PHILEA, 419 



p. 103, pi. 94. ff. 3-4; Hiibn. Eur. Schmett. ii. f. 105 ; Godt. Lep. Fr. 



iii. p. 392, pi. 41. ff. 3-4 ; St.iud. Cat. p. 53 ; Kirby, Cat. llct. p. 350. 

 Thalcena ochracca, Scop. Ann. Hist. Nat. v. p. 114 (1772). 

 l'h(tl(Bnaflavo-nigropunct(ifn, lietz. Gen. Spec. Ins. p. 40 (1783). 

 Bombi/x siqnata, Borkh. Eur. Schinett. iii. p. 258 (1789); Esp. Sehraett. 



iv. p. 103, pi. 94. f. 5. 

 Liihosia binumerica, Drap. Ann. Sci. Phys. Brux. i. p. 55, pi. 4. f. 8 (1819). 

 Bomhyx fiavicans, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett. ii. ff. 344-345 (1827) ; Boisd, 



loones, ii. p. 110, pi. 58. f. 7 ; Dup. Lep. Fr. iii. p. 41 , pi. 3. f. 5 ; Herr.- 



Scbaff. Schmett. Eur. ii. p. 154, ff. 48-49. 

 Set.ina andsreggii, Herr.-Schaff. Seliniett. Eur. ii. |). I5fi, ff. 45^6 (1844). 

 Llfhoda freyerl, Nick. Stett. ent. Zeit. vi. p. 105 (1845); Freyer, Neu. 



Beitr. V. p. 129, pi. 459. 

 Set'ma andereggii, var. rijfelensis, Fallon, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (4) v. p. 99, 



pi. 2. f. 2 (1865). 

 Si'tina irrorella, var. insignata, Stand. Stett. ent. Zeit. xlii. p. 399 (1881). 

 Sefiiia irrorella, ysiY. fiavicans, Rom. Mem. Lep. i. p. 84, pi. 4. f. 8 (1885). 

 Set'ma irrorella, var. lata, Christ. Deutsch. ent. Zeit., Lep. vi. p. 88 (1893). 



Orange-yellow ; head black ; mesothorax with black patch ; 

 pectu8, greater part of legs, and abdomen black, the last with the 

 terminal segment orange. Fore wing with oblique medial series of 

 three small black spots ; a postmedial series of four spots, those at 



¥ig.Z2,0.—Philea Irrorella, c?. i. 



upper and lower angles of cell somewhat dentate or separated into 

 points ; a subtermiual series of small spots, those above veins 4 and 

 5 further from termen. Hind wing with slight subtermiual spots 

 towards apex and below vein 2. 



Ah. 1. insignata. Both wings with hardly a trace of the sub- 

 terminal spots. — Siberia. 



Ab. 2. The orange areas suffused with rufous. 



Ab. 3. freyeri. Paler; fore wing slightly tinged with fuscous 

 leaving the margins only orange-yellow. 



Ab, 4. flavicans. Abdomen more or less completely yellow. 



Ab. 5. signata. Fore wing with the medial and postmedial spots 

 conjoined by black streaks. 



Ab. 6. andereggi. Fore wing with the black streaks extending 

 from base to near termen. — High Alps. 



Ab. 7. riffelensis. Fore wing with black suffusion between the 

 black streaks. — High xiljjs. 



Hah. Britain; France; Germany; Austria, Tyrol (C/iam^^^/oi); 

 SwrrzERLAND, Engadine, Zell. & Frey Colls. ; Dalmatia ; Norway, 

 ZcU. Coll.: Centu. Russia; Pontus ; Ar.mi-;nia; W. Siberia, 1 cJ , 

 typet insignata in Coll. Staudinger. Ed^p. 24-40 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Lep. Brit. p. 30 ; Barrett, Brit. L3p. ii. p. 204, pi. 66. f. 4. 



Black-brown, on sides dark reddish grey or purple-grey ; hairs 



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