202 BRITISH MOTHS 



coloured ; along the middle of the wing runs a black dash, sinuated on each side, terminating in an irregular 

 oblique patch ; the apex of the costa and apical margin with a row of small black dots ; thorax dotted with 

 black. Taken near Darenth Wood and Gravesend in June, but extremely rare.* 



" SvNONYME. — Tinea lithospermella, Hiibner. 



Species 3. — Anesychia dodecea "^ — (Haworth, &c. ; Wood, fig. 1279, and our Plate CX., Fig. 17) — 

 Expands T\ to lOi lines ; fore wings leaden-whitish, with about twelve rather large irregular black spots, the 

 largest of which are placed beyond the middle of the wing. Beaten from fir-trees at Birch Wood and Coombe, 



in June, but very rare. 



"' Synonvme. — Tinea decemguttella, Hiibner. 



Species 4. — Anesychia funerella — (Fabricius ? Haworth; Wood, fig. 1280, and our Plate CX., 

 Fig. 18) — Expands ^ of an inch ; fore wings white, with two black spots at the base of the costa, and 

 two on the opposite side ; the middle of the wing occupied by a large black blotch, connected by a narrow 

 isthmus with the apex of the wing, which is also black. Taken at Clifton, near Bristol, by Captain Blomer. 



Species 5. — Anesychia cristella — (Hiibner; and our Plate CX., Fig. 19) — Expands 8 lines; head, 

 middle of thorax, and fore wings cream- white; the latter with the costa pale brown from the base beyond the 

 middle, with a short dark dash in the middle at the base ; a very oblique row of dark dots, in the middle 

 followed by a large, dark, slender mark, resembling the Greek letter H reversed, and placed rather obliquely ; 

 apex of the wings with a row of minute dark dots ; hind wings pale brown. Described from Mr. Bentley's 

 Cabinet, and obtained by him from that of Sir. Stone. 



YPONOMEUTA, Fabricius. ERMINEA, Haworth. NYGMIA, Hubner. 

 The palpi are porrected nearly horizontally, covered equally with scales ; the antennse are long and 

 slender ; the wings large, convoluted in repose ; the fore ones long and linear, somewhat rounded at the 

 apex, pale but marked with numerous black dots, and the caterpillars live in society beneath large webs. 



Species 1. — Yponomeuta evonymblla ■ — (Linnasus, &c. ; Donovan, pi. 355, fig. 4 ; Wood, fig. 1281, and 

 our Plate CX., Fig. 20) — Expands from 8 to 12 lines ; fore wings snow-white, with about 50 minute black 

 dots arranged in four nearly regular rows ; hind wings brown. The caterpillar is ochreous-yellow, livinor 

 in large communities on the spindle-tree, bird-cherry, and other trees, sometimes completely stripping them 

 of their foliage. The moth appears in July and August, and is very abundant. 



Species 2. — Yponomeuta irrorella — (Hiibner, &c. ; Wood, fig. 1282, and our Plate CX., Fig. 21) — 

 Expands 11 or 12 lines; fore wings dirty- white, or tinged with clay-colour, with a large smoke-coloured 

 spot towards the apex ; the disc with numerous black dots placed more irregularly than in the preceding. 

 Taken in .June, at Birch and Coombe Woods, but very rare. 



Species 3. — Yponomeuta cognatblla ^ — (Zinck. g. Somm., &c. ; Wood, fig. 1283, and our Plate CX., 

 Fig. 22) — Expands 10 or 12 lines; fore wings snow-white, each with about 20 black dots placed wide apart 

 in irregular rows ; somewhat confluent in the apical portion of the wing ; hind wings silvery-ash. Taken about 

 the beginning of July, in various places round London. 



■^ Synonyme Tinea cognatella, Hubner; Cuitis. 



* Tlio nanus of this and the following species are unfortunately transposed in Wood's Index Entomologicua. 



