360 AECTIAD^. 



1896. Pericallia matronula. 



Noctua matronula, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 509 (1758); Esp. Schmett. iv. 



p. 44, pi. 86. ff. 1-5; Staud. Cat. p. 57; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 257. 

 PhalcBna idriensis, Scop. Annus N. H. v. p. 113 (1772). 

 Bomhyx matrona, Hiibn. Eur. Scbmett. ii. ff. 238, 239 ; Godt. Lep. Fr. iv. 



p. 333, pi. 34. f. 5. 



Head and thorax black-brown ; palpi except at tips, basal joint 

 of antennte, bars above irons and above eyes, and edges of tegulge 

 crimson ; outer edge of tegulse and patagia with yellow stripes ; 

 thorax with crimson stripes and metathorax edged with crimson ; 

 pectus crimson ; legs fuscous, the femora above and stripes on hind 

 tibiae and spots on tarsi crimson ; abdomen crimson, with dorsal 

 and lateral series of black spots and sublateral fuscous patches. 

 Pore wing olive-brown, with pale yellow spot in and below base of 

 cell, often joined to an antemedial spot on or just below costa ; a 

 medial spot on costa extending into the cell ; a postmedial patch 

 extending to vein 5, with a small spot beyond it just below costa, 

 sometimes confluent with it ; traces of a dark medial band some- 

 times present; a postmedial yellow spot sometimes present oner 

 above vein 2. Hind wing orange, with irregularly waved medial 

 black band often reduced to spots ; a large discoidal spot ; a sub- 

 terminal maculate band, sometimes complete, sometimes interrupted 

 at middle. 



Hah. E. France ; Germany, Zeller and Frey Colls. ; Livonia ; 

 Hungary ; Switzerland ; Russia. E.vj^i. 80-92 millim. 



Larva. Kirby, Eur. Butt. & Moths, p. 102. 



Early stages whitish ; later stages dark brown with tufts of long 

 reddish-brown hair. Food-plants when young, hazel, elm, etc., 

 during later stages on herbaceous plants such as Lonicera xylosteum. 



Sect. IV. {Mthalida). Antenna of male ciliated. 



A. Vertex of thorax with dark stripes. 



a. Fore wing with usually complete postmedial white 



band erosa. 



b. Fore wing with irregular postmedial, usually conjoined, 



white patches on costal and inner areas matherana. 



B. Vertex of thorax with dark spots. 



a. Fore wing with the markings white. 



a}. Fore wing with irregular jiostmedial band dislorta. 



b^. Fore wing with medial white patch on costa and 



no postmedial band rudis. 



b. Fore wing with the markings yellowish buff. 



a^. Hind wing crimson conflictalis. 



b^. Hind wing brown. 



«-. Hind wing with yellowish markings on costa and 



inner area and some subterminal spots dora. 



i^. Hind wing with scarlet markings on costa lilutonica. 



C. Vertex of thorax wholly brown. 



a. Hind wing with the markings on costal area scarlet ... dohertyi. 



b. Hind wing with the markings on costal area yellowish, distinguenda. 



