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THE GENERA OF BRITISH MOTHS. 15 
PLATE LIV. 
No, 1.—The Wall Gray (Eudorea murana). No. 10.—The Hoary Knot-horn (@ymnancyla canella). 
No. 2.—The Pine Knot-horn (Nephopteryx Abictella). No. 11.—The Cinerous Knot-horn (Ephestia elutella). 
No. 3.—The Rosy Veneer (Burhodope carnella). No. 12.—The Cloaked Knot-horn (Plodia interpuncetella). 
No. 4.—The Birch Knot-horn (Pempelia Betula). No. 13.—The Dingy Veneer (Hypochalcia ahenella). 
No. 5.—The Warted Knot-horn (Acrobasis tumidana). No. 14.—The Cast Knot-horn (Arazes Lotella). 
No. 6.—The Thistle Ermine (Myelophila cribrum). No. 15.—The Honey Moth (Achroia grisella). 
No. 7.—The Porphyry Knot-horn (Myelois suavella). No. 16.—The Honey-comb Moth (Galleria Mellonella). 
No. 8.—The Twin-barred Knot-horn (Homeosoma sinuella). No. 17.—The Caterpillar of the Honey-comb Moth. 
No. 9.—The Double-striped Red Knot-horn (Cryptoblabes No. 18.—The Green-shaded Honey Moth (Aphomiu sociella). 
bistriga). No. 19.—The Double Spot (Melissoblaptes bipunctanus). 
Havine in my last Plate completed the description of all the genera of the extensive family of Tortricide, 
T have now to commence the illustration of the Crambidae. In the arrangement of the genera belonging to this family 
I have followed that finally adopted by the late Mr. Stephens, whose loss is still lamented by all British Entomo- 
logists as one which seems at present irreparable. In his arrangement of this group of our native micro-lepidoptera, 
Mr. Stephens endeavoured, and as it appears to me very successfully, to arrange these insects according to their 
natural affinities, at all events in so far as it is practicable with a collection confined to British species, in which 
many gaps must necessarily occur, and many links exhibiting generic affinities be missing. It is the system of 
arrangement adopted in the British Museum, for which purpose, in fact, Mr. Stephens’ elaborate revision of the 
Crambide was undertaken. 
In this system, the family of the Crambide is divided into five Sub-Families, and twenty-three genera ; the 
Sub-Families being Zudoridi, Phycidi, Galleridi, Crambidi and Chilidi. One of the most distinctive characters of 
the family is the apparent size and width of the wings when flying, and their narrow and slender effect when the 
insect is at rest, and they are compactly folded close to the body. They are also distinguished by the length of 
the palpi. These characters, however, are not common to the whole family, though they so remarkably distinguish 
the typical genera. They abound in cool grassy places, and generally appear between May and September. By 
some authors the whole family is simply restricted to the two genera, Crambus and Chilo. 
The Sub-Family Zudoridi contains but one genus, Eudorea. 
The genus Zudorea is a very extensive one, containing thirteen species, which are distinguished by the 
length of the maxillary palpi which project beyond the labial palpi. The fore-wings are moderately broad, and are 
not folded in repose as with the typical Crambidae. The Caterpillars are dull coloured, with horny spots, and feed 
on lichens protecting their progress by a continuous tunnel of closely woven web. 
Eudorea murana (the Wall Gray, No. 1). The Caterpillar of this species is pale brown, the head and 
second segment being black. It is found among moss in June. The perfect Moth appears in June and July. It 
is a widely distributed species, being found in both southern and northern districts, but more commonly towards 
the north, especially in the West Riding of Yorkshire. 
The other species are EZ. Cembre, E. Ambigualis, EB. Pyralella, B. truncicolella, E. Crategella, E. 
Frequentella, E. Portlandica, EB. resinea, E. lineola, BE. angustea, E. alpina, and E. pallida. All these species 
have a great family resemblance. They generally repose during the day on the under side of branches, or on the 
sheltered side of some stony ledge. Ambigualis, pyratella and frequentella are common ; the others are more or 
less local. They are all rather obscure in colour. They are classed by some authors with the Tinie. 
The second Sub-Family of Orambide is that of the Phycidi, which is much more extensive than the last, 
and contains thirteen genera : Nephopteryx, Eurhodope, Pempelia, Acrobasis, Myelophila, Myelois, Homeosoma, 
Cryptoblabes, Gymnancyla, Ephestia, Plodia, Hypochaleia, and Araxes. The chief characters of these genera are— 
