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Species 15. — Spilonota tetragonana, ' — (Plate LXXXII., Fig. 17). — Measures ^ an inch in expanse ; 

 fore -wings dark blackish brown, with black clouds, towards the extremity mottled with lead colour ; the costa 

 towards the tip with oblique white lines, and a squarish white patch in the middle of the inner margin. Taken 

 in woods in July, but not common. 



' Synonyme. — Spilonota tetragonana, Stephens ; Wood, fig. 910. 



Species 16. — Spilonota nigbicostana," — (Plate LXXXII, Fig. 18). — Measures \ an inch in expanse ; fore 

 wings obtuse, deep smoky black, and clouded, with a large, obtusely semi-lunate, ashy- white patch in the middle 

 of the inner margin ; fringe black ; hind wings black, with brown fringe. Taken upon elms in June, but rare. 



" Synonyme, — Tortrix nigricostajta, Haworth; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 911. 



Species 17. — Spilonota ustulana, ^ — (Plate LXXXII., Fig. 19). — Measures nearly i an inch in expanse ; 

 fore wings obtuse, obscure, smoky black, with the base broadly brownish black, with a large, straight, central, 

 obscure fascia, and the apical margin brownish black ; the costa has two obscure orange dots ; between the 

 middle fascia and the margin of the wing is a squarish ashy spot towards the inner margin, and another much 

 more obscure near the anal angle : hind wings black. Taken in Norfolk, Surrey, &c. 



'■ Synonyme Tortrix ustulana, Haworth ; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 912. 



HEUSIMENE, Stephens. 



Like the species of the last Genus, the present has the inner margin of the fore wings marked with a pale 

 blotch in the middle ; but they are longer and narrower, and somewhat rounded along the apical margin, and 

 the hind wings are pale, with a broad dark border : the palpi are short, with the terminal joint not distinct ; 

 the antennee are simple in both sexes. 



Species 1. — Heusimene fimbriana, ''' — (Plate LXXXII., Fig. 20). — Measures 7 lines in expanse; fore 

 wings brown clouded with ashy, the inner margin having a semi-lunate ashy spot in the middle, in which is a 

 brownish line ; the costa with numerous obscure, buff, oblique, lineolse ; the hind wings are whitish-buff, with 

 a broad dusky border. The ashy lunule of the fore wings is sometimes evanescent. Taken in the neighbourhood 

 of oaks, in March, but very uncommon. Mr. Stephens took them on the wing in the afternoon ; Chat Moss, 

 Mr. Edleston. 



" Synonyme. — Tortrix fimbriana, Haworth; Stephens; Wood, fig. 913. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATE LXXXIIL 



Insects. — Fig. 1. Pseudotomia obscurana (the obscure blotch back). 



5, Fig. 2. Pseudotomia fraternana (the ashy silver barred). 



,, Fig. 3. Pseudotomia nigro-punctana (the black dotted). 



,, Fig. 4. Pseudotomia atromargana (the black bordered). 



,, Fig. 5. Pseudotomia strobiiella (the light silver striped). 



,, Fig. 6. Pseudotomia sequana (the silver blotch back). 



,, Fig. 7. Pseudotomia Petiverella (the Petiverian). 



,, Fig. 8. Pseudotomia Lunulana (the crescent). 



„ Fig. 9. Pseudotomia simpliciana (the plain silver fringed). 



,, Fig. 10. Pseudotomia Jacquiniana (the Jacquinian). 



„ Fig. 11. Pseudotomia strigana (the plain gold fringed). 



,, Fig. 12. Pseudotomia atropurpurana (the purple black). 



,, Fig. 13. Pseudotomia nigricana (the black striped edge). 



,, Fig. 14. Pseudotomia obscurana (the ding)). 



„ Fig. 15. Pseudotomia proximana (the pale brown striped | The whole of the insects figured in this plate are from the cabinet of 



Insects. — Fig. 16. Pseudotomia puncticostana (the sector spotted). 



,, Fig. 17. Pseudotomia populana (the pygmy Y). 



,, Fig. 18. Pseudotomia Ephippana (the three angled blotch 

 back). 



„ Fig. 19. Pseudotomia Trauniana (the Traunian). 



,, Fig. 20. Pseudotomia nolata (the black and white). 



„ Fig. 21. Pseudotomia Compositella (the triple striped blotch 

 back). 



„ Fig. 22. Pseudotomia Gundiana (the Guudian). 



„ Fig. 24. Pseudotomia Lediana (the Ledcan). 



„ Fig. 25. Pseudotomia nitidana (the dark silver striped). 



„ Fig. 26. Pseudotomia aurana (the double orange spot). 

 Plants. — Fig. 27. Agrostemma gittago (common com cockle). 



edge). I Mr. Bentlcy, except P. Lunulana. (H. N. H.) 



