HIEROOHTHONIA; EUCHLORIS. By L. B. Prout. 27 



M. menadiara Th.-Mieg is described as of robust build, the (J antenna somewhat as in Ochrognesia mmadiara. 

 difficta, face greenish, space between antennae white, wings yellow green, forewing with costa somewhat rosy, 

 the lines consisting only of small white dots on the veins, the postmedian 2 or 3 mm from the distal mar- 

 gin, cell-spots slightly darker green, scarcely noticeable, under surface greenish white, costal edge rosy, pal- 

 pus and legs rosy white. The type, which was from Bona (Algeria) in coll. Vallantin, is unfortunately 

 lost, but its author possesses a drawing of it and there is a $ from Philippeville in coll. Ptjngelbr which 

 may probably belong to it. If so, the $ antenna is pectinate, the tongue weak, the first subcostal of fore- 

 wing free. The species is very much larger than herbaria, no doubt related to saturata. 



M. saturata Bang-Haas (2 f). Antennal shaft red, pectinations in ^ of quite moderate length, tongue saturata. 

 rudimentary or wanting, forewing with first median arising from cell. Wings rich dark yellow-green, a post- 

 median white line, continuous except at costa, slightly curved, costal edge of forewing yellowish white. Under 

 surface somewhat paler and yellower, without the line. The palpus (^) probably too small for a true Micro- 

 loxia. First discovered in Algeria. One in coll. Pungeler was taken in Murcia together with herbaria. 



27. Genus: Bieroclithoiiia Prout. 



Palpus minute. Tongue wanting. Antenna in cJ bipectinate to apex, with rather long branches; 

 in $ shortly pectinate (except in jpetitaria). Hindtibia with a single pair of spurs. Abdomen not crested. 

 Forewing with first subcostal arising from cell, anastomosing with or running into costal, first median arising 

 close to end of cell. Hindwing with distal margin rounded, cell not short, costal anastomosing (in alexandraria 

 approximated) to near end of cell, second subcostal stalked, second radial from scarcely above middle of 

 cell, first median stalked or separate. Related to Microloxia, but differing in the minute palpus, strong anasto- 

 mosis of costal vein of hindwing, etc. Only three species are known, all eastern Palearctic ; and one of these, 

 alexandraria, is not strictly congeneric, but must ultimately be removed, on account of the position of the 

 costal vein of hindwing. 



H. pulverata Warr. (= semitaria Pitti^.) (2f, 2i). Superficially exceedingly like Xe?iocAtoro(Zes feerz/fena, pidverata. 

 with which it is often confused; but differing structurally in the absence of tongue and presence of ^J fre- 

 nulum, pectination of ^ antenna, and in the somewhat longer wings. Only known from Syria. 



H. petitaria Christ. (2 f ) is larger, longer-winged, of a less bright, more yellowish green, entirely with- petitaria. 

 out the white postmedian hne. Described from Askhabad, and since found in a few other localities of 

 Transcaspia and Ferghana, but still very rare in collections. 



H. alexandraria Prout (3 b). Very similar in aspect to petitaria, forewing somewhat narrower, costa some- alexan- 

 what straighter, $ antenna pectinate, wings less yellow green, unicolorous, forewing with first subcostal anasto- '^raria. 

 mosing at a point with costal, hindwing with costal merely approximated to cell, not anastomosing. Alexan- 

 der Mountains, Central Asia. Type ($) in coll. PtJNGELBB. 



28. Genus: Eucliloris Hbn. 



Palpus strong, second joint long, rough-haired above and beneath. Tongue short and slender. Hind- 

 tibia with all spurs. Abdomen not crested. Forewing with first subcostal sometimes anastomosing with costal. 

 Hindwing with second subcostal arising from a point with first radial, or shortly stalked. In this and all 

 succeeding genera of the subfamily, the frenulum is wanting in both sexes. Egg of a short, broad oval 

 shape, much flattened at each side, the surface covered by a fine hexagonal reticulation. Larva moderately 

 stout, rugose, with marked lateral flange, and with special tubercles bearing, in early life, hairs with crescent- 

 shaped tops, in later life, stout conical spines and horny hooks, to which, by means of silken threads, par- 

 ticles of the food plant are attached to form a covering for the larva, much as in Gomibaena; spiracles large, 

 with raised chitinous walls. Pupa rugose, shagreened, spiracles very large and prominent, anal segment pro- 

 longed dorsally above the anus, bearing a small group of longish spines, ending in spirally curved hooks. 

 The genus is chiefly Palearctic, though containing also one Indian species. 



E. smaragdaria Fab. (2 f ). Bright green, costal edge of forewing yellow, lines whitish, the antemedianswfl?«(jr(7(() 

 bicurved, rather incomplete, postmedian wavy, nearly parallel with distal margin; a round white discal spot. 



