332 LEPIDOPTERA. 



Islands. All may not be genuine — certainly some appear 

 open to doubt — but as no evidence seems to exist of more 

 modern captures, the most reasonable conclusion appears to 

 be tbat this is one of the species which has died out with 

 us, from climatal or other causes, or which has been merely 

 a temporary inhabitant, from immigration and subsequent ex- 

 tinction. It may be remarked, with regard to Mr. Donovan's 

 capture, that Fishguard in Pembrokeshire is a particularly 

 remote spot — I think sixteen miles from the nearest railway 

 station — and that, so far as is known, no effort has been 

 there made to re-discover the insect. 



Its range abroad is somewhat restricted — Germany, Austria, 

 Hungary, Galicia, Piedmont, Spain and South Sweden. 



Genus 30. LUPERINA. 



Antennae notched, ciliated ; eyes naked, without lashes ; 

 thorax only faintly crested at the back ; abdomen with one 

 or two minute crests ; fore wings narrow, blunt ; hind wings 

 rather narrow, vein 5 hardly visible, but arising from the 

 middle of the cross-bar. 



Larvj: dull-coloured, almost without markings, usual 

 raised dots imperceptible ; on grasses, on or near the roots. 



Pup^ subterranean. 



1. L. testacea. Huh. — Expanse \\ to li inch. Fore 

 wings dull brown, central band usually darker, and contain- 

 ing near the dorsal margin one or two black bars ; hind 

 wings of the male pure white, of the female white margined 

 with brown. 



Antennje of the male rather short, ciliated with distinct 

 pairs of tufts of fine bristles so as to resemble minute pecti- 

 nations, which extend to the tips, pale brown ; palpi small 

 and narrowlv tufted, horizontal, dull brown, third joint short 



