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20. Bedellella, Sircom, Zool. 1848, p. 2057; Sta. — nigrella, 
Dup. Alis anticis /atiusculis, postice truncatis, (3) griseis ( 3 albidiori- 
bus), fascia recta ante, fascia angulata pone medium albidis; capite 
cum palpis griseo. Wxp. al. 34 lin. 
Head, face, and palpi grey. Antenne dark fuscous. Anterior wings 
rather broad and posteriorly truncate, (of the 8) grey, (of the ? paler, 
and at the base almost whitish), with a straight whitish fascia before 
the middle, and an angulated whitish fascia towards the apex, both 
rather indistinct ; at the apex is a dark hinder-marginal line, which is 
almost straight, giving the wings a truncate appearance; cilia grey, at 
the apex whitish. Posterior wings grey, with paler cilia. 
Very abundant in May and August among the short grass of 
the chalk downs; occurs at Sanderstead and near Bristol. 
21. obscurella, Sta. Cat. p. 26 (1849). Alis anticis dilute gri- 
seis, obscurius squamatis, fascia media, maculisque duabus oppositis 
ante apicem dilutioribus, odsolefissimis ; capite cum palpis griseo. Exp. 
al. 44 lin. (Var. Fascia maculisque suddistinctis ; capite cum palpis 
albido. Exp. al. 34 lin.) 
Head, face, and palpi pale grey. Antenne dark grey. Anterior 
wings grey, with darker scales, and with very faint indications of a 
paler fascia in the middle, and two paler opposite spots before the 
apex. (The smaller summer brood has the fascia and spots more dis- 
tinct.) Posterior wings pale grey, with paler cilia. 
Abundant on meadows and among grass, near hedges, in May, 
and again in August, but, as above mentioned, the summer speci- 
mens differ slightly from those taken in spring; the female of _ 
this species has not yet been observed, unless it be pudchedla. 
22. Albinella, Sta. Cat. p. 27 (1849); Haw.? Step. Alis an- 
ticis fuscis, fascia media vecla latiuscula flavida, in plica aurantia, ciliis 
grisco-fuscis ; capite eum palpis fusco. Exp. al. 44-5 lin. 
Head, face, palpi, and antennee dark fuscous, Anterior wings dark 
fuscous, with a straight, rather broad, yellowish fascia in the middle, 
slightly suffused with orange on the fold; cilia greyish-fuscous. Poste- 
rior wings brown-grey, with grey cilia. 
T am not aware of the localities where this species has been 
taken. I have a specimen, and there is one in Mr. Bond’s col- 
lection. 
23. zonariella, Tengstrém, I’. F.-F. 150 (1847).—disuleedla, Zell. ; 
Sta. Alis anticis fuscis, fascia media rectiuscula flavida, externe aurantia, 
ad dorsum latiore; ciliis apicis albidis; capite cum palpis drunneo. 
Bxp. al. 4 lin. 
Head, face, and palpi drown. Antenne greyish-fuscous. Anterior 
wings dark fuscous, with a yellowish fascia in the middle; the fascia is 
nearly straight, droadest on the inner margin, and is towards the apew of 
the wing of an orange colour; cilia grey, but at the apex beyond the 
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