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GLAUCA, Hub., Glau'ca, glaucus, bluish grey. 



DENTINA, W. V., Denti'na, dens, a tooth. 



CHENOPODII, W. V., Chenopod'ii, feeds on Goose- 

 foot (Chenopodium) . 



ATRIPLICIS, L., Atrip'licis, named from the Orach 

 (Atriplex] : the larva feeds on Dock, Goosefoot, 

 Persicaria, &c. 



SUASA, W. V., Sud'sa, suasus, persuaded. 



PEREGRINA, Tr., Peregri'na, peregrinus, a stranger. 



OLERACEA, L., Olerd'qea, feeds on Cabbage (Bras- 

 sica oleracea) and many other plants. 



PISI, L., Pl'si, named from the Pea (Piswri) : the 

 larva feeds on various plants. 



THALASSINA, Huf., Thalas'sina, Oa\da-awo$, sea-co- 

 loured. 



CONTIGUA, W. V., Contig'ua, contiguus, allied to the 

 succeeding species. 



GENISTA, Bork., Genis'ta, feeds on several species 



of Broom (Genista). 

 HYPPA, Dup., Hyp' pa. 



RECTILINEA, Esp., Rectili'nea, rectus, straight, linea, 

 a line. 



XYLINIDJE, Gu., Xylinidae, the family of which the genus 



Xyl'ina is the type. 

 XYLOCAMPA, Gu., Xylocam'pa; gv\ov, wood, Kafjuirrj, 



a caterpillar. 

 LITHORIZA, Bork., Lithorl'za, \L0os, a stone, pi^a, 



a root. 

 CLOANTHA, Bdv., Cloantha, Cloanthus, one of the 



companions of ^Eneas. Virg. ^En. v. 124. 

 PERSPICILLARIS, L., Perspicillaris, perspicuus, 



plainly seen. 

 SOLIDAGINIS, Hub., Solidagims, named from Golden 



Rod (Solidago virgaurea) : feeds on Bilberry. 

 CALOCAMPA, Ste., Calocam'pa ; /caXo?, beautiful, 



fcdfjiTrrj, a caterpillar. 

 VETUSTA, Hub., Vetus'ta, vetustus, old. 

 EXOLETA, L., Exoleta, exoletus, grown up, mature. 

 XYLINA, Ste., Xyl'ina, fuX^vo?, wooden. 



RHIZOLITHA, W. V., Rhizo'litha, pl^a, a root, \lQos, 



a stone. 

 SEMIBRUNNEA, Ha., Semibruri nea, semibrunneus, 



half-brown. 



PETRIFICATA, W. V., Petrified 'ta, petrificatus, petri- 

 fied ; from its stony appearance. 



