Insects. 999 



Sp. 10. LozoTiENiA l^vigana, Steph. 1. c. 74. 

 L. nebulana, Steph. 1. c. Tortrix Icevigana, Wien. Verz. T. Oxya- 

 canthana, Hubner, PL xviii. fig. 117. T. Oxyacanthana, 

 Haworth, 425. T. Rosana and T. fuscana, 424. T. Icevigana, 

 Fischer, PL xi. fig. 2. 

 Measures 7 to 9 lines. Anterior wings testaceous brown, reticu- 

 lated with darker brown ; an oblique fascia in the middle, and a 

 small spot near the apex of the costa ; posterior wings brown, with 

 the apex orange. A variable species; some examples are bright 

 testaceous, with all their markings obscure ; others are all dark brown, 

 the posterior wings without the orange tip. This variety was de- 

 scribed by Mr. Haworth as Rosana, and by Mr. Stephens as Nebu- 

 lana. I have bred both these varieties and many others from a si- 

 milar looking larva : they are general feeders, feeding on the white- 

 thorn, blackthorn, bramble, fruit-trees, rose-bushes, and most garden 

 shrubs. I once found them in abundance on the Myrica Gale, 

 from which I bred many varieties. In the Isle of Thanet, where 

 the hedge rows are generally formed of dwarf or stunted elms, these 

 larvae make great havock. The hedge-rows, sometimes, have the ap- 

 pearance of being blighted by the sea-breeze ; but, when examined, 

 a living larva of this species will be found rolled up in almost every 

 leaf; the imago appears in July, and is very common. 



Sp. 11. LOZOT.ENIA SUBOCELLANA, Steph. 1. C. 75. 



[" Sp. 12. Subocellana. Alts aniicis plumbeo-fuscis, atro subreticu- 

 latis, interstitiis quasi obsolete ocellatis, posticis fusee scentibus. 

 (Exp. Alar. 10 lin.) 



Lo. subocellana, Steph. Catal. ii. 170, No. 6861. 



" Anterior wings of a lead- coloured brown, somewhat reticulated 

 with interrupted deep black lines, the interstices as if faintly ocellated; 

 near the base is a faint black streak, and an oblique more distinct 

 one in the middle : posterior wings brownish. 



" I have seen two specimens only of this distinct species, which 

 were taken either in Devonshire or Cornwall." 



I have taken the liberty of introducing Mr. Stephens' description 

 verbatim, as Mr. Bentley, not being acquainted with the species, had 

 given only its name and a reference to Mr. Stephens' work. — Ed.] 



