CERAMICA. — liP.ITKTS. 



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and annulus, somewhat angled inwards on median nervure, and 

 with a diffused yellowish streak beyond it ; traces of a whitish 

 subterrainal line angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle. 

 Hind wing almost pure white, the veins tinged w^ith brown ; the 



Fig. 124. — Ccraviica pkta, <^ . \. 



cilia reddish brown on apical half; the underside with small 

 brown discoidal spot, the costal area iriorated with rufous extending 

 on termen to vein 3. 



Hah. Cakada {Norman), 1 $ ; U.S.A., E. States, 6 cJ , 1 $ type 

 and type contmria, Massachusetts, Cambridge {Boll), 1 (S , New 

 York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Virginia, Nebraska, Colorado. Exp., 

 (S 36, $ 40 millim. 



Larva. Head dark red. Body black, with broad yellow subdorsal 

 and stigmatal bands, the dorsal space dotted with yellow, lateral 

 space crossed by line vertical yellow lines, slightly reticulated ; 

 subventral area with irregular yellow lines in a broken reticulation. 

 Peet and venter dark red. — H. G. D. 



Genus BRITHYS. 



Type. 



Brifhys, Hiibn. Verz. p. 226 (1827) encausia. 



Cocyiia, Treit. Scbmett. Eur. x. 2, p. 29 (1834), nee Boisd. Lep. 



(1829) pane rata. 



Glottula, Gueu. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. vi. p. 359 (1837) fancraiii. 



Proboscis weak ; palpi obliquely povrect, thickly scaled ; frons smooth ; eyes 

 large, rounded ; antencse of male ciliated ; head and thorax clothed chiefly 

 with scales and without distinct crests ; abdomen with doreal crest at base 

 only. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved ; veins 

 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing 

 with 8 to form the aveole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from 

 angle of cell or shortly stalked ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 

 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



A. Fore wing with the ground-colour reddish brown. 



a. Fore wing with the basal area brcjwn sufl'used with fuscous, •pancraii. 

 h. Fore wing with the basal area silky leaden grey vrini. 



B. Fore wing white tinged with flesh-colour encausta. 



1790. Brithys pancratii. 



Foctiia pancratii, Cyr. Ent. Kap. pi. 12. f. 4 (1787); Hiibn. Eur. Scbmett., 

 Noct. f. 391; Godt. Lep. Fr. v. p. 262, pi. 70. if. 1, 2; Mill. Icones, 

 pi. 54. fT. 6, 9 ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 154. 



Head and thorax dark brown or blackish ; tarsi ringed with 



