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immaculate, the apex very slightly tinted with ochreous ; abdomen ochreous, 

 greenish beneath during life ; legs tawny, with black spines. 

 Some examples are of a browner tint than others, and they vary a little in 

 markings. 



Not uncommon, within the metropolitan district, in July and 

 August ; taken also in Devonshire, and in other parts of the country. 



Sp. 8. binotatus. Sordide ochraceus, alls anticis Jlavescentibus, maculis tribus 

 pallescentibus, stigmaie piceo. (Long. corp. 6 lin.; Exp. Alar. 14 lin.) 



Lim. glaucopterus Steph. Catal. 322. JVo. 3691.— Lira, binotatus. Phil. Mag. 

 {Curtis) v.iv.p. 125. 



Dull ochreous : anterior wings yellowish-ochreous, deepest at the base, with 

 three small pale transparent spots on the disc, and a larger one towards the 

 apex, covering the transverse nervures ; near the hinder angle is a large 

 brown spot ; stigma large, dull pitchy-brown ; posterior wings hyaline, 

 faintly tinted with ochreous at the tip ; abdomen greenish-ochreous, green 

 beneath during life ; legs pale tawny, with blackish spines. 



Found, but not very commonly, within the metropolitan district. 



Sp. 9. elegans. Fusco-ochraceus, alis anticis pallide fuscescentibus, vittis aliquot 

 albidis suhradiatim dispositis. (Long. corp. 6 — 7 lin. ; Exp. Alar. 14 — 16 

 lin.) 



Lim. albovittatus. Steph. Nomen. 2d edit. col. 121. — Lim. elegans. Phil. 

 Mag. (^Curtis) v. iv. p. 123. — Curtis, v. xi. pi. 488. 



*' Palpi and antennae ferruginous : head and thorax somewhat castaneous, the 

 crown of the former and the back of the latter lead colour; abdomen 

 ochreous, the back fuscous, with whitish margins to the segments ; wings 

 shining, superior (anterior) pale brown, the nervures darker, with the third 

 cell (areolet), a stripe on the disc, the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th posterior cells, 

 and a spot at the base of the 3rd and 6th, whitish, the superior discoidal cell 

 very long." — Curtis, I. c. 



My specimens of this beautiful species were taken by Mr. Weaver 

 in the New Forest, where it has also been taken in June by Mr. Dale, 

 as stated by Curtis, as above quoted. 



Sp. 10. nebulosus. Ochraceus, alis anticis flavescente-ochraceis,fusco variegatis, 

 macula discoidali rhombea utringue Jusco marginata, lunulaque apicis pallidis. 

 (Long. corp. 3^ — 5 lin.; Exp. Alar. 13 — 14§ lin.) 



Lim. aJaSniS; Steph. Catal. 322. No. 3693. — Lim. nebulosus. Phil. Mag. 



{Curtis) V. iv. p. 123. — Lim. apicalis. Phil. Mag. {Curtis) v. 'w.p. 193, var. 



Phr. lunaris. Pictet, p. 132. pi. ix.f. 3. 

 Ochreous : thorax griseous above ; head and antennae pale ochreous, the 



former fuscescent on the crown ; anterior wings yellowish-ochre, darker at 



