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PUNCTARIA, L., Punctaria, punctum, a dot ; alluding 



to the circular eye-like marks on the wings. 

 TRILINEARIA, Bork., Trilined'ria ter, thrice, linea, 



a line ; the wings being traversed by three dark 



fasciae. 

 OMICRONARIA, W. V., Omicrond'ria, o fjmcpov, the 



little o ; the wings being marked with an O-like 



circle. 

 ORBICULARIA, Hub., Orbicularia, orbiculus, a small 



orb or circle : referring to the ring-like marks 



on the wings. 

 PENDULARIA, L., Penduld'ria, pendulus, hanging : 



the pupa hangs by its tail, and with a thread 



across its breast. 



ACIDALIIDJE, Gu., Aqldatiidce, the family of which the genus 

 Aqidalia is the type. 



HYBIA, Ste., Hyr'ia, the name of a town in Bo3otia. 

 Ovid, Met. 7, 271, 380. 



AURORARIA, Hub., Aurora'ria, Aurora, the goddess 

 of morning ; the wings being tinted with purple 

 and gold, like the sky of early morning. 

 ASTHENA, Hub., As'thena, aaOev^, weak, small. 



LUTEATA, W. V., Luteata, luteus, orange-yellow. 



CANDIDATA, W. V., Candida ta, candidus, white. 



SYLVATA, W. V., Sylvata, sylva, a wood. 



BLOMERARIA, Cur., Blomeraria, in honour of the 



late Captain Blomer. 



EUPISTERIA, Bdv., Eupisteria-, e5, abounding in, 

 incrTripia, canals or channels : in allusion to the 

 numerous streaks across the wings of several of 

 the species. 



HEPARATA, W. V., Heparata, rJTrap, the liver : liver- 

 coloured. 



VENUSIA, Cur., Venu'sia, the name of a town in Italy, 

 the birthplace of the poet Horace. 



CAMBRICARIA, Cur., Cambricd'ria, Cambria, the 

 ancient name of Wales ; the insect having been 

 captured in the Principality. 



ACID ALIA, Bdv., Aydal'ia, a name of Venus. Virg. 

 ^En. i. 720. 



OCHREATA, Ste., Ochreata, ochreus, ochre-yellow. 



RUBRICATA, W. V., Rubricata, rubrica, red earth, 

 red-ochre. 



SCUTULATA, W. V., Scutulata, scutulatus, lozenge- 

 shaped, checkered. 



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