348 MACARIA. By L. B. Pbottt. 



in the hind wing; angle at 3rcl radial of hindwing generally weak; (J antenna not serrate, aestimaria is variable. 

 The name-typical form, which we figure, is moderately variegated and has a wide distribution in the 

 Mediterranean countries and from Asia Minor to N. Persia. — Larva variable, green, with white lines and yellow 

 sareptana- lateral spots. On Tamarix galhca. Moth in April — May and July — September. — sareptanaria Stgr. is much 

 ''*^" more varied with black, recaUing jicloniata Gueii. Sarepta and Syria, also (with transitions to the name-type) 

 Hi and Issyk-kul. 



syriacaria. M. syriacaria Stgr. (= venerata Chr.) (25 c). Closely similar to aestimaria, the ^ antennal cihation 



perhaps rather longer, the distal margins less waved. Discal dots on an average smaller, on the hindwing 

 sometimes obsolete, postmedian line on both wings accompanied distally by a dark shade or band, on the 

 hindwing placed further from the cell-dot; otherwise weakly marked, the wedge-shaped blackish' markings 

 of the distal area not indicated. Underside much more ochreous than in aestimaria, much less variegated than 

 ienuiata. in pluviata. — tenuiata Stgr. (18 i) is an aberration (perhaps m some localities a race) with the markings 

 stiU weaker except the postmedian line, which is sharply blackish but does not reach the costal margin of the 

 forewing. Said to be prevalent in Persia and the Zerafshan district. — syriacaria is known from Syria, Cyprus, 

 Transcaucasia and Transcaspia. It is uufortimate that Statjdikgebs name, badly founded, has priority over 

 Chbistophs careful work. 



pluviata. M. pluviata -?*. (= sufflata Guen., horridaria Moore) is a collective species, or group of species, which 



will require careful anatomical and biological investigation before the exact status of the forms can be ascer- 

 tained. We can only indicate the chief of them. The name-typical form, Avhich is distributed throughout India^ 

 is larger than aestimaria, broad- winged (especially the 2) and in general rather strongty variegated. In 

 it, as in aU the forms, the postmedian line of the hindwing is further from the cell-dot than in aestimaria, and 

 the underside of both wings much more mixed with ochreous — thus nearer to that of syriacata but much more 

 variegated. On the upperside of the forewing a pale (or even white) patch between the median and post- 

 median lines and bounded by the two median nervules, and a smaller spot near the apex are always 

 noticeable. Similar (though generally smaller) forms occur as occasional aberrations in the Palearctic Region, 



hebesata. as on the Chusan Islands. — hebesata Walk. ($ = breviusculata Walk.) (18 g as pliiviata) is a smaller, less 



broad-winged form with paler (whitish ochreous) ground-colour, the whitish spots not or scarcely indicated. 



Distinguishable from aestimaria by the less chequered frmges, less traces of a white subterminal hne, yellower 



sinicaria. underside, etc. N.India to Shanghai. — ab. sinicaria Walk, only differs from hebesata in having strong dark 



prodUaria. clouding distally to the postmedian Hne, also near the apex of the hindwmg. — proditaria Brem. {— ? flexilinea 



Warr.) (18 g) is less pale, less ochreous than hebesata (more tmged with violet-grey), smoother-scaled and less 



maligna, variegated than pluviata. S. E. Siberia, Chusan Islands, Japan; ? W. China. — ab. maligna Btlr. is merely 

 an extreme grey aberration of proditaria, founded on a rather large 2 from Japan. 



fuscomargi- M. fuscomarginata Warr. resembles some smooth-scaled forms of pluviata (such as proditaria) (18 g) 



"'''"■ but is easily distinguished by the larger discal spot of the forewing, fine yellow proximal edging to the postmedian 

 line and especially by the strong dark violet-grey (on the underside more fuscous and still more extended) sha- 

 ding which occupies a great part of the distal area. Distributed in the N.W.Himalayas — Dharmsala, Kulu, etc. 



verecunda- M. verecundaria Leech (18 h) is shaped nearly as the broadest winged pluviata, but is rather more 



'"'"• brightly coloured, the postmedian line only slightly curved, followed by a slight ferruginous reddish shade, 



which becomes brighter at the costa of the forewing. Underside pale grey mixed with yellow, densely and 



coarsely irrorated with fuscous, discal dots and postmedian line well developed, distal area more strongly yellow 



mixed, a fuscous subterminal band more distinct than above. W. China: Chia-ting-fu. Only the $ known. 



ornataria. M. ornataria Leech (18 i) is a rather small but striking species, with the characteristic black mar- 



kings large and the principal group almost or quite as stronglj' developed on the hind- as on the forewing. W. 

 China: Mou-pin and Chungking. 



richardsi. M. richardsi Prout (18 i as richardi). Similar to ornataria, distal margins almost smooth, wings with a 



tinge of fawn-colour, less mixed with whitish, the principal group of black spots smaller, at least on the hind- 

 wing, the costal group of the forewing, on the contrary, well developed distally as well as proximally to the 

 pale postmedian line. Underside almost unicolorous ochreous (in ornataria strongly variegated). Tientsin, 

 only the type known. Perhaps not separable from the following, which is unknown to me and which I over- 

 looked in describing richardsi, on account of its having been erroneously referred to Lithina (Phasiane Stgr. 

 nee Dup.). 

 zimmBrman- M. zimmermantli Graess. (= intermaculata Stgr.) (19 b). Shape of aestimaria (hindwing somewhat 



produced at 3rd radial) colour and markings of upperside apparently as in richardsi hut ^nth. 3 or 4 yellowish 

 or dark lines and perhaps with less dark-dotted costa. Underside whitish instead of bright ochreous, strongly 

 dark dusted, only becommg yellowdsh towards costa of both wings and each wing with 3 yellow stripes. Amur 

 and Ussuri district. According to Rebel a variety of biparata. 



