Insects. 1269 



Of the above insect I took two specimens at Black Park on the 

 28th of June last, and one was also taken by my friend Mr. Farr at the 

 same time. There are also two in the cabinet of Mr. Bentley from 

 the collection of Mr. Stone, but I do not know where they were 

 taken. 



OrthotvENIa quadrana. (Fig. 5). 



Tortrix quadrana, Hub. Tort. Fig. 223. Sciaphila quadrana, 



Trietschke, vol. viii. p. 169. 



Expansion of wings 5 — 7 lines. Anterior wings cinereous, crossed 

 by two darker fasciae, one before and the other behind the middle, 

 with several dark marks on the costa and towards the apex ; posterior 

 wings dusky : head and thorax griseous. These characters vary 

 greatly, no two specimens being exactly alike either in colour or 

 marking, and in some the fasciae are nearly obsolete. 



This species I first took on the 24th of July, 1842, on the Downs 

 near Sanderstead, and again at West Wickham on the 27th of May 

 this year, so that it would appear to be double-brooded. It has also 

 been taken at Stoat's Nest by Mr. Stainton, and on the Downs in Sus- 

 sex by Mr. S. Stevens. It is said to feed on Scabiosa arvensis, 

 which is not improbable, as that plant grows commonly where 

 the insect has been found. 



Orthot^enia venustana, Douglas. (Fig. 6). 



Expansion of wings 6 lines. Anterior wings luteous, with a small 

 patch at the base, two irregularly formed fasciae, and an oblique mark 

 from the apex towards the centre of the wing, and the cilia, brown ; 

 posterior wings dusky : head and thorax luteous. 



I took one specimen on the salt-marshes near St. Osyth in Essex, 

 on the 7th of July last, and I cannot find it in any other col- 

 lection. 



Cochylis affinitana, Douglas. (Fig. 7). 



Expansion of wings 6 lines. Anterior wings varying in colour 

 from light yellow to dull brown ; about the middle, springing from the 

 inferior edge, is a curved darker fascia, extending half-way across 

 the wing, and some small markings towards the apex and on the 

 costa ; cilia yellow ; a deep furrow extends from the base to about 



