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VITELLINA, Hub., Vitelli'na, vitulus, a calf; vitel- 

 linus, veal-like, referring to the colour. 



TURCA, L., Tur'ca, Turca, a Turk. 



LITHARGYRIA, Esp., Lithargy'rid, \i6apyvpos, vitri- 

 fied lead; from the general tinge of the 

 wings. 



OBSOLETA, Hub., Obsoleta, obsoletus, old, worn out, 

 common. 



LITTORALIS, Cur., Littoralis, littoralis, frequenting 

 the sea-shore. 



PUDORINA, W. V., Pudorl'na, pudor, modesty ; re- 

 ferring to the ruddy, blush-like tinge which 

 suffuses the wings. 



COMMA, L., Com' ma, from the black dashes between 

 the veins in the fore- wings. 



STRAMINEA, Tr., Stramin'ea, stramineus, straw-co- 

 lour ; from the colour of the wings. 



IMPURA, Hub., Impura, impurus, impure, dirty. 



FALLENS, L., Pal' lens, pallens, pale. 



PHRAGMITIDIS, Hub., Phragml'tidis : the larva feeds 

 in the young stems of the Reed (Arundo Phrag- 

 mites). 



ME LI AN A, Cur., Melia'na, Melos, an island in the 

 ^Egean Sea. 



FLAMMEA ; Cur., Flam'mea, flammeus, naming. 

 SENTA, Ste., Serita, a place on the coast of Dalmatia 

 mentioned by Pliny. 



ULV.E, Hub., Ul'vte, ulva, sedge ; feeds on the Reed 



(Arundo Phragmites). 



NONAGRIA, Och., Nonag'ria, " an island in the ^Egean 

 Sea" (Tr.); said by Pliny to have been the earlier 

 name of Andros. 



DESPECTA, Tr., Despec'ta, despectus, despised. 



FULVA, Hub., Ful'va,fulvus, tawny. 



EXTREMA, Hub., Extrema, extremus, the last, 

 smallest. 



HELLMANNI, Fre., Hellmarim, in honour of A. 

 Hellmann, author of a treatise on the Anatomy 

 of Snakes, published at Gottingen, 1817. 



NEURICA, Hub., Neu'rica. vevpi/cos, sinewy. 



GEMINIPUNCTA, Hat., Gemmipunc' ta } geminus, twin, 

 punctum, a spot. 



CANN^, Och., Cannes, canna, a reed. 



TYPH;E, Thb., Ty'pha, feeds on Great Cat's-tail 

 (Typha latifolia). 



LUTOSA, Cur., Lutosa, lutosus, muddy, clay-coloured. 



