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BRITISH AXD EUROPEAN BUTTERILIES AXD MOTHS. 



pointed and is hollowed in the middle. The 

 only species is: — 



H. scita, Hiibn. PL XXVI. fig. i. This 

 beautiful moth is found in many parts of 

 Central Europe but is scarce everywhere, and 

 is absent in the North-West. It especially 

 frequents mountain woods. The larva is green 

 with dark dorsal angular markings and a rather 

 indistinct pale lateral stripe. It feeds in the 

 Autumn and Spring on Ptcris aquilina and 

 Ficaria ranuiiculoides, etc. 



Genus Brotolomia, Led. 



Like the last Genus, but with thick tufts 

 on the abdomen. The fore wings are longer 

 and narrower and their hind margins from 

 nervure 4 to the inner margin are dentated. 

 The wings are held close to the body when 

 at rest. The only species is: — ■ 



B. meticulosa, Linn. The Angle-shades 

 Moth. PI. XX\T. fig. 2. This is very common 

 and widely distributed throughout Central and 

 Southern Europe. It appears in May and 

 June and again in August. The larva is green 

 or brown with dark oblique streaks on the 

 back, a white stripe on the sides and a small 

 elevation on the twelfth segment. It lives on 

 various low plants from Autumn till May, and 

 again in July. 



Genus Mania, Treit. 

 Wings large and broad, dull-coloured and 

 strongly dentated on the hind margins. The 

 fore wings are dentated, somewhat concave 

 at the hinder angle, and are provided with 

 an appendicular cell. Nervures 8 and 10 rise 

 separately from 7, and 9 from 8. All the 

 markings are distinct, the two stigmata are 

 large with light borders and the suffused band 

 is very broad. The hind wings have rather 

 more slender nervures. Nervures 3 and 4 are 

 separated, and 6 and 7 rise from a short com- 

 mon stalk. The body projects beyond the hind 

 wings. The palpi are erect and laterally com- 

 pressed, with a uniformly broad middle and 

 short thread-like terminal joint. The antennas 

 are shortly ciliated. The thorax is very 

 strongly tufted from behind the collar to the 

 end, and the anterior segments of the abdomen 

 are also tufted. The legs are long, the an- 

 terior unarmed, but the middle and posterior 

 have strong spines. 



M. maura, Linn. The 0*ld Lady. PI. 

 XX\'.hg. 12. is common in Central and Southern 

 Europe in July and August, especially near 

 streams, under bridges, in boat-houses, out- 

 houses, etc. The larva is cylindrical, some- 

 what narrower in front, dark grey with a 

 yellowish dorsal line, and two yellowish humps 

 on the eleventh, and one on the twelfth seg- 

 ment. It lives in April and May on low 

 plants, especially dandelion and lettuce, and 

 occasionall}^ on bushes. It remains hidden 

 during the dav. 



Genus Naenia, Steph. 



Closely allied to the last Genus. The 

 palpi are similar, but the terminal joint is 

 somewhat longer. ■ The front has a triangular 

 tuft between the antennse. The thorax has 

 flat scales among the hair, a broad divided 

 crest at both ends, equally raised and with 

 the space between smooth. The abdomen is 

 not tufted, and the middle and posterior tibiaj 

 are set with short bristles. The anal folds 

 are somewhat spatulate, very slightly in-curved 

 and obtuse at the end. The wings are but 

 slightly dentated. The only species is: — - 



N. typica, Linn. The Gothic Moth. PI. 

 XX\T. fig. 3. It is common and widely distri- 

 buted through Europe in June and Juh". The 

 larva is thicker behind, dark grey with reddish 

 grey lateral stripes and a small head. It lives 

 on Cynoglossinn and other low plants in April 

 and May. 



Genus Jaspidea, lioisd. 



Thorax arched, quadrate, with the hair 

 loose and divergent at the end, passing into 

 pointed flattened scales. Behind the collar is 

 a small blunt vertical tuft, notched above, anvi 

 at the end a loose raised ridge. The tegulre 

 are short and raised at the sides. The abdomen 

 is conical with tufts of hair in the middle. 

 The thorax, femora, and front tibiae are clothed 

 with W00II3' hair, the middle and posterior 

 tibiae with smooth scales. The front and palpi 

 are also woolly, and the eyes are naked. The 

 antennae are setiform, with slight pyramidal 

 serrations in the males and are ciliated. The 

 fore wings are broad and sharply pointed. 

 The only species is: — 



J. celsia, Linn. PI. XX\T. fig. 4. This 

 beautiful moth is found here and there in 



