34 AN ACCENTUATED LIST OF 



BOMBYCOIRffi, Gu., Bombycoi'da, the family which resembles 

 the Bombyces : the hairy larvse being easily 

 mistaken for those of Bombyces. 



DIPHTHERA, Och., Diptithera, B^0epa, " a prepared 

 hide; the skin of the goat Amalthea." (Tr.) 



ORION, Esp., Orion, the handsomest hunter of his 



race. Cf. Horn. Od. v. 121 seq. 



ACRONYCTA, Och., Acronyc'ta, atcpovvfcrw, the be- 

 ginning of night. 



TRIDENS, W. V., Tri'dens, a trident, from the dagger- 

 like markings. 



Psi, L., Psl, from the Greek letter i|r. 



LEPORINA, L., Leporlna, lepus, a hare. 



ACERIS, L., Aq'eris, feeds on Sycamore (^4cerPseudo- 

 platanus) . 



MEGACEPHALA, W. V., Megaqepti ala, fjueyas, great, 

 Ke<j>a\r), a head. 



STRIGOSA, W. V v Strigosa, striga, a streak or stripe ; 

 from the dagger-like stripe. 



ALNI, L., Al'nl, feeds on Alder (Alnus glutinosa) 

 and other trees. 



LIGUSTRI, W. V., Ligus'tri, feeds on Privet (Ligus- 

 trum vulgare) and on Ash. 



RUMICIS, L., Ru'micis, feeds on Dock (Rumex ace- 

 tosa) and on various other plants. 



AURICOMA, W. V., Auri'coma, aurum, gold, coma, 

 hair. 



MENYANTHIDIS, View., Menyarithidis, named from 

 the Bog-bean (Menyanthes trifoliata), but feeds 

 on Heather and Sweet Gale. 



MYRIC^:, Gu., Myrl'qce, feeds on Sweet Gale (My- 



rica Gale). 



SIMYRA, Och., Si'myra, "a town near Tripolis" 

 (Och.). 



VENOSA, Bork., Venosa, venosus, veiny. 



LEUCANIIDJE, Gu., Leucaniidce, the family of which the 

 genus Leuca'nia is the type. 



SYNIA, Dup. 



MUSCULOSA, Hub., Musculosa, musculosus, muscu- 

 lar, full of veins. 

 LEUCANIA, Och., Leuca'nia, \evicbs, white. 



CONIGERA, W. V., Coni'gera ; conus, a cone, and 

 gerere, to carry ; from the conical white spot 

 which forms the lower half of the stigma. 



