CARADRIN1NA [uraba 



Neumtion of Umfta striguta. 



Head and thorax wholly white . . 2. albula. 



„ „ not wholly white . .1. stric/ula. 



1. U. strigula, Schiff. 18-21 mm. Head white, face grey- 

 sprinkled; collar grey, with a white blackish -edged anterior 



transverse bar. Thorax white, 

 anterior edge blackish. Fore- 

 wings ochrcous - whitish, finely 

 sprinkled with fnscons and black; 

 costa blackish-marked towards 

 base ; first and second lines 

 blackish, sinuate, sharply angu- 

 lated near costa ; a blackish spot 

 on middle of costa ; median line 

 indistinct, grey, angnlated ; sub- 

 terminal white, margins suffused 

 with blackish irroration, anterior 

 black-marked. Hind wings rather 

 dark grey. 



England, W. Ireland, local ; 

 C. and SE. Europe, Asia Minor; 

 6, 7. Larva pale ochrcous, sometimes pink-tinged, hairs pale 

 brownish or yellowish, some at extremities very long' ; dorsal 

 line broad, yellowish, fuBCOUS-edged ; subdorsal fuscous, in- 

 terrupted ; a blackish-grey blotch on 7 : on oak ; 8-6. 



2. TJ. albula, lib. 18-20 mm. Head and thorax white, 

 patagia tufted. Forcwings white, partially brownish-tinged ; 

 two brown spots on costa towards base; first line brown, obtusely 

 angnlated ; second twice sinuate, often limiting a. suffused brown 

 band including darker brown obtusely angnlated median line; 

 subterminal white, margins brown. Ilindwings ochrcous- 

 whitish, disc sprinkled and termen suffused with light grey. 



Kent, local ; C. Europe, Asia Minor ; 7. Larva whitish, 

 pale pink, or orange, hairs whitish, a few much longer and dark 

 brown ; dorsal line double, grey; subdorsal black, interrupted : 

 on bramble (Jiubus) ; 8-6. 



11. Sarhotuiupus, Curt. 

 Head smooth -scaled, with rough projecting tuft between 

 antennae. Ocelli present. Antennae in <$ shortly ciliated. 

 Palpi very long, porrectcd, rough -scaled throughout. Thorax 

 with small posterior crest, smooth beneath. Abdomen smooth- 

 scaled. Anterior femora and tibiae densely tufted with long 

 rough scales, posterior tibiae smooth-scaled. Porewings : 9 



