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serrated appearance in the males ; the crown of the head is tufted ; the wings, when at rest, form an elongated 

 triangle ; the fore ones are rather narrow, with the tips rounded ; they are generally pale, with darker interrupted 

 or waved fasciae. 



Species 1. — Cnephasia asinana' — (Plate LXXXVIIL, Fig. 1)— Measures 9 to 11 lines in expanse; 



fore wings ashy-buflp, with a rather broad brown fascia near the base, not extending to the inner margin, rather 



incurved, unangulated, and often dotted with black ; a second beyond the middle more distinct, broader, and 



oblique, with the inner edge much angulato-sinuated ; and a third, much less distinct, arising upon the costa near 



the tip, and often interruptedly continued to the anal angle ; the markings are, however, sometimes nearly 



obliterated, and the ground of the wings paler : hind wings brownish-buff. Taken in various parts of the south 



of England, in June. 



' SvNoNYMEs. — TorlrU' asinana, Hiibner ; Haworth ; Stephens; Wood, fig. 1000. 

 Pyralis cretana, Fabricius. 



Species 2. — Cnephasia longana ' — (Plate LXXXVIIL, Figs. 2, 3) — Measures 9 or 10 lines in expanse ; 

 fore wings narrow, with the tips rounded, luteous- white, with three more or less distinct brown patches, irregularly 

 confluent and transverse, in the basal half of the wing ; and three other larger, more irregular, and confluent, in 

 the apical portion of the vring ; along the apical margin the wings are also occasionally reticulated with brown : 

 hind wings ashy. The colours of the fore wings vary considerably, and the patches are more or less obsolete. 

 Taken in meadows and marshes, in June ; but not common. 



' Synonyme. — TortriiV longana, Haworth ; Stephens; Wood, fig. 997. 



Species 3. — Cnephasia ictericana'' — (Plate LXXXVIIL, Figs. 4, 5) — Measures 8 or 9 lines in expanse; 

 fore wings pale yellowish-buff, varying to cream colour, immaculate, the tips rounded ; hind wings whitish-buff, 

 or with a reddish tinge ; fringe almost white and glossy. Taken in damp meadows, in June. 



'' Synonyme. — Tortrix ictericana, Hawoith ; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 998. 



Species 4. — Cnephasia sinuana ' — (Plate LXXXVIIL, Fig. 6) — Measures 8 lines in expanse ; fore 

 vrings ashy white ; at a short distance from the base is an incurved dark-brown fascia, with a tooth in the 

 middle of its outer margin ; across the middle of the vying is a broader dark brown oblique fascia, extending 

 from the middle of the costa towards the anal angle, and having a tooth on the middle of its inner edge, and its 

 outer edge gradually shaded off; apical margin dark brown; the costa with several dark dots towards the tip. 

 Taken in the Kentish woods ; but very rare. Wood's figure, 999, can scarcely represent this insect. 



' Synonyme. — Torlrix sinuana, Wien. Verz. ; Hiibner; Stephens ; (Wood, fig. 999 ?) 



Species 5. — Cnephasia Penziana"^ — (Plate LXXXVIIL, Fig. 7) — Measures 11 to 13 lines in expanse ; 

 fore wings white, speckled with small black dots, and with three irregular fasciae of the same colour, the first 

 incurved towards the base, terminating towards the inner margin in a slender line, the second wider and oblique 

 running from the middle of the costa towards the anal angle and the third parallel with the second, extending to 

 the middle of the apical margin ; hind wings white, irrorated towards the outer angle with faint brown ; the 

 fascias of the fore vsdngs are sometimes broken into distinct dots, such variety constituting Mr. Haworth's 

 species, Cn. octomaculana. Taken amongst lichens upon rocks in the north of England and Scotland about 

 the beginning of July. 



» Synonymes — Tortrix Penziana, Thunberg? Stephens ; Wood, fig, 996. 

 Cnephasia bellana, Curtis; Brit. Eut., pi, 100. 



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