] 086 Insects. 



Hyria auroraria, and thirty-three of Electra imbutata. There never was more than a 

 single specimen of Fidonia ericetaria ever taken near Preston before. My brother 

 thinks he could have taken twice the number of this insect, had it not been so windy. 

 Hyria auroraria and Electra imbutata were in profusion.— Jas. B. Hodgkinson ; Dix- 

 on St., Hulme, Manchester, July 24, 1845. 



Capture of Eupithecia togata (Hub.), a new British Moth, at Black Park, Bucks. 

 I beat several specimens of this beautiful species out of a plantation of spruce firs, the 

 middle of last June. The insect was first taken by Mr. Desvignes, and afterwards by 

 Mr. Bond, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Standish, Mr. Muff and myself. — Samuel Stevens; 38, 

 King St., Covent Garden, July 18, 1845. 



Description of Eupithecia togata, a new British Moth of the Family Geometridce. 

 The colour is pale brown, with a variety of waved transverse lines: two of the most con- 

 spicuous of these are dark brown, nearly black ; the first commences at the costa of the 



fore wing, at about a third of the distance between 

 its base and apex it is very irregular, and has seve- 

 ral teeth or projections directed outwards or towards 

 the exterior margin ; the second also commences at 

 the costa of the fore wing, and at about, two thirds 

 of the distance between its base and apex, this also 

 is very irregular, and has several teeth or projec- 

 tions directed inwards; this second line is continued 



i j through the centre of the hind wings : between these 



Eupithecia togata. two lines on the fore wings, but much nearer to the 



first or inner one, is a conspicuous transversely oblong discoidal dark spot: there are 

 seven linear marks of the same dark colour arranged along the outer margin of the 

 fore wings, and six along that of the hind wings : midway between the exterior trans- 

 verse line and the marginal linear mark, is a waved dentated band, extending through 

 both wings, and which, in the living insect, has a beautiful pink tinge, they however 

 fade after death : at the base of the fore wings is a short dark brown line, elbowed out- 

 wards. The line below the insect in the above cut shows the breadth of the expanded 

 wings. — Edward Newman. 



Description of Eriocephala sulcatella, a small new British Moth of the Family Ti- 

 neidce. It appears that we have two distinct species of Eriocephala (Lampronia, Steph.) 

 described under the name of Calthella, one by Mr. Haworth, the other by Mr. Ste- 

 phens. My attention has been directed to these insects by Mr. Patten, an assiduous 

 collector, who captured about fifty specimens of Eriocephala in May last, all of which 

 have their wings sulcate, agreeing in that particular with Mr. Stephens' description of 

 Lampronia Calthella, but not so with the species described by Mr. Haworth. I sub- 

 join brief descriptions of the two species. 



1. Eriocephala Calthella. Disk of the anterior wings perfectly smooth, of a bright 

 metallic gold colour, the base, in some examples, slightly purplish ; posterior wings 

 light brown, with a golden tinge ; head in both sexes ferruginous. This species ex- 

 actly agrees with the continental specimens of E. Calthella. It is the Phalaena Tinea 

 Calthella of Linnaeus, Faun. Suec. 1432 ; and the Tinea Calthella of Haworth, Lep. 

 Brit. .373. It is found occasionally near London, but is not common. I took my spe- 

 cimens many years since from flowers in the meads near Ringwood, Hants. 



2. Eriocephala sulcatella, (Bentley). Disk of the anterior wings longitudinally 

 lulcated, of a dark metallic gold colour, the base usually purple; some varieties are 



