252 BRITISH MOTHS 



wino-, obliquely opposed on the costa and inner margins, the former the smallest and more attenuated, the others 

 more triangular ; hind wings orange-brown ; head dull tawny. Near London, and in the New Forest. 



Species 4. — Lampbonia flavipunctella — (Haworth ; Wood, fig., 1586 ; and our Plate CXX., Fig. 3) 

 — Expands 5 or 6 lines. This differs only from the preceding, of which it is probably a variety, in having the 

 two basal spots of the fore wings almost confluent into an oblique fascia. Taken in woods round London, about 

 the beginning of June. 



Species 5. — Lampronia? formosella — (Haworth ; in Ent. Trans. O. S. i , 337; and our Plate CXX., 

 Fig, 4) — Expands 5 lines ; fore wings brown and glossy, with an entire transverse pale-buff streak before the 

 middle, followed by two small patches of the same colour on the costa, the outer one large and triangular, 

 inclosing a dark dot ; the disc of the wing beyond the middle bearing several large tawny gold patches, the 

 outer one curved and dilated towards the tip, the pale markings more or less edged with black ; inner margin 

 slightly luteous near the anal angle ; hind wings blackish. Taken at Greenhithe, in May. Described &om 

 Mr. Bentley's cabinet. 



Species 6. — Lamprokj.a margine-punctella — (Stephens; Wood, fig. 1588 ; and our Plate CXX., Fig. 5) 

 — Expands 5^ to 6 lines ; fore wings brown, slightly metallic, with a row of golden dots, of dissimilar size, on 

 the costa and apical margin more or less distinct ; at the base of the inner margin is a large yellow spot, divided 

 by a fuscous line ; fringe dusky, varied with gold ; hind wings and fringe dusky; head pale brown. Ripley, in 

 June, but very rare. 



Species 7- — Lampronia rupella — (Fabricius, &c. ; Wood, fig. 1587 ; and our Plate CXX., Fig. 9) — 

 Expands 65 to 9 lines ; fore wings blackish, with four more or less distinct white spots, two on the costa and 

 two on the inner margin, the pairs obliquely opposed together ; the costa has also often a minute basal white 

 dot ; hind wings pale brown ; head with a red tuft. Near London, and in the New Forest, on the trunks of 

 trees, the empty pupa-cases protruding from the stems. 



Species 8. — Lampronia welanella— (Haworth, &c. ; Wood, fig. 1589; and our Plate CXX., Fig. 6) — 

 Expands 4 to 5 lines ; fore wings black, with two opposed marginal white spots before, and two others a little 

 beyond, the middle, the apical margin with three or four very minute white dots ; fringe dark ashy, with 

 minute white dots ; hind wings black. Taken near London and Ripley, in June, amongst elms. 



Species 9. — Lampronia atrella — (Stephens ; Wood, fig. 1590; and our Plate CXX., Fig. 7) — Expands 

 4 to 5 lines ; fore wings deep black, with a very obscure whitish fascia before the middle, and some minute dots 

 of a similar hue on the costa and inner margins ; hind wings brown, immaculate. Near London, in June. 



Species 10. — Lampronia corticella — (Linnaeus? &c. ; Wood, fig. 1591 ; and our Plate CXX., Fig. 8) — 

 Expands 5 to 5^ lines ; fore wings black, with about three golden equidistant spots towards the middle of the 

 costa, and two others, nearly opposite, on the inner margin, the disc with numerous minute dots of gold ; hind 

 wings black ; forehead ferruginous. Taken in gardens, about the beginning of June. 



ERIOCEPHALA, Curtis. LAMPRONIA, pars. Stephens. 

 Like the preceding group, these insects have the fore wings adorned with a metallic gloss, but they are ovate- 

 lanceolate in form, and the veins are arranged in a very peculiar manner, those ordinarily adjacent to the costa 



