THE BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA. 11 



MUSCERDA, Hub., MUSCAT 'da, muscerda, mouse dung. 

 AUREOLA, Hub., Aureola, aureolus, golden. 

 PYGM^OLA, Dbl., Pygm&'ola, diminutive ofpygmteus, 



a dwarf. 



HELVOLA, Hub., Hel'vola, helvolus, pale yellow. 

 COMPLANULA, Bdv., Complauula, diminutive of com- 



plana. 

 COMPLANA, L., Complana, complanare, to level ; 



from the insect sitting with its wings flat. 

 STRAMINEOLA, Dbl., Strdmineola, stramineus, straw- 



coloured. 

 QUADRA, L., Quad 'r a, quadra, a square ; in allusion 



to the four spots, two on each fore- wing of the 



female. 

 RUBRICOLLIS, L., Rubrical' Us -, ruber, red, collum, 



the neck ; from the red collar. 

 EMYDIA, Bdv., Emyd'ia, emys, a freshwater tortoise. 



Cf. Chelonias. 

 GRAMMICA, L., Gram mica, grammicus, covered with 



lines. 

 CRIBRUM, L., Crl'brum, cribrum, a sieve : the wings 



are white, crossed with blackish bands, giving 



the appearance of a sieve. 



EUCHELIIDJE, Dbl., Eucheliida, the family of which the genus 

 Euchelia is the type. 



DE1OPEIA, Ste., Deiopei'a, ArjioTrela, one of Juno's 



nymphs. 

 PULCHELLA, L., Pulchel'la, diminutive from pulcher, 



beautiful. 

 EUCHELIA, Bdv., Euchelia ; ev, well, xn^rj, a claw, or 



any cloven implement. 

 JACOB^E^;, L., Jacob&'a; feeds on Ragwort (Senecio 



Jacobaa] . 

 CALLIMOftPHA, Lat., Callimor'pha ; icd\\o?, beauty, 



DOMINULA, L., Domiriula, diminutive of domina, a 

 mistress, queen; from the royal splendour of 

 the insect. 



CHELONIIDJE, Ste., Cheloniidte, the family of which the genus 

 Chelonia is the type. 



EUTHEMONIA, Ste., Euthemo'nia, evdww, neat, 



pretty. 

 RUSSULA, L., Rus'sula, russulus, reddish. 



