SEEICOEIS. 
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Allied to Penthina antiquana, Hiibn. (Staud. and Wocke, 1003)^ wliich it greatly resembles, 
but much smaller. In a long series I have seen none which approach the size of the 
European species. 
Sericoris auricapitana. (Plate LXVII. fig. 10.) 
Palpi short, projecting but little beyond the head; the apical joint scarcely exposed, 
together Avith the head and basal joint of antennje bright orange-yellow : antennae fuscous. 
The fore wings brownish fuscoiis, irrorated with orange-yellow and with shining steel-blue 
spots and streaks ; the spots are most conspicuous about the base of the wing and before the 
middle of the costal margin, with some of smaller size on the cell and below it. There are 
two costal streaks of the same colour running obliquely towards the apical margin, and a 
wider one more conspicuous about the ocellated patch above the anal angle. A conspicuous 
orange-yellow patch on the costa, before the apex, reaches across towards the apical margin, 
which with the cilia is bluish fuscous. Hind wings fuscous brown, paler towards the base, 
with oclireous-white cilia. 2 ^ . Expanse of wings 12 millims. 
I have seen specimens of this species in the collection of the Entomological Society at 
Philadelphia under the MS. name of " jyanthei'ana." It seems to be nearly allied to Endo- 
pisa agilana, Clem., which is probably also a small Sericoris. The two original species in- 
cluded by Guenee in the genus Endopisa, namely E. mgricana and E. proxhnana, are placed 
in Staudinger and Wocke's Catalogue under the genus Pcedisca, to which Endopisa agilana 
cannot belong, as it has no costal fold in the male. S. aurica^jitana comes rather near to the 
larger S. siderana, Tr., of Europe. 
Sericoris puncticostana. (Plate LXVIII. fig. 1.) 
Sciaphila puneticostana, Wcdl-. Cat. Lep. Ilct. xxviii. p. 339. 
Palpi very pale Imtf, tinged with brown at the tips, projecting about the length of the head 
beyond it, hirsute; the apical joint not exposed. Head pale buff, mixed with brown. Fore 
wings — with the costa slightly arched ; apical margin rather oblique — very pale buff, with an 
irregularly margined basal patch, a wide central fascia connected with it by a narrow band 
on its inner edge, a dorsal spot before the anal angle, a large subapical patch, and a spot at 
the apex all deep olive-brown, irrorated with very pale buff scales and margined with bright 
shining silvery metallic lines and spots ; some shining silvery spots along the costa alter- 
nating with small olive-brown dots : cilia slightly paler than the wings. Hind wings pale 
whitish grey. 1 1 ? . Expanse of wings 20 millims. 
Nova Scotia. From Lieutenant Redman's collection. 
Sericoris dilutifuscana. (Plate LXVIII. fig. 2.) 
Palpi short, obtuse, the second joint clothed with long greyish-fuscous scales ; the apical 
joint slightly exposed, whitish : antennae brownish fuscous. Fore wings white, delicately 
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