66 CARADRININA [CONISTRA 



times thinly sprinkled with grey-whitish ; first and second lines 

 paler, darker-edged, almost obsolete ; orbicular and reniform 

 seldom pale-edged, outlined with dark red-brown, lower end of 

 reniform often blackish -grey ; subterminal line obsoletely paler, 

 seldom light reddish-ochreous. Hindwings rather dark grey. 



England, common; C. and SW. Europe; 10-3. Larva 

 yellowish-brown ; dorsal line pale, indistinct ; spiracular light 

 pinkish-ochreous, darker-edged above ; head reddish-brown : on 

 Lonicera, hawthorn, etc.; 5, 6. 



4. 0. vaccinii, L. 29-32 mm. Forewings somewhat broader 

 than in C. ligula, apex distinctly obtuse ; ochreous, more or 

 less mixed or suffused with brown reddish, sometimes fuscous- 

 tinged ; lines more or less strongly darker-edged, median shade 

 darker, subterminal preceded by blackish dots ; orbicular and 

 reniform pale-edged, lower end of reniform fuscous-purple 

 mixed with blackish. Hindwings fuscous, with a darker sub- 

 terminal suffusion. 



Britain to Ross, Ireland, very common ; N. and C. Europe, 

 Asia Minor, NW. Asia; 10-3. Larva pinkish-brown; dorsal 

 and subdorsal lines paler, indistinct; subspiracular pale, 

 greenish -tinged ; head brown, darker-marked : on elm, oak, 

 Salix, etc.; 5, 6. 



Sub-Fam. 2. MELANCHRIDES. 

 Eyes hairy. 



12. MELIANA, Curt. 



Head loosely scaled ; eyes hairy. Antennae in $ ciliated. 

 Thorax without crest. Abdomen elongate, not crested. Tibiae 

 with appressed scales. 



Only contains a single species; like many other reed- 

 frequenting insects, it is protectively coloured in imitation of 

 dead reeds. 



1. M. flammea, Curt. 33-36 mm. Forewings whitish-ochreous, 

 partly suffused with whitish, with a few dark fuscous scales ; 

 fine interneural lines and margins of veins fuscous ; a more or 

 less marked central longitudinal brownish suffused streak, 

 edged above with whitish suffusion ; second line indicated by a 

 few dark dots. Hindwings whitish, ochreous-tinged. 



Suffolk and Norfolk to Hunts, local, in fens ; C. Europe ; 6. 

 Larva rather light brown ; dorsal line pale, dark-edged ; sub- 

 dorsal, triple lateral, and supraspiracular pale ; subspiracular 

 pale greyish - ochreous ; head darker - reticulated : on reed 



