24 LEPIDOPTERA. 



The moth flies in the sunshine ovei^ heather, on mountain 

 sides, at a considerable elevation, and is exceedingly local, 

 but not scarce. Its only certain localities in these Islands 

 are in Scotland, and are confined to mountains in Perth- 

 shire, Aberdeenshire. Inverness-shire and perhaps West 

 Ross ; a statement of the capture, many years ago, of a 

 specimen on Ingleborough, Yorkshire, having never been 

 confirmed, and being very probably erroneous. Yet there 

 appears to be no reason why it should not occur on the 

 mountains of the Lake District. Abroad it is found on the 

 Alps, the mountains of Silesia and other parts of Germany, 

 in Livonia, Finland, Lapland, and Norway. 



Genus 13. NUMERIA. 



Antennas obliquely pectinated in the male, minutely 

 dentate in the female ; palpi distinct ; head, thorax and 

 abdomen smooth, the latter not very slender; fore wings 

 broad, with strongly arched costa, and pointed apex hind 

 wings broad. 



We have but one species. 



1. N. pulveraria, L. — Expanse \\ to H inch. Wings 

 all brownish-drab, dusted with chocolate ; middle of fore 

 wings occupied by a broad complete chocolate transverse 

 band, outwardly excavated ; on the hind wings is an incom- 

 plete clouded narrow band of the same colour. 



Antennas of the male pectinated with rather short, oblique, 

 solid teeth, thickly ciliated throughout, and at their tips 

 rather thickened, light brown ; palpi short but distinct, 

 golden-brown ; face smooth pale drab, separated from the 

 upper part of the head, which is less smooth, by a transverse 

 channel ; head, thorax, and abdomen golden-brown, all 

 moderately smooth ; lateral tufts hardly perceptible ; anal 

 tuft small. Fore wings very broad ; costa more than usually 

 arched throughout ; apex sharply angulated ; hind margin 

 smoothly and regularly curved ; dorsal margin also a little 



