cies only of the former genus under his name Eyprepia, viz. 

 E. nissica, caia and villica, all of which differ so much in the 

 form of the palpi that they belong to separate divisions, and 

 may hereafter be thought, with the other analogous foreign 

 species, to constitute as many good genera. Figs. 5. and 5 a. 

 are the palpi of E. russica, to show their difference from those 

 of the type E. caia, which are given at 4'. and 4. a. It is a little 

 singular that E. russica, which does not associate so well with 

 the type as E. villica by analogy, should agree much better 

 with it in structure, the palpi of the last-mentioned species 

 being terminated by a long cylindric joint, which is nearly 

 naked. Phalana Plantaginis Linn., which has hitherto been 

 included in Eyprepia, is inadmissible from the great dissimi- 

 litude of the palpi, the first and third joints of which are nearly 

 globose. 



The three species found in this country are amongst the 

 most beautiful of our Moths. E. caia, which is very common 

 in our gardens, (especially in the caterpillar state, when it is 

 seen rambling over the vegetables in every direction,) for the 

 richness and contrast of its colours, as well as the boldness of 

 its markings, is perhaps equal to any other European species. 

 E. villica is equally handsome, but it does not possess that 

 richness and harmony of colour so peculiar to the last species: 

 these two, from their spots, are called Tiger Moths. E. inissica, 

 being the rarest, has been selected for the plate. The female, 

 contrary to most Moths, is smaller than the male and far more 

 rare. The former sex I have taken filing in the day amongst 

 furze-bushes and broom at Coombe Wood, Surry, at the end of 

 June. The caterpillar is thickly covered with reddish brown 

 hairs, has a yellowish line down the back spotted with red, 

 and a row of white spots along each side. A figure of it may 

 be seen in Kleeman's Ins. Bel. tom. i. tab. 20. f. 2. It is pro- 

 bably, like its congeners, a general feeder, as several plants are 

 mentioned for its food. 



Ulex EuropcEus (Common Furze or Whin) is the plant 

 figured. 



