154 CARADRININA [ophiusa 



brownish, subterminal suffusedly brownish -edged ; dot-like 

 orbicular, transverse reniform narrowed above, and one or two 

 dots beyond it very dark brown. Hindwings light fuscous, 

 ochreous-tinged, darker posteriorly. 



England to York, local ; C. Europe, N. Asia ; 6, 7. Larva 

 purple-pinkish, more whitish laterally, sprinkled with red- 

 brownish : dorsal, subdorsal, and spiracular lines orange, edged 

 with white : on Vicia cracca ; 5. 



2. 0. craccae, F. 39-45 mm. Head above and collar deep 

 brown. Forewings whitish-grey, indistinctly brownish-sti'igu- 

 lated, more strongly posteriorly, veins pale ; subbasal, first, 

 median, and second lines indicated by small dark brown spots 

 on costa ; orbicular forming a minute black dot ; reniform 

 narrow, crescentic, partly black-edged, especially anteriorly; 

 subterminal line hardly paler, preceded by a darker suffusion 

 towards costa. Hindwings pale yellowish-fuscous; a suffused 

 darker fuscous terminal band. 



Devon, local ; C. and S. Europe, WC. Asia to Turkestan ; 7. 

 Larva dark brown, becoming brownish-ochreous laterally ; 

 dorsal line dark brown, pale-edged ; subdorsal double, brown ; 

 lateral double, dark brown : on Vicia sylvatica, V. sepium, etc.; 

 5, 6. 



11. ScoLioPTERYX, Germ. 



Head rough -haired, with frontal tuft. Antennae in ^ 

 bipectinated to apex. Palpi rather long, ascending, with dense 

 loose scales, terminal joint rather long, cylindrical. Thorax 

 with collar forming a prominent hood, crested in middle. 

 Abdomen slightly crested near base. Tibiae rough -scaled ; 

 posterior tarsi in (? with two flat scale-tufts on basal joint. 

 Hindwings : 5 somewhat approximated to 4. 



Contains only the single species ; it is a development from 

 the group of Phoberia, but is rather widely remote from any 

 European form. Imago with termen of forewings irregularly 

 dentate, concave on upper half. Pupa in a white cocoon. 



1. S. libatrix, L. 42-46 mm. Forewings greyish-ochreous 

 strigulated with fuscous, posteriorly rosy -tinged, veins pos- 

 teriorly whitish ; a short subcostal streak at base, and an 

 irregular median suffusion extending from base to middle 

 orange-reddish mixed with yellow ; a white median basal dot, 

 and another representing orbicular ; reniform sometimes repre- 

 sented by two black dots ; first and second lines more or less 

 pale, fuscous-edged, second double ; some white dots or suffused 



