gg BRITISH MOTHS 



SPECIES 1.— NOTODONTA DROMEDAIUUS. Plate XIII., Fig. 11 and 12. 



Synonvjifs. — I'linl. (Bomb.) Dromeilurius, Linnjcus'; Hiibncr, 

 pi. 7, f. 28 : De fli-cr, v. i. t. 1, tig. ]3 — 17 ; Donovan, vol. x. pi. 

 .■!50,fis. 1. 



Notodonta Dromeduj-ius, Ochsenheimer; Stephens ; Curtis, Brit. 

 Em. pi. 739 (variety) ; Wood, Ind. Ent. t. 5, f. 24. 



Bomhyx Dromedarulus, Ilaworth, Samonelle (variety). 

 Phalana Zebu, Donovan, 12, pi. 307, fig. 1. 



This species measures from 1 ', to nearly 2 inches in tlie expanse of the fore wings, wliich are of a reddish or 

 purplisii brown, with the base, and two dentated, wliitish, slender fascise ; the second are very much curved, 

 and between these fasciie is a dark, ear-shaped mark on the disc, edged with buff; and beyond the second is a 

 chesnut-coloured, irregular, submarginal fascia. The hind wings are brown, with an obscure whitish bar across 

 tlie middle. The colours vary considerably in brightness and depth. 



The caterpillar is green, with the under surface purplish : it becomes reddish when ready to change. It is 

 found in September on oak, poplars, beech, hazel, &c. The moth appears in .Tune and August. It is of scarce 

 occurrence, but is met with in the woods near London, as well as in Worcestershire, Cheshire, and Suffolk. 



Bombyx Dromedarulus, the small Iron prominent of Haworth, is considered as a small variety of this species, 

 differing in having the thorax red, and the wings reddish, with two obsolete streaks, the outer one dentated. 



SPECIES? 2.— NOTODONTA PERFUSCA. Plate XIII., Fig. 13. 



.SvNONVMEs. — Notudonta perftisca, Stephens, lUnstr. Ilaust. 2, I Bombi/r perfiiscus? Haworth. 

 jil. 14, fig. 2. ] B. cameUna ? Harris, Exposition, pi. 13, fig. 5. 



Mr. Stephens describes this species as varying from Ig to 1^ inch in expanse, and as similar to the last, but 

 of a totally different hue, and, like its congeners, extremely variable in the intensity and brilliancy of its markings; 

 anterior wings fuscous, mixed with chestnut, with darker clouds and an irregular yellowish patch at the base, a 

 slightly undulated striga before, and a flexuous and deeply-indented one behind the middle, terminating .at the 

 costa and near the anal angle in a yellowish streak ; between the strigaj is a fuscous streak, edged with yellowish, 

 and the hinder margin has a slightly-waved row of reddish or chestnut spots ; posterior wings fuscous, with a 

 light, rather flexuous, oblique striga arising from the anal angle ; abdomen fuscous ; thorax dusky, sometimes 

 rufescent in the middle. 



This description was taken from specimens found near Dublin, all of which agreed in these particulars, and 

 differed from every specimen of D. Dromedarius seen by Mr. Stephens, which were strongly rufescent. Mr. 

 Curtis, however, regards them as a variety of that species. The perfuscus of Haworth was described from a 

 specimen in Drury's collection, reared from the larva in England. The dark prominent (B. camelina) of Harris 

 lias been referred to this species, but is described by that author as having the head, thorax, and abdomen of a 

 dirty brown, with some waves of a lightish hue crossing them. " On the slip edge are tico small prominences or 

 angles. The inferior wings are almost white, and totally plain ; and the abdominal corners are as if scorched." 

 It was taken in May. 



SPECIES a— NOTODONTA ZIC-ZAC. Pl.a.te XIII., Fig. 14, 15. 



SvNoNvMEs. — J'Jiiil. (Bomb.) Zic-zac, Lintiieiis ; Donovan, 4, pi. I Notodonta Zic-:ac, Oclisenheimcr, Stephens ; Wood, Ind. Ent. 

 119 ; Alliin, pi. 14, fig. 20, e— li ; Wilkes, pi. 28. | pi. 5, f. 2G. 



This species varies from 1 } to nearly 2 inches in the expansion of the fore wings, which are of a pale, fulvous 

 buff colour, lighter coloured towards the costa in the middle, the base and apex being waved with brown, the 



