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“© Abdomen fupra rofeum.” Without adverting to the other charac- 
teriftic marks, this proves that the Linnzan fpecies of Pada cannot 
be the fame with that of the authors before quoted, becaufe in their 
{pecies the upper part of the abdomen is heary, inclining to brown, 
and not red*, Their Phalzena Pa€ta can be no other than the 
Phalena Nupta of Linnzus and Fabricius; the precife {pecies 
reprefented in our plate: of which Linnzus and Fabricius fay': 
‘* Habitat in Europe Salice Vitellina ; 
and Sponfa, ‘‘ Habitat in Europe Quercu.” The firft lives on 
willows, the two others on oaks. . 
”” and of the Phalzena Pata 
We clofe our remarks with obferving, that the above quoted 
Englifh authors have been no lefs miftaken as to Phalena Nupta, 
which they have made the Crimfon Underwing Moth. We have betore 
exprefled our doubt whether Phalzena Pa€ta has ever been found in 
this country ;—we add, that the Infeét, known to Englifh colleétors 
by the trivial name of Crimfon Underwing, is the Phalena fponfa of 
Linnzus and Fabricius t, and confequently not conneéted in the leaft 
with Phalzna Nupta. 
The readers of the works of Harris, Berkenhout, &c. are requefted 
to read 
For Phalazna Nupta, Phalena Sponfa, Crimfon Under- 
wing Moth. 
For Phalzena Patta, Phalena Nupta, Willow red Under- 
wing Moth. 
And finally, remove Phalzna Paéta from the lift of Britifh fpecies, 
till it is proved to be a native of this country. 
# Berkenhout fays the abdomen is reddifh above; but by this he only encreafes the. 
miftake; for his fpecies agrees in every other refpect with the Willow Moth, on which 
plant he alfo fays it is found. Page 140. Vol. 1. 
+ Vide Entomologia Syftematica. Vol. 111. p. 2. P» $3- 147+ 
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