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joint whitish. Anterior wings dark grey, beyond the middle are two 
opposite whitish spots, that on the inner margin is the larger; cilia 
whitish. Posterior wings pale grey, with paler cilia. 
Has occurred on the stem of a poplar-tree, at Woodhead Moors 
in June, and on a fence near Beckenham in May. 
14. trimaculella, Haw. L. B. 583 (1829); Sta—rujfella, Zell. 
Alis anticis fuscis, linea lata albida a basi usque medium, maculis op- 
positis triangularibus pone medium albidis; capillis luteis. Bxp. al. 24 
lin. 
Head and face yellowish. Palpi fuscous. Antennz fuscous, basal 
joint whitish. Abdomen and hind legs grey in the 9 , reddish in the @. 
Anterior wings dark fuscous, with a broad basal streak, taking up half 
the breadth of the wing and reaching to the middle, and with two tri- 
angular whitish opposite spots beyond the middle, not unfrequently 
uniting across the wing; cilia pale ochreous-grey. Posterior wings 
pale grey, with paler cilia. 
Appears in May and August, frequenting the stems of poplars, 
but not common. 
15. quinquella, Bedell, Zool. 1848, p.1986. Alis anticis nigris, 
maculis éridus argenteo-albidis, prima costa ante, secunda dorsi pone 
medium, dertia disci apicem versus; capillis nigris. Exp. al. 24 lin. 
Head and face black. Palpi whitish. Antenne black, basal joint 
yellowish. Anterior wings black, with ¢hyee whitish, rather silvery 
spots, the first on the costa before the middle rather triangular, reach- 
ing a little obliquely half across the wing, the second, on the inner 
margin beyond the middle, is in the form of a right-angled triangle ; 
between it and the apex of the wing is the third spot, which is small and 
round ; cilia silvery-grey. Posterior wings grey, with paler cilia. 
Has occurred in June and July, on the trunks of oaks at West 
Wickham Wood, and on palings near Beckenham. 
16. sericopeza, Zell. Isis, 1839, p. 215 ; Sta.—Maryella, Dup. ? 
—Louisella, Sivcom? lis anticis saturatissime fuscis, basi, fascia ob- 
liqua ante, maculis oppositis pone medium aldidis ; capillis fuscis. Exp. 
al. 24 lin. 
Head fuscous. Face yellowish. Palpi whitish. Antenne fuscous, 
basal joint whitish. Anterior wings very dark fuscous, almost black, 
with the base, an oblique fascia before the middle (broadest on the 
inner margin), and two opposite spots beyond the middle (that on the 
inner margin, the posterior), whitish; cilia fuscous. Posterior wings pale 
grey, with paler cilia. 
I have two specimens taken on the Dartford Heath fence in 
June; Mr. Sircom took his Louisel/a near Bristol. 
17. floslactella, Haw. L. B. 585, (1829); Step.—hemaryyrella, 
Zell.? Alis anticis luéeis, basim versus fusco-irroratis, apicem versus 
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