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day. The larvae of none of them are yet known. ‘The British 
species are all very similar, with pale ochreous-grey anterior 
wings. 
1. Swammerdammella, Lin. 8. N. (10) 540. 284 (1758) ; Fab.; 
W.V.; Hiib.; Schr.; Treit.; Step.; Dup.; Zell.; Sta—~Swammer- 
dami, Haw. lis anticis unicoloribus sericeis, dilute ochreis, obsoletis- 
sime obscuriore-reticulatis, ciliis dilute ochreis, externe fuscis ; alis pos- 
ticis dilute griseis, ciliis dilute ochreis. xp. al. 10 lin. 
Head dark ochreous. Face and palpi pale greyish-ochreous. An- 
tennee whitish-ochreous. Anterior wings unicolorous, shining, pale 
ochreous, with very obsolete darker reticulations; cilia pale ochreous, 
the tips somewhat fuscous. Posterior wings pale grey, with pale ochre- 
ous cilia. 
Common in woods, from the end of May to the middle of 
June. ’ 
2. Schwarziella, Zell. Isis, 1839. p. 185; Sta.; H.-S.—var. seri- 
cinella, Sta. (nou Zell.)—Robertella, Lin. ?—Panzeri, Taw. ?—pilea, 
Haw. ?—Panzerella, Step.?; Dup.? Alis anticis elongatis sericeis di- 
lute ochreis, obsolete obscuriore-reticulatis, ciliis dilute ochreis; alis 
posticis dilutis griseis, ciliis dilute griseis. Exp. al. 8 lin. 
Head dark ochreous. Face and palpi pale ochreous-grey. Antenne 
whitish. Anterior wings rather elongate, with the apex somewhat 
pointed, shining, pale ochreous, obscurely reticulated with darker, and 
a faint fuscous spot at the termination of the discoidal cell; cilia pale 
ochreous. Posterior wings pale grey, with pale grey cilia, towards the 
anal angle rather inclining to ochreous. 
Commoner than the preceding; frequent in hedges in May 
and June. 
3. Carteri, n. sp. lis anticis clongatis sericeis ochreis, postice 
vix obscuriore-reticulatis, ciliis dilute ochreis, externe fuscis; alis pos- 
ticis apice acuto, saturate griseis, ciliis interne griseis, externe dilute 
ochreis. Exp. al. 9 lin. 
Head dark ochreous. Face and palpi whitish. Antenne white. 
Anterior wings rather long, with the apex somewhat pointed, shining 
ochreous, posteriorly with hardly perceptible darker articulations ; cilia 
pale ochreous, the tips somewhat fuscous. Posterior wings with the 
apex rather pointed, dark grey ; cilia at first grey, then pale ochreous. 
A. single specimen, in the collection of Mr. Carter, of Man- 
chester. 
4. pilella, W. V. 142. 6 (1776); Fab.; Hiib.; Treit.; Zell. ; 
H.-8.; Sta.; Dup.?; Zett.P Alis anticis évevinsculis sericeis dilute 
Juscis, obscuriore-reticulatis, ciliis griseo-fuscis ; alis posticis griseo-fus- 
cis, ciliis saturate griseis. Wxp. al. 8 lin. 
Head dark ochreous. Face and palpi whitish. Antenne whitish. 
