246 NOTODONTINA [leucophthalmia 



median. Hiiidwings as forewings, but discal dot sometimes 

 grey-circled. 



England to Yoi'k, common ; C. Europe ; 5, 6. Larva reddish- 

 brown, witli yellow markings : on beech ; 8, 9. 



6. L. annulata, Schulze {omicronaria, Hb.) 20-23 mm. Head 

 ochreous-wliite, npper part of face ochreous-fuscous. Forewings 

 yellow -whitish, posteriorly suffused with ochreous - yellowish ; 

 first and second lines irregularly dentate, blackish ; median 

 dentate, dark grey, suffused into second ; praesubterminal 

 grey, indistinct ; a black discal ring before median. Hindwings 

 as forewings, but discal ring touching median line, which is 

 obsolete above it. 



England, nither common ; C. Europe, Asia Minor ; 5, 6. 

 Larva green ; dorsal and subdorsal lines yellow ; incisions 

 yellowish ; head reddish-brown : on maple ; 7, 8. 



6. Calothysanis, Hb. 



Antennae in $ bipectinated, towards apex simple. Pos- 

 terior tibiae in $ and ^ with all spurs present. Hindwings : 

 6 and 7 stalked. 



A rather small Indo-Malayan genus, of which tlie single 

 strictly European species is a straggler. 



1. C. amata, L. (amataria, L.) 27-31 nuu. Face dark 

 crimson-fuscous, fillet white, collar brownish-ochreous. Fore- 

 wings whitish-ochreous, much sprinkled with grey ; first line 

 faint ; median dark red, straight, running to apex ; second 

 grey, sinuate, confluent above with median ; a grey linear discal 

 dot ; a deep crimson terminal line. Hindwings as forewings, 

 but first line and discal dot absent, median to middle of costa, 

 second to before apex ; termen caudate-angulated. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, S. Ii'cland, common (scarce in 

 Scotland) ; Europe, WC. and N. Asia ; 6, 7. Larva brownish- 

 grey ; dorsal and subdorsal lines whitish; 6-9 with double 

 dorsal fuscous spot ; liead brown : on Rumex, etc. ; 8-5, 



3. GEOMETRIDAE. 



Face smooth. Tongue developed. Forewings : 10 rising 

 out of 9. Hindwings : 5 fully developed, approximated to 6 

 towards base, rising much above middle of transverse vein, 8 

 shortly anastomosing or connected with or appressed to upper 

 margin of cell near base, thence rapidly diverging or sometimes 

 appi'oximatcd to near middle. 



