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59. Chloi'idea nubigera (Herr.-Sch.). 



llcUulhix nubigera Herrich-SchafEer, Hiist. Bcari. Schmctt. Eur. vol. ii. p. 366 (1845) (Europe). 



I received four specimens from Faronit from May 1913. 

 GO. Melicleptria scutosa Schiff. 



Xoctua xmtosa Schiffermuller, Sijst. Verz. Si-hui'it. Wkii. p. 80 (ITTG) (Vienna). 



One specimen was obtained by us April 21, 1012, and I received from 

 Faroult 50 specimens captnred in May, June, August, September and October. 



61. Actinotia agrotina sp. uov. 



S. Antennae grey-brown ; head bufSsh grey ; thorax cinnamon grey ; patagia 

 slightly edged with darker grey ; abdomen greyish buff. 



Forewing cinnamon grey, a median black line from base ending in a huffish 

 narrow patch outlined in black below orbicular stigma, which is elongated ; 

 reniform large, with blackish outlines and a grey, shadowy internal ocellus ; 

 from reniform almost to termen is a broad buff streak ; below this and the two 

 stigmata is a broad shadowy dark band curving upwards and reaching termen 

 at vein 8 ; a terminal row of black dots ; fringe che((aered light and dark grey. 

 Hindwing satiny white ; a terminal crenulated hair-line brownish grey. 



? much paler silvery ash grey and markings more distinct. 



Length of forewing : S 18 mm., ? 17 mm. ; expanse, cj 42 mm., ? 40 mm. ; 

 breadth of forewing, S 10 mm., ? 9 mm. 



Faroult sent in a considerable series of males and a few females from October 

 1912-1913. 



62. Actinotia mansoui'a (Chretien). 



.lijrntis manmnra Chretien, Ann. Soc. Entom. France, vol. 7'.'. p. 498 (1910) (Gafsa). 



(?. This species is remarkably close to itgrotiiia, but is at once distiiignishable 

 by its narrower wings. Antennae brown-grey ; head, thorax, and abdomen 

 dark brownish mouse-grey. 



Forewing dark brown-grey, a reddish band from middle of wing through 

 cell to almost the termen, and a general rufous wash on disc; a dark oblique 

 line from vein 8 at termen to vein 4 almost to below outer reniform ; a black 



line from base to almost middle of wing. Hindwing white with brownish 



terminal line. 



?. Paler grey, brown and rufous almost obsolete, median area of forewing 

 darker ; hindwing washed with brownish grey and with a large stigma. 



Length of forewing, S 1" mm., V 16 mm. ; breadth, S ~ mm., ? 6 mm.; 

 expanse, S 41 mm., ? 38 mm. 



Victor Faroult forwarded a series from October 1012-1913. 



63. Cladocerotis optabilis (Boisd.). 



ffeliophobus optabilis Boisduval, Icon. Lep. Ear. pi. 74 ff. 2. 3. (183-2) (Europe, S. France). 



I received 62 specimens dated October 1912-1913, and ^ i <S and 10 ? ? 

 dated November 1913 from Victor Faroult. 



