EPIBLEMA] EPIBLEMIDAE 499 



reaching to near middle ; light ochreous or ochreous-brownish, 

 costa with pale whitish-ochreous streaks reaching ^ across wing, 

 anteriorly suffused ; basal patch posteriorly and central fascia 

 sometimes somewhat darker, SJI.MCC b< 'tween them dorsal ly paler 

 or obscurely whitish-ochreous; ocellus pale ochreous, metallic- 

 edged, including three more or less incomplete longitudinal 

 rows of black scales ; termen sinuate. Hindwings grey or 

 whitish-grey, darker terminally. 



Britain to the Orkneys, N. Ireland, local; C. Europe; 6, 7. 

 Larva pale pink ; head brown ; plate of 2 yellowish-brown : in 

 seed heads of Ccntaurea scaliosa ; 8. 



28. E. scopoliana, JIw. (hohemvarthiana, Gn., Wilk. ; par- 

 vidana, Wilk.) 15-19 mm. Forewings elongate, fold reaching 

 to near middle ; pale ochreous, sometimes much mixed with 

 grey, costal edge sometimes dark fuscous, posteriorly with 

 ochreous-whitish streaks reaching J across wing; oblique lower 

 half of basal patch posteriorly, and central fascia with posterior 

 median projection deeper ochreous or red-brown, former some- 

 times dark fuscous ; ocellus pale ochreous, metallic-edged, with 

 three very incomplete series of black scales ; termen sinuate. 

 Hind wings light grey, darker terminally. 



Britain to the Clyde, E. Ireland, common ; C. and S. Europe ; 

 0-8. Larva dull yellowish-pink ; dorsal and subdorsal lines 

 faintly redder ; head and plate of 2 brown : in flower-heads of 

 Centaur -ea nic/ra ; 8, 9. 



29. E. cana, JIw. (hohemvarthiana, Tr. ; scopoliana, Wilk.) 

 Fort-wings elongate, fold reaching to near middle; ochreous, 

 somewhat blackish -sprinkled, with several suffused ochreous- 

 whitish longitudinal streaks confluent in middle towards base, 

 ceasing before very narrow central fascia of ground-colour ; an 

 oblique wedge-shaped ferruginous suffusion from dorsurn near 

 base ; posterior half of costa with very oblique whitish strigulae, 

 abruptly ceasing at J ; ocellus metallic -edged, containing one 

 or two incomplete black dashes ; termen sinuate. Hindwings 

 in pale grey, darker terminally, in $ darker. 



Britain to the Clyde, rather local ; Germany (probably else- 

 where, but often confused with the preceding); 6-8. Larva 

 dull pink ; head and plate of 2 brown : in seedheads of Carduus 

 and Centaurea ; 8, 9. 



18. HEMIMEXE, Jib. 



Antennae in $ simple or shortly ciliated. Palpi moderate 

 or rather long, porrected. Thorax smooth. Forewings in $ 



