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ANARTA, Och., Anar'ta, " Anarta, a sea-cockle men- 



tioned by Pliny." (Tr.) 

 MELANOPA, Thb., Melanopa, /u-eXavcoTro?, black- 



looking. 

 CORDIGERA, Thb., Cordi'gera ; cor, a heart, gerere, 



to bear. 



MYRTILLI, L., Myrtil'li, feeds on the Bilberry 



(Vaccinium Myrtillus) and on Calluna vulgaris. 



HELIODES, Gu., Heliodes, ^\ioei^, like the sun, 



bright and beaming. 



ARBUTI, F., Ar'buti, named from the Arbutus, but 

 feeds on Mouse-ear (Cerastium arvense). 



ACONTIIDJE, Gu., Acontiida, the family of which the genus 

 Acontia is the type. 



AGROPHILA, Bdv., Agro'phila-, dypos, the country, 

 to love. 



SULPHURALIS, L., Sulphur a Us, sulphur- coloured. 

 ACONTIA, Och., Acon'tia, " d/covrlas, a species of 



snake ; from their quick movements." (Tr. ) 

 LUCTUOSA, W. V., Luctuosa, luctuosus, in mourning ; 

 from the black and white markings. 



ERASTRIIDJE, Ste., Erastriida, the family of which the 

 genus Erastria is the type. 



ERASTRIA, Och., Eras' tria, epdcrTpia, a lover. 



VENUSTULA, Hub., Venus' tula, venustulus, graceful. 

 FUSCULA, W. V., Fus'cula, fusculus, dark. 

 BANKSIA, Gu., Bank'sia, in honour of Sir Joseph 

 Banks, M.A. of Christ Church, Oxford, whose 

 love for natural history induced him to accom- 

 pany Captain Cook on his first voyage. 

 ARGENTULA, Bork., Argen'tula, argentum, silver; 

 on account of the silvery streaks. 



ANTHOPHILID-ffi, Gu., Anthophilida, the family of which the 

 genus Anthoph'ila (Bdv.) is the type. Antho- 

 phila (Bdv.) includes Micra (Gu.). 



HYDRELIA, Gu., Hydrelia, vSpyXos, watery ; from its 



frequenting moist places. 

 UNCA, L., Un'ca, uncus, a hook ; from the hook-like 



mark on the fore-wings. 

 MICRA, Gu., Mi era, iiiKpos, small. 



OSTRINA, Hub., Ostrl'na, ostrinus, purple. 



