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

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SPECIES 1—CALOPHASIA LINARLE. Puare L., Fie. 5, 4, 12. 
Synonymes.— Noctua linarie, Wien. Verz.; Fabricius; Hiibner ; Noctua stictica, Fabricius ; Mant. 
Stephens, Ill. H., 3, pl. 29, fig. 2; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 16, fig. 391. | Ph. /unula, Hutnagle. 
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, eee 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 apex spotted with black. 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, Srernens. [LARUS, Gutnée. 
This genus has the palpi short, with the terminal joint naked and acute; the antenne 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 cylindric, slender, 
setose ; the chrysalis is cylindro-conic, smooth, and enclosed in a slight cocoon. The perfect insect appears at the 
beginnin g of summer. 
SPECIES 1—EREMOBIA OCHROLEUCA. PrarelL., Fie. 5. 
Synonyues.— Noctua ochroleuca, Wien. Verz.; Esper; Treit- Noctua citrina, Haworth; Donovan, 10, pl. 340, fig. 2. 
schke ; Duponchel ; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 16, fig. 392. Phytometra bifasciosa, Haworth (variety.) 
Noctua flammea, Hiibner. 
This species varies from 1} to 14 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are varied with pale-buff and 
ochre-colour, and brown maculated strige, 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 pale line; the outer stigma is large and luteous, followed by a pale 
angulated striga, and a brown irregular fascia, which is succeeded by the pale subapical striga ; the apical margin 
and cilia varied with brown and buff 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 appears in J uly, frequenting heathy downs, especially the 
downs of Surrey and Kent ; also in Norfolk, Essex and Bedfordshire. 
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ABROSTOLA, Ocusenuemen. 
This genus has the antennz simple in both sexes; the palpi later 
ally compressed, much elevated, with the 
terminal joint long ; the thorax with two tufts of hairs R 
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 
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anterior segments much attenuated, the eleventh elevated ; they have five pairs of pro-legs ; the two anterior 
are elevated, and the body generally curved. They feed on low herbs: the 
chrysalides are inclosed in cocoons of silk, spun between the 
are not used in walking, but 
leaves and bark of trees. 

