74 ARGINA; EPIMYDIA; PSEUDOSTEERHA. By Dr. A. Seitz. 



where pulcheUa flew up before the approaching mail-coach almost like clouds of snow-flakes. I found the 

 moth common even in the hottest summer far into the Lybian desert, as far as there w-ere still traces 

 of vegetation. In East Asia, South China and Japan it was much more rare, and usually in the mount- 

 ains, on grassy heights. In Australia I caught it on large plains, overgrown with Spinifex near Port 

 Adelaide and Melbourne. On Teneriffe, I found pulcheUa immediately at the landing place at Sta. Cruz, 

 on Opuntia, and they were numerous at the drilling-ground, etc. etc. It has been observed that the 

 moths congregate in huge swarms and travel over Gibraltar and South Portugal. 



34. Geniii^: Ai'giiia Hhn. 



This genus, placed by Kirby among the Lithosiids, but removed from this family in Hampson's 

 Catalogue, consists of 10 or 12 forms belonging to about 6 species, greatly resembhng Arctiids. Head 

 large, with broad, slightly convex frons and large protruding eyes. Palpi short, porrect, with short end- 

 segment; the latter anteriorly- truncate, with black tip. Tongue present, Init thin, twice the length of 

 the head. Antennae in both sexes with very short ciliae. Thorax, especially in the $, much stouter and 

 stronger than in the preceding species. Legs strong, mostly with metallic dots, tibiae with short spurs. 

 Abdomen cylindrical, golden yellow or red, with dorsal and lateral rows of dots. Forewing less elongate, 

 hind wing less widened and in the ^ with a tooth-like projection at the anal angle. — • Larva with tufts 

 of hair, shorter dorsally and longer at both ends, with small head, transverse spots on the back, and light 

 interrupted lateral stripe, on various plants, e. g. Crotalaria obtusifolia (Horsfield). The genus is 

 distributed over all warmer countries of the Old World with he exception of Europe, and is found even 

 on outlying islands. The moths mostly live in the grass, on broad roads, and mountain-slopes; when 

 flushed they go off with a straight and rather sustained flight, and sometimes come to the lamj). They 

 are among the commonest moths of their countries. 



cribaria. A. cribaria Clerck (13 i, k). ^ dark orange yellow, $ lighter; forewing bearing numerous rows of 



black dots with light edges, hindwing with more isolated black spots, confluent before the apex. In 

 Kashmir, more at lower altitudes of the southern districts ; also throughout India and Australia, Indo-China, Mada- 

 gascar and the Mauritius, in various forms {pardalina, astrea, dulcis, pijlotis). — Larva with warts bearing 

 short hairs, at the anal end long bristles, dark iron-grey with glossy head, dark dorsal line and brown-red 

 legs; subdorsally the rings are whitish. Pupa light reddish brown, lighter dorsally, thorax and 

 abdomen marked with black dots. The moth in the summer, common on wood-paths, in warm climates 

 throughout the year. 



argus. A. argus Koll. (131). Head, thorax and forewing bright greyish red, the forewing bearing numerous 



light rings and oval spots with black centres, which are all arranged in rows, but stand isolated. Ab- 

 domen and hindwing purple-pink, the latter with several black spots varying in size and number. From 

 Kashmir throughout India and the Himalayas to Ceylon and Burma. — Larva similar- to that of cribraria, 

 also dark grey, lighter dorsally, but with yellow dorsal stripe and broad white interrupted lateral line 

 bordered with red raised dots. Head and legs reddish brown. On Crotalaria and other plants. Pupa more 

 elongate and pointed than that of cribraria, light reddish brown, with blackish markings. The moths settle 

 on the underside of leaves, and may be beaten from the bushes overhanging the mountain-paths, but are 

 not nearly as easy to catch as cribraria. 



35. Genus: £piiiiyclia Stgr. 



Staudinger erected this genus for a single small grey species which has about the appearance 

 of a Heterogijnis. The head is small, very hairy on frons and palpi, eyes very large, fairly close together; 

 palpi very small, with long hairs; tongue aborted; antenna of (^ pectinated. Thorax and abdomen slender 

 and delicate, with long but sparse hairs; tibiae with very small spurs. Wings comparatively broad, fore- 

 wing triangular with long straight costal margin and rounded apex; hindwing moderately broad. The only 

 species inhabits Siberia, and nothing is known about the early stages. 



dialampra. E. dialampra Stgr. (18 i). Head, thorax and antenna as well as the first segments of the abdomen 



black, the rest of the abdomen orange-yellow. Wings thinly scaled, uniformly smoke-grey, transparent. 

 From the Kentei Mts. in Dauria. 



3G. Genus: Pseiidosterrlia BU. 



This genus has been proposed for a small species which Oberthur — whose figure we reproduce 

 — treated as a Geometrid following Lucas. According to the specimen which is before me (from Piingeler's 



