g.jg BRITISH MOTHS 



are slender at each end of the body, naked, and smooth ; and the chrysalis has a tongue-case extending beneath 

 the body. 



SPECIES 1.— CALOPHASIA LINARI^. Plate L., Fig. 3, 4, 12. 



Synonymes. — iVoc/«a /mari«, Wien. Verz.; Fabricius; Hiibncr ; I jVoctua sticlica, Fahncius; Mant. 

 Stcplicus, 111. H., 3, pi. 29, fig. 2 ; Wood, lad. Eut. pi. Ifi, fig. 391. I Ph. lunula, lluliiaglc. 



This interesting species measures about 1;| inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are varied with brown, 



ashy, and luteous colours ; the costa is spotted with these colours, and the base of the wing luteous, followed by an 



irregular, luteous, transverse, waved, but interrupted striga, which bears a black dash between the stigmata ; 



behind this is a pale line, representing the supplemental stigma ; the outer stigma indicated by a kidney-shaped 



white spot, followed by a pale curved striga, beyond which is a series of black longitudinal dashes, followed by 



an arched pale striga; the cilia and apes spotted with l)lack. The hind wings brown, with the base pale. The 



caterpillar is gray, with black specks, and yellow and slender black longitudinal lines. It feeds on the flowers 



of the common toad-flax. Very rare ; taken near Woodside, Epping. 



EREMOBIA, Stephens. ILARUS, Guen£e. 



This genus has the palpi short, with the terminal joint naked and acute ; the antennte simple in both sexes ; 

 the thorax crested behind ; the abdominal segments tufted ; the fore wings slightly dentate on the apical margin, 

 with the markings somewhat confused, and the apical margin rounded. The caterpillar is C3'lindrlc, slender, 

 setose ; the chrysalis is cyliudro-conic, smooth, and enclosed in a slight cocoon. The perfect insect appears at the 

 beginning of summer. 



SPECIES 1.— EREMOBIA OCHROLEUCA. Plate L., Fig. 5. 



Noctua cilrin/r, Ilawortli ; Donovan, 10, pi. 340, fig. 2. 

 Phytometra bifasciosa, Hawoitli (variety.) 



Synonymes. — Noctua ochroleuca, Wien. Verz. ; Esper; Treit- 

 scbkc ; Dupoucbel ; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Ent. pi. 16, fig. 392. 

 Noclua flavimea, IlUbner. 



This species varies from 1} to 1^ inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are varied with pale-buff and 

 ochre-colour, and brown maculated strigoe, edged with white lines ; preceding the stigmata is a pale angulated 

 striga, followed by a dark brown patch, inclosing the anterior confused stigma ; and behind this is another brown 

 patch, separated from the former by a palo line ; the outer stigma is large and luteous, followed by a pale 

 angulated striga, and a browu irregular fascia, which is succeeded by the pale subapical striga ; the apical margin 

 and cilia varied with brown and buif spots. The hind wings brown, with a dusky margin. 



The caterpillar is pale-yellow, with an orange stripe on each side, varied with small setose dots. It feeds on 

 cerealeous plants, devouring the grain. The moth ap])ears in July, frequenting heathy downs, especially the 

 downs of Surrey and Kent ; also in Norfolk, Essex and Bedfordshire. 



ABROSTOLA, Ochsenheimer. 

 This genus has the antennre simple in both sexes; the palpi laterally compressed, much elevated, with the 

 terminal joint long ; the thorax with two tufts of hairs ; the abdomen crested in both sexes ; the fore wings very 

 acute at the tip, shiny, but obscurely coloured; the caterpillars are long, moniliform, with a small flat head; the 

 anterior segments much attenuated, the eleventh elevated ; they have five pairs of pro-legs ; the two anterior 

 are not used in walking, but are elevated, and the body generally curved. They feed on low herbs ; the 

 chrysalides are inclosed in cocoons of silk, spun betvveen the leaves and bark of trees. 



