292 EUROIEAX B(JTTERFtIES AND MoTllS. 



ollicrs class them with the Pyralidcs ; and Sarrothriptis, which was long considered to be 

 a Tortrix, is now placed by Staudinger with Nyctcola and the Cldocplwridcs, as a small 

 family preceding the LitJiosiida: ; while Herrich-Schaffer places the Chlocphorida (inclusive of 

 Sarrothripus and Nyctcola) nearly in the position which they occupy in the present work, 

 towards the end of the Noctuce. 



GENUS I. — NYCTEOLA (HERR.-SCHAFF.). 



Fore-wings with pointed tips and an oblique curved hind margin ; hind-wings smoothly 

 rounded, and contracted below the tips ; antenna; of the male scarcely ciliated ; nervures 

 3 and 4 and 6 and 7 of the hind-wings not stalked. The only species, N. Falsalis (Herr.-Schaff.), 

 has ashy-grey fore-wings, with the tip divided ; whiter in front, and dark grey on the hind 

 margin, and a black spot bordered with pale before the middle in cell i b, from which a whitish 

 and a black line run to the costa, between which the ground-colour is pale yellow ; hind-wings 

 pale grey. Expands about three-quarters of an inch. Inhabits South Europe and Syria. 



GENUS II. — NOLA (LEACH). 



Fore-wings short, much widened behind, with moderately pointed tips, and a slightly-curved 

 hind margin, with more or less distinct patches of raised scales below the costa, towards the 

 base, as well as before and beyond the middle ; grey or whitish, with two dark or pale trans- 

 verse stripes, and a subterminal line ; the elbowed line curved, forming one arch below the 

 costa ; hind-wings short, rounded, and without markings ; nervules 3 and 4, as well as 6 and 7, 

 rise on long stalks, or nervule 4 is wanting. The antennte of the males are strongly ciliated, 

 and sometimes pectinated. The larvEB, which have fourteen legs, are broad and flat, with hairy 

 warts ; and the moths rest on the trunks of trees, with their wings slightly sloping. 



I. ^V. Togatnlalis (Hiibn.). — Fore-wings pale grey, darker in the central area, with trans 

 verse lines, the inner line forming long teeth, and the elbowed line finely dentated above ; and 

 there is a thick black transverse line between them. Expands from i to i^ inches. Inhabits 

 Southern and South-Central Europe in June and July. The larva is dirty white, with two 

 blackish stripes on the sides ; it feeds on lichens growing on trees and rocks, in May. 

 {N. (.?) Dardouiiiida, Mill., found at Marseilles in September, resembles Togatnlalis, but expands 

 less than i inch, the fore-wings are broad at the tip, and the costal nervure is straighter than 

 in any Nola ; thus it probably connects this genus with Ayctcola.) 



*2. N. Ciicullatella (Linn.). — Fore-wings reddish-grey, with the basal area dark brown, and 

 bordered by a thick black curved line ; the elbowed line is slender and dentated. Expands 

 about three-quarters of an inch. Common throughout Europe in June and July. The larva 

 is }-ellowish-gre)-, with a white line on the back, and deep incisions. It feeds on sloe, apple, 

 &c., in May. 



*3. N. Strigjtla (W. V.). — Fore-wings pale grey, slightly suffused with brownish in the 

 marginal area, and with two black transverse lines, the inner line slightly waved, and the 

 elbowed line finely zigzag ; the subterminal line white, crossed by black nervures ; hind-wings 

 dark grey, with nervules 3 and 4 on a long stalk. Expands nearly i inch. Widely distributed 

 in Southern and Central Europe in June and July, but not very common. The larva is 

 yellowish or flesh-coloured, with a black transverse spot on the 8th segment. It feeds on oak 

 in May. 



