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CARADRINA, Och., Caradri'na, " a river in Albania" 

 (Och.). 



MORPHEUS, Huf., Morpheus, the god of sleep. 



ALSINES, Ste., Alsl'nes, feeds on Common Chickweed 

 (Alsine media). 



BLAND A, W. V., Blarida, blandus, pleasing, agree- 

 able. 



CUBICULARIS, W. V., Cubicularis, belonging to a 

 bedchamber : occurring in outhouses. 



NOCTUIDJE, Gu., Noctuidte, the family of which the genus 

 Noctua is the type. 



RUSINA, Ste., Rusl'na-, the same as Rurina, the god- 

 dess of the country (rus) . 



TENEBROSA, Hub., Tenebrosa, tenebrosus, dusky. 

 AGROTTS, Och., Ag'rotis, ayporw, dwelling in the 

 country. 



VALLIGERA, W. V., Valligera ; vallum, a palisade, 

 gerere, to carry ; from the form of the markings. 



PUTA, Hub., Pu'ta, a goddess who presided over the 

 pruning of trees. 



SUFFUSA, W. V._, Suffusa, suffusus, tinged. 



FENNICA, Ev._, Ferinica, Fennicus, a native of Fin- 

 land. 



SAUCIA, Hub., Saucia, saucius, wounded, hurt. 



SEGETUM, W. V., Seg'etum, seges, corn-land; the 

 larva feeding on the roots of various grasses. 



LUNIGERA, Ste., Luni'gera; luna, a moon, gerere, to 

 carry ; from the lunule on the fore- wings. 



EXCLAMATIONIS, L., Excldmdtio'nis ; from the sign 

 of exclamation (!) on the fore- wings. 



CORTICEA, Hub., Cortiqea, cortex, bark. 



CINEREA, Bork., finer'ea, cinereus, ashy. 



RIP^:, Hub., Rl'pce, ripa, a bank. 



CURSORIA, Bork., Cursoria, cursor, a runner. 



NIGRICANS, L., Ni'gricans, nigricans, blackish. 



TRITICI, L., Trit'iql, feeds on grasses (Triticum) 

 and other low plants. 



AQUILINA, W. V., Aquili'na, aquilus, dark- coloured. 



OBELISCA, W. V., Obelis'ca, obeliscus, a small spit ; 

 from the mark (f) on the fore-wings. 



AGATHINA, Bdv., Agath'ina, ayaOos, good. 



PORPHYREA, W. V., Porphyr'ea, Tropfyvpeos, purple. 



PR^ECOX, L., Free 'cox, praecox, precocious. 



RAVIDA, W. V., Rdv'ida, ravidus, grey or dark- 

 coloured. 



