6 LEPIDOPTERA. 



Abroad it. inhabits most parts of Central Europe, Soiitii 

 Sweden, Northern Italy, Sicily, Livonia, South Eastern 

 liussia. South Eastern Turkey, Bithynia, Pontus, and Tar- 

 tary. 



Genus 28. EUBOLIA. 



Antennas of the male pectinated ; palpi blunt ; head 

 lough with raised scales which project forward ; thorax 

 pough ; abdomen smooth ; fore wings broadly trigonate, 

 pointed, narrow at the base; hind wings elongated, ample, 

 vein 1 complete, veins 7 and 8 joined more than half way 

 down the cell. 



Lahv^ elongate, cylindrical but a little swollen beliind ;. 

 the head round. Feeding on low-growing plants. 



PuPiS) subterranean. 



We have four species, readily discriminated. 



A. Fore wings light brown with deep brown central band. 



B. Basal blotch of the colour of the band ; discal spot 



absent. K. ecrvinala. 



B-. Basal blotch of the ground colour ; discal spot a black 



dot. E. mvnsuraria. 



A-. Fore wings whitish-grey. 



C. Central band rather deeper grey, toothed outwardly. 



E. hipionctaria. 

 C-. Central band straight, oblicjue, formed of two red- 

 brown stripes. E. palumharia. 



1. E. palumbaria, Srhiff. ; plumbaria, Stnucl. Cat. 

 — Expanse Ij inch. Fore wings trigonate. pointed, ])ale 

 slate-grey, with two or three slender transverse red-brown 

 stripes, the third shaded inwardly ; a red-brown streak runs 

 into the apex. Hind wings smoky-white. 



Antennae of the male pectinated throughout with slender, 

 oblique, ciliated teeth, grey, the shaft glossy ; palpi porrected,. 



