THE BRITISH NATURALIST. [September 



each lobe intersected by two whitish fasciae ; the hind lobe with a 

 distinct curved white line at the base of the fringes ; third feather of 

 hind wing with a black tuft before the tip" (" Manual," Vol. II., p. 441). 

 Mr. Barrett writes : — " Hieracii is of the size of pilosellce but with the 

 costal margin less arched, and the apex more blunt and squared ; the 

 fasciae are more perpendicular, narrower, and more sharply defined. 

 The tuft on the third feather of the liind-wing is brown, and is situated 

 just beyond the middle." (" Entomologist's Monthly Magazine," Vol. 

 XXV., p. 431). Zeller's diagnosis of this species is as follows: — 

 " Alls anterioribus minus quam ad medium fissis, retebrunneis laciniis 

 niveo-bistrigatis, ciliis dorsalibus ante apicem laciniae posterioris 

 lineam albidam distinctam in basi gerentibus, digiti tertii dorso paulo 

 aute apicem atro-squamato " Linnaea Entomologica," Vol. VI., p. 

 350). 



Larva — Stainton in the "Manual," p. 431 says: — "Larva on 

 Hieracium limhellafiun in June." 



Time of Appearance — Stainton in the " Manual," p. 431, gives 

 July and August. I have no further information. 



Habitat — The localities given in the "Manual" are Birkenhead 

 Bristol, Darlington and Nevv'castle-on-Tyne. My specimen came 

 from Surrey, although 1 have no more particular data. Like piloselke 

 it occurs in Scandinavia and Dr. Jordan records it as occurring in the 

 Yisp Valley, (" Entomologist's Monthly Magazine," Vol. XVI., p. 21). 

 In the same Magazine Vol. XVIII. 171, Mr. C. C. Barrett writes: — 

 " I feel nc doubt that tliis species is truly British, although very rarely 

 obtained. I have two species, of the nativity of which I have no 

 doubt, though 1 cannot ascertain the locality in which they were 

 captured. They were sent to me l)y a friend who does not collect the 

 group, and could not recollect from whence they came. There were 

 authentic specimens in the collection of the late Mr. T. H. Allis, and 

 I hope they still exist at York." In Drs. Standinger and Wocke's 

 "Catalog" we have thti following localities given: — "Central 

 Europe, Finland, Livonia, Carniola, Dalmatia, North Italy, Southern 

 France and Armenia." 



(To be continued.) 



