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CABERIRffi, Gu., Caberida, the family of which the genus 

 Cabe'ra is the type. 



CABERA, Tr., Cabe'ra, "the daughter of Proteus" 



(Treitschke). 

 PUSARIA, L., Pusaria, pusa, a little maiden ; from 



the delicacy of the insect. 

 ROTUNDARIA, Ha., Rotundd'ria, rotundus, round ; 



from the rounded form of the wings. 

 EXANTHEMARIA, Sco., Exanthema rid, e^dvOrj^a, a 



flower. 

 CORYCIA, Dup., Coryqia, a nymph, from whom the 



Corycian Cave in Mount Parnassus derived its 



name. Ovid, Met. i. 320. 

 TEMERATA, W. V., Temerata, temeratus, stained, 



defiled. 

 TAMINATA, W. V., Tdmina'ta, taminatus, stained, 



contaminated. 



ALEUCIS, Gu., Aleuqis', a priv., Xeiwo9, white: in- 

 distinct, obscure. 

 PICTARIA, Cur., Pictaria, pictus, painted. 



MACARIID^E, Gu., Macariidce, the family of which the genus 

 Macar'ia is the type. 



MAC ARIA, Cur., Macar'ia, the daughter of Hercules 

 and Deianira ; also a poetical name applied to 

 several islands, Lesbos, Rhodes, Cyprus ; " the 

 happy isle." 



ALTERNATA, W. V., Alternata, alternus, alternate. 



NOTATA, L., Notd'ta, notatus, marked. 



LITURATA, L., Liturata, litura, a blot or smear. 

 HALIA, Dup., Hal'ia, a Nereid or Sea-nymph. 



VAUARIA, L., Vauaria [Wauaria], Vau } the letter 

 V ; the form of which is distinctly marked on 

 the fore-wings. 



FIDONIIDJE, Gu., Fiddniida, the family of which the genus 

 Fidonia is the type. 



STRENIA, Dup., Stre'nia, the goddess who presided 



over new-year's-gifts (strena, Fr. etrennes). 

 CLATHRATA, L., Cldthrd'ta, clathratus } latticed. 

 PAN AGRA, Gu., Panag'ra, Travd<ypio<$j quite wild. 



PETRARIA, Esp., Petra'ria, petra, a rock or crag. 

 NUMERIA, Dup., Numer'ia, the goddess of numbers. 

 PULVERARIA, L., Pulverd 'ria, pulvis, dust; the wings 

 being thickly powdered with dusty atoms. 



