356 ■ AMORPHOGYNIA; LYCIA; NYSSIODES. By L. B. Peotjt. 



graecarius. N. gr a.6ca,rius Stgr. (19 d) (J antenna intermediate between those of the two preceding, forewing much 



shorter in proportion to the hindwing, hindwing with apex more rounded, inner margin relatively longer; less 

 glossy, thejlines finer than in the allies, postmedian of forewing very near median, bent at 2nd radial so as 

 to run to costal margin nearly at right angles. The name-type, from the Balkan Peninsula, is grey with a 

 istrianus. tinge of yellowish or brownish. — istrianus Stgr., from Istria and S. Carniola, is much whiter, the markings 

 generally weaker. — The $ of graecarius is less broad than that of florentina, more hairy, tips of wings 

 less pointed, then" underside mixed with a few white scales, femora and tibiae weak. The larva and life- 

 history are 'said to be similar to those of alpina. Moth in March and April. 



108. Genus: A]]iorp]iog;yiiia Warr. 



Intermediate between the preceding genera and Lycia. <J quite like the latter. $ wings shorter 

 than body, with relatively long, pointed hindmargins. Larva shaped nearly as Biston betularia. Only one 

 species. 



necessaria. A. necessaria Zell. (19 d). <J similar to that of L. hirtaria, median line almost obsolete, subterminal 



less white. Underside weakly marked. more grey, with black spots on hindmargin. — Larva yellowgreen, 

 a yellow line above the legs; on Tamarix and other trees. Asia Minor and Transcaucasia, March — April. 



inversarius. A.(?) inversarius Rbl. is a quite doubtful form, first erroneously recorded as necessaria. Only the 



$ known, wings about as long as body, hmder angle produced, but not so sharply as apex. Brownish 

 grey, forewing with a dark line near and parallel with distal margin. Bulgai-ia. Possibly a hybrid of L. 

 hirtaria with some species m which the 2 is wingless. 



109. Genus: liycia Hbn. 



General characters of the preceding genera, size larger, $ fully winged. Forewing neuration somewhat 

 inconstant but usually with 1st — 2nd subcostal stalked. Larva smooth, cyUndxical, as in Nyssia. Palearctic 

 and Ne arctic. 



hiiiaria. L. hirtaria Gl. (= eremita Scop., atomaria Hufn. nee L.) (19 e). Variable, the $ always narrower- 



winged and more thinly scaled than the ^, appearmg darker and more weakly marked. The name-type, 

 according to Clerck's verj^ bad figure and Lini^e's description, is the grey form, which seems commonest 

 ierroraria. in the $. Lines well expressed. — $-ab. terroraria KruKk. is described as unicolorous grey, with weak traces 

 fumaria. of the lines on the veins of the forewing. — $-ab. fumaria Haw. is fuscous or smoky black, in extreme examples 

 diniensis. entirely unmarked. — diniensis Ob. differs little from the name-type, but the lines appear to be very strong 

 iasciata. and thick. Figured without description. Basses-Alpes. — ab. fasciata ah. nov. is a beautiful modification 

 of diniensis with the antemedian line double and with a blackish band extending from the median line of 

 flavescens. the forewing to the subterminal. Le Canadel. Var, France, in my collection. — ab. flavescens ab. nov. may 

 be taken as the name of the more j^ellow-mixed form which is common in England, N. France, etc. — ab. 

 eongenera- congeneraria Hbn. ( = duplicaria (S^grr.) has the antemedian and postmedian lines very distinctly double. Possibly 

 . . '"^' forms a separate race in Algeria. — istriana Galv. is a large, whitish-mixed form from Istria. — hanoviensis 

 hanoviensis. Heymons (19 e) is a small race, more densely scaled, the ground-colour more mixed with ochreous-yellow, 

 the dark markings extended into strong suffusions. In my example the first 2 subcostals are coincident and 

 the lines approach on the hindmargin, giving an impression of a separate species. N. W. Germany. — Egg 

 ellipsoid, micropylar and somewhat concave and granulated; the rest of the surface somewhat glossy, the 

 granulation discernible on strong magnification. Larva generally purplish, with thread-like longitudinal black 

 Ihaes and with yellow marks near the segment-incisions. On lime and other trees. The moth appears in late 

 Tpilzii. March or April. Europe, Asia Minor, Issyk-kul, Ih. — hybr. pilzii Stndfs. (hirtaria-cJ X P. pomonaria-?). 

 cJ: ground-colour very near that of hirtaria, but much more suffussed with black. Scaling nearly as in hirtaria. 

 Basal area and hindmargin of forewing inclined to be lighter, 1st line more bulged. Subterminal band very 

 broad and white. $: wings very narrow and pointed, but variable in shape. Colour about as in hirtaria. — 

 denhami. hybr. denhartii Harrison (hirtaria-cJ X N. zonaria- $). c?: ground-colour intermediate between that of the parents, 

 slightly nearer hirtaria than in harrisoni. Wings perhaps slightly broader than in zonaria, costal margin as 

 buloved. in that species. Markmgs very variable. This hybrid does not produce $$. — hybr. buloveci Harrison (hir- 

 taria-(J X M. graecarius-?). ^ forewing above similar to heavily marked hirtaria, beneath more infuscated, 

 hindwing with median and postmedian lines resembling those of graecarius. 



101. Genus: ]?fyssio<les Ob. 



Close to Nyssia, scarcely differing except in the rather smaller eye, extraordinarily long antenna! 

 pectinations and somewhat less long and dense hairy clothing. Palpus of moderate length. Hindtibia less 



