344 CALCARITIS; EILICRINIA. By L. B. Prout. 



oberthuri. Ps. oberthuri Al'ph. (18 d) differs in the triangular midcostal patch of the forewing and the orange 



hind wing. W. China. 



lozonaria. Ps. lozonaria Oh. (19 a) recalls an Eilicrinia on account of its shape, but has the neuration of 



Pseudopanthera. Less yellow than most of the species, the transverse lines of the forewing weak, arising from 

 triangular dark costal spots; a much larger midcostal triangular spot, confluent with the ceU-spot, is shaped 

 as in some oberthuri. W. China. 



pulcheraria. Ps. pulcheraria Herz is unknown to me. Shape nearest to that of lozonaria, narrower, excisions in 



distal margin not so deep. Smaller, pale yeUow, with 3 brown lines (the postmedian the most distinct), arising 

 from small costal spots; antemedian curved, placed near the conspicuous, elongate dark-brown cell-mark; 

 median arising at two-thirds costa, it and the postmedian parallel, approaching the antemedian at hindmargin. 

 Hindwing with discal dot and postmedian line. Underside strongly irrorated with brown, the lines more sharply 

 expressed, the cell-marks larger. N. Korea, only the $ known. 



83. Genus: Calcaritis Hedem. 



Perhaps a subgenus of Pseudopanthera. The diagnosis only indicates as differential the pectinate ^ 

 antenna and the very long inner spurs of the hindtibia, especially the proximal one. Palpus short. 



pallida. C. pallida Hedem. (25 f). Unknown to me. Similar in form and markings to Ps. syriacata (18 c), 



wings perhaps somewhat narrower. Much paler yellow, almost whitish, the forewing with a discal spot and a 

 rather better-developed postmedian band than syriacata and some other slight differences. Amurland. 



84. Genus: Eilicrinia Hbn. 



Characters of Pseudopanthera but with the 1st and 2nd subcostals of the forewing coincident (perhaps 

 occasionally long-stalked); usually also with a strong anterior excision in distal margin. Larva smooth, slender, 

 with flattened head. A small genus, with the same range as Pseudopanthera. 



A. Distal margin of forewing with excision (Eilicrinia). 



cauteriaia. E. cauteriata Stgr. (19b). Forewing broader than in the other species, more reddish; a dark central 



hne or shade usually present, tlie other lines broken into dots. Discal dots minute. Andalusia and N. Africa. 



cordiaria.. E. cordiaria Hbn. (= animata Fisch.-Rosl.) (18 d). Seasonally dimorphic, the name-type, which 



represents the summer generation, having the ground-colour yellow. The characteristic discal spot is ahke 



roesler- in both the forms. — gen. vern. roeslerstammaria Stgr. (18 d) differs in its cinereous whitish ground-colour. 



stammaria. jjgg f[g^^^ elliptical, hght yellow. Larva grey-green with 2 dorsal and 4 subdorsal waved whitish lines, spir- 



acular line white, spiracles red-brown. On Salix, very sluggish. Moth in April — May and July — August, Austro — 



acardia. Hungary, Dalmatia, Asia Minor, Transcaucasia. — acardia Stichel is possibly a form of cordiaria but entirely 



signigera. without markings. Described from Persia. — signigera Btlr. has the discal marks very much narrower, almost 



linear. Kulu. 



suhcordar'm. E. subcordaria H.-Sch. (18d) is similarly dimorphic but differs somewhat from cordiaria in shape 



and is more ochreous, the markings much less dark, lines less dentate, etc. Generally larger. — ■ gen. vern. 

 anicularia. ( ?) atlicularia Ev. (= freitagaria Moschl., '! tritomata Fisch.- Waldh.) is the corresponding grey form. Distributed 

 in the mountains of Central Asia. 



nuptaria. E. nuptaria Bretn. (19 b). Size of subcordaria, colour nearer cordaria but still clearer, more sulphur- 



yeUow. Spots very large, postmedian line regularly dentate, antemedian distinct in its posterior part only. 

 S. E. Siberia and Japan. 



txinoiata. E. trinotata Metzner (18 e). Smaller, the cell-mark small, ocellated, the lines fine, arising from dark 



costal spots. Metzner described from 2 specimens, one pale straw-colour, the other cinereous with fuscous 

 aestiva. irroration. Rebel restricts the name to the latter form, which occurs in .Tune. — gen. aest. aestiva Rbl., occur- 

 ring in August, is described as ,, yellow"; the examples before me are whitish ochreous with reddish irroration. 

 The larva is said to have been bred on Silene. Balkan Peninsula to Transcaucasia. 



rosearia. E. rosearia B.-Haas. Unknown to me. Nearest subcordaria f. anicularia but with the excision in 



the distal margin less deep, transitional towards the following species. Pale reddish, with a tinge of brown, 

 the postmedian line almost straight, the large discal mark extremely weak. Kashgar. 



