28 LARGE FOOTMAN. 



similar materials, and never leaves its home as 

 long as it remains in that stage of existence. A 

 figure of the larva in its moveable home may be 

 seen in cut L, fig. 4, page 23. 



Mr. Doubleday thinks that this family ought 

 to be placed among the Tineae. 



"Ws now come to some of the Moths which are 

 called by the fanciful name of Footman. 



The first of them is the LARGE FOOTMAN (LitJio- 

 sia quadra), which is represented in Plate II. fig. 5, 

 a little less than the average size. The fore- wings 

 of the male are grey, deepening in shade towards 

 the anterior margin, and the hind-wings are pale 

 yellowish white. In the female, the fore-wings 

 are primrose yellow, and have two distinct black 

 spots towards the middle. 



In the above description the words " anterior 

 margin " are mentioned. Although I intend to 

 avoid the use of strictly scientific terms as far as 

 possible, there must occur instances where it is 

 impossible to do so. I therefore insert two dia- 

 grams representing the various portions of the 

 upper and under pair of wings, showing the divi- 

 sions as they are, like the countries in a map. 

 These divisions are not arbitrary, nor the mere 

 invention of entomologists. They are the natural 



