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the most distinct; subterminal lino chiellly conspicuous as a double spot at anal angle. Underside paler. 

 Anieiinal ciliation strong but shorter than in virgaureata. Larva on the flowers of Pistacia Iciitiscus. The 

 pupa hibernates. Only known from Corsica. 



E. abbreviata tS'iep/*. (=: nebuiata Haw., nee Scop., guinardaria //.->S'cA.) (121). Forewing elongate, hiinl- abbreviata. 

 wing small, with distal margin almost straight from near apex to behind middle. Forewing with a decided 

 tinge of ochreous, strong dark vein-dashes proximally to postmedian line, those on the median veins especially 

 well developed. Antennal ciliation not very long. — hirschkei Bastelb., prevalent in the Middle Hhine district, Mrschkei. 

 is more weakly marked. — Larva in May — June on oak. Imago in March — April in Central and Southern 

 Europe and Transcaucasia. 



E. proterva Btlr. {^= subbreviata Stc/r.) (13i). Narrower winged, median area narrower and more proferva. 

 darkened. May superficially be compared with lanceata, similar in size and colour, almost as narrow, hindwing 

 shaped more as in abbreviata. <f antennal ciliation almost as long as diameter of shaft. Japan, Korea and 

 Askold, probably also on the Ussuri River. 



E. dodoneata Guen. (121). Smaller than abbreviata, more normally shaped, less ochreous, more sharply dodoneaia. 

 marked, especially the hindwing. — quercifoliata B.-Haas, from S. Scandinavia and N. Germany, is larger and quercifoli- 

 much paler, at least in the median area of forewing and basal part of hindwing. — meridionalis Mah., from '^'■^'^• 

 Corsica and S. Europe, is in general smaller and more brightly coloured. — Larva on oak and hawthorn in 

 June or early July. Moth about May. Widely distributed in the Mediterranean countries, becoming more local 

 further north. 



meridio- 

 nalk. 



E. cocciferata Mill. (= semitinctaria Mob.) is very like abbreviata but rather broader-winged, darker, cocciferala. 

 more coarsely scaled, the dashes on the veins less distinct, discal dot perhaps rounder. Antennal ciliation 

 longer, about equal to the diameter of the shaft. Larva on Quercus coccifera, suber, ilex, etc. Moth in spring, 

 in the Mediterranean countries. 



E. tenerifensis Bbl. Larger and still broader than cocciferata, cf antennal ciliation still longer, each tenerifensis. 

 segment bearing laterally a pair of bristles almost twice diameter of shaft; cell-spot much larger and thicker, 

 hght interior of median area broader, fold and 2"^ median strongly blackened from the middle of the wing. 

 Hindwing somewhat longer. Underside, as also of the body, more whitish; cell-spot larger, postmedian line 

 further removed from it. Guimar, Teneriffe. 



E. tnassiliata Mill. (13i). A small species, dark earth-grey, all the markings indistinct, with a dusting massiliata. 

 of light and dark scales. Discal dot small and roundish, not elongate as in ultimaria. Subterminal line dis- 

 cernible, somewhat enlarged at anal angle. Antennal ciliation short. Larva in May and June on evergreen 

 oaks. Moth in the spring, in various localities on and near the Mediterranean. 



E. boryata Rbl. Wings longer and narrower than in massiliata, d' antennal ciliation much longer, boryata. 

 exceeding diameter of shaft. Palpus considerably longer, rougher scaled. Markings the same, but the outer 

 light stripe more angled near costa. Canaries. 



E. ultimaria Bsd. (12 k). Easily known by its shape and markings. Distinctive are the elongate discal tdtimm-ia. 

 marks and especially the strongly curved pale postmedian band of the forewing. Antennal ciliation short and 

 close. Larva on the flowers and_ leaves of Tamarix gallica. — minusculata Alph. is more grey in colour but ^cuil"^' 

 otherwise differs little. Hi, Syr-Daria and S. Ural. — opisthographata Dietze. Upperside almost bone-colour; Wg^^g. 

 underside pure white with the distal half of both wings mostly black. Aksu, Mongolia. Also recorded from graphata. 

 Herzegovina. 



E. tenellata Dietze superficially resembles ultimaria but is remarkable for having a protuberante swelling tenellata. 

 on the frons. Earth grey with elongate cell-mark and sharply expressed lines, the postmedian formed about 

 as in the venosata group. Underside more weakly marked. Tunis and S. Algeria. 



E. graciliata Dietze. Frons as in the preceding. A small, whitish, Acidalia-\\ke species, the forewing graciliala. 

 with small crescentic discal mark, the lines few and very slender but distinct, blackish; a slight clay-coloured 

 admixture proximally and distally to the median area, which is not darkened. Kuschk on the Russian-Afghan 

 frontier. 



E. tornifascia Rthschd. "Differs from tenellata at first sight in that the curved double postdiscal bands tomifascia. 

 on forewing run down to inner margin almost at tornus instead of curving in and almost joining it together 



