322 PSEUDOTHALERA; ELLOPIA; CAMPAEA. By L. B. Peoitt. 



34. Genus: I*seiidothalera Warr. 



Unknown to me, as I have not been able to find Wakrbns type; probably near the Indo-Australian 

 genus Aplochlora. Palpus porrect, with 3rd joint minute. Antenna in ^ simple. Legs long. Forewing wit 

 apex acute, distal margin decidedly oblique, scarcely curved; 1st subcostal free, 2nd — 5th stallsed. Hind- 

 wing quadrate, distal margin slightly crenulate anteriorly, a slight angle at 3rd radial, thence straight to anal 

 angle. 



stigmatica. Ps. stigmatica^ I'Farr. 40 mm. Pale duU ochreous green, finely dusted with olive; costa of forewing 



thickly spotted with fuscous, cellspot small, black, an indistinct olive-fuscous line at seven-eighths, 

 more distinct at hindmargin ; hindwing with a large round blackish cellspot followed by a slightly angulated 

 pale olive line. W. China. 



! 35. Genus: XlUopia Tr. 



' Face smooth. Palpus short and slender. Antenna in ^ bipectinate. Wings smooth-margined. Fore- 



wing without fovea; 2nd subcostal stalked with 3rd — 5th. — Larva of moderate proportions, with pairs of 

 minute dorsal protuberances, a pair of rudimentary legs on the 5th abdominal segment. Geographical distri- 

 bution: Palearctic. 



faseiaria. E. fasciaria L. (= prosapiaria L., rufofasciosa Esp.) (15 i). Linne twice described this species; 



first a worn, greyish red form, then on the follomng page (as prosapiaria) a brighter red example. Both forms 



grisearia. show the 2 curved lines of the forewing and 1 on the hindwing. — ab. grisearia Fuchs differs little from Linnes 



first type, but is stiU greyer. Frequent in Scotland. Also recorded from Germany and Austria. — ab. 



maniiaria. matiitiaria H.-Sch. is of a umform dark liver-colour with the lines obliterated. — ab. cinereostrigaria Klem. 



cmereosiri- ^^^ ^Yiq lines dark grey instead of white. The type specimens ($) were also narrow- winged. — ab. ochre- 



ochrearia. ^^^^ Joan. (= ochracearia EM.) is clear ochreous, nearly as in Ennomos erosaria. — ab. intermediaria Gnipbg. 



intermedia- jg a transitional form, green with red costal margin, fringes, and edging to the lines. — prasinaria Schiff. 



vrasinaria (~ viridifasciosa Esp.) (15 i) is an interesting green form with the white lines usually well-developed and is 



common in some localities, the larva feeding on pines and spruce fir, while that of typical fasciaria feeds 



extincta. on Scotch fir. — ab. extiticta Vorbr. d- MilU.-Rutz is a modification of prasinaria, darker green with the 



white lines almost or entirely obsolete. — Egg approximately oval, somewhat , flattened at the ends, the 



micropylar end broader; reticulation very slight; colour red. Larve red or red-brown, assimilating to the 



colour of the sheaths of the pine-needles, dorsum ^ith darker triangles. On Pinus sylvestris, hibernating 



small. Moth in June — August. Central and N. Europe, Ural, Caucasus, Altai and E. Siberia. 



pinicolaria. E. pitiicolaria Bell. (25 b). Near prasinaria, forewing more acute, colour more glaucous green, the 



lines running only from inner margin to about two-thirds, the antemedian very oblique. Inhabits the moun- 

 tains of Corsica, in forests of larch; 1 ^ has been recorded from the Taurus. 



compararia. E. compararia Stgr. (2 f ) differs from prasinaria in the extremely slender, rather differently placed 



lines, as well as in its smaller size and duller colour. The distal margin of the hindwing shows in the middle 

 a slight bend which is not or scarcely appreciable in fasciaria and its forms. Only known from Algeria. 



squaUdaria. E. (?) squalidaria Costa, described as a Hemithea but compared with prasinaria, may well belong 



here. Size of compararia, forewing rather more rounded, hindwing not bent at 3rd radial, ground-colour yellow 

 (possibly faded), the lines not quite so fine as in compararia, antemedian straight, postmedian of fore- 

 wing very gently sinuous, of hindwing forming a strong curve. S. Italy: S. Cataldo, near Lecce; Patria, near 

 Naples. In July. 



duponii. E, (?) duponti Mab. is unknown to me and I much doubt its belonging to this genus. The build 



(according to the figure) recalls Enconista miniosata (23 1) ground-colour similar, discal mark more slender, 

 rosy antemedian and postmedian bands present on the forewing, hindwing whitish, tinged with rosy distally, 

 a fine transverse line running across the middle to the vicinity of the anal angle. Spain: La Granja. 



36. Genus : C^aiiipaca Lam. 



Nearly related to Ellopia, differing chiefly in the shape of the Avings. Both wings show a more or 

 less strong angular projection at the 3rd radial and the distal margin of the hindwing (sometimes also the 

 forewing) is somewliat creniilate throughout. — Larva with an additional pair of legs on the 5th abdominal 

 segment and flattened ventral surface, and with fleshy lateral processes which enable it to fit more closely 

 to the t-\vig on which it rests — a beautiful protective adaptation seen also in Gastropacha and other 

 larvae. Geographical range: Palearctic, Nearctic and perhaps Indian. 



