. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 186 1561. Tyria jacobaesB. Nocfua jacohmcB, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 5L1 (1758); Esp. Schmett. iv. (1) p. 87, pi. 91. ff. 6-8 ; Curtis, Brit. Ent. t. pi. 499 ; Stepb. III. Bi-it. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 90 ; Staud. Cat. p. 56 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 351. CaUimorpha xenccionis, Godt. Lep. Fr. iv. p. 377, pi. 42. f. 4 (1822). Eiichelia jacobcea, ab. fiavescerw, Thierry Mieg, Le Nat. ser. ii. vol. iii. p. 181 (1889). Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown with a slight bluish gloss. Fore wing fuscous ; a crimson subcostal fascia
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 186 1561. Tyria jacobaesB. Nocfua jacohmcB, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 5L1 (1758); Esp. Schmett. iv. (1) p. 87, pi. 91. ff. 6-8 ; Curtis, Brit. Ent. t. pi. 499 ; Stepb. III. Bi-it. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 90 ; Staud. Cat. p. 56 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 351. CaUimorpha xenccionis, Godt. Lep. Fr. iv. p. 377, pi. 42. f. 4 (1822). Eiichelia jacobcea, ab. fiavescerw, Thierry Mieg, Le Nat. ser. ii. vol. iii. p. 181 (1889). Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown with a slight bluish gloss. Fore wing fuscous ; a crimson subcostal fascia ending in a spot near base on costa and one towards apex just below costa ; a fascia on inner margin from close to base to middle; terminal spots on veins 6 and 2. Hind wing crimson,-the costal area and cilia Fig. 108.— Tyric jacohaw, (^. i. Ab, 1. Fore wing with the terminal spots conjoined into a band and conjoined to the subcostal fascia. Ab. 2. Jlavescens. The crimson replaced by yellow. Rao. Europe except Polar region, Xorway, Germany, Switzer- land, Zeller and'Frey Colls. ; Asia Minor; Armenia ; Altai. Exji). 40-48 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 37 ; Barratt, Lep. Brit. ii. p. 248, pi. 69. f. 4. Orange ; hairs black, scanty; each somite with a broad black ring ; head black, tubercle i. anterior, ii, posterior, iii. lateral; iv, small, stigmatal, posterior ; v, subventral; vi. subventral posterior with two hairs, vii, with four hairs, viii. with one hair. Food- plants, Senecio jacobcea, S. vuhjaris, and Tussilar/o farfara. Genus :NIDIA, nov. Ty f^ . transcisa. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned to above vertex of head and roughly scaled ; antenna; of female bipectinate, with moderate branches ; tibife with the spurs short ; build slender. Fore wing with vein 3 from well before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upj^er angle ; 7, 8,9, 10 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with vein 3 from well before angle of cell; 5 from well
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