162 the entomologist's record. 



whole, well marked. P. straminata, Tr., which seems neither common 

 nor widely distributed in Spain," occurred at Branuelas ; so did P. 

 infirmaria, Ramb., one normal specimen and four larger, with more 

 distinct black lines, which, if they be not forms of var. aquitdnaria, 

 Const., might almost be a distinct species ; the var. aquitanaria, by the 

 way, does not seem to be yet recorded from Spain. 



( 'yclophora (Zonosoma) pupillaria, Hb., always a variable species, is 

 represented by a single female from Vigo, an almost unicolorous 

 aberration which I cannot quite fit to either of the named forms. 



The beautiful genus Rhodostrophia is represented by R. calahra, 

 Pet., from Vigo, and both this species and R. vibicaria, CI., from 

 Casayo. The latter also certainly occurs at Vigo, as I have four 

 variable specimens taken there by Mr. G. F. Mathew in July, 1886 {eft. 

 Ent., xxxvi., p. 204), but this was perhaps not out when Dr. Chapman 

 left. One of the Casayo calabra is typical, the other is ah.. separata, 

 Th.-Mieg (with the red band replaced by two lines); the two from Vigo 

 are very brightly coloured. 



Among the Larentiids, the most noteworthy are Minoa muHnata, 

 Scop, (a nice dark aberration from Casayo approaching the form 

 cyparissaria, Mann), Lythria sanguinaria, Dup. (an interesting little 

 series from Casayo), Larentia frustata, Tr. (a handsome dark green 

 female from Vigo, rather far removed from the var. fulvocinctata, which 

 is understood to be dominant in Spain) and Chesias spartiata, Herbst 

 (the variety, or aberration, which I already have from Canales, but in 

 better condition — a transition towards my var. capriata from Capri, 

 Ent., xxxvii., p. 60). 



Rhoptria asperaria, Hb., include one very sharply marked example 

 from Vigo, the rest from that locality grading towards ab. pityata, 

 Rbr., the nearly unicolorous blackish form, which is represented by a 

 single specimen from Casayo. The other characteristic south-western 

 species in the Boarmiidae are Anthometra plumularia, Bdv., and Athroo- 

 lopha pennigeraria, Hb., both of which Dr. Chapman has turned up on 

 some of his earlier Spanish tours — Bejar and Moncayo (both species), 

 Canales (A. pennigeraria), La Granja, in 1904 (A. plumularia). Both 

 occurred at Casayo, A. pennigeraria also at Branuelas, whence came 

 the largest male I have seen. 



Samples of the ever-welcome, because endlessly variable, Ematurga 

 atomaria, Linn., were brought from Vigo, Casayo, and Pontevedra, 

 showing again the tendency for the southern females to assume a 

 yellower ground colour — a rather characteristic feature in this group, 

 compare Chleuastes piniaria, Linn., and Chiasmia clathrata, Linn. It 

 is no exaggeration to describe the example from Pontevedra as a 

 " female with male coloration." 



I may add that Dr. Chapman's 1904 excursion resulted in one or 

 two apparent additions to the Spanish list, which ought to be put on 

 record. Of Anaitis praeformata, Hb., a short series in grand condition 

 was obtained in the Puerto de Pajares district ; and a fine series of 

 Cleogene peletieraria, Dup., from the same place, extends, I believe, the 

 recorded range of this very restricted species. Two specimens also 

 occurred of Rlieumaptera hastata var. subhastaia, Nolck., quite as extreme 

 in their way as the bulk of those from Scandinavia. 



* Staudinger's Catalog only gives the Bilbao district. 



