MOTHS. 173 



FAMILY V. Lithosiidce. 



Antennae filiform; body slender, rather short; wings, especi- 

 ally the fore wings, generally long, slender, and overlapping ; 

 colours generally uniform and obscure. 



These moths are called "Footmen" by collectors. They require 

 searching for, or they are very liable to be overlooked, on account 

 of their dull colours and retired habits. They are sometimes 

 beaten from thickets, when they let themselves drop down, simu- 

 lating death. The species of Lithosia, Fabr., are all very much 

 alike ; L. Depressa, Esp., has brown fore wings, with the costa and 

 hind wings grey. 



The South American genus Josioides, Feld., includes black 

 species of 'moderate size, with yellow spots and stripes. It is 

 rather an extensive group, and has been confounded with Chry- 

 sauge, Hiibn., a somewhat similarly coloured genus of Pymlidce. 



Bizone, Walk., is a very pretty East Indian genus. The fore 

 wings are white, with red fringes, and slightly zigzag red stripes ; 

 near the middle is a conspicuous black dot ; the hind wings are 

 often tinted with rosy. 



Lycomorpha Pholus, Dru., is a common North American species ; 

 it expands about an inch and a quarter across the wings, which 

 are orange yellow on the basal half and black at the tips. 



Atolmis Rubricollis, Hiibn., is a European moth of almost a 

 uniform black, except the tip of the abdomen, which is yellow. 



The genus Deiopeia, Steph., is widely distributed ; but only one 

 species is found in Europe, which is very rare in England. This 

 is D. Pulchella, Linn., which is white, with black borders to the 

 hind wings, and sometimes an irregular black mark in the middle. 

 The fore wings are marked with rows of black and red spots ; it 

 expands about an inch and a half. In some species, as in the 

 North American D. Bella, Linn., the hind wings are bright red. 



Several genera of Lithosiidce are yellow, with black streaks or 

 spots, and we have one example in England. This is Setina 

 Irrorella, Linn., a local species, but often common where it occurs ; 

 it is generally met with near the coast. 



FAMILY VI. Hypsidce. 



These insects are confined to the East Indies and Africa ; they 

 resemble large Lithosiidce (averaging about two inches in expanse), 

 but the wings are broader and more robust, and the antennae are 



