36 AN ACCENTUATED LIST OF 



APAMEID^E, Gu., Apame'ida, the family of which the genus 

 Apamea is the type. 



GORTYNA, Oeh., Gorty'na, a town of Crete. 



FLAVAGO, W. V., Flavago, flavus, yellow : the ter- 

 mination -ago is retained because the authors 

 of W. V. placed this species among the 

 Xanthise. 



HYDRCECIA, Gu., Hydros' qia-, vBcop, water, OIKOS, a 

 habitation. 



NICTITANS, L., Nic' titans, nictitans, flickering. 



PETASITIS, Dbl., Petasl'tis-, the larva feeds in the 

 stems and roots of the Butter Bur (Tussilago 

 Petasites) . 



MICACEA, Esp., Micaqea, micare, to glitter. 

 AXYLIA, Hub., Axy'lia, a intensitive, %v\ov, wood-, 

 from the wood-like appearance. 



PUTRIS, L., Putris, puter, rotten ; the insect resem- 

 bling a piece of rotten wood. 



XYLOPHASIA, Ste., Xylophas'ia ; %v\ov, wood, $a<ns, 

 appearance ; from the resemblance of the insect 

 to a piece of wood. 



RUREA, F._, Ru'rea, rus, the country. 



LITHOXYLEA^ W. V., Lithoxy'lea ; \i6os, a stone, 

 %v\ov, wood. 



SUBLUSTRIS_, Esp v Sublus'tris, sublustris, somewhat 

 bright, glimmering. 



POLYODON, L._, Polyodon-, 7ro\v^, many, oa>v, a 

 tooth-, from the tooth-like markings on the 

 wings. 



HEPATICA, L._, Hepat'ica, rjTraTiicos, liver-coloured. 



SCOLOPACINA, Esp v Scolopacp'na, scolopax, a wood- 

 cock; from a resemblance to the plumage of 

 this bird. 



DIPTERYGIA, Ste., Dipterygia ; $k, double, irrepv^, 

 a wing. 



PINASTRI, L., Plnas'trl, pinaster, the wild pine ; but 



the larva feeds on Sorrel. 



XYLOMIGES, Gu., Xylom'iges, %v\ofjii,<yr)s, mixed with 

 wood : resembling w r ood. 



CONSPICILLARIS, L., Conspiqillaris, conspicuus, re- 

 markable. 



APOROPHYLA, Gu., Aporophy'la a-rropos, doubtful, 

 <f>v\r), a tribe. 



AUSTRALIS, Bdv., Australis, australis, southern. 

 LAPHYGMA, Gu., Laphyg'ma, Xd^vy/jia, gluttony. 



EXIGUA, Hub., Exig'ua, exiguus, small. 



