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abdomen very slightly crested. The only species, T. Fovea (Tr.), has dark violet-brown fore-wings, 

 with a large claviform stigma filled up with black, and black spots in front on the subterminal 

 line; the reniform stigma and the suffused band above the inner margin pale yellow; hind- 

 wings dark brownish-grey. Expands about li inches. A rather scarce species, inhabiting 

 Hungary, Carinthia, and Dalmatia in September and October; it produces a sound when flying. 

 The larva is yellowish, with yellowish-red heart-shaped spots on the back, divided with paler, 

 and oblique streaks of the same colour on the sides. It lives on oak-bushes in July and 

 August 



GENUS XX. — EPUNDA (DUP.). 



Allied to Polia, but the abdomen is not crested, and the antenn.ne are pectinated in the 

 male. The only species, * E. Lichcnea (Hiibn.), has olive-grey fore-wings, varied with grey, 

 blackish, and reddish, which confuses the markings ; but the transverse lines are grey, and 

 bordered with black ; the subterminal line is preceded by a row of black arrow-headed spots ; 

 the stigmata are outlined with paler, the reniform stigma is spotted, and the orbicular stigma 

 pupilled with black within ; the claviform stigma is short and blackish. The fringe is yellowish, 

 preceded by a row of black dashes ; hind-wings dirty white, with a central lunule and dentated 

 line, and the marginal line blackish. The female is greener, with the markings better defined. 

 Expands from i| to \\ inches. Common in Western Europe from July to September. The 

 variety Viridicincta (Freyer), from Sicily, has pale grey fore-wings and pale olive-green markings. 

 The larva is green till the third moult, and then brown ; it lives on sorrel, ragwort, &c., 

 till April. 



GENUS XXI. — POLIA (TR.). 



Middle-sized moths, with both thorax and abdomen slightly crested, and the antennse of 

 the male dentated. The fore-wings have a long, oblique, and moderately-curved hind margin, 

 which passes into the inner ma'-gin. They are of a paler or darker grey, and the markings 

 resemble those of lichen-covered rocks, and are generally confused and seldom sharply defined ; 

 the elbowed line is dentated, and the subterminal line is faint, frequently consisting only of 

 small spots, and it forms a slight \V ; the hind-wings are broad and rounded, scarcely contracted 

 below the tips ; they are whitish in the male, and grey in the female. The larvje are slender 

 and cylindrical, and feed on low plants. Most of them hybernate, and change to pupae in the 

 ground. The moths usually appear in autumn, and may be found sitting on rocks ; but Polymita 

 and Chi also rest on tree-trunks. 



1. P. Serpentina (Tr.). — Fore-wings dark moss-green, with slender black transverse lines and 

 a white reniform stigma ; the subterminal line is indicated by white dots, in front of which 

 stand black triangles ; the hind margin is marked with black lunules, and the fringes are 

 spotted with yellowish ; hind-wings white in the male, and dark grey, with the base lighter, 

 in the female. Expands about i^ inches. Occurs in Carinthia, Dalmatia, and Corcyra in 

 September. The larva is flesh-coloured, with a dark brown stripe on the back and a brown 

 line on the sides ; belly yellowish. It feeds on chickwecd, &c., till Ma\'. 



2. P. Polymita (Linn.). — Fore-wings dark olive-brown, with distinct simple black transverse 

 lines bordered with white, and black triangles on the hind margin ; the two stigmata and the 

 suffused band are varied with white, and the thorax is spotted with white. Size of Serpentina. 

 Found in a great part of Central Europe, except the west, in July, but rather scarce. Larva 



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