1594 CATALOGUE OF 



ACIDALIA SPURIARIA. 



Aspilates spuriaria, Christoph. Stett. Ent. Zeit. xix. 312. 

 Acidalia spuriaria, Moschler, Wien. Ent. Monat. iv. 372, pi. 10, 

 f. 6, 7. 



Labrador. 



Acidalia? arcticaria. 



Mas. Sordide cinerea ; caput antice obscurius ; palpi f ran tern 

 non superant.es, articulo 3o brevissimo ; antenna pubescentes ; 

 alee nigricante conspersa, lineis quatuor obliquu diffusis vix 

 undulatis punctoque discali fuscescentibus, punctis margin- 

 alibus nigris ; antica acuta. 



Male. Dingy cinereous. Head darker in front. Palpi por- 

 rect, rather slender, not extending beyond the front; third joint 

 extremely shurt. Antennae pubescent. Legs smooth. Winsjs 

 moderately broad, very minutely blackish-speckled ; marginal points 

 black; four oblique diffuse hardly undulating brownish lines, of 

 which the third or the exterior one is more conspicuous than the 

 others; discal point brownish, diffuse. Fore wings acute; costa 

 straight ; exterior border very slightly convex, very oblique. Length 

 of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Arctic Region. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



Acidalia suppressaria. 



Mas. Subcervino-cinerea ; caput antice cervinum ; antennce laves ; 

 abdominis latera subfasciculata ; tibia postica inerassata, 

 quadricalcarata ; a/a ampla,fusco cons per sa, fas ci is duabus 

 fuscis punctatis valde dijfusis, punctis marginalibus nigri- 

 cantibus ; antica vix acuta, costa basi vix convexa. 



Male. Cinereous, slightly tinged with fawn-colour. Head 

 fawn-colour in front. Palpi porrect, extending a little beyond the 

 head ; third joint extremely minute. Antennae stout, smooth. Ab- 

 domen with small tufts along each side, not extending beyond the 

 hind wings. Hind tibiae incrassated, with four long spurs. Wings 

 ample, minutely and transversely speckled with brown; some of the 

 speckles forming two very diffuse bands, which are accompanied by 

 some darker brown points; marginal points blackish, small. Fore 

 wings hardly acute; costa very slightly convex towards the base; 



