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Lamgva. — Rather slender, twig-like, surface granulated, lateral flange present, but less developed 
than in Hemithea, etc. ; setze in the earliest stages short and club-shaped, no specialized hairs such as 
those of Comibaena, Hipparchus or even Hemithea. Head and prothorax bifid, scarcely appreciably in first 
stadium (Burrows, Ent. Rec. Vol. 20, p. r34; cf. Dyar on subcroceata, loc. cit.). 
Pura. — Rather truncated in front, but slender and pointed behind ; colour dull pale ochreous, 
head and wing-cases dusky, a dark line down the back, spiracles black (Hellins, Ent. M. Mag. Vol. rz, 
pq4263)* 
Tyne of the genus : C/ilorissa viridata (Linné) — PAalaena Geometra viridata, Linné (1840). 
Geographical distribution of species. — Palcarctic, Nearctic, India, Africa. 
I. C. viridaía (Linné). Europe to Central Asia, 
Phalaena Geometya viridata, Linné, Syst. Nat. (ed. 10), p. 523 (1758). DESEAS 
Phalaena volutata, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 635 (1775) 1). 
? Phalaena syrene [Geoffroy], Fourcroy's Ent. Paris. p.286 (1785) (nov. syn.). 
Geometra viridaria, Hübner. Samml. Eur. Schmett. Geom. t. 2, f. 11 (1706?); 
p. 16 (1800?). 
Geometra vernaria, Haworth, Lep. Brit. (2), p. 3oo (1809) (nec Linné). 
Nemoria viridaria, Hübner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 285 (1826?). 
Hipparchus viridatus, Stephens, Cat. Brit. Ins. (2), p. 122 (1829). 
Hemithea viridaria, Duponchel, Hist. Nat. Lép. Vol. 7 (2), p. 246, t. 151, 
f. 4 (1829). 
Macaria viridata, Curtis, Guide Brit. Ins., col. 165 (1831). 
Chlorissa viridata, Stephens, Ill. Haust. Vol. 3, p. 316 (183r). 
Chlorissa cloraria, Stephens, ibidem, p. 316 (1831) (nec Hübner). 
Nemoria viridata, Lederer, Verh. Zool.-bot. Ver. Wien, Vol. 3, p. 172 (1853). 
[Geometra] prasinata, Werneburg, Beitr. Schmett. Vol. 1, p. 225 (1864). 
Nemoria viridata ab. mathewi, Bankes, Ent. Rec. Vol. 19, p. 210 (1997) (ab.?). 
Nemorta viridata ab. rufotincta, Burrows, ibidem, Vol 20, p. 132 (1908) (ab.?). 
Nemoria viridata ab. oltvaceo-marginata, ab. concavilinea et ab. caerulescens 
Burrows, ibidem, p. 132 (1908! (aberr.). 
Nemorta viridata ab. vosearía, Culot, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. p. 270 / 1910) (ab. ?). 
2. C. melinaria (Herrich-Scháffer) (prec. var. vel syn. ?). Ural. 
? Hemithea herbaria, Boisduval, Gen. Ind. Meth. Eur. Lep. p. 180 (1840) 
(nec Hübner) 2). 
Geometra cloraría, Eversmann, Fauna Lep. Volg. Ural. p. 367 (1844) (teste 
Herrich-Scháffer) (nec Hübner). 
Geometra melinaria, Herrich-Schàffer, Syst. Bearb. Schmett, Eur. Vol. 3, 
t. 67, fr. 413 (1848); Vol. 6, p. 63 (1852). 
3. C. cloraría (Hübner). Central and S. Europe (to 
Geometra cloraria, Hübner, Samml. Eur. Schmett. t. 68, f. 352 (18087). 'Turkestan ?). 
Geometra porrinata, Zeller, Stett. Ent Zeit. Vol. 9, p. 273 (1848) nov. syn.). 
[Geometra] etruscaria (part.), Zeller, ibidem, Vol. 1o, p. 203 (1849) 3). 
Geometra porrinaria, Herrich-Scháffer, Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Eur. Vol. 6, 
p. 63 (1852); t. 9r, f. 566 (1855). 
Nemoria porrinata, Lederer, Verh. Zool-bot. Ver. Wien, Vol. 3, p. 172 
(1853). 
Nemoria prasinata, Walker, List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. Vol. 26, p. 1556 (1862) 
(in err. pro forrinata). 
Nemoria porrinata ab. rosea, Gumppenberg, Nova. Acta Acad. Leop. d. 
Naturf. Halle, Vol. 64, p. 492 (1895) (ab.?). 
4. C. solidaria (Guenée). India with Ceylon, ? Abys- 
Nemoría solidaria, Guenée, Spec. Gén. Lép. Vol. o, p. 348 (1858). sinia. 
Iodis discessa, Walker, List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. Vol. 22, p. 544 (1861). 
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1) Vide Ez. Rec. Vol. 12, p. 180; « seticornis» in the Fabrician description supports the determination of Borkhausen against the later ones. 
2) Suggested by Guenée (.S5ec. Gén. Lef. Vol. 9, p. 347, 350! on the evidence of coll. Boisduval. But the last-named author gives « Galloprov. » 
as locality. 
3) Vide Zeller, .5Ze//. nf. Zert. Vol. 33, p. 56. 
