PAIDIA. — APAIDIA. 467 



Ab. 2. conjuncta. Fore wing with the antemedial line stronger ; 

 the point in middle of cell sometimes absent. — Mesopotamia. 



Hab. Frai^ce ; Germany, Zell. and Frey Colls. ; Spain ; Italy ; 

 Hungary; Greece; Turkey; Armenia; Syria; Mesopotamia, 

 type t conjuncta in Coll. Staudinger. E.vjy., J 28, 5 30 millim. 



iMrva. Kirby, Eur. Butt. & Motbs, p. 9.5. 



Pale grey, with two subdorsal series of sulphur-yellow spots ; 

 warts yellowish grey. Food-plant, Lichens. 



Subsp. 1. albescens, Staud. Deutscli. ent. Zeit., Lep. iv. p. 249(1891); Kirbf^ 

 Cat. Het. p. 916. 



Ground-colour dull white, sometimes very slightly tinged with 

 brown. 



Hah. Syria, Antioch, 1 c? , 1 $ . Type in Coll. Staudinger. 



Genus APAIDIA, n, nov. ^ 



Type. 



Faidia, Herr.-Schaff. Samml. Eur. Schmett. ii. p. 156 (1847), 



nee Hilbn. 1827 mesogona. , 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head ; antennag 

 of male with bristles and cilia ; tibite with the spurs moderate. Fore wing 

 with vein 2 fi'om middle of cell : 3, 4 stalked ; 5 from above angle ; 6 from 

 upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10 free ; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing 

 with vein 2 from towards end of cell ; 3, 4 stalked ; 5 absent ; 6, 7 stalked ; 

 8 from middle of cell. 



A. Ground-colour fuscous brown mesogona. 



B. Ground-colour pale brownish grey rufeola. 



998. Apaidia mesogona. 



CalUmor-pha mesogona, Godt. Lep. 

 Fr. iv. p. 396, pi. 40. f. 6 (1822) ; 

 Herr.-Schaff. Samml. Eur. Schmett. 

 ii. p. Yrio. f. 60 ; Staud. Cat. p. 52 ; 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 363. 



Fuscous brown ; hind legs and 

 ventral surface of abdomen yel- 

 lowish. Fore wing with indis- 

 Fig. 348. — Apaidia mesogona, ,^ . \. tinct dark medial line, oblique 



from below costa to vein 5 and 

 at vein 3 retracted to origin of vein 2. 



Hab. Central France, 3 d" , 1 $ , ZeE. Coll. Exjy. 24 millim. 



*999. Apaidia rufeola. 



Lithosia rufeola, Ramb. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. i. p. 271, pi. 8. f. 12 (1832) ; 

 Boisd. Icones, ii. p. 109, pi. 58. f. 6 ; Dup. Lep. Fr. Suppl. iii. p. 36, 

 pi. 3. ff. 1, 2 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 363. 



Pale brownish grey ; head and thorax suffused with brown. 

 Fore wing strongly irrorated with brown ; the costal edge blackish 

 towards base ; an oblique brown striga below the cell just before 

 middle, a short streak on vein 1, and a slight spot on inner margin ; 



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