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Species 4. — Steganoptycha triciuetrana,'' — (Plate LXXXIV., Fig. 4). — Measures about 7 lines in 

 expanse; fore wings grey, the base with a trigonate ashy brown bar at the base, which is, however, often obscure ; 

 the disc of the wing with a brown spot near the extremity towards the inner margin, the intermediate space is 

 pale, terminated by a brown cloud ; hind wings brown. Taken at the end of June, but not common. 



' Synonyme. — Tortrix triquetrana, Haworth ; Stephens ; 'Wood, fig. 940. 



Species 5. — Steganoptycha pavonana, ' — (Plate LXXXIV., Fig. 6). — Measures 7 lines in expanse; 

 fore wings ashy, delicately clouded with black, the costa streaked with white and black lineolse, the extremity 

 with an ustulated round spot, the inner margin with an ovate red spot, edged with black ; hind wings brown, 

 with a darker border. Taken in woods in August, but rare. 



' Synonymes. — Phalana pavonana, Donovan 2, pi. 58, fig. 3, pi. 59, fig. 1 ; Stephens (Illustr.) ; Wood, fig. 941. 



Tortrix rubiana, ViUers ? Haworth. 



Species 6. — Steganoptycha Bceberana,^ — (Plate LXXXIV., Fig. 5) Measures about 7 lines in expanse; 



fore wings ashy, with fine brown and dusky clouds, and with a broad lanceolated black streak, common to both 

 wings, extending from the base to beyond the middle, and a little tinted with reddish on the middle of the hinder 

 margin ; hind wings brown, varies in the depth of its "colours, and regarded by Mr. Haworth as a probable 

 variety of the preceding species. Taken near London, and in the New Forest, in August. 



• Synonymes. — Pyralxs Bwberana, Fabricius ; Haworth ; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 942. 

 PkaicBjia Tinea misella, Linnseus. 



Species 7- — Steganoptycha cnspiDANA,''(Plate LXXXIV., Fig. 7)- — Measures l an inch in expanse ; fore 

 wings with the middle occupied by a broad pale red space, the base with a black fascia produced behind into an 

 acute point. The apical margin also black, with ashy shades ; the costa also' faintly strigose, and the extremity 

 with an ustulated brown spot ; hind ■wings dusky, especially on the margin. Regarded by Mr. Haworth as a 

 probable variety of the last species, from which, however, it differs in wanting the black lanceolated streak. 

 Taken in woods in August. 



'' Synonyme. — ToWriiT cwspidona, Haworth ; Stephens ; 'Wood, fig. 943. 



Species 8. — Steganoptycha rhombifasciana, "^ — (Plate LXXXIV., Fig. 8). — Measures 7 lines in 

 expanse ; fore wings ashy, clouded with black beyond the middle, and vsdth a trapeziform black fascia at the 

 base of the wings ; the middle of the inner margin with a more or less distinct red patch, as in S. pavonana ; 

 hind vdngs bro'wn. Taken in woods about the end of July, but rare. 



^ Synonyme Tortrix rhombifasciana, Haworth ; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 944. 



Species 9. — Steganoptycha stictana,'^ — (Plate LXXXIV., Fig. 10). — Measures about |- an inch in 

 expanse ; fore wings reddish, clouded with small black dots or clouds, the base and apex similarly coloured, and 

 without the markings of the allied species ; hind vrings brown. Taken in August, but rare. 



** Synonyme. — Tortrix stictana, Haworth ; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 495. 



Species 10. — Steganoptycha cineeeana,^ — (Plate LXXXIV., Fig. 9). — Mea,sures 7 lines in expanse ; 

 fore wings ashy, marbled with brown, the costa ashy brown, very much marked with oblique striolas, and the 

 apex itself with a round broven spot ; near the extremity of the wings is an obsolete somewhat silvery blind 

 ocellus, having a brown iris ; hind wings brown. Taken on the trunks of trees, covered with lichens, in August, 

 but rare. 



"Synonyme. — Tortrix cinereana, Haworth; Stephens; 'Wood, fig. 946. 



