76 CARADRININA [neuronia 



1. N. popularis, F. 36-41 mm. Forewings brown, veins 

 whitish ; first and second lines edged with dark fuscous ; spots 

 outlined with dark fuscous, orbicular and reniform edged with 

 whitish ; subterminal line whitish, preceded by dark fuscous 

 spots. Hind wings whitish -fuscous, with fuscous subterminal 

 suffusion. 



Britain to Perth, Ireland, rather common ; C. Europe, Asia 

 Minor, N. Asia ; 8, 9. Larva bronzy-brown ; dorsal, subdorsal, 

 lateral, and subspiracular lines pale ochreous, blackish-edged ; 

 head brownish, blackish-marked : on grasses ; 4-6. 



17. Panolis, m. 



Head rough-haired ; eyes hairy. Antennae in ^ dentate, 

 ciliated. Palpi very short, clothed with long rough hairs. 

 Thorax without distinct crest. Abdomen not crested. 



The single species is a development of Melanchra. 



1. P. piniperda, Panz. 31-35 mm. Forewings light reddish, 

 disc more ochreous-tinged, veins mixed with dark grey and white; 

 subbasal, first, and second lines deeper red • orbicular white, 

 sending a projection along median vein ; reniform bent, edged 

 with white ; subterminal line indicated by darker mai-gin. 

 Hindwings dark grey, reddish-tinged. 



Britain to Ross, E. and W. Ireland, rather common ; N. and 

 C. Europe ; 4. Larva varying from deep green to pale bi'own, 

 with scattered black dots ; dorsal line white ; subdorsal white, 

 sometimes double, black-edged ; spiracular white, edged beneath 

 with orange or yellow ; lieacl brownish : on Ptntis si/lvestris ; 6, 7. 



IS. Harmodia, Jib. 



Head rough-scaled ; eyes hairy. Antennae in ^ ciliated. 

 Thorax witli more or less developed anterior and posterior crests. 

 Abdomen more or less crested, in $ acutely pointed. 



A chiiracteristically Eui'opean genus of about thirty species, 

 of which the larvae appear all to feed on Caryophyllaccae {Silene 

 and its allies), usually in the seed-vessels. 



1. Forewings with white space beneath orbicular . 2 



,, without white space beneath orliicular 4. 



2. Lower half of median area wholly white . 3. co)npf<x. 



,, ,, not white . . 3. 



3. Costal space above orbicular white . 2. alhimacula. 



,, ,, not white . 1. nana. 



4. Forewings bluish-grey ... 5. caeslit. 



„ not bluish-grey . . .5. 



