204 . AECTIAD^. 



Phalcsna processionea, Miill. Natursystein. v. p. 662, pi. 22. f. 2 (1774). 

 Fhalmia palladia, Fourcr. Ent. Paris, ii. p. 2G2 (1785). 

 Bomhi/x melanoptera, Brabm, Ins. Kalend. ii. p. 435 (1791). 

 Eupropiafunerca, Eversm. Bull. Mosc. 1847 (3) p. 77, pi. 5. f. 5 ; Herr.- 



Schiltf. Schruett. Eur. yi. p. 53, f. 167 ; Staud. Cat. p. 55 ; Kirby, Cat. 



Het. p. 343. 

 Spiris striata, Tar. 'pallida, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1877, p. 360. 



Head orange ; frons and branches of antennae blackish ; tegulae 

 and patagia yellow with black patches ; thorax mostly black; legs 

 streaked with black ; abdomen orange, with dorsal black bands and 

 lateral points, the ventral surface whitish with series of black spots. 

 Fore wing orange-yellow, with black streaks in the interspaces and 

 discoidal lunula, the streaks partially interrupted by a subterminal 

 line of the ground-colour ; a terminal black line ; inner margin and 

 cilia deep orange. Hind wing deep orange ; the costal area black, 

 connected with a large discoidal lunule ; diffused black streaks ou 

 base of median nervure and vein 1 ; a terminal black band, narrow- 

 ing to tornus and with irregular inner edge. 



Ab. 1. pallida. Fore wing with the streaks more or less 

 reduced. 



Ab. 2. funerea. Hind wing with the orange reduced to streaks 

 below end of cell. 



Ab. 3. melanoptera. Hind wing with the cilia only orange. 



Hah. Europe except polar region, Brii.ain, France, Germany, 

 Zeller Coll., Switzerland, Frey Coll., Croatia, Frey Coll., ab. melano- 

 ptera ; Asia Minor ; Armenia ; Stria ; Amdrland, ab. funerea. 

 Exp. 34-42 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 38 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. ii. p. 237, pi. 69. f. 1 b. 



Blackish ; tubercles yellowish ; hairs brown ; dorsal line orange- 

 j-ellow ; spiracnlar line whitish ; head black. Food-plants, grasses, 

 Erica, etc. 8-5. 



1605. Euprepia cribraria. 



Bombyx cribraria, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 507 (1758) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 



p. 343. 

 Bombyx cribrum, Linn. Fauu. Suec. p. 302 (1761); Esp. Schmett. iii. 



p. 353, pi. 69. f. 1 ; Godt. Lep. Fr. v. p. 26, pi. 43. ff. 1,2; Curt. Brit. 



Ent. i. pi. 56 ; Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 92 ; Staud. Cat. p. 55. 

 Bombyx cribrellum, Esp. Schmett. Suppl. iii. p. 47, pi. 87. if. 2, 3 (1786). 

 Bombyx Candida, Cyr. Ent. Neap. i. p. 5, pi. vi. f. 5 (1787) ; Godt. Lep. 



Fr. V. p. 28, pi. 43. ff. 3, 4. 

 Eyprepia coscinia, Ochs. Schmett. Eur. iii. p. 300 (1810) ; Boisd. Icones, 



ii. p. 91, pi. 57. ff. 1, 2; Dup. Lep. Fr. iii. p. 11, pi. i. f . 2 ; Herr.- 



Schaff. Schmett. Eur. ii. p. 150. 

 Bombyx colon, Hiibn. Vogel u. Schmett. pi. 37 (1827) ; id. Eur. Schmett. ii 



Bomb. ii. f. 119 ; Freyer, Neue Beitr. i. p. 19, pi. 9. f. 3, & ii. p. 78, pi. 140.. 



f.2. 

 Bombyx chrysocephala, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett. ii. Bomb. ii. f. 251 (1827) ; 



Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 344. 

 Bombyx albeola, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett. ii. Bomb. ii. f. 337 (1827). 

 Coscinia cyrilli, Hiibn. Verz. p. 169 (1827). 



Lithosia bifasciata, Eamb. Ann. Soc. Eut. Fr. i. p. 270, pi. 8. f. 2 (1832) ; 

 Boisd. Icones, ii. p. 93, pi. 57. f. 3 ; Dup. Lep. Fr. Suppl. iii. p. 7, pi. i. 



ff. \,a,b; Staud. Cat. p. 65 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 344. 

 Emydia rippertii, Boisd. Icones, ii. p. 94, pi. 57. f. 4 (1834); Dup. Lep. 



Fr. Suppl. iii. p. 13, pi. i. f. 3 ; Herr.-ScLiitf. Eur. Schmett .ii. p. 149, f. 47. 



