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with a broad indented dusky band in the middle, composed of 
several waved streaks, and dividing into two branches towards 
the upper edge, witha central black spot, near the hinder margin 
astreak of white arches ; second pair with the central spot and 
one or two streaks dusky, Common. North of England, Cum- 
berland, and Derbyshire. 
Tue YELLOW Borner (A, flavicinctata, SrerHENs) appears 
in June. Wings one inch one-third to one-half; first pair 
whitish, with blue dots, with a band mixed with dusky and yel- 
low, and forked towards the upper edge, with a central black 
spot, near the hinder margin a streak composed of white arches 
placed behind a fifth yellowish bandlet. Scarce. Cumberland, 
EMMELESIA (Sreruens). 
Tar SANDY CArper (E. decolorata, SrepHeNs) appears the 
end of June in woody places. Wings one inch to one inch one- 
sixth; first pair brick red, with four strong equi-distant white 
streaks, the first near the base, the second in the middle, the third 
interrupted towards the hinder margin, and the third waved at 
the base of the fringe; second pair white, with a streak in the 
middle, and marginal border very pale and dusky, Common, 
Durham, Cumberland; Herts, Essex, and Middlesex, 
Tue Rivurer (2£. affinitata, StepHeNns) appears in June on 
shrubs. Wings one inch to one inch one twelfth, of a tawny 
brown, somewhat streaked with dusky waves, with a conspi- 
cnous white waved band behind the middle; second pair pale 
dusky, with a whitish band towards the hinder margin. Scarce, 
North of England, Essex, Herts, and Middlesex, 
Tne SMALL Rivuver (2, turbaria, SternENS) appears the 
end of June and beginning of July. Wings five-sixths of an inch 
to eleven-twelfths ; first pair dusky, somewhat streaked with 
wavy white bands, with a narrow zig-zag white streak behind 
the middle ; second pair more pale, with a darker margin, Com- 
mon, Fifeshire, Cheshire, Essex, and Middlesex. 
Tae Mippie Rivuter (£, rivulata, SrereuENs) appears the 
middle of June and in July. Wings two-thirds of an inch to 
three-fourths, brown ; first pair with a whitish streak before the 
middle, and a second composed of white arches towards the 
hinder margin, behind the middle is a distinct waved white band, 
in which is a pale dusky streak; second pair dusky with a darker 
central dot, and an indistinct paler band behind the middle. 
Caterpillar, greenish yellow, with reddish brown line; feeds on 
the Lamium purpureum. Scarce. North of England, Herts, and 
Surrey, 
Tne Hearn Rivuver (E. ericetata, SrgrHENS) appears in 
June. Wings seven-twelfths to two-thirds of an inch, ashy- 
white; first pair with the base, a central band, and hinder mar- 
gin, on which is a slightly waved white streak, ashy-brown ; 
Second pair with whitish waved streaks towards the hinder 
margin, Common. Fifeshire and North of England. 
