32 AN ACCENTUATED LIST OF 



CLOSTERA, Ste., Closte'ra, K^drrjp, a spindle-, from 

 the long spindle-shaped abdomen. 



CURTULA, L., Cur' tula, dimin. from curtus, broken, 

 short; the chocolate-coloured tip of the wing 

 giving it an appearance of being cut off short. 



RECLUSA, Schif., Reclusa, reclusa, the recluse. 



NOTODONTIDJE, Ste., Notodori tida, the family of which the 

 genus Notodonta is the type. 



GLYPHISIA, Bdv., Glyphis'ia, yXv^fc, the notch in 



an arrow ; from the pale lunate mark on the 



wing. 

 CRENATA, Esp., Crend'ta, the wings being crenate, 



with rounded marginal divisions. 

 PTILOPHORA, Ste., Ptiloph'ora ; TTTI\OV, a feather, 



(f>opeiv, to carry ; from the feathered antennae 



of the male. > 

 PLUMIGERA, Schif., Plumig'era-, pluma, a feather, 



gerere, to carry. 

 PTILODONTIS, Ste., Ptilodon'tis >, TTT/XOV, a feather, 



0801/9, a tooth-, from the tooth-like feathery 



palpi of this insect. 



PALPINA, L., Palpi' na, from the large palpi. 

 NOTODONTA, Ste., Notodonta -, VWTO?, the back, oSoik, 



a tooth ; from the tooth-like projections on the 



inner edge of the fore- wings, which meet over 



the back. 

 CAMELINA, L., Camell'na, camelus, a camel; from 



the projecting hump. 



CUCULLINA, Schif., Cuculll'na, cucullus, a hood. 

 CARMELITA, Esp., Carmell'ta ; from the hoods of the 



Carmelite friars. 



DICT^EA, L., Dictce'a, Dicte, a mountain in Crete. 

 DICT^EOIDES, Esp., Dictceol'des, Ai/craia-elSos, re- 



sembling Dictaa. 

 DROMEDARIUS, L., Dromedarius, a dromedary; from 



the humps on the larvae. 

 TRILOPHUS, Schif., Tril'ophus [Tritoplms], rpi\o- 



^>09, with three crests or humps. 

 ZICZAC, L., Zic'zac ; from the " zic-zac " position 



of the larvae when at rest. 

 TREPIDA, F., Trep'ida, trepidus, trembling; from 



the tremulous motion of the larva when 



alarmed. 

 CHAONIA, Schif., Chdon'ia, a district in Epirus. 



