METEOOAMPA] SELIDOSEM IDAE 281 



3. M. pulveraria, L. 28-33 mm. Head brownish-ochreous. 

 Forewings brownish-ochreous, strigulated with reddish-fuscous ; 

 first line hardly curved, second somewhat waved, strongly 

 sinuate, dark reddish -brown, enclosed band suffused with 

 ochreous- brown. Hindwings with ground as in forewings; 

 second line indicated dorsally ; termen rounded. 



Britain to Ross, W. Ireland, rather common (unfrequent in 

 Scotland) ; N. and C. Europe, N. Asia ; 5, 6. Larva dull 

 reddish-brown ; an ochreous lateral line on 5 and 6 ; a prominence 

 on 9, and two small ones on 10 ; head bifid : on Salix, hazel, 

 etc. ; 7, 8. 



4. M. dolobraria, L. 31-34 mm. Head dark reddish-fuscous. 

 Forewings whitish-ochreous, striated with ochreous-brown ; basal 

 third of costa dark reddish-fuscous ; a purplish tornal suffusion, 

 preceded by a dark fuscous dorsal transverse mark ; termeu 

 roundly projecting in middle. Hindwings whitish-yellowish ; a 

 purplish tornal blotch, marked with two blackish streaks and 

 some strigulae ; termen as in forewings. 



England, E. and S. Ireland, rather common ; N. and C. 

 Europe ; 5, 6. Larva pale ochreous-brown, with a few darker 

 streaks ; 2-4 swollen, raised ; a prominence on 9 ; head bifid : 

 on oak, beech, etc. ; 8, 9. 



21. EUCHLAENA, Hb. 



Face with appressed scales. Tongue developed. Antennae 

 in $ bipectinated, apex simple. Palpi rough-scaled. Thorax 

 hairy beneath. Femora glabrous ; posterior tibiae in $ some- 

 times dilated. Forewings in $ without fovea; 10 sometimes 

 connected with 9, 11 out of 10, anastomosing or connected with 

 or sometimes running into 12. 



The genus principally inhabits the Indo- Malayan region, 

 and there are a few North American species, but no others in 

 Europe ; it is probably akin to Ennomos. 



1. Discal mark transverse-linear . . 1 prunaria. 



dot-like . . . .2. 



2. Second line of forewings running to apex 3. apiciaria. 



,, costa 2. parallelaria. 



1. E. prunaria, L. 37-46 mm. Head orange. Forewings 

 orange, strigulated with dark fuscous, sometimes irregularly 

 blotched or suffused with rather dark fuscous ; a dark fuscous 

 discal mark. Hindwings as forewings. 



England to York, Arran, S. Ireland, rather common ; N. and 

 C. Europe, WC. and N. Asia, Japan ; 6, 7. Larva pale grey, 



