known to occur in Switzerland. 559 



19. dlct&oides. Valais, on the Simplon route, above Breig. 



20. palpina. On willows and poplars ; not rare. 



21. plumigera. Has been taken near Winterthur ; and about Bipp, at 



the foot of the Jura. 



22. velitaris. In several places near Berne, and by Zurich and Win- 



terthur. 



23. Dodonse v «. Very rare. I found it once on the Bucheggberg, beyond 



Soleure, in a thick wood. 



24. trepida. Near Winterthur, and also about Berne. 

 (Chaonia. Rarely ; in forests.) 



Co'ssus. 



25. Ligniperda. Everywhere sufficiently common. The larva is found in 



willow, oak, beech, lime, ash, apple, and plum trees : not only in 

 decayed, but in healthy ones also. 



26. pantherinus. Has been found in the Canton de Vaud. 



27. ae'sculi. Has been taken near Berne, Geneva, Arau, and in other 



places ; but is rare. (I have found the larva in the Simmenthal.) 



Hepi v alus. 



28. humuli. Chiefly abundant on the higher parts of the Jura ; also on 



the higher Alps, as the Wengen Alp ; and on the plains, near 

 Fraubrunnen. (Not rare at Thun.) 



29. Velleda I have found in the Valley of Urseren, and on the Cher- 



benon in the Valais. 



30. Ganna. Near Berne, but rarely, 

 (lupulinus. Rarely ; in oak forests.) 



31. Hectus. Frequent in woods; to be taken about sunset. 



Litho v sia. 



32. quadra. Not rare in woods. 



33. griseola. Said to be found in Switzerland ; but doubtful. 



34. complana. Not rare. 



(helveola. Chiefly in Northern Switzerland.) 



35. unita. Rare (and chiefly in Italian Switzerland). 



36. luteola. (In Northern Switzerland.) 



37. aureola. (Found occasionally in many parts.) 



38. rubricollis. Very common about Berne. 



39. rosea. In vicinity of Biiren, not rarely, 

 (roscida. In Eastern Switzerland.) 



40. irrorea. Lower Valais, Geneva, Grisons; also, rarely, about Biiren. 



41. aurita. In Alpine woods, Upper Valais, not rare; and in many 



places abundant. (I have taken it on the St. Bernard, high above 

 the Hospice.) 



42. ramosa. In similar places ; but not so low down towards the valleys 



as the last. 



43. eborina. In neighbourhood of Berne and other places ; not rare. 



44. jacobae^ae. Everywhere ; extremely common at Bex. 



45. anrilla. In Valais; especially about Louesch; not rare. 



46. punctata. In similar places with the last : both conceal themselves 



in berberry bushes, and may be driven out by shaking or striking 

 them. 



47. mundana. Very common about Berne and other places. It flies at 



night towards the candles, and enters rooms. The larva is often 

 found crawling on garden walls, where it lives on the lichens. 



Li'paris. 



48. monacha. The larva is found at its full growth in July, on stems of 



pines and firs, to which it does great damage. 



