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at Dumfries, which requires confirmation, it was included 

 in j\[r. K. Birchall's Irish List, but probably in error ; Mr. 

 Kane has investigated the records in that country and has 

 found them to be referable to Hcmithea thymiarid. Abroad 

 it is found almost all over Europe, except Italy and Portugal, 

 but including Turkey ; also in Bithynia, Armenia, the moun- 

 tainous regions of Central Asia, Tartary, the Corea, and 

 China. 



Genus 5. PHORODESMA. 



Antenna? of the male short, strongly pectinated to near 

 the tip, which is filiform ; palpi slender ; head rather rough 

 on the top ; thorax and abdomen very smooth, the latter 

 short ; fore wings rather elongate, bluntly pointed ; hind 

 wings somewhat elongated, with smoothly even, rounded 

 hind margins. 



LarV/E short, rugose, clothing themselves with small frag- 

 ments of vegetable substances. 



We have two species, readily recognised. 



A. Wings bright green, with white lines and discal 



spot. P. smnraydaria. 



A-. Wings rich pea-green, with chequered pale brown 



borders. p. hijularia. 



1. P. smarag-daria, i7/6&.— Expanse li to If inch. 

 Body and wings soft bright green ; costa of fore wings edged 

 with fulvous ; discal spot and transverse lines white ; hind 

 wings whiter toward the base. 



Antennte of the male pectinated with short, curved, ciliated 

 teeth which do not reach the apex, white ; palpi rather pro- 

 jecting, pale tawny ; face and head smooth rich greeii except 

 the lower part of the face, which is pale tawny ; collar 

 whitish-fulvous or pinkish-white ; thorax covered with very 

 soft long scales, light green, shading off to paler at the back ; 

 abdomen rather slender, shining white, every seginent barred 



