EUPITHECIA. By L. B. Prout. 



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E, rubellata Dietze. Very distinct. Coloration and maritings much as in suhnotata, ratlier more mixed ruhellata. 

 with white, especially the body, the forewing at base and the hindwing; sometimes more reddish. Shape and 

 structure more as in suniosaria, but the areole undivided; palpus rather short. Discal dot almost or altogether 

 obsolete. Central Asia: Korla; Sinin; Aksu. — scotaeata Dietze is a more blackish form from the Hi district, scotaeata. 



— deserticola Dietze is a more clay-coloured form from Allyn Tag. deserticola. 



E. distinctaria H.-Sch. (= constrictata Guen., albifronsata Grasl., heydenaria Stgr.) (12 e). A small disHnctaria. 

 species, of unusually clear grey colouring, without admixture of brownish. Discal spot very conspicuous, elongate; 

 lines very fine, mostly indistinct, the basal, antemedian and postmedian widened to triangular or oblong black 

 spots on the costal margin; all, moreover, are rather distinctly nuirked on the veins, especially on the median. 



— sextiata Mill, is a lighter grey or whitish, rather strongly marked southern foriri, best known from Southern sextiatn. 

 France. — Larva on Thymus serpyllum and T. vulgaris, eating the tlowers and seeds. Moth ordinarily in June 



and July. Very local but widely distributed in Europe, especially in the South; also in Asia iVIinor, Syria 

 and Transcaspia. It rests by day on rocks or stones. 



E. amasina Bohatsch. Rather larger than distinctaria, forewing broader yet more pointed, antenna similar, amasina. 

 palpus longer, more as in silenicolata. Markings faint, arranged much as in the last-named. Hindwing almost 

 markingless, discal dot minute and inconspicuous. Amasia. 



E. laterata Dietze. Rather larger and more elongate than distinctaria, distinguished at once by having lalerata. 

 a dusting of seal-red scales; markings somewhat weaker. Schahkuh, Central Asia. 



E. subtilis Dietze may be compared with distinctaria, but is smaller and lighter, with much narrower sublilis. 

 and more pointed wings, discal mark narrower, antennal ciliation much shorter. The genitalia show much in 

 common with ceittaureata. Schahkuh, Persia. 



E. gemellata H,-Sch. (12m) is a small species, the body very robust in proportion to the wings; yellowish gemeUaia. 

 grey, the discal spot distinct, not very large, inclining to a triangular form; lines (about 10 in number) sharply 

 expressed, rather angularly waved, the angle in the postmedian line sharp; veins more or less rust-coloured. 

 Under surface strongly marked. — ab. schtnidii Dietze [^= bistrigata Dietze) has only the antemedian and post- schmidii. 

 median lines well expressed, though these are at times thickened into bands (bistrigata). — ab. nigrofasciaria Dietze nigro- 

 has the entire median area darkened. — Larva on the flowers and seeds of Tunica saxifraga, in two generations, fasciaria. 

 Pupae from autumn larvae hibernate. Flies in May and again in August, in rocky districts in South Europe 

 and Asia Minor. — mystica Dietze is a much larger, sharply marked form (or perhaps allied species) from mystica. 

 Akbes, Syria. 



E. relictata Dietze is said to be near gemellata, wings more pointed; 

 extended, less sharp. Tekke and Alexander Mountains, Central Asia. 



dusty grey, the markings more relictata. 



E. cooptata Dietze is also compared with gemellata; larger, wings not so broad and short, the postmedian cooplaia. 

 line mostly interrupted between the 3'''' radial and 2""^ median; a black streak on the median before its bifur- 

 cation. Very variable. Digne. 



E. ogilviata Warr. Small and very narrow-winged, the cell of the forewing rather long. The only ogilviata. 

 known specimen is in very bad condition. Coppery fuscous, the markings almost lost, but evidently at best 

 only weak and not numerous; forewing with a discal dot indicated and a thick, dark postmedian line, somewhat 

 angulated about the P' radial; distally to this line the wing is somewhat paler. Antennal ciliation in cf not 

 so long as diameter of shaft. Azores: Central Fayal. 



E. graphata Tr. (= corticulata Frr., ? italicata Guen.) (12 k). Not unUke denticulata or semigraphata grai)hata. 

 in colouring, perhaps on an average with more brownish or yellowish admixture; slightly narrower-winged, 

 more strongly marked, the pattern more completely broken up into numerous lines; discal dot small; postmedian 

 hue rather near the discal dot, on forewing less sharply broken near costa, on hindwing less bent in the 

 middle; subterminal line irregular, thickening near costa and in middle; terminal line of dashes sharply 

 expressed; fringe distinctly chequered. Underside well marked. — ab. brunnea Aigner is described as grey-brown hrunnca. 

 with the median area darker. — Larva not certainly known. The moth is found throughout a great part of 

 the summer. Unlike most Eupithecia, it rests with the wings slightly raised, as if prepared for flight. Typical 

 graphata is only known from Austro-Hungary, perhaps including Bosnia. — setaceata Dietze. This and the setaceata. 

 following forms are provisionally treated by Dietze as subspecies of graphata, but their exact status is still 

 uncertain. In setaceata the egg, according to Draudt, shows much larger pitting and other differences which 

 indicate a species. The wing-markings appear more dusted than in graphata an 1 the colour inclines more to 



