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rather curved, black, longitudinal line, dilated at the extremity, and connected with a slightly-visible oval, darkish 
ring preceding the stigmata, which are almost obsolete ; the outer one, as well as the supplemental stigma, 
indicated by a short, dark, curved line behind: beyond the stigmata are several very ill-defined rows of dots and 
marks, and there is a row of small, black, apical dots; the cilia pale grey dotted with brown; the hind wings 
brown, with grey cilia; head and body clothed with grey hairs. The caterpillar is clothed with short hairs, and 
is green, with a white lateral line and dots, and a bluish dorsal one. It feeds on the oak, and the moth, which is 
not very common, appears in September and March. 
Note.—Fabricius speaks of a black lunule in front of the thorax of his N. rhizolitha, which does not accord with our insect. 

SPECIES 2.—XYLINA PULLA. Puate XXXI., Fie. 2. 
Synonyme.— Noctua pulla, Wien. Verz.; Hiibner; Ochsenheimer ; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Ent., pl. 11, fig. 220. 
This species measures 12 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a dark ashy grey colour, with 
dark lines; a darker patch towards the base is followed by a pale ashy space, enclosing the angulated stigma ; 
the supplemental stigma is also indicated by a pale grey angulated spot, and the outer stigma is edged with the 
same colour ; there is also a rather broad submarginal pale stripe, intersected by blackish lines and white specks, 
and the margin of the wing itself is also irregularly black ; the hind wings pale grey, with the veins dark. We 
believe this species to be unique as British in the collection of the British Museum, having been captured at 
Woodside, near Epping, in 1817. The caterpillar is described as green, with white spots and lateral lines. 
The moth appears in the autumn. 
SPECIES 3.—XYLINA PUTRIS. Purare XXXI., Fie. 5. 
Synonymes.—Ph. Noct. putris, Linn. ; Treitschke ; Godart ; Ha- Noctua lignosa, Hiibner. 
worth; Curtis; Stephens; Wood, Ind, Ent., pl. 11, fig. 223 ; Albin, Phalena subcorticalis, Hufnagle. 
pl. 79, fig. a—d. 
This species measures from 1} to nearly 13 inch in the expansion of the fore wings, the anterior or costal 
portion of which is dark brown, varied with pale buff, whilst the hinder portion, as well as the hind wings, is 
pale buff and shining. A slender, dark longitudinal line, edged with buff on both sides runs from the base. The 
ordinary stigmata are dark brown and edged with buff, but they are rather indistinct. From the outer one runs 
a geminated, dark brown striga, dilated to the margin of the wing, passing through a double row of small 
punctures. There is also a brown spot at the anal angle of these wings, and the cilia is spotted with brown ; 
the edge of the hind wings is also dotted with brown ; the front of the head and thorax is pale buff, the latter 
followed by a dark arcuated bar, forming a strong tuft. The caterpillar is described as yellowish-brown, with 
black spots and pale yellowish stripes, and a yellow line along the back. It feeds on grasses, and the moth, 
which is very common, appears in June. 

SPECIES 4.—XYLINA CONSPICILLARIS. Prater XXXI., Fie. 1. 
SYNONYMES.— Phal. Noct. conspicillaris, Linn. ; Ochsenheimer : Haworth ; Hiibner ; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 11, fig. 218. 
Phal. Noct. leuconota, Donovan, vol. xiii. pl. 453, fig. 3 
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This species measures 12 inch, or rather more, in the expanse of the fore wings, which are varied with brown 
and ashy, and obsoletely striated ; the three ordinary stigmata are distinct, the anterior being annuliform and 
dark, with a dingy pupil; the posterior one large and reniform, but ill-defined; the third club-shaped ; all, 
however, being only indicated by their pale edgings: the anal, or inner margin of the wing is greyish, and 

