332 DASYCORSA; PACHYLIGIA; CROCALLIS. By L. B. Peoxjt. 



bifidaria. colour of autumn leaves, the $ either paler Avith reddish hues or uniform reddish brown. — ab. bifidaria Haiv. 

 castinearia. has the lines (bars) confluent at the hmdmargin. — ab. castinearia Lambill. is described as having the 

 wings ,, strongly charged with blackish atoms", thus intermediate towards, or perhaps intended to indicate, 

 obscura. the following. — ab. obscura Aigner is almost uniformly fuscous, the veins remaining nearly of the typical 

 ground-colour. — Egg olive-green with a ring of pale specks round the micropylar end; laid in a cluster 

 on a twig, hibernating. Larva purplish grey with ochreous spots, the anal points reddish. On oak and 

 many other trees. Moth from September to November, the ^ common at light, the $ much more sluggish. 

 Distributed in Central Europe, Asia Minor and Transcaucasia. 



arnoldiarui. C. arnoldiaria Oh. is placed by its author in this genus, on account of the strongly pectinate ^ 



antenna, but no other information is given as to its strvicture. Abdomen more slender, costal margins rounder, 

 distal margins smoother, colour bright yeUow, with the lines red-brown, irregular, thickened at costal margin, 

 widely separated, the area distally to tthe postmedian (except in anterior part of forewing) mostly red-brew m, 

 on the forewing containing 2 white spots between the 3rd radial and 2rd median, recalling those of Euuisra 

 regina (15 k); ceU-spots large, dark redbrowai. Sidemi, Manchuria. 



57. Genus: Dasycorsa no7n. nov. 



Closely allied to Colotois but without the tuft of hair overhanging the eye. Face and palpus perhaps 

 with stiU longer projecting hair. Wings in (J slightly narrower. Only one species known. Staudingees name 

 of Dasycephala is preoccupied. 



modesta. D. modesta Sigr. (16 f). ForeAving brown or reddish, Avith very coarse blackish irroration and strigu- 



lation, a large black discal dot and slight oblique shade from apex. Hindwing and underside paler, discal dots 

 present. Dalmatia, Asia Minor and Syria. 



58. Genus: Pachyligia Btlr. 



Characters of Dasycorsa but the face more protuberant, tegula strong, ending in a broad raised tuft, 

 hindwing Avith a small projecting lobe at anal angle, here with very long dark fringe. Only one species known. 



dolosa. P. dolosa Btlr. (16 f). Forewing duU grey-brown AA'ith small black cell-mark and tortuous, in places 



almost interrupted, black lines, finely and interruptedly white-edged on their reverse sides; a weak, equally 

 tortuous median shade and traces of subterminal. HindAAdng much paler, Avith large discal spot. Japan. 



59. Genus: Crocallis Tr. 



Characters of Gonodontis but the tongue obsolete, forcAving with distal margin less angulated in the 

 midle, 2nd subcostal generally anastomosing or connected Avith 3rd— 4th. Larva without additional proleges. 

 A small Palearctic genus. 



iusciaria. C. tusciaria Bkh. (= extimaria Hhn.) (16 g). Distinguished by the black or almost black lines^'which 



virgata. border the median band and by the sinuoiis course of the antemedian. — ab. virgata Bbl. Median area of fore- 

 gaigeri. wing filled in with blackish broAvn. — gaigeri Stgr. (16 g) is a darkened, greyish form which occurs as an 

 aberration in W. Germany, a local race in Dalmatia, the Southern Tyrol and Central Italy. — Egg almost 

 brick-shaped, with slight longitudinal ridges; purplish Avhite, marked with darker purple. Larva variable, 

 broAvn, often with dark dorsal lozenges. On sloe, that of gaigeri on Rosmarinus, Cistus, etc." Imago in July, 

 local. Central and S. Europe to Transcaucasia. 



elingaaria. C. elinguaria L. {IQ g). Differs from Utsciaria in the paler ground-colour, larger discal spot and straigh- 



fasciata. ter antemedian line. In the name-type the median area is more reddish. — ab. fasciata Gillm. has the 

 fusca. median band uniformly fuscous. — ab. fusca Reutti (= insolitaria Fuchs, solitaria F. Fuchs) is fuscous, only 

 unicolor. the fine lines remaining yeUoivish. — ab. unicolor ab. nov. has the entire forcAving of a uniform reddish with 

 impczaria. no markmgs. — trapezaria Bsd. {= prosapiaria Robs. 8c Gardn.) is a pale, weakly marked form, the Hnes 

 in general further apart. — In extreme cases (ab. cequaria Fuchs) the median area is quite concolorous with. 

 the proximal. A local race in Castile, dominant in Dalmatia and Asia Minor but known from many locali- 

 ties. — Egg brick-shaped, laid one upon another in roAvs; Avhite, marbled with oHve broAvn. Hibernates. Larva 

 thickest posteriorly, hght yelloAvish brown or darker broAvn, with irregular dark markings, the dark dorsal line 

 AA'idening at the incisions. On various trees and shriibs, fuU-fed in June. Imago in July — August, in southern 

 locahties Avith a partial 2nd brood in September; flies late at night. Throughout most of Europe, Armenia, 

 Altai, E. Siberia. 



auberti. C. auberti Ob. (16 g) differs from elinguaria in having the groundcolour grey or light-brown, not yello- 



wish, median band of more eciual breadth throughout, the lines A\hiih limit it yellowish, differently shaped. 



