44 AN ACCENTUATED LIST OF 



EPUNDA, Dup., Epurida. 



LUTULENTA, W. V., Lutulen'ta, lutulentus, muddy. 



NIGRA, Ste., Ni'gra, niger, black. 



VIMINALIS, F., Viminalis, feeds on Osier (Salix 



viminalis] . 



LICHENEA, Hub., Lichen ea, \i%ijv, a lichen. 

 VALERIA, Ger., Valer'ia, the name of a celebrated 



family in ancient Roman history. 

 OLEAGINA, W. V., Oled'gina, oleaginus, olive-co- 

 loured. 

 MISELIA, Tr., Miselia, piaelv, to hate, ffaios, the 



sun. 

 OXYACANTH^E, L., Oxyacari tho>, feeds on Whitethorn 



(Cratsegus oxyacanthd). 

 BIMACULOSA, L v Bimaculosa ; bis, twice, maculosus, 



spotted. 



AGRIOPIS, Bdv., Agriopis, dypicoTros, wild-looking. 

 APRILINA, L., Aprill'na, Aprilis, April, from the 



time of its appearance. 

 PHLOGOPHORA, Tr., PhlogopKora ; </>Xof, aflame, 



<f>opelv, to bear. 

 METICULOSA, L., Meticulosa, meticulosus, timorous ; 



from its habit of quivering when the light is 



thrown on it. 



EMPYREA, Hub., Empyrea, e/j,7rvpo<;, scorched. 

 EUPLEXIA, Ste., Euplexia ev, prettily, TrXe/cew, to 



fold -, the anterior wings during repose being 



longitudinally wrinkled. 



LUCIPARA, L., Luqip'ara, luciparens, light-bearing. 

 APLECTA, Gu., Aplec'ta, a priv., vrXe/cro?, folded be- 

 cause the wings are not wrinkled. 

 HERBIDA, W. V., Her'bida, herbidus, grassy. 

 OCCULTA, L., Occul'ta, occultus, concealed. 

 NEBULOSA, Huf., Nebulosa, nebulosus, clouded. 

 TINCTA, Bra., Tinc'ta, tinctus, tinged. 

 ADVENA, W. V., Ad' vena, advena, a stranger. 

 HADENA, Sch., Hadena/'AiS^, the nether-world, the 



shades below ; on account of the dark colour of 



the species in this genus. 



SATURA, W.V., Sat'ura, satur, of a deep, rich colour. 

 ASSIMILIS, Dbl., Assim'ilis, assimilis, resembling the 



neighbouring species. 

 ADUSTA, Esp., Adus'ta, adustus, scorched. 

 PROTEA, W. V., Pro tea, Proteus, a sea-god who 



constantly changed his form : on account of the 



variation of this species. 



