1899.] 



OF THE SUBFAMILY PXRAFSTIXiE. 



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Genus 144. Titanic. 



Titanio Hiibn. Yerz. p. 350 (1827). 



Eurrhypis Hiibn. Vex'z. p. 351. 



Metaxmeste Hiibn. Yerz. p. 351. 



Catharia Led. Wien. Ent. Mon. 1863, p. 353. 



Palpi porrect, fringed with extremely long hair below, the 3rd 

 joint hidden ; maxillary palpi with long hair at extremity ; frons 

 with rounded prominence, clothed with rough hair ; antennae 

 ciliated ; legs moderately hairy, the spurs nearly equal ; wings 

 short and broad. Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 

 4, 5 from angle ; 7 straight. Hind wing with the cell short ; 

 3, 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle, 7 anastomosing with 8. 



Fig. 144. 



Titanio nor malis, (S . f. 



(1) TiTANio POLtiNALis SchifP. W. Y. p. 124. U.S.A.; S.'^urope; 

 Noctua higutta Schaeff. Icon. pi. 275. ft". 5, 6. Australia. 



fEnnychia melissalis Wlk. xvii. 331. 

 ■fBotis Jlavinotalis Grote, Can. Ent. xiii. p. .34. 

 .„ (futtulalis H.-S. iv. p. 16, ff. 96, 97. 



(2) Titanio saetalis Hiibn. Pyr. ff. 173, 174. W. Asia. 

 Hercyna caucalis H.-S. N. Schmett. p. 11, ff. 76, 77. 



(3) Titanio magnificalis Christ. Hor. Ent. Eoss. xii. p. 266, pi. 7. 



f. 35. Turkestan. 



(4) Titanio tenustalis Led. Yerh. z.-b. Yer. Wien, 1855, p. 250 ; 



Eom. Mem. iii. pi. 1. f. 10. Greece; ~W. Asia. 



„ ecMncea Meyr. Ent. Mo. Mag, (2) ii. p. 50. 



Tyjoe. (5) Titanio normalis Hiibn. Pyr. ff. 41, 110. 

 Py7-alis comitalis Hiibn. Pyr. f. 180. 



S. Europe. 



(6) Titanio obiginalis H.-S. N. Schmett. p. 11, f. 78. W. Asia. 



(7) Titanio ephippialis Zett. Ins. Lap. 971. Labrador; 

 Boreophila frigidalis Guen. Delt. & Pyr. p. 157. N. Europe. 



„ scandinavalis Guen. Delt. & Pyr. p. 156. 



(8) Titanio pteen^alis Dup. Lep. Er. iv. p. 400, pi. 82. f. 6. 

 Hercyna simplonialis H.-S. Eur. Schmett. iv. C. Europe. 



ff. 31-34. 



