Eois] STERRHIDAE 237 



face dark fuscous. Antenna! cilia of S irom short paired 

 processes. Posterior tarsi in S 1. Forewings deep yellow- 

 ochreous dusted with black along costa ; first line, median, 

 second, and margins of subterminal ferruginous-ochi'eous, in $ 

 more fuscous, subsinuate ; sonietinies a dark fuscous discal dot 

 on median. Hindwings as forewings, but first line absent, 

 discal dot beyond median. 



Surrey, local ; N. and C. Europe, N. Asia ; 6, 7. 



7. E. holosericata, Buj}. 18-20 mm. Head dark fuscous, 

 fillet ochreous-white, collar pale ochreous. Antennae in ^ fili- 

 form, cilia 1. Posterior tarsi in c? almost 1. Forewings 

 whitish -ochreous, along costa much sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous ; first line, median, second, and margins of subterminal 

 light fuscous, subsinuate. Hindwings as forewings, but costa 

 not dark -sprinkled, first line absent, a blackish discal dot 

 beyond median. 



S. England to Pembroke and Norfolk, local ; C. Europe, 

 Asia Minor ; 7. Larva dull reddish-brown ; dorsal line paler, 

 edged with black lines : on Polygonum aviculare (?) ; 8-5. 



8. E. dilutaria, Hh. (inter jectaria, B. ; osseata, Stt.) 17-20 

 mm. Head dark fuscous, fillet ochreous-white, collar pale 

 ochreous. Antennae in cj filiform, cilia 1. Posterior tarsi in S 

 1. Forewings whitish -ochreous, along costa sprinkled with 

 dark fuscous and brownish -tinged towards base; first line, 

 median, second, and margins of subterminal pale fuscous, sul)- 

 sinuate, darker on costa ; short black terminal marks ; a black 

 discal dot beyond median. Hindwings as forewings, but Avith- 

 out darker costal colouring, first line absent. 



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

 grey-brown, ochreous-marked ; dorsal line pale ochreous, dark- 

 edged, interrupted by white spots on incisions 6-8; lateral ridge 

 ochreous; head ochreous-marked: on Taraxacum, Anagallis, 

 etc. ; 8-5. 



9. E. humiliata, Hufn. {osseata, F.) 17-20 mm. Differs 

 from E. dilutaria as follows : wings darker, slightly black- 

 sprinkled, terminal line dark grey, almost entire, forewings 

 with a dull red costal streak. 



L of Wight, local ; Europe, Asia Minor, N. Africa ; 6, 7. 



10. E. subsericeata, Hiv. {mancuniata, Knaggs) 21-23 mm. 

 Head blackish, fillet white, collar pale ochreous. Antennae in 



$ subdentate, ciha \\. Posterior tarsi in $ |-. Forewings 

 ochreous-white, sprinkled with pale grey ; first line, median, 

 second, and mai-gins of subterminal light ochreous-grey i-egular; 



