NOVITATES ZOOLOQICAE XXI. 1914. 341 



I received 12 specimens from Victor Faronlt, 1 1 from May and 1 from August 

 1913. 



226. Tathorliynclius exsiccata (Led.). 



Sphitherops exsiccata Lederer, Verhand, Zool. Hot. Gesell. Wien. 1855. p. 204. pi. 2. f. 12 (Syria). 



1 captured by ourselves April 17, 1912, and 3 dated May 1913 sent in by 

 Faroult. 



227. Zethes insularis Ramb. 



Zethes insularis Rambur, Ann. Soe. Entom. Fram-e, vol.ii. p. 21). pi. 2. f. 1 (1833) (Corsica). 

 5 specimens from May 1913, Victor Faronlt.. 



GEOIVIETBIDAE. 



Oeuochromiuae. 

 228. Eumegethes tenuis 8tand. 



Thalpochares (^Eumegethes) tenuis Staudinger, Iris, vol. x. p. 268. pi. iv. f. 6 (18'.)7) (Sfax). 



Mr. Front, when he e.'camined this beautifnl little species, was of opinion 

 that it should be placed near Stegania ; but Mr. Warrea pointed out to me that 

 the presence of an extra vein in the hindwing shows that the right position of 

 Eumegethes is among the Oenochrominae. I redescribe it here, as the original 

 description will often again be overlooked. 



(J. Antennae whitish ; head and thorax white ; abdomen very pale huffish 

 cinnamon. Forewing white, clouded somewhat with lavender grey on outer third 

 of wing ; an antemedian band of orange brown, a postmedian curved band of 

 coalescent spots also brown, inside which is an indistinct, indefinite broad smear 

 of brownish buff fading away to the inner margin ; fringe brownish gre3'-butF. 

 Hindwing white with an indistinct shadowy grey stigma and median line. 

 ? . More suffnsed with brown-grey. 



Length of forewing, S 13 mm., ? 14 mm.; expanse, S 28 mm,, ? 30 mm. 



Victor Faronlt obtained 26 cj(? and 16 ¥ ? in November 1913. 



I am quite at a loss to conceive what was the reason which caused Dr. 

 Staudinger to describe this Geometer as a IToctnid. 



229. Egea cacuminaria Ramb. 



Egea cacuminaria Rambur, Cat. Syst. Lep. Amlal. pi. 19. f. 2(1858) (Andalusia), 



This is a very rare species; we caught 1 <} April 21, 1912, and Victor Faronlt 

 sent 2 c?c? dated April 28 and May 1, 1913. 



230. Myinodes interpunctaria Herr.-Sch. 



Eusarca interpunctaria Herrich-Schaffer, Sijst. Bearh. Schmetl. Eur. iii. p. 34, No. 390 (1843 — 

 1856) (Sicily). 



Faronlt sent 7 specimens taken in March 1913. 



Hemitheinae. 

 231. Pingasa lahayei Obertli. 



Hypochroma laluujei Oberthiir, Bull. Soc. Entom. France, ser. 6. vol. 7. p. 59 (1887) (Ain Sefra). 



2 c? cJ of this rare species were sent me by Faronlt, dated June 12 and July 29, 

 1913. 



