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across the middle of the wing, the second being interrupted, and with a dot on the apex, yellowish ; hind wings 

 whitish-ash, with darker scales. Gardens, round London and Dover, August. 



Species 51. — Anacampsis padifoliella — (Hubner; and our Plate CVII., Fig. 11) — Measures five lines 

 in expanse; fore wings much varied with black, white, and brown scales, at a short distance from the base is an 

 oblique white fascia, preceded by a black one, beyond this is a broad black discoidal dash, interrupted in the 

 middle, and extending to the costa in front ; opposite to its middle, on the costa and inner margin of the wing, is 

 a small black dot : head white ; hind wings pale gray-brown. Described from Mr. Bentley's collection. 



Species 52. — Anacampsis pdgacella — (Ochsenheimer ; and our Plate CVII., Fig. 12) — Expands 6 lines ; 

 fore wings brown, very much freckled with black scales, and with a number of raised brown scales on the disc, which 

 is marked with about three almost obsolete very oblique black lines, not reaching the inner margin ; the costa 

 with three conspicuous black dots, and the apical margin dotted with black : hind wings whitish. Described 

 from Mr. Bentley's Collection. 



Species 53. — Anacampsis jEthiops — (Plate CVII., Fig. 13) — Expands 9 lines ; fore wings black, and 

 slightly glossy, with three minute tufts of jet-black elevated scales on the disc, near the middle of the wings, 

 the first and third nearest the inner margin ; hind wings pale-blackish. Near Manchester, Mr. Eddleston. 

 Described from Mr. Bentley's Cabinet. 



Species 54. — Anacampsis fuscipennis — (Haworth MS.; and our Plate CVII., Fig. next below A. 

 jEthiops) — Expands 5 lines ; fore wings fulvous-brown, glossy, paler at the base ; marked near the apex of the 

 costa (which is dilated) with three or four slender, oblique, silvery-white lineolse, the first most distinct, 

 running towards the middle of the apical margin ; the others shorter, and extending in the opposite direction : 

 head and thorax white, with a golden tinge. Described from Mr. Bentley's Cabinet. The species appears to 

 approach Cleodora cytisella. 



Species 55. — Anacampsis costella — (Stephens MS. ; and our Plate CVII., Fig. 15) — Expands 6 lines ; 

 fore wings fulvous buff, with a few brovTn scales on the inner margin towards the base ; a large blackish-brown 

 patch, occupying the middle portion of the costa, and running half way across the wing ; near the apex is a 

 transverse series of blackish scales, and the margin itself is marked with black scales ; hind wings pale gray. 

 Described from Mr. Bentley's collection. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATE CVIII. 



Insects. — Fig. 1. Lophonotus fasciculelliiB (the prominent Tinea). 



,, Fig. 2. Acria emarginella (the notch-winged). 



,, Fig. 3. Chelaria rhomboidella (the lohster-clatved). 



,, Fig. 4. Cleodora silacella (the dingy straw). 



,, Fig. 5. Cleodora rufescens (the dwarf wainscot). 



,, Fig. 6. Cleodora nebulca (the clouded wainscot). 



f, Fig. 7. Cleodora ochroleucella (the pale ochreou 8 wainsco ) 



,, Fig. 8. Cleodora lucidella (the lucid wainscot). 



,, Fig. 9. Cleodora falciformis (tlte hook-tipped). 



,, Fig. 10. Acompsis unitclla (the brown gold). 



,, Fig. II. Acompsis cinerella (the ash-coloured). 



Insects. — Pig. 12. Acompsis tinctella (the tinted). 



,, Fig, 13. Macroehila fascicUa (the long-winged). 



,, Fig. 14. Macroehila parenthesella (the parenthesis). 



,, Fig. 15. Macroehila marginella (the white-bordered). 



,, Fig. 16. Macroeliila bicostella (the light streak). 

 Plant. — Fig. 17. Gentiana amarella (bitter Gentian). 



All the insects figured in tliis plate .ire from the collection of Mr, 

 Bentley, except Aeria emarginella, Cleodora ncbulea, ochroleucella 

 and lucidella, from Wood. 



