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ticis saturate fuscis, ochreo-variegatis, squamis sparsis albis, macula 
prope costam ante apicem albida (vel alis anticis usque ad medium al- 
bidis, fascia lata fusca pone medium, macula coste ante apicem albida), 
fasciculis tribus ustulatis seu fuscis e dorso prominulis. xp. al. 6 lin. 
Head and face dark grey. Palpi grey; the end of the third joint 
ochreous. Antennee dark fuscous. Anterior wings dark fuscous, varied 
with ochreous, with scattered white scales; near the costa before the apex 
is a conspicuous whitish spot (or anterior wings with the basal half 
entirely whitish or dirty-yellowish, beyond which is a broad fuscous 
fascia, followed by tawny towards the costa, the white spot before the 
apex occurring as in the dark variety); from the inner margin project 
three tufts of tawny or fuscous scales; cilia dark fuscous, with a light 
spot below the apex. Posterior wings grey, with paler cilia. 
Appears in July and August, and October, hybernated spe- 
cimens occurring in spring; it frequents pe Aske among 
hedges. he larva feeds at the end of June and beginning of 
September on various Umbellifere ; I have found it on Anthriscus 
sylvestris, Torilis Anthriscus, Sison Amomum, Heracleum Sphon- 
dylium, and Angelica sylvestris. 
Genus VII. LAVERNA. 
Laverna p., Curt. B. E. fo. 735 (1839). Llachista p., Zell.; Dup. 
Capilli leves, frons obtusa. Antenne abdomine longiores, setacez, ar- 
ticulo basali elongato, clavato, crassiuscule. Palpi labiales medio- 
cres, recurvi, articulo seeundo apicem versus laxe squamato, subcla- 
vato, tertio breviore acuto. Haustellum mediocre, parce squamatum, 
Ale longissime ciliate, anteriores ¢uberculato-squamate, tuberculis 
non metallicis, dovso non dentato; posteriores lineari-lanceolate, 
Head smooth; the forehead obtuse. Antenne longer than the ab- 
domen, setaceous, rather thick, with the basal joint elongate, clavate. 
Labial palpi moderately long, recurved; the second joint subclavate, 
towards the.apex loosely scaled; the third joint shorter, acute. ‘Tongue 
of moderate length, sparingly scaled. Wings with very long cilia, the 
anterior with tufts of scales, the tufts not metallic, the inner margin 
without projecting tufts; the posterior wings linear-lanceolate. 
The limits of this and several of the following genera are by no 
means satisfactorily settled. The present genus admits of being 
readily divided into three groups. 
A. Anterior wings with a distinct pale costal spot; the fureate apical 
vein runs into the costa before the apex; below it jive veins proceed 
to the hinder margin; the subdorsal vein furcate at each end, the 
basal fork long, the apical fork shorter. ‘This singular appearance 
no doubt arises from the thickened apex of the submedian vein be- 
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