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PLICATE, PLICA'T^E. 



Plicatus, folded : the insects resting with their wings folded 

 so as to form a triangle. 



SCOPARIIDJE, Gu., Scopdriida, the family of which the 

 genus Scopa'ria is the type. 



SCOPAKJA, Ha., Scoparia, scoparius, a sweeper. 



AMBIGUALIS, Tr., Ambigualis, ambiguus, uncertain. 

 CEMBRALIS, Ha., Qembra'lis, named from Pinus 



Cembra : the insect is found on the trunks of 



fir-trees. 



PYRALALIS, Hub., Pyrald'lis, resembling a Pyralis. 

 MURALIS, Cur., Mura'lis, muralis, belonging to a 



wall : found sitting on walls. 



LINEOLALIS, Cur., Lmeolalis, lineola, a little line. 

 MERCURIALIS, Ste., Mercurid'lis, from the resem- 

 blance of the stigmata to the symbol of the 



planet Mercury (). 

 PHJEOLEUCALIS, Zel., Phceoleucalis, (frcuos, dwky, 



Xeu/eo9, white : grey. 



CRAT^EGALIS, Hub., Crataga'lis, crataegus, the hazel. 

 RESINALIS, Ste., Resmalis, resinalis, resinous : found 



sitting on the trunks of firs. 

 TRUNCICOLALIS, Sta., Trunqicola'lis, truncus, the 



trunk of a tree ; colere, to frequent : found on 



the trunks of fir-trees. 

 COARCTALIS, Zel., Coarctd'liSj coarctare, to compress, 



to narrow ; from the narrowness of the wings. 

 ATOMALIS, DbL, Atomalis, atomus, an atom, a speck. 

 GRACILALIS, DbL, Gracila'liSj gracilis, slender. 

 PARALIS, Zel., Para Us, par, a pair. 

 PALLIDULALIS, Gu., Palliduld'lis, pallidulus, palish. 



CRAMBI, CRAM'BI. 



The tribe of insects of which Crambus is the type. 



CRAMBIDJE, Gu., Cram' bid, the family of which the genus 

 Crambus is the type. 



PLATYTES, Gu., Plat'ytes, ifKarvr^, breadth; the 



wings being broader than those of Crambus. 

 CERUSSELLUS, W. V., Qerussel'lus, cerussa, white- 

 lead, ceruse ; from the colour. 

 CEAMBUS, F., Crambus, Kpapfios, dry, parched, 



shrivelled. 

 FALSELLUS, W. V., Falsel'lus, falsus, deceptive. 



