harmodia] CARADRINIDAE 77 



5. Termcu of forewings dark-marked . . G. 



,, ,, not dark-marked . 4. irreyularis. 



6. Claviform suffusedly whitish . . 6. lutaujo. 



,, not whitish . . . .7. 



7. Orbicular and reniform touching beneath 9. cucuhaii. 



,, ,, not touching . . 8. 



8. Orbicular oblique-oval . . .8. capshicofa. 



„ roundish . . .7. carpopha(/a. 



1. H. nana, Hott. (cotis/m-sa, Esp.) 31-36 mm. Forewings 

 fuscous, purplish-tinged, with suffused white basal, apical, and 

 two dorsal blotches ; subbasal, first, and second lines edged with 

 black ; orbicular and a confluent blotch below it white, outlined 

 with black, reniform edged with white and outlined with black, 

 space between them white or yellowish ; subterminal line white, 

 blackish-edged. Hindwings light fuscous, darker posteriorly. 



Britain to the Shetlands, N. and E. Ii-eland, local, commoner 

 northwards ; Europe, Asia Minor, N. Asia ; 6-7. Larva pale 

 brown ish-ochreous; dorsal line pale, traversing a series of dark 

 V-shaped marks ; two lateral pale brownish lines ; spiracular 

 whitish ; spiracles pink ; head pale brownish, with four dark 

 streaks ; in seed-capsules of Lychnis and Silene ; 7-9. 



2. H. albimacula, Bkh. 32-35 mm. Forewings yellowish- 

 brown ; subbasal line white, black-edged, preceded by a white 

 spot ; first and second lines black, externally finely white-edged ; 

 orbicular white, brown-centred, outlined with black, placed in 

 a white blotch extending from costa to below middle ; reniform 

 partly white-edged, outlined with black ; subterminal line fine, 

 whitish, interrupted, black-edged anteriorly. Hindwings light 

 fuscous, darker posteriorly. 



Kent, Hants, Devon, scarce, perhaps not constantly resident ; 

 Europe, NW. and WC. Asia; 6. Larva pale brownish- 

 oclu-eous ; dorsal line fine, obscurely pale, traversing a series of 

 blackish spots connected with indistinct V-shaped marks ; supra- 

 spiracular waved, fuscous, indistinct ; head brown-streaked : in 

 seed-capsules of Silene mitans ; 7, 8. 



3. H. compta, F. 29-31 mm. Forewings fuscous, purplish- 

 tinged ; subbasal line white, black-edged, preceded by a white 

 spot, a ferruginous median dash beyond it ; first and second lines 

 blackish-edged, extremities white ; spots outlined with black, 

 orbicular white, reniform white-edged; lower half of median 

 area wholly white except roundish claviform ; subterminal 

 whitish, interrupted, edged with blackish spots. Hindwings 

 light fuscous, darker posteriorly. 



