50 AN ACCENTUATED LIST OF 



POAPHILIDJE, Gu., Poaphilida, the family of which the 

 genus Poaph'ila (iroa, grass, </Xo9, fond of) is 

 the type. 



PHYTOMETRA, Ha., Phyto'metra ; <f>vr6v, a plant, fie- 

 rpeiv, to measure : the larvae in this family being 

 half-loopers. - 

 , W. V., ^E'nea, teneus, bronzed. 



DELTOIDS, Lat., DELTOI'D^E. 



, delta-shaped (A), triangular; from the form in 

 which these insects arrange their wings when in repose. 



HYPENIDJE, Gu., Hypenid, the family of which the genus 

 Hypena is the type. 



MADOPA, Ste., Mado'pa; paSo?, moist, tity, the face. 



SALICALIS, W. V., Salicalis, feeds on Willow (Salix). 

 HYPENA, Sch v Hypena, vir^vrj, the chin, the beard-, 



referring to the projecting, squamose palpi. 

 PROBOSCIDALIS, L., Probosqida Us, proboscis, a trunk 



or snout ; referring to the elongated palpi. 

 ROSTRALIS, L., Rostra Us, rostrum, a beak or snout. 

 CRASSALIS, F._, Crassalis, crassus, thick, dense ; re- 

 ferring to the palpi. 

 HYPENODES, Gu., Hypenodes, vTnjvr), etSo?, resembling 



Hypena. 

 ALBISTRIGALIS, Ha., Albistriga'lis, albus, white, 



striga, a streak. 



COST^ESTRIGALIS, Ste., Cost&striga 'Us, costa, the an- 

 terior margin of the wing, striga, a streak. 

 SCHRANKIA, Woe., Schrank'ia, in honour of Fran- 

 ciscus von Paul Schrank, the author of " Fauna 

 Boica/' published in 1801, &c. 

 TURFOSALIS, Woe., Turfosalis. 



HERMINIIDJE, Gu., Herminiidce, the family of which the 

 genus Herminia is the type. 



RIVULA, Gu., Rl'vula, rivulus, a rivulet. 



SERICEALTS, W. V., Seriqea'lis, sericeus, silky. 

 HERMINIA, Lat., Herminia ; the Herminia gens was 

 one of the ancient patrician houses at Rome. 

 (SeeMacaulay's Lays, Horatius, xxx., and Battle 

 of Regillus, xxx.) 

 DERIVALIS, Hub., Derlvalis, de, rivus, a stream ; 



