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male, and there are large lateral crests on the thorax, and 

 lateral and terminal tufts at the extremity of the abdomen. 

 The wings are long and narrow, the costa and hind margin of 

 the fore-wings converging, and rounding off the apex of the 

 wing. The legs are pilose, and armed with small apical spurs. 

 The cocoon resembles that of Centra. 



HOPLITIS MILHAUSERI. 



Bombyx milhauseri, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 577, no. 70 

 (1775); Esper, Schmett. iii. p. 108, Taf. 21 (1784). 



Bombyx vidua, Knoch, Beitr. Ins. i. p. 48, no. 9, Taf. 3, fig. 3 

 (1781). 



Bombyx terrifica^ Borkhausen, Eur. Schmett. iii. p. 387, no. 

 144 (1790); Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. iii. figs. 32, 33 

 (1800); Godart, Le'pid. France, iv. p. 176, pi. 16, fig. 4 

 (1822). 



Harpyia milhauseri^ Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. iii. p. 41 



(1810). 

 Hybocampa milhauseri^ Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. 



137, Pi- 30, % 7, a, b (1880). 

 Hoplitis milhauseri, Kirby, Cat. Lepid. Heter. i. p. 595 (1892). 



This species is found in many parts of Europe. 



It expands about i ^ inch. 



The fore-wings are whitish-grey with blackish nervures, and 

 are shaded with dark grey on the hind margin. The inner 

 margin is broadly, and the costa before the middle and tip more 

 narrowly, blackish. The central shade and the posterior trans- 

 verse line are indicated. The space between these is pale 

 yellow and divides the blackish inner margin. The hind-wings 

 are white, with a black spot towards the anal angle. 



The larva is green, when full grown, roughly shagreened and 

 mottled with yellow, It has a red head. On each of the 



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