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A. plebeja Oberth. (= tristis Stgr.) (46 c). Forewing dark brown, with yellowish clouds in places, espe- plebeja. 

 cially at the apex of cell around the blackish discal spot ; in and below the cell as well as in the marginal area 

 between the veins black wedge-shaped longitudmal streaks; the veuis likewise blackish towards the margin. 

 ■ — Amur land and Ussuri district. 



A. leucodera Stgr. (= elongata Oberth.) (46 b). Vertex and collar greyish white, thoracical crest and leucodera. 

 patagia as well as the abdomen greyish brown; costal area of forewing very dark brown to blackish from the 

 base to beyond centre, the rest of the costal margin occupied to the apex by a light yellowish grey patch wiiich 

 extends to near the cell; the hindmarginal portion of the wing moreover broadly greyish yellow with some 

 blackish markings; the distal margin dark brown, this colour extending to the lower angle of cell; from base 

 of vein 2 to hind margin a curved black double Ime ; in the anterior half the marginal area between the veins 

 long blackish wedge-shaped spots, which are especially prominent in the light costal patch. — Ussuri district; 

 Japan. 



24. Genus: ^ipatalia Hbn. 



Antenna of c^ pectuiated to the apex, simple m $, at the base a rather large brush of hair. Palpi 

 densely hairy, little extending above frons. Proboscis vestigial. Eyes naked; ocelli absent. Thorax with 

 large erect crest of hair in centre, abdomen with lateral brushes of hair and in (^ with a forked anal tuft. Legs 

 densely woolly; hind tibia with mid- and end-spurs. Forewing proportionately short and broad, triangular, 

 costal margin straight to near apex, the latter rather acute, the distal margin as long as the hind margin 

 and denticulate, hind margin before the centre with a projection, which bears a large tooth of scales, in the 

 distal half more or less deeply incurved and provided with a second tooth of scales at the hind angle ; vein 6 

 together with the stalk of 7, 8, 9 from upper cell-angle or on a short stalk, 10 anastomosing close beyond its 

 origin with 7, 8, 9, thus forming a small areole. Hindwing broad, evenly rounded, veins 6 and 7 on a short 

 stalk. — Larva slender, smooth and naked, with 16 feet, on abdominal segment 1 a strong transverse swell- 

 ing which bears a transverse row of 4 small tubercles, on abdominal segment 8 likewise 2 obtuse tubercles. 

 Pupa in a slight web, anal end with a few small hooks. 



The genus is distributed over the whole Palearctic and Oriental Regions, but is represented in Europe 

 by one species only, whereas six species are known from East Asia and Japan. The species of Spatalia are among 

 the prettiest representatives of the family on account of their bright silvery spots on the forewing and the like- 

 wise bright tone of the ground-colour. 



S. argentina Schiff. (46 e). Yellowish grey, frequently with a decided greenish tone, variegated with argentina. 

 darker, more olivaceous, patches, particularly in the basal half and at the distal margin; along the costal mar- 

 gin some dark spots; below the cell a triangular silver-spot edged with rust-yellow and accompanied by 2 

 small spots, a fourth silver-spot on vein 1, tooth of scales at hind margm and patagia bright rusty; vein-ends 

 dotted with black. Hindwing with a similar ground-colour as forewing. ■ — In Central Europe sporadical 

 and rare, absent from the western districts, commoner in the South-East; in northern South Europe from 

 Catalonia over Northern Italy, Dalmatia, Bukovuia to Turkey; also m the countries around the Black Sea 

 and in Southern Asia Minor. First brood in Central Europe from April to June; the second brood, which 

 appears in August, is pallidior Hormuz. (46 e), being smaller and paler, with an ochreous to reddish yellow pallidior. 

 tone. • — Egg lentiform, whitish, with sharp lateral margin. Larva brownish red, slightly glossy, the tubercles 

 blackish, below the stigmata a row of yellow .spots. June — -August on Oak. It is easily obtained by beating 

 the lower branches of high oak-trees, but is also found on shrubs and suckers. Pupa blackish brown, in a de- 

 licate web under moss. 



S. doerriesi Graes. (= plusiotis Stgr. pt. nee Oberth.) (46 e). Similar to S. argentina, but larger and darker, doerriesi. 

 Forewing dark greyish brown, olive-brown or paler, yellowish brown, the hindmarginal area around the silver- 

 spots, the tooth of scales and the patagia bright rust-brown; the central costal portion somewhat paler than 

 the ground, yellowish grey, moreover a yellowish grey spot near the distal margin between veins 5 and 6, which 

 spot is the commencement of a diffuse dentate band that reaches to vein 2 and has a dark outer edge ; the silver- 

 spots similar to those of argentina, but extended over a larger area, the large central spot also bi'oader, moreover 

 2 small spots on the bases of veins 2 and 3. Hindwmg dark greyish brown. — Ussuri district; Japan. Moth 

 early in June. Larva probably on Oak, as the pupa has been found under shrubs of Oak. 



S. plusiotis Oberth. (46 e). Closely allied to doerriesi, forewing somewhat more pointed, the hind plicsiotis. 

 margin deeply incurved beyond the very promment tooth of scaling; ground-colour dark brown , the lighter 

 places bright ochreous brown; the silver-spots less extended, separated into smaller spots; at the apex of cell 

 a large dark grey, not silvery, discal spot; in the distal marginal area two transverse rows of blackish spots, 

 the inner spots elongate. Hindwing yellowish brown. ■ — Ussuri district, Corea, Japan. Larva on Oak, very 

 rare. 



S. dives Oberth. (46 f). Thorax dark brown with a slight violet tone, at its hind margin 2 small promi- dives. 



