OBLECHIA. 111 
A specimen is in Mr. Bedell’s collection, taken in Tower-street, 
some years back. Mr. Boyd took two specimens among willows 
at Hackney, last September. 
20. peliella, Treit. H. 8, x. 3. 198 (1835); Dup.; Zcll.; Dougl. 
Alis anticis nigricantibus, puncto plice basim versus, punctis duobus 
ante medium (altero plice, altero vix posteriore disci), nigris, sguamis 
sequentibus albidis, puncto disci pone medium nigro albido-cincto, ma- 
culis posticis oppositis albidis, dorsali posteriore. xp. al. 7 lin. 
Head dark fuscous. Face pale ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous; in- 
ternally and the tip of the terminal joint pale ochreous. Antennz 
fuscous. Anterior wings dark greyish-fuscous, with a black spot on the 
fold not far from the base, and two black spots a little before the mid- 
dle, one on the fold and one hardly posterior on the disc, both followed 
by some whitish scales; on the dise beyond the middle is a black spot 
almost encircled by some whitish scales; beyond are two whitish oppo- 
site spots, which almost form an angulated fascia, that on the inner 
margin is posterior to the costal spot; in the apex of the wing are a few 
whitish seales; cilia greyish-fuscous. Posterior wings greyish-fuscous, 
with paler cilia. 
Hitherto only taken at West Wickham Wood, in June and 
July. 
21. alacella (Zell.), Dup. L. F. xi. 296. pl. 297. f. 12 (1838) ; 
Zell.; Dougl. Alis anticis c@rulescente-nigricantibus, punctis duobus 
ante medium, altero plicee, altero disci paullo posteriore, squamis se- 
quentibus lutescentibus, puncto disci pone medium, squamis lutescen- 
tibus utrinque marginato, nigris, guttula dorsi, lunulaque posteriore 
costa, lutescentibus. Exp. al. 64 lin. 
Head very dark fuscous. I'ace paler. Palpi dark fuscous; tip of the 
terminal joint pale ochreous. Antennee dark fuscous. Anterior wings 
blackish, with a bluish tinge, with two black spots before the middle, 
one on the fold, and one rather posterior on the disc, both followed by 
some pale yellowish scales, and a black spot on the dise beyond the 
middle, preceded and followed by some pale yellowish scales; beneath 
it is a small pale yellowish spot on the inner margin, and deyond it on 
the costa is a larger lunular pale yellowish spot; the hinder margin and 
apex of the costa are spotted with black and pale yellowish; cilia dark 
fuscous. Posterior wings greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. 
A scarce species ; has occurred near Leatherhead in July. 
22. longicornis, Curt. B. Hi. fo. 189 (1827); Step.—histrionella, 
Hiib.; Dup.—zedrella, Treit. Alis anticis albido-griseis, rufo-suffusis, 
basi dorsi, stria obliqua costee prope basim saturate fuscis, fascia in 
medio recta, saturate fusea, in qua puncta duo ovata saturatiora (alterum 
plicee, alterum disci), puncto ovato disci pone medium saturate fusco. 
Exp. al. 74 lin. 
Head dark fuscous. Face greyish-fuscous. Palpi greyish-fuscous, 
