40 AN ACCENTUATED LIST OF 



PYROPHILA, W. V., Pyroptitta, 73-14069, wheat, 

 to love ', the larva being found on Grasses. 



LUCERNEA, L., Luqer'nea, luqerna, a lamp ; " fre- 

 quenter candelis in volans " (L.). 



ASHWORTHII, Dbl., Ashworth'il, in honour of the 

 late J. H. Ashworth of Manchester, who first 

 discovered the species. 



TRYPH^NA, Och., Tmjpha'na, the name of a lady 

 mentioned in the New Testament (Rom.xvi.12). 



IANTHINA, W. V., larithina, IdvOwos, violet-co- 

 loured. 



FIMBRIA, L., Fim'bria, fimbria, a fringe or border. 



INTERJECTA, Hub., Interjec'ta, interjectus, cast be- 

 tween. 



SUBSEQUA, W. V., Sub'sequa, subsequi, to follow 

 close upon : closely resembling Orbona. 



ORBONA, F., Orbona, Orbona, the goddess of parents 

 who had lost their children. 



PRONUBA, L., Pro'nuba, pronuba, a bridemaid. 

 NOCTUA, Tr., Noc'tua, Noctua, an owl ; from the noc- 

 turnal habits of the species. 



GLAREOSA, Esp., Glared' 'sa, glared, gravel. 



DEPUNCTA, L., Depunc'ta, depunctus, dotted. 



AUGUR, F., Augur, augur, a soothsayer. 



PLECTA, L., Plec'ta, TrXe/ero?, plaited, twisted. 



C-NIGRUM, L., C-ni'grum, the black C. 



DITRAPEZIUM, Bork., Ditrapez'ium ; 8/9, twice, rpa- 

 irk^iov, an irregular figure having four sides ; 

 referring to the blackish spots. 



TRIANGULUM, Huf., Triangulum, a triangle. 



RHOMBOIDEA, Esp., Rhombol'dea, pojjipoei&rjs, rhom- 

 bus-shaped ; referring to the black spots. 



BRUNNEA, W. V., Bruririea, brunneus, brown. 



FESTIVA, W. V., Festl'va, festivus, festive. 



CONFLUA, Tr., Coriflua, confluere, to flow together ; 

 from the confluent strigae. 



DAHLII, Hub., Dahl'il, in honour of Georg Dahl, a 

 Viennese naturalist and collector in the early 

 part of the present century : by breeding this 

 insect, he was the first to establish clearly its 

 distinctness as a species. 



SUBROSEA, Ste., Subro'sea, subroseus, slightly rosy. 



BELLA, Bork., Bel' la, bellus, pretty. 



UMBROSA, Hub., Umbro'sa, umbrosus, shady. 



BAIA, W. V., Bai'a, Baice, a town in Italy. 



SOBRINA, Bdv., Sobrl'na, sobrinus, a cousin. 



