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oblique fascia across tlie middle, between which and the apical margin is a repanded striga, not extending to the 



costa, generally bearing several whitish dots on its outside, and with an oblique dark-brown line near the apex ; 



hind wings brown. The caterpillar is pale-green, with a few whitish dots, and slightly hairy. It feeds on 



nettles ; and the moth appears throughout the latter part of the summer, and is very common. 



<> SvNONYMEs. — PhalcBna Pyralis proboscidalis, Linnaeus ; Hiib- Phalana rostralis, Berkenliout. 



nei- ; Fabricius ; Haworth ; Hairis; Aurelian, pi. 31, fig. f — h; 

 Sepp., vol. ii., pi. 2 ; Stephens; Wood, fig. 758. 



Phalcena ensalis, Fabricius. 



Species 2. — Htpena kostralis >■ — (Plate LXXIV., Figs. 12, 13) — Measures 13 or 14 lines in expanse ; 

 fore wings pale grayish-brown ; the basal half being darker-coloured, followed by a pale gray fascia, running 

 rather obliquely across the middle ; costa with transverse dark streaks ; centre of the wing, towards the costa, 

 with a short jet-black line, terminating within in a small round patch of elevated scales, with a pale edge, and 

 behind in a small black bifid tuft ; apical portion of the wing clouded with paler and darker shades, and with 

 an oblique dark dash near the apex. Sometimes the wings are almost of a uniform dull brown, with the black 

 markings alone distinct ; hind wings paler, and immaculate. The caterpillar is pale green, with the head and 

 a dorsal line of red, and a white stripe on each side. It feeds on the nettle and hop ; and the moth generally 

 appears from May to July ; but I took very dark-coloured specimens in my residence at Hammersmith, on 

 Christmas Day last, and at the beginning of the present month of January (1844). In 1827, Mr. Stephens 

 and myself met with it in great numbers in lanes near Ripley. 



Hypena vittalis, Haworth (wings acute, subretuse, pale gray, rather clouded with brown, and with a 

 broad costal yellowish vitta), is probably a variety of the last described species. 



' Synonyme. — Phaliena Pyr. rostralis, Linnaeus ; Hiibner ; Haworth ; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 761. 



Species 3. — Hypena obesalis^ — (Plate LXXIV., Fig. 11) — Measures 14 lines in expanse; fore wings 

 acute, subretuse, grayish-ashy, with a large black costal patch, attenuated towards the base, and placed in front 

 of the slender black elevated streak ; on the apical margin a row of pale obscure dots ; and near the apex an 

 oblique dark streak. A single specimen, obtained by Mr. Haworth from Francillon's cabinet, is now in the 

 collection of Mr. Chant. 



' Synonymes. — Pyralis obesalis, Treitschke? Stephens; Wood, fig. 759. 

 Pyralis crassalis, Hiibner ; Haworth. 



Species 4. — Hypena palpalis' — (Plate LXXIV., Fig. 14) — Measures 14 lines in expanse; fore wings 

 **" ' "' dark- coloured, with a very flexuous striga before the middle ; a second elevated transverse one in the middle, 

 outwardly towards the costa marked with a large but nearly obsolete tooth ; between this and the apical 

 margin is a third, more obsolete striga, formed oi obsoletely elevated darker dots ; along the margin itself is 

 often a row of pale obsolete dots ; hind wings pitchy and shining. A single specimen of this species was also 

 obtained by Mr. Haworth from Francillon's collection, and is now in Mr. Chant's cabinet. The locality of 

 both is unknown. 



' Synonyme. — Pyralis palpalis, Fabricius; Haworth; Hiibner; Stephens; Wood, fig. 760. 



Ohs. The three preceding species (forming the restricted genus Hypena of Hiibner) have small elevated 

 tufts of scales on the wings. 



Species 5. — Hypena (Bomolocha, Hiibner) crassalis " — (Plate LXXIV., Fig. 15) — Varies from 15 to 17 

 lines in expanse ; fore wings with the apical margin rounded, the tip not falcate ; a large dark-brown patch 

 extends from the base to beyond the middle of the wing, angulated on the outer edge, and bearing two black 



