15U CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
many very minute ones; second pair blackish, with a band in 
the middle reddish gold or white. Found with the preceding, 
but unfrequent.” Near London. 
Tue StrAw Barren (P. cespitalis, Curtis). ‘* Wings seven- 
twelfths of an inch; first pair blackish, with two spots in the 
middle beneath the upper edge, one under the other, the last 
square-shaped, beneath these and the hinder margin a continu> 
ous white slightly waved band, which is rather thick at the 
upper edge; second pair black, with a band in the centre, and 
commonly a streak on the hinder margin whitish ; all the fringes 
brown. Not frequent.” 
Tue Dinoy Straw BAR (P. sordidalis, Curtis). ‘ Wings two. 
thirds of an inch, ashy-brown; second pair with a band behind 
the middle, and a very slender streak towards the hinder margin 
whitish. A variety of the preceding, but without the whitish 
spots and bands on the first pair. Notcommon.” Near London. 
HYDROCAMPA (LaATREILLE). 
Tue Lerrerep Cuina-mark (H. literalis,SteeHENS). “ Wings 
three-fourths of an inch; first pair brown, with a letter before 
the middle, a second angular and more conspicuous in the mid- 
dle, and a posterior streak white : before the streak, and towards 
the upper edge a small white line; second pair ashy-white at 
the base, with a white curved band in the middle, another re- 
panded towards the hinder margin, which almost reaches the 
inner margin; all the fringes alternately brown and white, 
Very rare.” Near London. 
Tur GArpEN CuiInA-mMARK (H. Sambucata, STEPHENS) “ap- 
pears the end of June, on shrubs and in gardens. Wings eleven- 
twelfths of an inch, all brown, very much spotted with white; 
before a common repanded streak of white spots; first pair with 
ri up ashy. Common.” Near London, and in the county of 
ork, 
Tue LAnce CuinA-MARK (H. Potamogata, Srernens) “ap- 
pears the end of July, about pools and ditches, Wings oneinch 
one-twelfth to one-sixth, all variously clouded with white, with 
dusky uniting repanded bands; fringes ash-coloured,.”” Common, 
Near London. 
Tue BrAutieut CninA-mMarK (H. Nympheata, SvEPHENS) 
“appears in July, in the neighbourhood of lakes. Wings five- 
sixths of an inch to one inch; all the wings and fringes very 
white, with various repanded unsolid somewhat dusky uniting 
bands. More uncommon than the former.” Surrey and Kent. 
Tae SMALL Carina-MARK (H. Lemnata, StePHENS) ‘appears 
the middle of June, about ditches. Wings of the male two-thirds 
of an inch, female two-thirds of an inch to one inch; first pair 
in the male generally pure white, with a black spot in place of 
a stigma, hinder margin ash-coloured ; second pair snow white, 
clouded with black dots, with a short band in the middle of the 
