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tember, on heaths. Wings nine lines and a half, all bright; first 
pair pitch-black and without spots ; second pair pale and dusky,” 
Near London, 
Tue Grear Douste BAR (P. maurana, SrePHENS). “Wings 
eleven lines one-twelfth; first pair pale brownish, or ash- coloured, 
with the upper edge indistinctly dotted with brown, a large 
brown band at the base, rather waved on its outer edge, anda 
second behind the middle, wayed on both edges; second pair 
brown, all the fringes pale. Very rare.” Near London. 
PTYCHOLOMA (Srernens). 
Tae Lecnean (P. Lecheana, SreruEens) appears the end of 
June, in woody places. Wings seven-twelfths of an inch to 
three-fourths; first pair olive-brown, with the characters JL 
inscribed in silver colour.” Near London, 
EUCHROMIA, (Sreruens). 
THE Purrts (£. purpurana, Steruens). ‘ Wings two-thirds 
of an inch; first pair bright purple, fringes of the same colour, 
with the upper edge pale and thickly sprinkled with purplish 
dots ; second pair with the fringes brown. Very uncommon,” 
Near London, 
Tue TAwNy-porrEp (£. fulvipunctana, STEPHENS). “ Wings 
two-thirds of an inch; first pair obtuse, of a dull reddish-brown, 
and posteriorly marked with indistinct tawny-red dots ; second 
pair brown, with whitish fringes. Perhaps a variety of the pre- 
ceding. Veryrare.” Norfolk. 
LOPHODERUS (Srzpnens). 
THE YELLOW-BARRED Iron (L, ministranus, STEPHENS) 
occurs in woods, Wings three-fourths of an inch; first pair 
rust-brown, with the upper edge from the base to the tip, anda 
band towards the hinder margin, yellowish, the hinder margin 
and fringes rust-brown; second pair brown, with pale fringes. 
Not common.’’ Near London. 
THE BANDED Iron (L. subfasciara, STEPHENS), 
SARROTHRIPUS (Curris,) 
Tue LARGE MArsten (S. degeneranus, Curtis) “ appears in 
July and in December, in woods. Wings one inch; first pair 
shining, whitish, clouded, with indistinct waved brown stripes, 
and elevated spots, a large tawny spot in the place of the ante- 
rior stigma, as in Noctue.” Supposed by many, Mr. HaAwortH 
observes, to bea variety of the LArok HoLLy (S. Ilicanus). Very 
uncommon. Near London. 
Tue LARGE Brown (S. dilutanus, Curtis), “ Wings eleven- 
twelfths of an inch; first pair pale ashy, with a red patch at the 
