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“frequents shrubby places. Wings six to eight lines, narrow, 
oblong, blunt, smoky brick-red, with a patch at the base, and 
two oblique darker bands; second pair black.” Near London. 
Tur Rounn-t1p, (D.votundana, Sternens). “ Wings six lines, 
very bluntly rounded, smoke-coloured, with a patch at the base, 
and an oblique band in the middle brown; the first pair have 
also an oblique band towards the hinder margin, which is not 
brown, but dusky-burnt coloured ; second pair deep black. Very 
uncommon.” Near London. 
Tae BRiouT On1igue DART (D. porphyriana, SveenEns). 
“Wings three-fourths of an inch; glaucous-ash, glossy, with 
three oblique dusky-brown bands, the upper edge variously spotted 
with dusky-brown; the second pair pitch-black. Uncommon.” 
Near London. . 
Tar CLoupep Iron (D. nebulana, SteruEns) “appears in 
July, in woods. A mere variety of the preceding, but of dissimilar 
colour. Wings three-fourths of an inch, slightly iron-grey, with 
three indistinct oblique darkerbands. Not very common. Kent,” 
and near London, 
Tae Rep BLorcu-BAcK (D. sylvana, STEPHENS). “ Wings two- 
thirds of an inch, brick-red, with indistinct streaks and bands, a 
common snow-white blotch in the centre ; the second pair dusky- 
red. Very unfrequent.” Near London, 2 
Tak BARRED BLorcH-BACK (D. Asseclana, StePuENs). “Wings 
three-fourths of an inch, dull grey, having three oblique darker 
streaks, and a shortish one, with a common square snow-white 
patch in the middle of the inner margin; second pair dusky. 
Uncommon.” Near London. 
Tae Ernrorran (D. Avthiopiana, SteruEns), ‘ Wings 
three-fourths of an inch, black ; first pair with a few spots on 
the upper edge towards the hinder margin, and a short streak 
orpatch on the posterior angle, the hinder margin itself and 
yikes pale red; second pair dusky. Very uncommon.” Near 
ndon, 
THe SHort-BARRED WuutE (D. seriptana, STEPHENS). 
“Wings eight lines one-half to nine lines, whitish, somewhat 
clouded, with a short black band in the middle of the upper 
alge, and the inner edge ash-coloured, Uncommon.” Near 
ndon, 
Tak SoorT-BARRED Grey (D. semifasciana, SreruEns) “ ap- 
pears the end of August, on hedges, Wings eight lines one- 
half, ash-coloured, and clouded with black ; the first pair having 
usually a short and somewhat dusky band at the base of the 
upper edge, and a second one very similar and broader in the 
middle of the upper edge, which do not reach the dise; second 
pair dusky, Very uncommon,” Kent. 
ANTITHESIA (SrerHens). 
THE MARBLED LoNG-cLOAK (A. corticana, StEPHENS) “appears 
