PHYTOMETEA. 565 



8409. Phytometra uralensis. 



Phisia uralensis, Ev. Bull. Mosc. 1842, iii. p. 553, & 1857, i. p. 106; Diip. 



Lep. Fr., Suppl. iv. p. 522, pi. UO. f. 3; Hei-r.-Scliaff. Eur. SchmeLt. ii. 



p. 400, Noct. f. 2(i8 ; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 236. 

 riusia uraUensis, Frr. Neue Beiir. v. p. IJ, pi. 389. f. 4 (1842). 



(S ■ Head, tegulte, protliorax, and base of patagia pale rufous, 

 the rest of thorax brownish grey, the tegulte at tips and an oblique 

 line across patagia brownish grey ; pectus in front pale rufous ; 

 abdomen brownish white, the crests rufous except at tips. Fore 

 wing pale brownish grey, the medial area except beyond the cell, 

 the postmedial area towards inner margin, and the terminal area 

 towards apex and at middle golden-rufous ; antemedial line silvery- 

 white, angled outward below costa and obliquely curved below the 

 cell ; tlie stigmata brownish grey with silvery- white annuli, the 

 orbicular oblique elliptical, the stigma below the cell oblique 

 V-shaped, the reniform slightly constricted at middle and angled 

 inwards on median nervure, the area beyond it tinged with jiink ; 

 postmedial line double, red-brown filled in with silvery-white, 

 excurved to vein 4, then obliquely incurved, the area beyond it 

 tinged with pink ; subterminal line silvery-white defined on inner 

 side by red-brown, curved to submedian fold, then excurved to 

 tornus ; a silvery- white terminal line ; cilia with fine red-brown 

 and whitish lines. Hind Aving whitish tinged with red-brown, the 

 terminal area rather browner, an indistinct brown ^^ostmedial line ; 

 the underside whiter, a slight brown discoidal lunule. 



Hab. EussiA, Urals, 1 S , Zeller Coll. Mvp. 40 millim. 



8410. Phytometra siderifera. 



Plusia dderifera, Ev. Bull. Mosc. 1856, i. pi. 3. f. 4, & 1857, i. p. 104. 

 Plusia becJc'eri, Stand. Stett. Ent. Zeit. 1861, p. 288 ; Mill. Icoiies.- ii. 



p. 175, pi. 70. f. 1 ; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 236. 

 Fh(,sia italica, Staud. Eiit. NaL-hr. viii. p. 293 (1882); Calb. Iris, i. p. 258, 



pi. 12. ff. 4, 5. 

 Flusia calberlcB, Stodf. Stett. Eut. Zeit. 1884, p. 199. 



Head and thorax fulvous red mixed with yellowish ; the tegulse, 

 patagia, and thoracic crests at tips white ; abdomen white tmged 

 with fulvous red, the crests fulvous red tipped with white, the anal 

 tuft fulvous red. Fore wing fulvous red, the basal area paler and 

 irrorated with white ; subbasal line white, oblique, from costa to 

 vein 1 ; antemedial line double, silvery-white, angled outwards 

 below costa and inwards on median nervure, then oblique and 

 slightly angled outwards at vein 1 ; orbicular with pale rufous 

 centre and silvery- white annulus, oblique elliptical ; an oblique 

 silvery- white U-shaped stigma below the cell filled in with choco- 

 late-brown ; reniform chocolate-brown Avith slight white annulus, 

 strongly constricted at middle ; postmedial line double, silvery- 

 white, obliquely excmwed from costa to vein 4, then incurved, 

 obscm-ed by fulvous red between veins 4 and 3 ; subterminal line 

 silvery- white, obliquely curved from costa to vein 2, then excurved 



