ACROTJYCIA. l.")0 



represented by slight blackish striae from costa and cell; antemedial 



line rather indistinct, double, the lines rather widely separated 

 towards costa on which are small black spots, oblique, waved, 

 angled inwards on veiu 1 ; orbicular defined by black and with 

 dark point in centre, small, round; reniform defined by black, the 

 black on outer edge reduced to points, the centre suffused with 

 fuscous; an oblique black striga from costa to reniform and oblique 

 waved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial 

 line black defined by whitish lunules on inner side, bent outwards 

 below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 3 and 

 angled outwards on vein 1, some whitish suffusion beyond it on 

 costa; subterminal line represented by a series of slight whitish 

 marks in the interspaces except at middle with slight dentate 

 bl ickish marks on their outer side ; a terminal series of blackish 

 points with slight blackish streaks from them intersecting the cilia. 

 Hind wing pure white with slight dark irroration on the veins 

 towards termen on which is a series of slight dark spots ; the 

 underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a 

 small indistinct discoidal spot. 



2 . Hind wing fuscous brown, the cilia white. 



Ab. 1. abscura. Larger and darker. — Alps, Norway. 



Ab. 2. myriece. Smaller and darker. — Britain mountains, Tar- 

 bagatai Mts. 



Ab. 3. euphrasies. Paler, whitish or yellowish grey. — S. Europe. 



Ab. 4. esula\ Fore wing suffused with brown. 



Hab. Britain, Forres, llannoch, Leech Coll., England, Leech Coll. ; 

 France, Sand and Leech Colls. ; Germany, Zeller, Frey and Leech 

 Colls. ; Austrix ; Huxgary, Leech Coll. ; Switzerland, Zeller and 

 Frey Colls.; Spain; Italy; Sicily, Zeller Coll.; Dalmatia ; 

 Balkan States; Scaxdixavia ; Eussia ; Armenia ; Asia Minor; 

 Siberia; W. Turkestan, Tarbagatai Mts. Jyvp. 32-40 millim. 



Larva. Me\r. Brit. Lep. p. 143; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 263, pi. 12:.'. f. 3. 



Black, the segmental incisions greenish grey, sometimes mostly 

 suffused with whitish ; subdorsal series of whitish or pale yellow 

 trilobate spots; subspiracular line orange-red; 2nd somite with 

 orange- red band ; fascicles of black hair mixed with whitish ; head 

 black. Food-plants : Myrica, Erica, Birch, &c. 8-9. 



3755. Acronycta abscondita. 



Acronyda abscondita, Treit. Selr.uett. Eur. x. 2. p. 5 (1835) ; Fin-. Neue 

 Beitr. pi. 178; Herr.-Scbaft". Eur. iSchmelt., Jfoct. t'.37S; Staud. Cat. 

 Lep. pal. p. 133. 



Xoctua euphorbia, If err.- Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Nocfc. f. 376 (nee Schiff.). 



<$ . Head and thorax grey-white mixed with fuscous black ; 

 palpi with the 2nd joints blackish; tarsi blackn-h ringed with 

 white ; abdomen whitish suffused with brown, the basal crest black 

 and white. Fore wing grey-white almost entirely suffused and 

 irrorated with fuscous brown, the veins with slight dark streaks ; 



