NOTARCHA] PYRAUSTIDAE 407 



N. and C. Asia to N. India and China ; 7. Larva whitish- 

 green, sides greener ; dorsal line darker ; head green : amongst 

 spun leaves of Urtica ; 5. 



13. EURRHYPARA, Hb. 



Antennae f . Labial palpi subascending, second joint with 

 short dense projecting scales, terminal short, obtuse. Maxillary 

 palpi filiform. Tibial outer middle -spur in j., end-spur . 

 Fore wings : 10 out of 9, in $ with dense scale -thickening 

 between 7 and 8 beneath. 



Only the one species is known ; it is probably correlated 

 with the preceding. 



1. E. urticata, L. 30-32 mm. Head and thorax deep 

 ochreous -yellow, black-spotted. Forewings yellowish -white, 

 markings blackish ; base blackish, with two ochreous -yellow 

 marks ; a suffused costal streak ; lines thick, first irregular, 

 second tending to form spots, curved, narrowest below middle ; 

 small orbicular and large round discal spots, touching costal 

 streak ; a terminal fascia tending to form spots, edge parallel 

 to second line. Hind wings with colour, second line, and 

 terminal fascia as in forewings ; a blackish discal spot. 



England to York, Ireland, common ; Europe, N. and C. 

 Asia to China ; 6, 7. Larva whitish ; dorsal line dull green, 

 white-edged ; head and plate of 2 black : among spun leaves 

 of Urtica, Mentha, Marrubium, etc. ; 9. 



14. PERINEPHELA, Hb. 



Antennae . Labial palpi porrected, second joint with 

 dense projecting scales attenuated to a point forwards, terminal 

 concealed. Maxillary palpi filiform. Tibial outer middle-spur 

 in <J almost obsolete, end-spur J. Forewings : 10 out of 9. 



There is only one species. 



1. P. lancealis, Schiff. 28-31 mm. Forewings whitish- 

 ochreous, mostly suffused with fuscous-grey ; lines dark fuscous, 

 first irregular, second serrate, curved, indented below middle, 

 preceded by a clear blotch in disc and edged posteriorly by 

 a clear line ; small dark fuscous orbicular and discal marks, 

 separated by a clear patch. Hindwings as forewings, but 

 anterior markings absent. 



England to York, local ; C. Europe, N. Asia ; 6, 7. Larva 

 green ; dorsal line darker, broadly edged with grey -whitish or 

 grey ; spiracular whitish ; head pale brownish, dark-speckled : 

 between spun leaves of Eupatorium cannabinum ; 8, 9. 



