DASYPOLIA] CARADRTNIDAE 55 



short, slight. Antennae in <$ ciliated. Thorax densely hnirv, 

 without distinct crest. Abdomen not crested. Tarsi shortly 

 rongh-hairtd. 



Restricted to the single species ; it is probably correlated to 

 the preceding genus. 



1. D. templi, Thnb. 41-46 mm. Foiv wings pale ochreous, 

 mixed with brownish and dark fuscous; subbasal, first, and 

 second lines waved -dentate, rather dark fuscous ; orbicular 

 and reniform small, pale; snbterminal line pale, darker-edged 

 anteriorly. Hindwings pale ochreous, fuscous-sprinkled, with 

 two posterior fuscous shades. 



Britain to the Shetlands, E. Ireland, local, commoner north- 

 wards ; N. and mountains of C. Europe ; 10-3. Larva pinkish- 

 ochreous, dotted with blackish ; head yellowish-brown : in roots 

 of Heracleum ; 5-8. 



4. VALERIA, Germ. 



Head rough-scaled ; eyes glabrous, ciliated. Antennae in $ 

 bipectinated to apex. Thorax with small anterior and post trim 

 crests. Abdomen with several crests. 



There is a second European species, but the genus has not 

 been identified elsewhere. 



1. V. oleagina, F. 40-42 mm. Forewings fuscous, vrins 

 more or less broadly suffused with dull green ; subbasal, first, 

 and second lines partly blackish ; orbicular edged with white, 

 reniform wholly white; subterrninal line whitish -marked. 

 Hindwings whitish, with fuscous postmedian line and terminal 

 suffusion. 



Pembroke, not since ninety years ago, perhaps now extinct; 

 C. Europe; 3-4. Larva with 2-4 swollen; ochreous, much 

 marked with brown ; 2 anteriorly yellow-ochreous, with a series 

 of dark fuscous dots ; spiracular line yellow-ochreous after 4 ; 

 head brown : on blackthorn ; 5, 6. 



5. MISELIA, 0. 



Head rough-scaled, tufted; eyes glabrous, ciliated. Antennae 

 in c dentate, ciliated. Thorax with slight anterior and double 

 posterior crests, patagia dilated towards tips. Abdomen with 

 several crests. 



Only the two following species are known ; the genus is cor- 

 related with Polici. 



Forewings with veins suffused with green 1. oxyacanthae. 

 ,, not green . .2. bimaculosa. 



