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part of his system. Stephanus says, " Unus 

 ex Deis qui ab hsereticis inducti sunt, barbaris 

 et inconditis nominibus." 



GROSSULARIATA, L., Grossularia'ta, feeds on Goose- 

 berry (Ribes grossularia) , Currant, Blackthorn, 

 &c. 



ULMATA, F., Ulma'ta, feeds on Elm (Ulmus cam- 



pestris) . 



LIGDIA, Gu., Lig'dia, Ligdus, a Cretan, father of 

 Iphis, for whose story see Ov. Met. 9. 670. 



ADUSTATA, W. V., Adustata, adustus, scorched. 

 LOMASPILIS, Hub., Lomaspl'lis ; \&pa, a border, 

 er7rXo<?, a spot ; the edge of the wings being 

 spotted all round. 



MARGIN ATA, L., Margind'ta, marginatus, bordered. 



LIGIIDJE, Gu., Ligiidte, the family of which the genus Lig'ia, 

 Dup., is the type. 



PACHYCNEMIA, Ste., Pachycne'mia ; trayf*, thick, 



Kvrjpr), the leg. 



HIPPOCASTANARIA, Hub., Hipp wcast and 'ria, named 

 from the horse-chestnut (j3i!sculus Hippocas- 

 tanum), on which however the larva is not 

 known to feed. 



HYBERNIIDJE, Gu., Hyberwida, the family of which the 

 genus Hyber'nia is the type. 



HYBEKNTA, Lat., Hyber'nia, hybernus, wintry; in 

 allusion to the time of appearance of the 

 insects. 



BUPICAPRARIA, W. V., Rupicaprd'ria, rupicapra, a 

 mountain-goat, a chamois ; from the colour. 



LEUCOPH^EARIA, W. V., Leucophaa'ria, Xeu/co^ato?, 

 grey, ash-coloured. 



AURANTIARIA, Hub., Aurautiaria, aurum, gold; 

 from the colour of the insect. 



PROGEM MARIA, Hub., Progemma'ria, progemmans, 

 budding forth; the moth appearing in the 

 spring, when the trees begin to bud. 



DEFOLIARIA, L., Defoliaria, defoliatus, without 

 leaves; the moth appearing from October to 

 December, when the trees are leafless ; or, 

 from the destructiveness of the larva. See 

 Kollar's work on Destructive Insects. 



