CARADRININA 



[MTH08IA 



Neuration of Ltthoata Iwideola : a, por- 

 tion of (J antenna. 



2. LlTHOSIA, F. 



Head smooth. Ocelli absent. Antennae in d ciliated, with 

 longer setae at joints. Palpi moderate or short, subascend- 

 ing, shortly rough-scaled. Thorax smooth beneath. Abdomen 

 rough -haired towards base. 

 Tibiae smooth - scaled. Fore- 

 wings: 3 and 4 stalked, 5 

 absent, 7 and 8 out of 9, 10 

 separate or connected by bar 

 with 9, 11 anastomosing with 

 12. Hind wings: 3 and 4 stalked, 

 5 absent, 6 and 7 stalked, 8 from 

 middle of cell. 



A genus of some extent in 

 the Indo- Malayan region, less 

 numerous in Europe. Imago 

 with forewings very elongate. 

 Larva with tufts of rather short 

 hairs. The variation of struc- 

 ture in vein 10 of the forewings occurs in all the species, and, 

 though curious, is of no importance. 



1. Forewings with several black dots . 6. muscerda. 



,, without black dots . . .2. 



2. Forewings wholly orange . . 9. sororcula. 



,, not orange . . . .3. 



3. Forewings with a costal orange or ochreous streak 4. 



„ with at most costal edge orange . 7. 



4. Costal streak attenuated to a point . 3. complana. 



,, equally wide throughout . . 5. 



5. Hindwings light yellowish . . 4. lurideola. 



„ more or less grey . . .6. 



6. Forewings rather dark grey . . 2. sericea. 



„ yellowish-grey . . 5. deplana ? 



7. Forewings with basal subcostal orange suffusion 



5. deplana $ 

 ,, without orange subcostal suffusion 8. 



8. Costa of forewings hardly arched . 1. IntareUa. 



,, ,, moderately arched . . 9. 



9. Hindwings whitish ... 8. caniola. 



„ pale yellowish or grey . 7. griseola. 



1. L. lutarella, L. (pygmaeola, Dbld.) 24-28 mm. Head 



ochreous-yellow, face sometimes grey. Forewings with costa 



