1 74 ABCTIAP-E, 



Lithosia ritcltnui, B> isd. Icoiics, Li-p. ii. p. 105, pi. hi. f. (1843). 



Liffivsia pullifi-otis, Zoll. Sfett. ent. Ztit. viii. p. M-k (1847). 



LifAoitiu /)!/</ iiueo/a, Doiibl. Zuol. v. p. I'.tl4 (1847). 



Li(/iofia nujrocihcdi, 8pey. CJeogr. Veibr. Sclimett. ii. p. 285 (18fi2). 



Lifhoxiu uiiircida, Mann. Wien. ent. Muii. iii. p. 94 (1851)) ; Kirbj, Cat. 



Het. p. 324. 

 Lithosia sordidula Ranib. Cat. Lep. And. )>. 210 (1806). 



liri^ht orange-yellow ; p;ilpi at sides, frons, and antennae below 

 black ; jjeclus and stroaks on legs black ; abdomen with tlie basal 

 hair fuscous, the terminal halt' orange. Fore wing witli the costa 

 black at base. Hind wing more or less completely sii {fused with 

 fuscous except inner area and terracn. Underside of fore wing 

 black e.xcejit margins ; hind wing witli black suffusion on costal half, 

 and black streaks on costal and median veins. 



Pore wing with vein (3 from angle of cell : 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10 

 free; or U from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form an areole ; 11 

 ana.>-tomosing with 12. 



Ab. 1. Fore wing more or less suffused with black except on 

 costa. — Germany. 



Ab. 2. nif/rocinita. Fore wing with terminal black line. — Germany. 



Ab. 3. pallifroiis. Frons yellow ; ground-colour yellow ; fore wing 

 more or less irrorated with black except on costal area. — France, 

 Germany, Corsica, Dalmatia, Greece. 



Ah. -i. 2^1/: /»ui old. Pale straw-yellow; fore wing more or less 

 sutlused with fuscous except costal area. — England, S. coast ; 

 llnlland. 



Al). 5. marcidci. Hind wing of male rather more uniformly tinged 

 with fu.scous — Spain, Sicily. 



Hab. ExGL.vND ; Fk.\nce ; Holland ; Germany, Zell. & Frey Colls. ; 

 CousiCA, Zell. Coll. ; Spain ; Sicily, ty])et manida in Coll. Staudinger; 

 D.xlmatia; Greece; Scandinavia, Zell. CoU. ; IIussia ; Armenia; 

 SiitERiA. Exp. 22-32 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lcp. p. 27 ; B.irrott, Lep. Brit. ii. p. 217, pi. 67. f. 3. 



lirown ; hairs short, brown ; dorsal line black ; sulidursalline dark 

 brown ; spiracular line whitish ; head black. Food-plant, saline 

 lichens; U-(J. 



357. Ilema cereola. 



Bomhi/x cereola, Hiibn. Eur. Schniett. ii. f. 09 (1827); Herr.-Scliaff. 



Schniett. Eur. ii. p. l.')8; Stand. Cut. p. bb; Kirby, Out. Het. p. 3oU. 

 Lithosia cincrcoia, Zell. Stett. ent. Zeit. viii. p. 3'6\) (1847). 



Pale orange-yellow ; frons, antennae, thorax, pectus, greater part 

 of legs, and abdomen fuscous ; a patch on metathorax and anal 

 tufts orange. Fore wing very slightly tinged with fuscous, the 

 costal area deeper orange. Hind wing pale yellow. Underside of 

 fore wing sufi'uscd with fuscous except marginal areas. 



Fore wing with veins 3, 4 shortly stalked or from cell ; G stalked 

 with 7, 8, 9 ; 10 free; 11 anastomosing with 12. 



Jfab. Eastern Alps, Zell. & Frey Colls. ; SxyRi.\ ; Xorway, 

 ZelJ. CoU.; Finland; Lapland. Kq>., <S 32, $ 24 millim. 



