16 AN ACCENTUATED LIST OF 



ANGULARIA, W. V., Angularia, anyulus, an angle ; 



from the shape of the wings. 

 HIMERA, Dup., Hl'mera, the name of an ancient city 



in Sicily. 



PENNARIA, L., Pennd'ria, penna, a feather ; alluding 

 to the feathered antennae. 



AMPHIDASYD2E, Gu., Amphidas'yda, the family of which the 

 genus Amphidasys is the type. 



PHIGALIA, Dup., Phigal'ia, a town of Arcadia, where 



are the remains of the temple from which were 



brought the Phigalian Marbles preserved in the 



British Museum. 



PILOSARIA, W. V., Pilosd'ria, pilosus, hairy. 

 NYSSIA, DuTp.,Nys'sia,Nyssa, the birthplace of Bacchus; 



or from vvcra-ew, to pierce or prick, as its 



bristly thorax might do. 



ZONARIA, W. V., Zond'ria, tyvr], a belt, a girdle. 

 HISPIDARIA, W. V., Hispidaria, hispidus, shaggy, 



rough. 

 BISTON, Lea., Bis' ton, aThracian : the Bio-rove? were a 



tribe dwelling between Mount Rhodope and the 



^Egean Sea. 



HIRTARIUS, L., Hirtarius, hirtus, hairy. 

 AMPHIDASYS, Ste., Amphidasys [Amphy dasis] , a/*- 



(plSao-v?, shaggy, fringed all round -, the in- 

 sects being covered with hair. 

 PRODROMARIA, W. V., Prodromd'ria, 7rp6$pofj,os, 



early ; in allusion to the early appearance of 



the moth, in March and April. 

 BETULARIA, L., Betularia, betula, a birch-tree ; 



but the larva feeds on Elm and Oak. 



BOARMIIDJE, Gu., Boarmiida, the family of which the genus 

 Boar'mia is the type. 



HEMEROPHILA, Ste., Hemeroph'ila ; ^epa, the day, 



(f>L\iv, to love. 

 ABRUPTARIA, Thb., Abruptaria, abruptus, broken 



off; from the interrupted wavy markings on 



the wings. 

 CLEORA, Cur., Cleora, the wife of Agesilaus, one of 



the kings of Sparta. 

 VIDUARIA, W, V., Viduaria, viduus, widowed ; the 



wings, white, sprinkled with black, appearing 



to be in mourning. 



