266 NOTODONTINA [bupalits 



3. B. carbonarius, CI. 20-21 mm. Antennal pectinations 

 moderate. Forewings white, slightly ochreous-tinged, strigu- 

 lated with blackish ; lines blackish, first slightly curved, median 

 and second sinuate, praesubterminal somewhat interrupted ; a 

 blackish discal mark beyond median. Hindwings as forewings, 

 but fii'st Ihie absent. 



York to Ross, local ; N. and moimtains of C. Europe ; 5. 

 Larva dull brown, with very obscure darker stripes : on 

 Vaccinium, Erica, birch ; 6, 7. 



4. B. limbarius, F. [conspicicata, Schiff.) 23-26 mm. Antennal 

 pectinations moderate. Forewings orange, costa strigulated 

 with blackish, and sometimes a few strigulae elsewhere ; a ter- 

 minal blackish fascia. Hindwings orange, sprinkled or strigu- 

 lated with blackish. 



Suffolk, Norfolk, Perth, local ; WC. Europe ; 6, 7. Larva 

 greenish-grey ; dorsal line darker ; subdorsal doul)le, dark grey, 

 greenish -edged ; lateral black ; spiracular yellow ] head pale 

 brown, black-marked : on Cytisus ; 8, 9. 



8. Tephronia, Hb. 



Face with appressed scales. Tongue weak. Antennae in $ 

 bipectinated, towards apex simple. Palpi very short, rough- 

 scaled. Thorax somewhat hairy beneath. Femora glabrous ; 

 posterior tibiae with end-spurs only, in $ somewhat dilated. 

 Forewings in c^and $ with fovea; 9 and 10 absent. Hindwings: 

 6 and 7 stalked. 



A peculiar little group, containing only three European 

 species ; correlated with Selidosema. 



1. T. sepiaria, Hufn. {cineraria, Hb.) 20-22 mm. Head 

 whitish-grey. Forewings with scales partly suberect ; pale 

 grey, sprinkled with black ; lines sinuate, first and second black, 

 median fuscous, very indistinct. Hindwings fuscous-whitish, 

 termen fuscous-sprinkled ; median line very faint, second grey, 

 sinuate ; a grey discal dot. 



Pembroke (once) ; C. and S. Europe, WC. Asia ; 7. Larva 

 wrinkled, dull whitish-grey or greenish-grey ; dorsal line palei", 

 dilated on each segment, partly double ; subdorsal double, 

 darker, interrupted ; some lateral interrupted streaks : on lichens 

 growing on walls ; 5, 6. 



9. Synopsia, Hb. 



Face loosely scaled. Tongue developed. Antennae in $ 

 bipectinated, towards apex simple. Palpi rough-scaled. Tliorax 



