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2. E. Siibcordaria (Herr.-Schiifif.).— Fore-wings pale ochreous, with two blackish dcntated lines, 

 and an oval blackish ring in the middle ; hind-wings paler, with one line. The variety Anicu- 

 laria (Eversm.) has greyish fore-wings and whitish hind-wings, clouded towards the hind margin. 

 Inhabits South Russia. 



3. E. Triuotata (IVIetzn.). — Gre)'ish or whitish -ochreous, speckled with black, with the 

 second line, a marginal line, and a black dot on all the wings ; fore-wings with the first line, 

 and with two black spots on the costa in addition. Inhabits Turkey, Greece, and Asia Minor. 



GENUS XIV. — DIASTICTIS (HUBN.). 



Slender ; the hind-wings rather paler than the fore-wings, and slightly projecting in the 

 middle ; the larva smooth and slender. It transforms itself between leaves which it has spun 

 together. The only species, D. Artesiaria (Fabr.), is violet-grey, finely dusted with darker, with 

 light nervures, rusty-yellow in cell 3 as far as the suffused subterminal line, with a black 

 central spot, a dark transverse line before the middle, and a whitish one behind, parallel to 

 the hind margin. Expands from \\ to iJ- inches. Inhabits Central Europe, except the north- 

 west, from June to August. The larva is yellowish-green, with white lines on the back and 

 sides. It feeds on willow in May and June. The moth is figured at PI. 49, Fig. 7. 



GENUS XV. — MACARIA (CURT.). 



Slender, with delicate wings, pale grey, dusted with darker ; the fore-wings with three 

 suffused lines, sometimes very indistinct, which rise from dark costal spots, and the two outer- 

 most of which are continued on the hind-wings, and a large costal spot in front placed on the 

 wholly suffused submarginal line ; hind-wings equally broad on the costa and inner margin, 

 and often with a projecting angle in the middle of the hind margin. The larvae are slender, 

 with a heart-shaped head, and feed in August and September; and the moths, which expand 

 about \\ inches, appear from May to July. 



* I. M. Alteiiiata (W. V.). — Greyish-white, speckled with grey, with rusty-brown costal 

 spots, a large black spot beyond the middle intersected by light nervures, and a deep excavation 

 below the tip, where the fringes are black ; the angle of the hind-wings is very prominent. 

 Inhabits the greater part of Europe, and Northern and Western Asia. The larva is reddish- 

 brown, with a dark brown stripe on the sides. It feeds on fir. 



* 2. M. Notata (Linn.), {Small Peacock Moth). — Very near Alteriiata, but of a more yellowish- 

 white, the concavity on the hind margin of the fore-wings shallower, and the fringes grey, 

 spotted with whitish. As widely distributed as Altcrnata. The larva is green, with reddish- 

 brown heart-shaped spots on the back, and a stripe of the same colour on the sides. It feeds 

 on birch and willow. The moth is figured at PL 43, Fig. 5. 



3. M. Sigiiaria (Hiibn.). — Wings greyish-white, dusted with brown ; the fore-wings with grey 

 transverse lines and a dark grey spot on the costa before the tip, and another behind the middle ; 

 hind margin dotted with black, and the concavity very shallow ; the tips of the hind-wings slightly 

 prominent. Inhabits Central Europe, except the west, and the Altai. The larva is green, with 

 two white lines on the back, and a yellowish stripe on the sides. It feeds on fir. 



"■4. M. Liturata (\J\\\\\). — Wings violet-grey, with the subterminal line suffused, and broadly 

 bordered in front with rusty-brown ; fore-wings with black costal spots ; the concavity of the 

 fore-wings and the projecting angle of the hind-wings are very slight. Its range is as extensive 



