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base of the upper edge, and another, triple as large, and longer 
in the middle of the thicker margin, at the bottom of the last an 
indistinct red spot, occupying the place of the anterior stigma 
as in Noctue, and in the foregoing; between this Spot and the 
hinder margin an indistinct waved streak of black dots, and on 
the margin itself another streak of very minute black dots. 
Perhaps a mere variety of the Larcr Hou.y (S. Tlicanus), Nor- 
folk. Near London. 
THE AFZELIAN (S. Afzelianus, Curtis) ‘‘appears the end of 
May, and perhaps a second time in autumn, or during the win- 
ter, Wings eleven-twelfths of an inch, brown, with a band at 
the base, and a three-cornered patch in the middle of the upper 
edge, with a few elevated black spots. Found in groves. Per- 
haps a mere variety of the Lance Hoxxy (S. Ilicanus), Very 
rare.” Near London, 
THe LATHAMIAN (S, Lathamianus, Curtis). “Head and palpi 
above, snow-white, Wings ten lines and a-half; first pair pale 
brick-red, with the base and tip black with raised spots, a cen- 
tral bandlet with scales, and of a rust-brown hue. A mere 
variety of the LArcr Houty, (S. Ilicanus).” Near London, 
Tux LARGE Houy (S. Ilicanus, Curtis) “ appears the begin- 
ning of August, in groves. Wings one inch; first pair broad, 
ashy-brown, generally wavy, before the middle two approximat- 
ing brown spots, then a solitary, central, deep black dot, towards 
the hinder margin two or three approximating brown spots, a 
streak of brown dots on the margin itself; second pair ash- 
coloured.”” Not common. Near London. 
THE BRANCHED Houny (S. ramosanus, CurTIS). Near 
London. 
THE STONANIAN (S. Stonanus, Curtis). Very rare. 
PERONEA (Curtis). 
Tur Rusty Burron (P. profanana, Curtis) “appears in Octo- 
ber, in woods. Wings nine lines and a-half ; first pair ashy-grey, 
with the upper edge somewhat hollow, the thicker border at the 
base, middle, and tip, ustulated, just before the middle an eleva- 
ted and very singular bandlet of ustulated dart-shaped spots, 
besides some minute dirty contiguous dots, and some of a larger 
size towards the hinder margin ; second pair brown.” Very rare. 
Near London. 
Ti Brown Burton (P. striana, Curtis). ‘ Wings five-sixths 
of an inch; first pair deep brown, with two small snowy-white 
dots on the hinder part of the upper edge, a large elevated spot 
in the middle, and minute cross dots near the posterior angle, 
rown, a broad ashy streak on the inner margin; second pair 
pale brownish. Very unfrequent.’’ Near London. 
ee Sup Brown Burton (P. substriana, STEPHENS), Near 
ndon, 
ane Pua Brown Burton (P. brunneana, SrErHENS). Near 
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