CF.EAMICA. BRITHY3. 447 



and annulus, somewhat angled inwards on median nervure, and 

 with a diffused yellowish streak beyond it ; traces of a whitish 

 subterrainal line angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle. 

 Hind wing almost pure white, the veins tinged with brown ; the 



Fig. 124. — Ccramica pida, J. \. 



cilia reddish brown on apical half; the underside with small 

 brown discoidal spot, the costal area irrorated "with rufous extending 

 on termen to vein 3. 



Hah. Canada {Norman), 1 $ ; U.S.A., E. States, 6 d" , 1 $ type 

 and type contraria, Massachusetts, Cambridge {Boll), 1 c? , Kew 

 York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Virginia, Nebraska, Colorado. Exp.^ 

 fS 36, $ 40 millim. 



Larva. Head dark red. Body black, with broad yellow subdorsal 

 and stigmatal bands, the dorsal space dotted with yellow, lateral 

 space crossed by fine vertical yellow lines, slightly reticulated ; 

 subventral area with irregular yellow lines in a broken reticulation. 

 Feet and venter dark red. — H. G. D. 



• Genus BRITHYS. 



Tjpe. 



Brithys, Hubn. Verz. p. 226 (1827) encausia. 



Cocyiia,, Treit. Schmett. Eur. x. 2, p. 29 (1834), nee Boisd. Lep. 



(1829) pancraiii. 



Glottula, Guen. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. yi. p. 359 (1837) pancraiii. 



Proboscis weak ; palpi obliquely porrect, tbickly scaled ; frons smooth ; eyes 

 large, rounded; antennae of male ciliated; head and thorax clothed chiefly 

 with scales and without distinct crests; abdomen with dorfal ci'cst at base 

 only. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved ; veins 

 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing 

 with 8 to form the arcole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from 

 angle of cell or shortly stalked ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 

 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



A. Fore wing with the ground-colour reddish brown. 



a. Fore wing with the basal area brown suffused with fuscous, pancrati. 

 I). Fore wing with the biisal area silky leaden grey crini. 



B. Fore wing white tinged with ilesh-colour cncansta. 



1790, Brithys pancratii. 



Noctua pancraHi, Cyr. Ent. Nap. pi. 12. f. 4 (1787); Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., 

 Noct. f. 391; Godt. Lep. Fr. v. p. 262, pi. 70. ff. 1, 2; Mill. Icones, 

 pi. 54. fr. 6, 9 ; Staud. Gat. Lep. pal. p. 154. 



Head and thorax dark brown or blackish ; tarsi ringed with 



