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LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA 



39. GENUS EULIA, HiJBNER 



Eulia. Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schinett. p. 392 (1826). — Type : E. mimstrana. Linnajus. 

 Lophoderus. Stephens, Cac. Brit. Ins. p. 184 (1829). — I ype : E. miuis/rana, Linna;us. 

 Argypotaenia. Stephens, List Spec. Brit. Mus. Vol. 10. p. 67 (i852). — Type : E. politaua, Haworth, 

 Goboea. Walker, List Lep. Het. Brit. Mus. Vol. 35, p. i8o5 (1806). — Type : E. copiosana^^NaWev. 

 Orthocomotis. IJognin, Ann. Soc. Enl. Belg. p. 85 (igo^). — Type : E. olivata, Dogiiin. 



Characters. — Antennas in (^ ciliated. Palpi moderate, porrected, second joint dilated with 

 rough scales above or beneath, terminal joint moderate. Thorax with well-developed crest. Forewings 

 in (f sometimes with costal fold ; 3 from angle, 7 separate, to termen. Hindvvings without basal pecten ; 

 3 and 4 connate, 5 approximated to 4 at base, 6 and 7 approximated towards base. 



Remarks. — Correlated to Torlrix and Cnephasia. 



Geographlcal distrlbutlon of species. — Characteristic of Soulh .Vmerica, wliich appears to 

 be the place of origin, but extending thence into the Hawaiian Isiands. North America, and the 

 Palearctic region; represented in Eastern .Austraha and Xew Zealand by single species only. which are 

 however of marked South Ainerican type, and probably derived directly thence. 



Larva feeding in roUed or spun leaves. seldom on seeds. 



Foodplants various, usually trees and shrubs but sometimes low plants, of luimerous Natural 

 Orders and often indiscriminate. 



1. E. scardiana, Dognin. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. Vol. 49, p. 86 (igo^). S. .America. 



2. E. multifidana. Zellei, Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. \'ol. i3, p. 77, pl. 2, f. 29 S. ,-\merica. 



(1877). 



3. E. chaldera, Druce, Biol. Centr. Amer. Lep. Het. Vol. i, p. 259, S. America. 



pl. 26, f. 5 (1889). 



4. E. smaragditis. Meyrick, Exot. Microlep. Vol. i, p. 11 (1912). .S. America. 



5. E. tkoleraula, Meyrick. Trans. Ent Soc. Lond. (1911). p. 680(1912). S. .A.merica. 



6. E sagmatica, Meyrick, ibidem. p. 6S0 (1912I. S. America. 



7. E. isodelta, Meyrick. ibidem, p. 681 (19x2). S. Ainerica. 



8. E. conchitis, Meyrick, ibidem, p. 681 (19x2). S America. 



9. E. lacertana, Zellei , Stett. Ent. Zeit. Vol. 27, p. i5i, pl. 1, f. 10 (1806). S. America. 



10. E. leucomelaena, Zeller, Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. Vol. i3. p. 124, pl. 2, S. America. 



f. 42(1877). 



11. E. ^«^/^/«js, Walsinghain, F^aun. Haw. Vol. i,p.702,pl. 11,^.24(1907). Hawaiian Islands. 



12. E. capucina, Walsingham, ibidem, p. 701, pl. 11, f. 23 (1907). 

 i3. E. falerniana, Walsingham, ibidem, p. 701, pl, 11, f. 22 (1907). 

 14. E. thoracina, Walsingham, ibidem, p. 700, pl. 11, f. 21 (1907). 

 i5. E. metallurgica, Walsingham, ibidem, ]>, 699, pl. 11, t. 20(1907), 



16. E. chlorocalla, Walsingham, ibidem, p, 699, pl. 11, f. 19 (1907). 



17. E. suhsenescens, Walsingham, ibidem, p. 695, pl. 11, f. 14 (1907). 



18. E. licheuoides, Walsingham, ibidem, p. 694. pl. 11, f. i3 (1907), 



19. E. /uscoviridis, Walsingham, ibidem, p. 693, pl. 11, f. 12 (1907). 



20. E. trocltilidana, Walsingham, ibidem, p. 693, pl. 11, f. 11 (1907). 



21. E. cupressana, Duponchel, Hist, Nat, Lep. Vol. 9. p. 495, pl. 262, f. 2 S. Europe. 



(1834). 



nobiliana, .Staiidinyer, Stett. Enl. Zeil, Vol, 20, p. 23i (i85y|, 



22. E. formosana, Hiibaer, Samml. Eur. Schmett. f. 319, 320 (i83o). S. Europe. 



23. E. olivata, Dognin, Ann. Soc. Ent Belg. Vol. 49, p. 85 (190^). S. America. 



24. E. simiaua, Zeller, Stett. Ent, Zeit, \'oI. 27, p. 147, pl. i, f. 11 (1H66). S, America. 



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