THE BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA. 9 



,/EscuLi, L., Ms cull, jEsculus, a horse-chestnut, 



in which (amongst other trees) the larva burrows 



and feeds. 

 COSSUS, F., Cos'sus, a name given by Pliny to a larva 



found under the bark of trees. 

 LIGNIPERDA, F., Ligniper' 'da ; lignum, wood, per dere, 



to destroy. The larva bores into the stems of 



Willow and other trees. 



HEPIALID53, Ste., Hepial'ida, the family of which the genus 

 Hepialus is the type. 



HEPIALUS, Ste., Hepialus, f)irLa\os, a fever ; from the 



fitful, alternating flight of these insects. 

 HUMULI, L., Hu'mull, feeds on the roots of the 



Hop (Humulus Lupulus). 

 VELLEDA, Hub., Vel'leda : a German priestess of 



the name of Veleda is mentioned by Tacitus, 



Germ, viii., and Statius, I. iv. 90. 

 SYLVAN us, L., Sylvanus [Sylvinus], Sylvanus, 



found in woods. 

 LUPULINUS, L., Lupull'nus, feeds on the roots of the 



Hop (Humulus Lupulus}. 

 HECTUS, L., Hec'tus, e/cri/cos, hectic, a term applied 



to slow continuous fever. Cf. Hepialus. 



COCHLIOPODID2E, Sta., Cochliopod'idce; KO^ULS, a snail, 77-01)9, 

 the foot : the larvae of this family resemble a 

 woodlouse (Oniscus), and have no perceptible 

 legs. 



LIMACODES, Lat., Limacodes-, Xet//,af, a snail, elSos, 

 form-, from the snail-like appearance of the 

 larvae. 



ASELLUS, Schif., Asel'lus, a little ass; probably the 

 same as oWoveo?, which properly means a ' little 

 ass/ but also a woodlouse. Cf. Cochliopodidae. 



TESTUDO, Go., Testudo, a tortoise ; from the larvae 

 having no perceptible legs. 



Dup., Proc'rida, the family of which the genus 

 Procris is the type. 



PROCRIS, 111., Procris, the daughter of Erectheus, 



king of Athens. 

 GLOBULARI.E, Hub., Globularia, from Globularia, 



a genus of plants of the order Selaginacese. 

 STATICES, L., Stat'iqes, from the Common Thrift 



(Statice Armeria) ; but the larva feeds on Sorrel. 



