52 -TINEIDA, 
aa. Abdomen of the ? rather narrow, with the ovipositor bare. An- 
terior wings with a shadowy dark fascia. 
6, Antenne of the 9, towards the base, thickened. Species 2. 
6 6, Antenne of the ? , towards the base, not thickened. Sp. 3, 4. 
1. Scabiosellus, Scop. I. C. 250. 644 (1763); Treit.; Dup.; 
Zett.; H.-S.; Zell.—cuprea, Haw.—Frischella, Curt. B. BH. fo. 463 ; 
Step. Alis anticis flavido-encis, costam versus saturatioribus, apicem 
versus flavido-suffusis. Exp. al. 9 lin. 
Head ferruginous. Face silyery-grey. Palpi ochreous-fuscous. An- 
tenn at the base violet-black and rather thickened ; the last two-thirds 
white. Anterior wings yellowish-bronze, along the costa rather darker, 
towards the apex more yellowish; cilia bronzy-fuscous. Posterior 
wings dark purplish-fuscous, with cilia of the same colour. 
Not uncommon (but rather local) in June, frequenting the 
flowers of Scabiosa arvensis and Columbaria. 
2. cupriacellus, Hiib. Tin. 445 (1822) ; Zell —eypriacella, Dup.; 
H.-S; Treit.? 9 Alis anticis antice viridi-aureis, postice nitide cu- 
preis, fascia media saturatiore obsoleta ; antennis dimidio basali in- 
crassatis. xp. al. 7 lin. 
Female. Head ferruginous. Face brilliant metallic. Palpi pale fer- 
ruginous, mixed with fuscous. Antennz towards the base rather 
thickened, bluish-black, with the last third white. Anterior wings 
golden-green nearly to the middle, there brilliant coppery, with only a 
faint indication of a darker fascia; cilia coppery-fuscous. Posterior 
wings purplish-fuscous ; cilia the same colour. 
Tam unacquainted with the male of this species. Mr. Douglas 
took several fine specimens (all females) at Sanderstead in June. 
3. fasciellus, Fab. S. H.670. 18 (1775); Step.—fascia, Haw.— 
Schiffermiillerella, W. V.; Hiib.; Treit.; Dup.; H.-S.—Schiffermille- 
rellus, Zell. L. BW. viii. Alis anticis nitide cupreis ipsa basi viridi- 
aurea, linea drevissima basali costam versus nigra, fascia saturate vio- 
lacea paullulum pone medium; alis posticis griseo-fuscis; 9 alis 
posticis saturate violaceo-fuscis, antennis non incrassatis. Exp. al. 
7 lin. 
Male. Head, face and palpi black. Antenne white; the basal and 
several of the succeeding joints black. Anterior wings brilliant coppery, 
at the extreme base greenish-golden, with a very short black streak at 
the base near the costa; a little beyond the middle is a well-defined, 
dark violet fascia, rather expanded towards the costa; cilia coppery. 
Posterior wings greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. Female. Head fer- 
ruginous. ace brilliant metallic. Palpi greyish-ochreous. Antennee 
not thickened, black, with the last third white. Posterior wings dark 
violet-fuscous, with similarly coloured cilia. 
Apparently scarcer than formerly ; [ know of no recent speci- 
mens. l'requents flowers in Juue and July. 
