen pitchy ; legs brownish ; antennae black ; wings immaculate, 

 anterior brownish, with a golden gloss and darker brown nervures, the latter 

 interrupted with white between the stigma and the inner edge, forming a 

 waved fascia ; stigma fuscous, posterior slightly brownish. 



Not uncommon in the vicinity of London, in the summer. 



Sp. 11. bifasciatus. Flavo nigroque variegatus, alis anticis fasciis 2-bus trans- 



versalibus punctoque nigris. (Long, corp. 1 — \\ lin. ; Exp. Alar. 3^ — 4^ lin.) 

 Ps. bifasciatus. Latreille. — Steph. Catal. 416. No. 3499. 

 Varied with yellow and black : anterior wings with two transverse streaks- 



and a stronger marginal dot, or a stigma, black ; antennae and legs 



ochreous. 



Common near London, in June and July ; also in Suffolk. 



Sp. 12. contaminatus. Piceus, nigro variegatus, antennis pedibusque brunneiSf 

 alis anticis fuscis '2-hus transversalibus versus basin stigmateque brunneis. 

 (Long. corp. 1^ lin.; Exp. Alar. 4 lin.) 



Ps. contaminatus. Kirby ? MSS.—Stepk. Catal. 313. No. 3500. 



Pitchy, variegated with black: antennte and legs pitchy-brown; wings 

 hyaline, anterior with a faint brown transverse streak at the base, and 

 another stronger one before the middle; stigma and nervures fuscous, 

 posterior immaculate, with pale fuscous nervures. 



Found also near London, and in Suffolk. 



Sp. 13. megastigmus. Ochraceus, capite brunneo lineato, thoracefusco nebuloaoj 

 alis hyalinis, anticis fascia obsoleta media, macula, stigmateque magna, fuscis. 

 (Long. corp. 1| lin.; Exp. Alar. 4 lin.) 



Ps. megastigmus. Steph. Nomen. 2d edit. col. 116. 



Ochreous : head with short longitudinal brown lines in front ; eyes large, 

 black; thorax clouded with fuscous; abdomen pitchy, with the edges 

 of the segments ochreous; legs pale; wings hyaline, anterior with a very- 

 faint transverse fascia, a spot between it and the base of the stigmata 



