182 NOTODONTINA [LOBOPHORA 



A genus of few species, inhabiting Europe and North 

 America ; derived from the Hydriomena group. 



1. L. halterata, Hufn. (kexapterata, Schiff.) 26-28 mm. 

 Forewings whitish, much sprinkled with blackish-grey ; basal 

 patch and broad second fascia dark grey ; third and fourth 

 remote, marked with dark grey ; fifth and sixth partly suffused 

 with dark grey ; a blackish discal dot. Hindwings whitish : 

 termen sprinkled with dark grey. 



Britain to Sutherland, S. Ireland, local (unfrequent in Scot- 

 land) ; N. and C. Europe ; 5, 6. Larva pale yellowish-green ; 

 subdorsal line pale yellow; 13 with two rosy-white points: on 

 aspen and Salix ; 6, 7. 



4. CHLOROCLYSTIS, Hb. 



Face with short cone of scales. Antennae in $ shortly 

 ciliated. Palpi rough-scaled. Abdomen crested. Forewings : 

 areole simple, 11 running into or anastomosing with 12. Hind- 

 wings : 8 anastomosing with cell to beyond middle. 



This genus contains few European species, but attains some 

 development in S. Asia and New Zealand, and has stragglers 

 elsewhere. The tendency to a green coloration is charac- 

 teristic always. 



1. Hindwings coloured as fore wings . . 2. 



differently coloured . .1. coronata. 



2. Wings whitish-green ; a blackish abdominal band 



3. debiliata. 

 green ; abdominal ring incomplete or 



broken . . 2. rectangulata. 



1. C. coronata, Jib. 16-20 mm. Abdomen with black basal 

 and subbasal rings. Forewings dull green, with darker striae ; 

 second fascia blackish on dorsum; edges of median band 

 partially blackish, anterior angulated, posterior blacker on 

 upper half and twice angulated, upper angle more prominent. 

 Hindwings pale grey, with several darker lines. 



England to York, Ireland, rather common ; C. Europe ; 5-7. 

 Larva flesh-colour or y ello wish- green ; dorsal and subdorsal 

 lines reddish - bro wn ; sometimes a dorsal series of brown tri- 

 angular marks : on flowers of Clematis, JEupatoriivrn, Achillea, 

 etc. ; 7, 8. 



2. C. rectangulata, L. 17-21 mm. Abdomen with blackish 

 lateral subbasal spots or incomplete ring. Forewings green, 

 with blackish-grey striae ; edges of median band black, anterior 



