LITHOSIA. 221 



111. Brit. Ent, Haust. ii. p. 97 ; Hmpsu. Moths lad. ii. p. 73; Stand. 



Cat. p. 55 ; Kirby, Cat. Het, p. 335. 

 Nootuafiava, Mull. Faun. Fridr. p. 46 (1764). 

 Noctua deplana, Linn. Mant. Plant, p. 539 (1771). 

 (Eonistis dives, Biitl. A. M. N. H. (4) xx. ]>. 398 (1877) ; 111. Het. B. M. ii. 



p. 7, pi. 22. f. 11 ; Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 335. 



S . Palpi, frons, and antennae black ; vertex of head and thorax 

 orange ; pectus orange ; legs deep metallic green except towards 

 base ; abdomen orange, greyish towards base, the extremity and 



Fig. 140. — Lithosia quadra, (^ . \. 



Fig. 141. — Lithosia quadra, 5 • t- (F)'om Moths lad. vol. ii.) 



ventral surface blackish. Fore wing grey, the basal area orange, a 

 blackish streak on base of costal area ; terminal area blackish. 

 Hind wing orange-yellow, the costal area fuscous. 



5 orange-yellow, 3rd joint of paljn and antennae black. Fore 

 wing with deep metallic green spots on costa just beyond middle 

 and on vein 2 at middle. 



Hah. Britain ; Centr. & S. Europe, Zell. & Frey Colls. ; Sweden ; 

 Russia ; Armenia ; Siberia, Amur ; Japan, 2 cJ , 2 § , type dives. 

 Exp., S 36-48, $ 42-58 millim. 



A 5 from SiKHiM in Coll. Elvves has vein 5 of fore wing absent, 

 and will probably be found to belong to a new species when tUe 

 male is discovered. 



Larva, Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 25 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit, ii p. 232. pi. 67. f. 3. 



Dark reddish-grey, with tnfts of long black aud grey hairs ; 

 dorsal area pale yellow streaked with dark grey; somites 3, 7, 11 

 with blackish dorsal marks ; a subdorsal series of red tubercles ; 

 some fine yellowish lines on sides : head black. Food -plant. Lichens ; 

 9-7. 



