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DEMAS, Ste., De'mas,- A^as, a proper name. 



CORYLI, L., Cor'yli, Corylus, the hazel, although 

 the larva is not known to feed on the hazel. 



BOMBYCIDJE, Ste., Bomby'cjda, the*family of which the genus 



Bombyx is the type. 



TRICHIURA, Ste., Trichiura ; 0plg, rpi^, hair, ovpd, 



the tail-, from the woolly abdomen of the female. 



CRAT^GI, L., Cratce'gl, feeds on the Hawthorn 



(Crattegus Oxyacantha). 

 PCECILOCAMPA, Ste., Pceqilocam'pa ; TroUCkos, varie- 



gated, fcdpTTT), a caterpillar. 



POPULI, L., Po'puli, feeds on the Poplar (Populus). 

 ERIOGASTER, Ger., Eriogas'ter ; ept,ov, wool, ryao-rijp, 

 the belly; from the woolly abdomen of the female. 

 LANESTRIS, L., Ldnes'tris, lana, wool. 

 BOMBYX, Ste., Bom'byx, Popfivt;, a silk-worm. 



NEUSTRIA, L., Neus tria, a name formerly applied 

 to a portion of France, including Normandy, 

 Brittany, and Anjou. 

 CASTRENSIS, L., Castren'sis, living in a camp; the 



larvae being gregarious when young. 

 RUBI, L., Ru'bi, rubuSy a bramble ; but the larva 



feeds on Heath, &c. 

 QUERCUS, L., Quer'cus, quercus, the oak; but the 



larva feeds on various plants. 

 CALLUN^E, Palmer, Callu'nce, feeds on Ling (Calluna 



vulgaris) . 

 TRIFOLII, Schif., Trifol'il, feeds on Trefoil (Tri- 



folium). 



ODONESTIS, Ger., Odones'tis, according to Agassiz, 

 oSov?, a tooth, vfjo-Tis, hunger ; perhaps from its 

 voracity. Cf. Potatoria. 

 POTATORIA, L., Potdtor'ia, potator, a drinker ; from 



the habit of the larva. 



LASIOCAMPA, Sch., Lasiocam'pa ; Xacrto?, hairy, 

 j, a caterpillar. 



QUERCIFOLIA, L., Quercifol'ia ; quercus, an oak, fo- 

 lium, a leaf; but this and the next species do 

 not show _any preference for oak. 



ILICIFOLIA, L., Iliqifol'ia ; ilex, the holm oak, folium, 

 a leaf. The names of this and the preceding 

 species may be derived from the resemblance 

 of the insects when at rest to the withered 

 leaves of the oak and holm oak respectively. 



