THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Vol. LI.] JULY, 1918. [No. 662 



GEOMETPJD^ IN SOUTH MACEDONIA, 1917. 

 By p. J. Barkaud, F.B.S., E.A.M.C. 



The following short list of Geometridae taken by me in 

 South Macedonia last summer may be of interest. Mr. L. B. 

 Prout has kindly identified some of the specimens submitted to 

 him, and made notes on them. 



Rhodostrophia calahra tahidaria, Z., 3 S S ^ June 3rd-8th. 



Acidalia ruhiginata, Hufn., 1 c^ , June 18th. A. margine- 

 punctata, Goeze,'2 ^ S , May 12th-20th. 



Ptychopoda subsericeata, Haw., 1 c? , May 21st. 



Anaitis plagiata, L., 1 ^ , 1 ? , common through May. 



Cidaria coroUaria, H.-S., 2 c? c? , 2 ? ? , May 20th-27th. 

 C. galiata, Schiff., 2 c? c? , May 20th, at light. One of these is 

 an ab. with sandy tinge in ground colour. 



Eupithecia breviculata, Douz., 1 (^ , May 20th, at light. 

 E. extremata, P., 1 ? , May 21st. 



Opistliograptis luteolata, L., 1 ($ , May 15th. 



Gnophos onustaria, H.-S., 1 ^ , May 20th, at rest on white 

 rock, head downwards. " Quite like a Spanish specimen in 

 my collection which has long puzzled me. Are they ambiguata, 

 glaiicaria, or an undescribed sp. ?" (L. B. P.). 



Boarmia rhomboidaria, Schifi'., 4 <? (J , May 20th-21st, at rest 

 on rocks. B. pnnctinalis, Scop. (= consortaria), 3 c? (J , May 

 15th-21st, June 8th. 



Synopsia sociaria, Hb., ^ <S S, May 19th-20th, June 4th. 

 One is ab. propinguaria, Bsd. (L. B. P.). 



Nychoides obscuraria, Vill. {= lividaria, Hb.), 1 J , June 1st. 

 The dark grey ab. (L. B. P.). 



Dyscia conspersaria , Schiff., 1 S , June 1st. 



Perconia strigillaria, Hb., 1 5 , June 20th, flying in grass, 

 6 p.m. 



Aspilates ochrearia, Eossi, 1 c? , June 1st. 



C Nomenclature,' Seitz, vol. iv.) 



Mr. Prout writes : " . . . . especially I am pleased to get 

 the nice C. coroUaria, of which I only had two specimens, Syria, 



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