MONIMA. 417 



margin ; orbicular and reniform with indistinct pale outlines, the 

 former round or oblique elliptical, often with a black point on 

 inner side, the latter with its lower part filled in with black ; 

 traces of a medial shade sometimes present ; postmedial line re- 

 presented by a series of black points on the veins, excurved from 

 costa to vein 4, then oblique ; subterminal line prominent, ochreous 

 defined by red-brown on inner side, with some fuscous before it at 

 costa and discal fold, and a large diff'used patch on outer side 

 below apes, angled outwards at vein 7 and slightly incurved below 

 vein 3 ; a terminal series of black points. Hind wiug ochreous 

 white sufii'used with fuscous ; the cilia pale ; the underside whitish 

 slightly irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and puncti- 

 form sinuous postmedial line. 



Hah. Japan, Yokohama (Jonas, Pryer), 6 J , 6 $ , type, Kiushiu, 

 2 c? . Erp. 40 millim. 



1744. Monima populeti. 



Bombyx populeti, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. p. 476 (1793); Dup. Lep. Fr. Suppl. 

 ^ iii. 'p. 311, pi. 29. f. 1 ; Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Scbmett. ii. p. 2U2, Noct. 



f. 109 ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 201. 

 Bomhyx suhplumhea, Haw. Lep. Erit. p. 242 (1809). 

 Ortkoskt iniermedia, Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 140 (1829). 

 Kocfua ocularis, Frey. Beitr. i. p. 1(J8, pi. 95. f. 2 (1833). 

 . Orthosia gracilis, Stepb. 111. Brit. Eot., Haust. ii. p. 141 (nee ScbifF.), 

 Taniocampa tremuleti, Teteus, Verb. Ver. Hamb. ii. p. 161 (1876). 



Head and thorax brown mixed with grey; abdomen ochreous 

 brown. Fore wing leaden grey, often more or less suff"used with 

 fuscous and sometimes with a reddish tinge on medial area ; an 

 indistinct subbasal line from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial 

 line rather indistinct, waved, excurved in submedian interspace ; 

 orbicular and reniform large, with fuscous centres and pale annuli, 

 the former round, the latter with some rufous suffusion round it ; 

 an indistinct medial shade excurved at middle ; postmedial line 

 indistinct, dentate, excurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved 

 and angled outwards at vein 1 ; subterminal line whitish, more or 

 less broken np into striae, defined on inner side by a series of rufous 

 or sometimes black spots, angled outwards at vein 7 and incurved 

 below vein 3 ; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing grey 

 suffused with fuscous brown, the underside whitish strongly irro- 

 rated with brown, a black discoidal spot and sinuous postmedial 



lino. 



Hah. Britain, Scotland, Leech Coll., England {Douhledny) ; 

 France, Sand Coll. ; Germany, Zeller Coll. ; Switzerland, Frey 

 Coll. : Scandinavia ; Russia, Livonia, Zeller Coll., Urals. Exj). 

 36-40 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 74; Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 204, pi. 210. f. 1. 



Pale green or greenish white ; dorsal, subdorsal, and spiracular 

 lines whitish ; head pale greenish ochreous, more or less marked 

 with black ; pupa between joined leaves. Food-plants : Poplar, 

 aspen. 5-6. 



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