. A handbook of British lepidoptera. Lepidoptera. 174 CARADRININA [COLOOASIA. Ncinalitm of 1'ortli black or brown; head sometimes black : on beech, hazel, etc.; 7-9. 5. PORTHESIA, Stph. Terminal joint of palpi exposed. Abdomen not crested. Anterior tarsi more or less hairy ; posterior tibiae with middle-spurs. Forewings : 10 out of 9 above 7. Hiudwings: 4 absent, 6 and 7 stalked. A rather small group of Indo- Malayan origin, but ranging into Europe, Africa, and Australia; it is very closely related to Euproctis. Larva with well-developed dorsal prominences. 1. P. similis, Fuesl. (auriflua, F.)
. A handbook of British lepidoptera. Lepidoptera. 174 CARADRININA [COLOOASIA. Ncinalitm of 1'ortli black or brown; head sometimes black : on beech, hazel, etc.; 7-9. 5. PORTHESIA, Stph. Terminal joint of palpi exposed. Abdomen not crested. Anterior tarsi more or less hairy ; posterior tibiae with middle-spurs. Forewings : 10 out of 9 above 7. Hiudwings: 4 absent, 6 and 7 stalked. A rather small group of Indo- Malayan origin, but ranging into Europe, Africa, and Australia; it is very closely related to Euproctis. Larva with well-developed dorsal prominences. 1. P. similis, Fuesl. (auriflua, F.) 32 - 44 mm. Anal tuft orange. Forewings white; a small dark grey or brownish tornal spot, some- times nearly obsolete. Hiudwings white. Britain to the Clyde, common ; C. and SW. Europe, WC. and N. Asia; 7, 8. Larva black; dorsal line double, red; black white-marked prominences on 5, 6, and 12 ; red tubercles on 10 and 11 ; a subdorsal series of white marks; lateral line red : on hawthorn, rose, poplar, etc.; 9-6. 6. Eutkoctis, Hb. Characters of Porthesia, but 4 of hiudwings present. A considerable genus, largely represented in the Indo- Malayan region, less freely in Africa and Australia, in Europe by one species only. Larva without specially developed tufts. 1. E. chrysorrhoea, L. 32-38 mm. Anal tuft brown or orange-brown. Forewings white; sometimes a small black tornal spot. Hiudwings white. England, local; C. and S. Europe, Asia Minor, N. Africa ; 7, 8. Larva blackish, hairs ochreous ; dorsal line double, pale ochreous, reddish-marked ; subdorsal broad, white, interrupted ; pale red dorsal tubercles on 10 and 11 : on hawthorn, black- thorn, elm, etc.; 9-6. 7. , Westw. Palpi with terminal joint concealed. Thorax with posterior. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Meyrick, Edward, 18
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