pasypoma] CARADRINIDAK 



short, slight. Antennae in £ ciliated. Thorax densely hairy, 

 without distinct crest. Abdomen not crested. Tarsi shortly 

 rough-haired. 



Restricted to the single species ; it is probably correlated to 

 the preceding genus. 



1. D. templi, Thnb. 41-46 mm. Forcwings pale ochreous, 

 mixed with brownish and dark fuscous ; subbasal, first, and 

 second lines waved -dentate, rather dark fuscous; orbicular 

 and rcniform small, pale; subtcrminal line pale, darker-edged 

 anteriorly, Hindwings pale ochreous, fuscous-sprinkled, with 

 two posterior fuscous shades. 



Britain to the Shetlands, E. Ireland, local, commoner north- 

 wards ; N. and mountains of C. Europe ; 10-3. Larva pinkish- 

 ochreous, dotted with blackish ; head yellowish-brown : in roots 

 of Heracleum ; 5-8. 



4. Valeria, Germ. 



Head rough-scaled ; eyes glabrous, ciliated. Antennae in (J 

 bipectinatcd to apex. Thorax with small anterior and posterior 

 crests. Abdomen with several crests. 



There is a second European species, but the genus has not 

 been identified elsewhere. 



1. V. oleagina, F. 40-42 mm. Forcwings fuscous, veins 

 more or less broadly suffused with dull green ; subbasal, first, 

 and second lines partly blackish ; orbicular edged with white, 

 rcniform wholly white; subtcrminal line whitish -marked. 

 Hindwings whitish, with fuscous postmedian line and terminal 

 suffusion. 



Pembroke, not since ninety years ago, perhaps now extinct ; 

 C. Europe ; 3-4. Larva with 2-4 swollen ; ochreous, much 

 marked with brown ; 2 anteriorly ycllow-ochrcous, with a scries 

 of dark fuscous dots ; spiracular line yellow-ochreous after 4 : 

 head brown : on blackthorn ; 5, 6. 



5. MlSELIA, 0. 



Head rough-scaled, tufted; eyes glabrous, ciliated. Antennae 

 in t? dentate, ciliated. Thorax with slight anterior and double 

 posterior crests, patagia dilated towards tips. Abdomen with 

 several crests. 



Only the two following species are known ; the genus is cor- 

 related with Polia. 



Forcwings witli veins suffused with green 1. oxyacanthae. 

 „ ,, not green . . 2. bimaculosa. 



