152 CARADRININA [HYPENA 



prominent; light brown, indistinctly strigulated with dark 

 fuscous; first and second lines dark brown, first curved, in- 

 dented above middle, second hardly curved, preceded by a dark 

 suffusion ; subterminal indicated by a few whitish dots, edged 

 anteriorly by a dark suffusion ; a dark terminal suffusion be- 

 neath apex. Hindwings light fuscous. 



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

 Europe, N. and WC. Asia ; 6, 7. Larva green ; dorsal line 

 darker ; subdorsal pale : on Urtica ; 7-4. 



3. H. obsitalis, Hb. 25-28 mm. Fore wings ochreous-brown, 

 with some indistinct darker strigulae ; sometimes a large dark 

 fuscous triangular blotch occupying upper f of median band ; 

 spots represented by tufts of raised scales, partly dark fuscous ; 

 second line obscurely pale or whitish, irregular, with a short 

 angular median projection, towards costa followed by a pale 

 suffusion ; subterminal indicated by some whitish dots, towards 

 costa preceded by dark fuscous marks. Hindwings rather dark 

 grey. 



Dorset, once only, probably scarce and local; S. Europe, 

 Asia Minor to Syria, N-. Africa ; 7-4. Larva resembling that of 

 H. proboscidalis : on Parietaria and Urtica ; 5, 6. 



8. COLOBOCHYLA, Hb. 



Head smooth -scaled, with frontal tuft. Antennae in $ 

 strongly ciliated. Palpi moderately long, subascending, second 

 joint thickened with tolerably appressed scales, terminal rather 

 short, obtuse. Thorax smooth-scaled. Abdomen not crested. 

 Tibiae smooth-scaled. Hindwings : 5 parallel to 4. 



A small but widely distributed genus, apparently correlated 

 with the preceding and following. Larva without prolegs on 7, 

 those on 8 rudimentary. Pupa in a slight cocoon. 



1. C. salicalis, Schiff. 26-31 mm. Forewings fuscous very 

 finely irrorated with whitish, appearing grey ; lines ferruginous- 

 brown, first straight, second and subterminal slightly curved 

 inwards, edged anteriorly with whitish-ochreous, subterminal 

 running to apex. Hindwings pale fuscous, darker terminally ; 

 a faint subterminal line. 



Kent, Surrey, Suffolk, scarce and local; C. Europe, WC. 

 Asia to N. Persia ; 6, 7. Larva green, incisions yellowish ; 

 spiracles black ; head green : on Salix ; 5, 6. 



9. AVENTIA, Dup. 

 Head with appressed scales, with slight frontal tuft. 



