262 BRITISH MOTHS 



Species 51. — Peronea obsoletanaJ — (Plate XCV., Fig. 14) — Measures 9 lines in expanse; fore wings 

 shining brown, nearly immaculate, with a very obsolete paler fascia placed somewhat obliquely near the base, 

 and a subovate brown patch in the middle of the costa ; hind wings ashy-brown. Taken in July, but 

 very rare. 



' Synonyme. — Peronea obsoletana, Stephens; Wood, fij. 1074. 



Species 52. — Peronea capdana "^ — (Plate XCV., Fig. 16) — Measures 8^ lines in expanse; fore wings 

 with the basal half and inner margin of snow-white, the former with a short abbreviated angulated fascia, and a 

 smaller discoidal patch of dark brown, and also a few dark scales, the middle of the disc with a white tuft of 

 , /.>. 'lifi^' scales; the extreme half of the wing brown, with a dark abbreviated dash, with two whitish patches between 



the centre and apical angle, and a number of smaller paler shining patches, and a few small white elevated 

 scales ; hind wings pale brown ; head, palpi, and thorax snow-white. In the specimen figured in the plate 

 the white dash along the inner margin is obsolete. Found by the Rev. Mr. Johnson in the New Forest. 



'' Synonyme. — Peronea capnana, Johnson in Annals of Nat. Hist. 



Species 53. — Peronea Leacheana — (Plate XCV., Fig. 15) — Measures 1 inch in expanse ; fore wings of 

 a pale ashy gray, slightly pulverose with darker scales ; the costa marked with slight equidistant patches of a 

 darker tint, and a smaller brunneous patch in the middle of the disc, and with smaller brown dots towards the base 

 and apex ; hind wings pale luteous brown, irrorated with small dusky patches towards the costal portion ; apical 

 margin with darker dots. Described from an unique specimen in the cabinet of the British Museum, which is 

 very similar to specimens of P. nebulana, sent by Dr. Becker from Germany, in size and colour, but that species 

 has not the dark patches on the costa so distinct as in the British specimen above described, the locality of which 

 is unknown. 



Species 54. — Peronea albana — (Plate XCV., Fig. 17) — -Measures 7 lines in expanse ; fore wings silky- 

 white, with a few white tufts of elevated scales on the disc, the costal margin slightly brunneous, as well as the 

 S, so. ^c^ apical fringe ; hind wings pale brown. Closely allied to P. Treueriana, but that species has the costa destitute 

 of the slender brunneous margin, and the disc has a few black scales scattered about near the tip. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XCVI. 



Insects. — Fi;j. 1. Acleris costimaculana. 



,, Fig. 2. Acleris aspersana. 3. A small variety. 



,, Fig. 4. Acleiis gnomana. 5. A speckled variety (the 



dial). 

 ,, Fig. 6. Acleris tripunctulana (the rusty treble spot). 

 ,, Fig, 7. Acleris bifidana (the forked stripe). 

 ,, Fig. 8. Acleris cerusana (the white treble spot). 

 ,, Fig. 9. Acleris scabrana (the gray rough wing). 

 ,, Fig. 10. Leptogramma literana (the black-sprigged green). 



Insects.- — Fig. 11. Leptogramma squamana (the green-tufted), 

 ,, Fig. 12. Leptogramma irrorana (the sprinkled-green). 

 „ Fig. 13. Leptogramma tricolorana (the tri-coloured green). 

 ,. Fig. 14. Leptogramma fulvomixtana (the tawny and green). 

 Plant Fig. 15. Lychnis diurna (the red-flowered Lychnis). 



The whole of the insects figured in this plate are from the collection 

 of Mr. Bentley. H. N. H. 



ACLERIS, HiJBNER ; Stephens, (III.) PARAMESIA, Stephens, (Catal.) 

 The fore wings in this group are considerably rounded at the base of the costa, but not so strongly as in 

 Peronea, and the disc is but slightly squamose. They are generally of pale buff or reddish colours, with distinct 

 markings on the costa ; the apical angle is slightly produced or hooked, and the palpi are short, dilated at the 

 extremity, having the terminal joint not concealed by the scales of the preceding joint. The head is slightly 

 tufted in front, and the tail of the males is also tufted. 



