TEPIinooLTSTls] HYDRIOMRNIDAE 



40. T. extensaria, Frr. 22-24 mm. Abdomen with fuscous 

 lateral spots. Forowings elongate, light ochreous-brown, 

 whitish-mixed, with indistinct brown angulated striae, on costa 

 black-marked; third, fourth, and fifth fasciae ochreous-brown, 

 black -marked on veins, third and fifth preceded by white 

 fasciae, median space suffused with whitish ; subtorminal line 

 white ; an indistinct blackish discal dot. Hindwings grey, 

 paler towards base, with a whitish postmedian fascia ; cilia, 

 conspicuously barred. 



Norfolk, York, on coast sandhills, very local ; EC. Europe, 

 VVC. Asia ; 6. Larva green ; subdorsal line whitish ; Spiracular 

 white, sometimes edged beneath with pinkish -brown : on 

 Artemisia maritima ; 7-9. 



7. EUCYMATOGE, lib. 



Face with short cone of scales. Antennae in $ ciliated. 

 Palpi rough-scaled. Abdomen crested throughout, sometimes 

 slightly. Fore wings : areole double. Hindwings : 8 anasto- 

 mosing with cell to beyond middle. 



Less numerous than the preceding but more generally 

 distributed, ranging into Australia. Naturally transitional 

 between Hydriomena and Tcphroclystis, it closely approaches 

 both. 



1. Forewings with rather large black discal spot 3. tor/ata. 



,', ,, discal dot small or obsolete . 2. 



2. Lower part of median band darker than upper 4. vitalbata. 

 Median band uniform . . .3. 



3. Abdomen with black subbasal ring . 5. tersata. 



,, without black ring . . .4. 



4. Hindwings whitish, with dark grey border 2. scabiosata. 



„ greyish . . .1. subnotata. 



1. E. subnotata, Hb. 21-23 mm. Forewings light ochreous 

 brown, sometimes whitish-mixed, with indistinct curved fuscous 

 striae ; subtorminal line slender, whitish ; a small blackish 

 discal dot. Hindwings whitish-grey, with indistinct grey 

 striae, towards tornus oehroous-tinged. 



England to York, Kirkcudbright, rather common ; C. 

 Europe; 7. Larva green or reddish -grey, wh i to- dotted ; a 

 dorsal scries of darker green lozenges; spiracular line yellow : 

 on (lowers and seeds of Atriplex and Ckcnopodium ; 8, 9. 



2. E. scabiosata, Blch. (subumbrata, Gn.) 19-21 mm. Fore- 

 wings pale grey, whitish-mixed, with curved fuscous striae ; 

 costa sufl'usedly darker, first four fasciae dark grey towards 



