NKMOTOIS. r)3 



4. minimellus (Mann), Sla. Cat. p. 10 (ISM)); Zoll. L. K. viii. 

 7(5; H.-S. ? — var. (^? J)in,/cr//('//r/, ^ia. c? -^''^ anticis viritli-aureis 

 postice cupvcis, //«m Oa.ia/l costaiii versus nig-ra, fasi-ia urbnlom. satnratc 

 violacea poiic incdiinn ; alis postiris violacco-g'riscis (inlcrihun albido- 

 griseis, apicc violacco-grisco) ; $ alis anticis saUiratiorilius ; alis ))os- 

 ticis saturate violaceo-griseis; autonnis noa bicrassnik. l<L\p. al. S.V lin. 



Male. Head, face, and pal[)i black. Antenna^ wliitc; the basal 

 joint and several of the succeeding joints black. Anterior wings green- 

 isli-golden, towards the ape.x. coppery, witii a black .s/rea/c at the base 

 near the costa, and beyond the nii(l(lle an obscure deep violet fascia, 

 outwardly concave and rather expanded on the costa ; cilia cojipery- 

 golden. Posterior wings greyish-violet ; cilia pale grey. (In sonic s])c- 

 ciniens the posterior wings are whitisli, with only tin; apex, violet-grey). 

 Feiiiah. Head ferruginous. Antenn;e not Ihicl.nwd. Anterior wings 

 darker tlian in the males. Posterior wings dark violet-grey, with the 

 cilia a little paler. 



Occurs in moist places in 'ruly, among ScaJ/iosa succisa, in 

 Scotland ; also in the hilly field, near Mickleliam, (The 8i)eci- 

 mcns with dark underwinii-s agree i)recisely with th(- continental 

 species; and those with light nnderwings I am (piitc unable to 

 distinguish specilically; all have the characteristic hlai k streak al 

 the base well-defined. The discovery of the larva- will throw 

 liglit on this, at present, " vexata qua-stio") 



Family III. Tl Y P O N ^1 E U T I D.E, S/a. 



Palpi labiales luediocres. I'alpi niaxillarcs desunt. Caput lanatum 

 vel hevigatum. Ocelli nulli. Haustelluni mediocre, rarius scpiania- 

 tnra. Al;e anteriores eU)ngala^, ciliis incdiocriI)Us. I.arva sa'pe 

 gregaria. 



I.abial palpi of moderate length. Maxillary palpi wanting. Head 

 rough or smooth. Ocelli none. Tongue of moderate length, mostly 

 naked. Anterior wings elongate, with moderate or rather short cilia. 

 Larva frequently gregarious, living in a conuuon tent. 



Although the species composing this family ai)pear to have, 

 considerable affinities with each other, it set'ms impossible to 

 bring them under any general definition. 



The two first genera have been placed with Thiea, but are in 

 many respects very discordant there; moreover a coiniecting link 

 between Scijlhropia and Jf///joiioiiieula is furnished by the conti- 

 nental species JF//jjoiiOii/eiila rnJiniUrcl/iis, Zell., which, though in 

 other respects a true H///jonoiaet(la, has a roiu/h head ; the larvae 



