PHILEA. 419 



p 103, pi. 94. ff. 3-4 ; Hiibn. Eur. Sehmett. ii. f. 105 ; Goclt. Lep. Fr. 



iii. p. 392, pi. 41. ff. 3-4 ; Staud. Oat. p. 53 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 356. 

 Thalmna ochracea, Scop. Ann. Hist. Nat. v. p. 114 (1772). 

 Phalmnaflavo-nigropundtata, Eetz. Gen. Spec. Ins. p. 40 (1783). 

 Bomhyx signata, Borkh. Eur. Sehmett. iii. p. 258 (1789) ; Esp. Sehmett. 



iy. p. 103, pi. 94. f. 5. 

 Lithosia hintimerica, Drap. Ann. Sci. Pbys. Brus. i. p. 55, pi. 4. f. 8 (1819). 

 Bomhyx fiavicans, Hiibn. Eur. Sehmett. ii. ff. 344-345 (1827) ; Boisd, 



Icones, ii. p. 110, pi. 58. f. 7 ; Dup. Lep. Fr. iii. p. 4], pi. 3. f. 5 ; Herr.- 



Schaff. Sehmett. Eur. ii. p. 154, ff. 48-49. 

 Setina andereggii, Herr.-Schaff. Sehmett. Eur. ii. p. 156, ff. 45-46 (1844). 

 Lifhosia freyeri, Nick. Stett. ent. Zeit. vi. p. 105 (1845); Freyer, Neu. 



Beitr. v. p. 129, pi. 459. 

 Setina andereggii, var. riffelensis, Fallon, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (4) v. p. 99, 



pi. 2. f. 2 (1865). 

 Setina irrorella, var. insignata, Staud. Stett. ent. Zeit. xlii. p. 399 (1881). 

 Setina irrorella, var. flavicans, Eom. Mem. Lep. i. p. 84, pi. 4. f. 8 (1885). 

 Setina irrorella, var. lata, Christ. Deutsch. ent. Zeit., Lep. vi. p. 88 (1893). 



Orange-yellow ; head black ; mesothoras with black patch ; 

 pectus, greater part of legs, and abdomen black, the last with the 

 terminal segment orange. Fore wiug with oblique medial series of 

 three small black spots ; a postraedial series of four spots, those at 



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Fig. 330. — Philea irrorella, (^ . }. 



upper and lower angles of cell somewhat dentate or separated into 

 points ; a subterminal series of small spots, those above veins 4 and 

 5 further from termen. Hind wing Avith slight subterminal spots 

 towards apex and below vein 2. 



Ab. 1. insignata. Both wings with hardly a trace of the sub- 

 terminal spots. — Siberia. 



Ab. 2. The orange areas suffused with rufous. 



Ab. 3. freyeri. Paler ; fore wing slightly tinged with fuscous 

 leaving the margins only orange-yellow. 



Ab. 4. Jlavicans. Abdomen more or less completely yellow. 



Ab. 5. signata. Fore wing with the medial and postmedial spots 

 conjoined by black streaks. 



Ab. 6. andereggi. Fore Aving with the black streaks extending 

 from base to near termen. — High Alps. 



Ab. 7. riffelensis. Fore wing with black suffusion between the 

 black streaks. — High Alps. 



Hah. Britain; France; Germany; Austria, Tyrol (C/mm^jion); 

 Switzerland, Engadine, Zell. & Frey Colls. ; Dalmatia ; ISTorway, 



Ztll. Coll.; CeNTR. UuSSLA ; PONTUS; ARMENIA; W. SiBERIA, 1 cJ , 



typet insignata in Coll. Staudinger. Exp. 24-40 milliin. 



Larva. Meyr. Lep. Brit. p. 30 ; Barrett, Brit. Lep. ii. p. 204, pi. 66. f. 4. 

 Black-brown, on sides dark reddish grey or purple-grey ; hairs 



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