30 AN ACCENTUATED LIST OF 



ANAITIS, Dup., Andl'tis, an Asiatic divinity, whose 

 worship prevailed in Armenia, Persis, Assyria, 

 &c. 



PLAGIATA, L., Plagid'ta, plaga, a zone ; in allusion 

 to the stripes and bars which run across the 

 wings. 

 LITHOSTEGE, Hub., Llthos'tege, \i0o<rrem<s, covered 



with stones. 



NIVEARIA, W. V., Nivea'ria, niveus, snowy. 

 CHESIAS, Tr., Chesias, " a name of Diana" (Treitschke) 

 derived from the promontory of Chesium in the 

 island of Samos, where was a temple in her 

 honour. 

 SPARTIATA, Fue., Spartid'ta, feeds on Broom (Spar- 



tium scoparium). 



OBLIQUARIA, W. V., Obliquaria, obliquus, oblique; 

 referring to the oblique dark brown bar across 

 the wings. 



SIONID-ZE, Gu., Sio'nida, the family of which the genus 

 Siona, Go., is the type : from Mount Sion, on 

 account of "its barrenness of markings" 

 (Stephens). 



TANAGRA, Dup., Tan'agra, a town in Bceotia, cele- 

 brated for the defeat of the Athenians by the 

 Spartans, in the year 457 B.C. 



CH^EROPHYLLATA, L., Chcerophylla 'ta, feeds on Cow- 

 parsley (ChcerophyUum sylvestre). 



DKEPANULID^, Gu., DREPANU'LIDJE. 



Moths having their wings hooked at the tip ; Spevravov, 

 a reaping-hook, or sickle. 



PLATYPTEEYX, Las., Platyp'teryx-, TrXaru?, broad, 

 Trrepff, a wing. 



FALCULA, W. V., Fal'cula, falx, a sickle, or scythe. 



HAMULA, Schif., Hamula, dimin. of hamus, a hook. 



UNGUICULA, Hub., Unguic'ula, unguis, a claw. 



SICULA, Schif., Sl'cula, sicula, a small curved weapon. 



LACERTULA, Hub., Laqer'tula, dimin. of lacerta, a 



little lizard. 

 CILIX, Lea., Qil'ix, a Cilician. 



SPINULA, Schif., Spinula, dimin. of spina, a thorn. 



