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NEURIA, Gu., Neu'ria, vevpov, a sinew ; on account of 



the pale nervures so plainly visible. 

 SAPONARIJE, Bork., Saponaria, named from the 



Soap wort (Saponaria officinalis) : the larva 



feeds on Silene and several other plants. 

 HELIOPHOBUS, Bdv., Helioph 'obus ; ij\ios, the sun, 



(fro/Sew, to dread. 

 POPULARIS, F., Popularis, Populus, a poplar; but 



the larva is found at the roots of grass. 

 HISPIDUS, Hub., His'pidus, hispidus, rough, hairy. 

 CHAR^EAS, Ste., Chara'as, xdpts, grace. 



GRAMINIS, L., Gra 'minis, gramen, grass : the larva 



is found at the roots of grass, and the imago 



flying in grass fields. 

 PACHETRA, Gu., Pachetra ; ira^, thick, ^rpov, the 



abdomen. 



LEUCOPH^IA, W. V., Leucopha'a, Xeu/co^ato?, ash- 

 coloured. 

 CEE/IGO, Ste., Qerl'go, the modern name of the island 



Cythera. 

 CYTHEREA, F._, Qythere'a, a surname of Venus, from 



the island Cythera. 

 LUPERINA, Bdv., Luperina. 



TESTACEA, W. V., Testa qea, testa, a tile, from the 



greyish ochreous colour. 

 DUMERILI, Dup., Dume'rili, in honour of A. M. C. 



Dumeril, author of " Exposition d'une Methode 



naturelle pour 1'etude et la classification des 



Insectes" (Paris, 1801); a Zoologie Analytique" 



(1806) ; " Consid. gen. sur la classe des In- 



sectes" (1823), &c. 

 C^SPITIS, W. V., Qas'pitis, caespes, turf; the larva 



being found on various species of Grass. 

 MAMESTRA, Och., Mames'tra, " formerly the capital 



of Lesser Armenia." (Tr.) 

 ABJECTA, Hub., Abjec'ta, abjectus, cast away. 

 ANCEPS, Hub., An'qeps, anceps, double-headed. 

 ALBICOLON, Hub., Albicolon ; albus, white, colon, 



a dot ; on account of the row of yellowish-white 



spots. 



FURVA, W. V., Fur'va,furvus, dark. 

 BRASSIC^:, L., Bras'siqce, feeds on the Cabbage 



(Brassica oleracea). 

 PERSICARI^E, L., Persicarm; from the herb of the 



same name : the larva feeds on several low 



herbs. 



