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margin. Medial area ; the orbicular and reniform stigmata are situated on 

 patches of dark fuscous colour, the black outline of the latter (the reniform, 

 or 8-mark) forming an H"hke mark. . . . Hind wings silky white, with a very 

 slight fuscous tint." 



The above description is abridged from that given by Dr. 

 Knaggs (Ent. M. M. iii. p. 1), who adds that the only Scoparia 

 with which one could confound basistrigalis is ambigualis, " but 

 the greater width of fore wing, giving the appearance of its being 

 actually shorter, . . . together with the distinct basal streaks, the 

 oblique commencement of the first line, &c, are amply sufficient 

 to separate it from that insect." 



Introduced by Dr. Knaggs in June, 1866. 



British Localities. — Surrey ; Sussex ; Worcestershire ; 

 Yorkshire. 



Note. — Our knowledge of the distribution of this species is 

 not altogether satisfactory. Mr. Tutt says that he has the species 

 from almost every locality he has worked ; whilst Mr. Porritt is 

 of opinion that many of the supposed S. basistrigalis in collections 

 are not that species at all, but merely forms of S. ambigualis. 

 The latter gentleman records the occurrence of large numbers of 

 basistrigalis in Edlington Wood, near Doncaster, on August 4th, 

 1879. 



SCOPAEIA ZELLERI, Wocke. 

 BRIT. EEF. : — 



Scoparia zelleri, Hearder and Knaggs, Ent. Mo. Mag. v. 

 pp. 131, 293, pi. i. fig. 7; Knaggs, Ent. Ann. 1869, 

 p. 126 ; Jordan, E. M. M. vL p. 14 ; Thompson, E. M. M. 

 vii. p. 86 ; Briggs, Entom. xviii. 130 ; Doubl. List, 

 Suppl. p. 2; South, Syn. List, p. 17; Leech, Brit. 

 Pyral. p. 13, pi. xiv. fig. 2. 



" Nearly allied to S. ambigualis, but it is considerably larger 

 than that species. It is also broader in the fore wing, the apical 

 margin of which is a trifle more vertical ; the whitish ground 

 colour stands out more conspicuously on either side of the 

 central fascia; the apical aspect of the central fascia (i.e., the 

 second line) is more deeply crenated than in ambigualis. Mr. 

 Horton's example exceeds in alar expanse the largest cembrce 

 with which I have yet met" (Knaggs). 



Introduced by Dr. Hearder, October, 1868. The first specimen 

 noticed in Britain was that taken by the Rev. E. Horton, in Dr. 

 Hearder's dining-room at Carmarthen, in July, 1868 ; but Mr. H. 

 Pryer captured a specimen on the 17th of August of the year 

 previous, at Norwood. 



Distribution. — Silesia ; Central and Western France ; 

 England. 



Note, — Zelleri is probably only a form of S. cembrce. 



