218 CIDARIA. By L. B. Prout. 



guriata. C. guriata Emich (13 e) is also a moderately broad-winged species. Size of rariata, with which Emich 



compares it. Forewing brownish grey, in the basal and median areas and at the distal margin mixed with 

 blue-grey, the lines dark brown; subbasal dentate inwards on the veins; antemedian line dentate, from before 

 one-third of costa to just before one-half hindmargin; a less distinct line follows it; cell-spot large, conspicuous; 

 median area rather broad anteriorly, the postmedian, which is lunulate-dentate and arises at beyond two-thirds 

 costa, being bent inwards at the 2""* median and the fold, and only slightly outwards behind; a less distinct 

 Hne precedes the postmedian; a narrow whitish shade follows it; subterminal line conspicuous, deeply lunulate- 

 dentate, strongly brown-shaded on each side; large dark spots on distal margin; fringe intersected by a dark 

 line and dark-spotted at the vein-ends. Hindwing unicolorous fuscous; fringe as on forewing. Forewing beneath 

 glossy dark brown, anteriorly broadly pale distally to the postmedian and with a pale costal mark at beginning 

 of subterminal. Hindwing more grey-dusted than above, with dark cell-dot and pale, angled postmedian line. 

 Transcaucasia. 



dilectaria. C. dilectaria B.-Haas is said to be similar to guriata, which is distinguishable at once by the much 



sharper, more distinct and regular markings, sharply expressed discal dots and more varied underside. In 

 dilectaria both wings above are blackish blue-grey with leaden gloss, the markings of the forewing extremely 

 weakly indicated by irregular grey, black-mixed lines, only the dentate grey subterminal line more distinct; 

 a light costal mark adjoins the distal boundary of the median band. Hindwing unicolorous, or with faint 

 traces of greyer markings at the anal angle. Underside unicolorous black-grey, only mixed with yellowish at 

 the costal margin of the forewing. Founded on a single very fresh cf from the Juldus district. 



callidaria. C. callidaria Joan. Forewing pale reddish grey, traversed by 5 strong, unequal, sinuous lines; the first, 



which is arcuate, is placed at 1 mm from the base; it limits a space a little darker than that which succeeds. 

 The third line, nearly of the same strength as the first, borders this paler area, in which stands the second 

 line, very little marked. The fourth line, the strongest of all, is more sinuous than the third and bounds an 

 area of the same tint as the base of the wing, containing a black dot. The rest of the wing reassumes the 

 colour of the second interval; it contains the fifth line, which is pronounced towards the distal margin, weaker 

 at its extremity. A little black line parts from this line near the costa and runs into the apex. The fringe 

 is chequered, the pale intervals being the broadest. Hindwing uniform reddish grey. Beyrout (Syria), 1 cf 



juniperata. C. juniperata L. (8 i). Paler (usually much paler) than cognata, the distal edge of the median band even 



more jagged than in variata, from which it further differs in its delicate fawn-coloured tinge, absence of 

 dentate subterminal shading, longer black apical streak, etc. — ab. divisa Strand (:= kardakovi Krulik.) has 

 the median band broken into two or more parts, being interrupted, at least on the fold, by the ground-colour. 

 A common but unimportant form ; in Ltnne's type-specimen the band is very nearly broken at this point. — 

 scotica. scotica B. White is a rather smaller, darker-marked race from Scotland. — Larva of moderate thickness, anus 

 with two small projecting points; head green, tinged with brownish; body smooth, bright green, somewhat 

 more bluish dorsally; several ill-defined darker and paler green longitudinal lines. On juniper. Pupa slender, 

 rather glossy, grey-brown or pale green. The moth is said to appear sparingly in May-June; but the second 

 generation, which emerges from September to November, according to the locality, is very much the more 

 abundant. In Scotland there is a single generation, July-August. Northern and Central Europe and parts of Italy. 



cupressaia. C. cupressata Hbn.-G.eger (= cupestrata Frr.) (8 i). Nearest to juniperata, but distinguished at once by 



the conspicuous black markings at hindmargin and distally between the radials, etc. Larva rather stout, green, 

 with interrupted white subdorsal lines which form a sort of lozenge-shaped pattern. On Cupressus and Juni- 

 perus sabinus. Pupa slender, light green with the cremaster red. The moth appears in the autumn and again 

 in April, and is suspected of hibernating. Very local, S. France to Austria and in the Brusa district. 



tabulata. ^' tabulata Pilng., from Koko-Nor, is very similar to cupressata; median band anteriorly broader, filled 



with red-brown, posteriorly narrower, white edged, distaUy less undulate; apical line weaker, anterior radial 

 streak thick, posterior wanting; marginal line less broken into pairs of dots; hindwing and underside lighter. 

 Palpus rather weaker, antennal shaft rather more slender. 



fedlschen- ^' iedtschenkoi Ersch. perhaps belongs to this subgenus, as the authoi' compares it with cognata and 



koi. proposes to place it in Lederer's section 1. A. b.; but it was founded on a single ?. "Grey, the forewing with 

 a fuscous basal line, a central band limited on each side by a fuscous line and including a black central dot 

 ■ and a very indistinct fuscescent posterior striga, the cilia somewhat chequered with fuscous." The figure 

 (apparently not very good) shows a narrow-winged, fawn-coloured species with darker median band (on the 

 hindwing ill-defined proximally), the blackish antemedian and postmedian lines of the forewing dentate but 

 nearly parallel. Near Isfaira (Ferghana) in May. 



