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the tip, sometimes silvery-blue, violet, or violet tinged with 
gold, the fringes deep and black; second pair brown, glossy, 
with very deep brown fringes. Very rare. Near London. On 
hedges. 
Tus Meratric ((, metallella, SterueNns). Near London. 
PANCALIA (STEPHENS). 
LEUWENHOEK’S (P. Leuwenhoekella, STEPHENS). Wings 
five-twelfths of an inch ; first pair indistinetly brick-red, with a 
black band towards the base, another in the middle, a cross 
black patch at the posterior angle, an oblique line before the tip, 
the black changes into a silver colour, the wings have very large 
fringes. Very rare. Near London. 
Tue Brown Brassy (P. fuscoenea, STeruens). Wings 
seven-twelfths of an inch; first pair brassy-brown, shining, 
with a coppery tinge ; second pair deep-black and shining. Near 
London. 
THe BrowN-coprer (P. fusco-cuprea, STEPHENS). Very 
similar to the last, but smaller. Wings five lines and a half; 
first pair brown-copper colour, spotless ; second pair brown, and 
shining. Very uncommon. Near London. 
MeERIAN’s (P. Merianella, SternEns). Wings half an inch, 
black; the thinner margin terminated with hairs; three cross 
silvery lines, with a large black interjacent spot; the middle line 
is forked towards both extremities. Very rare. Near London. 
Tar Wuire-srorren Brown (—. guttea, SterHENs) fre- 
quents woody places. Wings five lines and a half; first pair 
black, with three or four equi-distant white spots on the upper 
edge, and two alternating in the middle of the thinner margin ; 
head tawny ; abdomen brown, yellowish at the vent barb, Very 
mcommon. Near London. 
Furspy’s (—. Fyeslella, SrEPHENS) appears in summer. 
Wings five lines and a half; first pair of an indistinct gold co- 
lour, posteriorly with five silvery streaks, of which the last three 
are short, and do not reach the thinner margin; at the vent 
angle a cross-deep black patch, with three very lively silvery 
dots, and at the tip of the wing another deep black spotless patch; ° 
second pair ashy-grey, spotless, Not common. Near London, 
THE Brown Copper (—. Erwvlebella, SrePpHENS). Wings five 
lines and a half; first pair of a dull-brown copper colour, spot- 
less, but with the hinder margin, in particular positions, dusky- 
purplish ; second pair black ; the fringes in all the wing's brown. 
Very rare. Near London. 
THe Brown GREEN (—. fusco-viridella, STernens)., Wings 
five lines and a half to six lines; first pair shining, of a dull- 
brown green, or brown-golden, without spots or dots. Common 
Near London, 
THE SILVER-BARRED SABLE (—. einetella, SrePHENS) appears 
