548 TORTKIOINA [pualonia 



augulated in disc, cilia spotted with fuscous ; hindwings grey, 

 towards base white strigulated with grey. 



Kent, Essex, local ; France ; 7. Larva in stems and roots 

 of Eryngium marithnum ; 9-4. 



5. P. smeathmanniana, /'. 14-18 mm. Forewings elongate, 

 costa slightly arched ; light ochreous-yellow, with several obscure 

 23ale submetallic striae ; slender antemedian and subterminal 

 ferruginous fasciae, somewhat mixed with dark fuscous, jjarallel 

 to tcrmen, widely intei-rupted beneath costa. Hindwings pale 

 grey, darker in 5 . 



Britain to Perth, local ; N. and C. Europe, Asia Minor, N. 

 America ; 6, 7. Larva brown-grey ; head blackish-bi'own : in 

 flower-heads of Anthemu, Achillea, and Centam'ea ; 9, 10. 



6. P. badiana, lib. 16-20 mm. Forewings with costa 

 moderately arched ; pale ochreous, with several obscure 

 shining whitish striae ; a dark brown spot along base of 

 costa ; a narrow dark brown antemedian fascia, angulated 

 above middle, interrupted below angle, abruptly dilated on 

 dorsum ; subterminal fascia represented by dark brown spots 

 on costa and dorsum, and a very indistinct spot between them. 

 Hindwings rather dark grey. 



Britain to the Clyde, E. Ireland, rather common ; C. 

 Europe ; 7. Larva in stems and roots of Arctium lajipa ; 

 9-4. 



7. P. cnicana, Dhld. 14-16 mm. Differs from P. badiana as 

 follows : forewings with markings bright ferruginous-brown, 

 antemedian fascia less angulated, less distinctly interrupted, 

 not dilated on dorsum. 



Britain to the Shetlands, E. Ireland, conuiion ; C. Europe ; 

 6, 7. Larva in stems and roots of Carduus ; 9-4. 



8. P. tesserana, Tr. 10-15 mm. Forewings with costa 

 slightly arched ; bright ferruginous ; two quadrate ochreous- 

 yellowish spots on costa before and beyond middle ; some- 

 times two larger similar spots on dorsum alternating with 

 these; sometimes several leaden -metallic striae edging the 

 spots. Hindwings grey. 



Britain to Argyll, common ; C. and S. Europe, WC. Asia to 

 N. Persia ; 6, 7. Larva in roots of Picris (and probably Hiera- 

 cium) ; 9-4. 



9. P. affinitana, Dyl. {cancellana, Z.) 12-15 mm. Fore- 

 wings elongate, costa gently arched ; light brownish-ochreous, 

 submetallic, strigulated with fuscous ; a slender straight 

 brownish antemedian fascia parallel to termen, interrupted 



