SEEICOEIS. 33 



Allied to Penthina antiquana, Hiibn. (Staud. and Wocke, 1003), which it greatly resembles, 

 but much, smaller. In a long series I have seen none which approach the size of the 

 European species, 



Sericoris auricapitana. (Plate LXVII. fig. 10.) 



Palpi short, projecting but little beyond the head ; the apical joint scarcely exposed, 

 together with the head and basal joint of antennse bright orange-yellow : antennae fuscous. 

 The fore wings brownish fuscous, irrorated with orange-yellow and with shining steel-blue 

 spots and streaks ; the spots are most conspicuous about the base of the wing and before the 

 middle of the costal margin, with some of smaller size on the cell and below it. There are 

 two costal streaks of the same colour running obliquely towards the apical margin, and a 

 wider one more conspicuous about the ocellated patch above the anal angle. A conspicuous 

 orange-yellow patch on the costa, before the apex, reaches across towards the apical margin, 

 which with the cilia is bluish fuscous. Hind wings fuscous brown, paler towards the base, 

 with ochreous-white cilia. 3 $ . Expanse of wings 12 millims. 



I have seen specimens of this species in the collection of the Entomological Society at 

 Philadelphia under the MS. name of " panther ana." It seems to be nearly allied to Endo- 

 pisa agilana, Clem., which is probably also a small Sericoris. The two original species in- 

 cluded by Guenee in the genus Endopisa, namely E. nigricana and E. proximana, are placed 

 in Staudinger and Wocke's Catalogue under the genus Pcedisca, to which Endopisa agilana 

 cannot belong, as it has no costal fold in the male. S. auricapitana comes rather near to the 

 larger S. siderana, Tr., of Europe. 



Sericoris ptmcticostana. (Plate LXVIII. fig. 1.) 

 Sciaphila puncticostana, Wallc. Cat. Lep. Het. xxviii. p. 339. 



Palpi very pale buff, tinged with brown at the tips, projecting about the length of the head 

 beyond it, hirsute; the apical joint not exposed. Head pale bufij mixed with brown. Fore 

 wings — with the costa slightly arched ; apical margin rather oblique — very pale bufi", with an 

 irregularly margined basal patch, a wide central fascia connected with it by a narrow band 

 on its inner edge, a dorsal spot before the anal angle, a large subapical patch, and a spot at 

 the apex all deep olive-brown, irrorated with very pale bufi' scales and margined with bright 

 shining silvery metallic lines and spots ; some shining silvery spots along the costa alter- 

 nating with small olive-brown dots : cilia slightly paler than the wings. Hind wings pale 

 whitish grey. 1 (^, 1 ? . Expanse of wings 20 millims. 



Nova Scotia. From Lieutenant Redman-'s collection. 



Sericoris dilutifuscana. (Plate LXVIII. fig. 2.) 



Palpi short, obtuse, the second joint clothed with long greyish-fuscous scales ; the apical 

 joint slightly exposed, whitish : antennae brownish fuscous. Fore wings white, delicately 



