EGEA; MYINODES. By L. B. Protjt. 



3. Genus: !Egea Dwp. 



Small moths with the wings (especially the hindwing) rather elongate, in the $ narrow and, iU-developed, 

 scaling nearly as in the two preceding genera. Palpus short. Antenna in ^ bipectinate, typically with long 

 branches. Hindtibia with all spurs well developed. Forewing with cell long, second subcostal absent. Hind- 

 wing with R " weak, thus somewhat transitional towards the subfamily Geometi-inae. — Early stages apparently 

 unknown. The species are distributed in the eastern half of the southern Palearctic Region. 



culminaria, E. culminaria Eversm. (= desertaria Frr.) (lb), the name-type of the genus, has a light grey-brown 



ground-colour, much mixed with white, the usual lines on the forewing represented by strong dark spots 

 or dashes on the veins, the distal area white, interrupted with brown on the veins. The hindwing is weakly 

 marked, with an ill-defined white median band. Underside similar, but rather paler. Early stages apparently 

 unknown. The moth was originally discovered flying in May at high altitudes in the Ural district, but 

 extends to Western Turkestan. 



ieneraria. E. teneraria Stgr. (= coelestinaria Alph.) (1 b) has the grey-brown ground-colour much less mixed 



with white than in culminaria and lacks the dark spots or dashes on the veins. The most conspicuous white 

 band of the forewing is beyond the middle, projecting strong teeth proximally; the distal white spots are re- 

 duced, the brown band preceding them broader. Antennal pectinations much shorter than in czdminaria. 

 Only known from a few locahties in Eastern Turkestan. 



pcllucida. E, pellucida Stgr. is distinguished from the other species by its somewhat broader, more 



transparent, very weakly-marked wings. The ground-colour is smoky grey or smoky brown, with a nearly 

 obsolete narrow dark band running from the costa of the forewing at three-fourths and very faintly continued 

 on the costal part of the hindwing. Antennal pectinations strong. Discovered by Elwes in the south- 

 eastern Altai. 



cacumi- E. cacuminaria Rainh. (1 b) differs from culminaria in its larger size, much darker forewing with 



yiana. siig]^t2y rounder costa and reduced distal white spots, distinct discal spot on hindwing (not sho\vn in the 

 figure), shghtly less long antennal pectinations in the cj and longer stalking of second subcostal vein of 

 hindwing. Andalusia to Aragon. 



argetiiaria. E. argentaria Bang-Haas is described as agreeing with cacuminaria except in the silvergrey ground- 



colour, sprinkled with brownish, the pure white-grey distal area, the terminal line consisting of long black 

 streaks instead of dots, the hind^^dng without discal spot, marginal dots or distinct band. Tunis: Foum- 

 Tatahouine. Unknown to me in nature. 



planaria. E. planaria Chret. Also described as near cacmninaria, and also unknown to me. Possibly a form 



of the preceding, but distinctly stated to possess a well-marked dark discal spot and terminal blackish line 

 to the hindwing, Avhich is grey with a whitish postmedian band. Said to differ chiefly from cacuminaria 

 in havmg no discal spot on the forewing, a distinct median shade on the costa and the median and sub- 

 median veins white. Timis: Gafsa. 



4. Genus: Myinodes Meyr. 



Palpus moderate or rather long. Antenna in (J with fascicles of even cilia. Legs rather slender, hind- 

 tibia with four rather long spurs. Abdomen slender. Wmgs glossy, smooth-scaled, in $ rather narrower 

 than in (J. Forewing with first subcostal anastomosing with costal vein, second subcostal anastomosing with 

 first and with third and fourth. Hindwing with second subcostal stalked. — Early stages unknown. The single 

 species is almost confined to the Mediterranean httoral. Statjdinger calls the genus Eusarca Her.-Sch., a preoc- 

 cupied name. 



inler- M. itlterputictaria H.-Sch. (lb). Forewing pale grey-brown, sparsely dark-sprinkled, veins very 



punciaria. finely whitish, broader longitudinal stripes between the veins, the dark lines indicated by teeth on the veins, 



cell-spot and small dots on distal margin black. Hindwing whitish, postmedian hne indicated by spots on the 



