220 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
brown, black towards the thinner margin, with imperfect indis- 
ae pale streaks; second pair pale brownish. Very rare. Near 
ondon. 
THE HEDGE Bit (P. subfalcatella, SpEPHENS). 
Tue Rover Warr (P. asperella, SrerpHeNs). Wings seyen- 
twelfths of an inch, hooked, white, with an obscure band, and a 
large three-cornered brown patch in the thinner margin. Very 
scarce. 
YPSOLOPHUS (Farricrus), 
Tar Nerrep Hoox-tip (Y¥. mucronellus, HAwortH). Wings 
eight lines to eight lines and a half; first pair retuse, yellowish, 
with numerous darker nettings, and the tip sharp-pointed; 
second pair pale brownish; antenna ringed with white, Un- 
common. Coombe Wood, and near London. 
THE Dovunixe Barren (Y. Persicellus, HAworvH) appears in 
September, in woody places, Wings eight lines and a half; 
first pair bright golden-red, shining with two oblique brown 
bands in the middle. Near London. 
THe Waite SHovutperED (¥. costellus, HAwortH) appears 
the beginning of September, about oaks. Wings seven lines 
and a half to eight lines; first pair shining, golden-red at the 
base, with a large, oblong, white spot on the upper edge, in which 
are some brown dots, a white blotch at the posterior angle; 
second pair ashy-grey, spotless. 
Toe Burr Wuite SHoutper (Y. ochroleucus, HAwortTnH). 
Wings two-thirds of an inch; first pair pale buff coloured, with 
an oblong whitish patch at the base, under the upper edge. Very 
uncommon. Near London. 
Tue Erminep Wuite SuoutpeEr (Y. ermineus, HAWORTH), 
Wings two-thirds of an inch; first pair white, with numerous 
small dots towards the upper edge, and another larger towards 
the hinder margin black, a yellow fillet or streak from the base 
behind the middle, terminating in small brownish clouds towards 
the upper edge, Very uncommon. Near London, 
Tae STREAKED WuiTeE Snover (Y. ustulatus, HAWORTH). 
Wings two-thirds of an inch; first pair whitish, with various 
ashy-red streaks, and fringes burnt-brown, but yellow towards 
the posterior angle. Uncommon. Near London. 
THE VARIABLE AuTUMN (Y. variellus, StErHENS) appears in 
September, in woody places. Wings two-thirds of an inch to 
three-fourths ; first pair more or less red or brown, often spotted, 
and with a black line from the base of the inner margin. Near 
London. 
Tur Five-srorren (Y. quinguepunctatus, HAworrn). Wings 
eight lines and a half; first pair golden reddish, with a very deep 
