382 MANNIA. By L. B. Peout. 



firmalaria. T. fingalaria Mill. (25 c) is unknown to me but must be regarded as a separate species, the hind- 



tibia being without spurs. Darker than sepiaria, though not as dark as ab. carieraria, slightly larger, forewing 

 with apex more acute, median line approximating to antemedian posteriorly, postmedian line rather nearer the 

 distal margin than in sepiaria. Maritime Alps, m July. 



cebennaria. T, cebennaria Chret. is whitish, more or less tinged with smoky brown, silky and shining rather than 



irrorated. Antemedian line generally indicated by 4 dots placed in a zigzag; median shade represented by a 

 black costal mark; postmedian nearly straight, broken into dots, followed by a more or less broad, well de- 

 fined blackish subterminal band. Differs from sepiaria and fingalaria in the dotted lines, from cremiaria in 

 having a dark terminal line, interrupted at the veins; from all 3 by the subterminal band. Ardeche. Struc- 

 ture not indicated. 



cremiaria. T. Cremiaria Frr. (= corticaria [IHbri.] Dup. nee Schiff.) (22 a). Gro»und-colour more whitish than 



in sepiaria,'with. strong dusting, the veins in part darkened; antemedian line iia general more excurved anteriorly, 

 thezi more oblique, but variable; median shade generally well developed, often contmued distinctly on hind- 

 wing; postmedian Ime less strongly sinuous, on both wings broken into dots or teeth; terminal line generally 

 wantjng. Palpus and tongue appear slightly better developed. Larva very similar to that of sepiaria, with 

 yellowish tubercles. S. Tyrol, France and Castile. The British Museum has light examples from Mann, 

 labelled ,, Hanover". 



132. Genus: ICaunia gen. nov. 



Nearly related to Tephronia, the hindtibia with all spurs developed, costal vem of hindwmg in the 

 type species anastomosing with subcostal to near the end of the cell, cell sometimes less long, with stronger 

 -> fold, 2nd subcostal generally shorter-stalked (in oxygonaria separate), 2nd radial apparently less developed. 



Type of the genus: oppositaria Mann. Exclusively Palcarctic. 



oppositaria. M. oppositaria Mann (22 a). Superficially very similar to sepiaria, not quite so narrow-winged, an- 



tennal pectinations not (as in sepiaria) fusiform, antemedian line of forewing angled outwards on median vein, 

 postmedian of hindwing angled near costa, then runniiig straighter across the wing or even subconcave. July — 

 ohscuraria. August; Dalmatia, Asia Minor, N. E. Caucasus. — obscuraria Stgr., from Astrabad (N. Persia) is much darker. 

 syriaca. — syriaca fo)m. nov. is rather smaller, paler (whitish ashy), the lines slender, well expressed, the postmedian 

 of the forewing followed in the 5 by a more or less conspicuous smoky band. Syria, probably Beyrout, 

 collected by Delagrange, 4 examples m my collection. 



codetaria. M. codetaria Ob. (24 c). Rather lighter grey than oppositaria, the Imes rather sharply expressed, a 



median line and one distally to the postmedian being indicated in addition to the two principal. Probably 

 the costal vein of the hindwing is only closely appressed to the subcostal, not anastomosed, as Meykick, who 

 knew codetaria, does not mention the pecularity and I have a crippled ^ from Spain (Tragacete) which 

 provisionally refer here and in which the veins in question do not anastomose. If the lat-named determination 

 is correct, codetaria has longer pectuiations and occurs also in a darker race on Teneriffe, March — April. Descri- 

 bed from Sebdou, Algeria, taken in August. STAtrorNGER adds ChicJana (Andalusia). 



lepraria. M, lepraria Rbl. Considerably larger than T. sepiaria, the lines of the forewing on the reverse sides 



shaded with brownish', the postmedian sharply dentate on the veins. Hindwing lighter. Fringes not dark- 

 chequered. Otherwise similar to sepiaria but with 4 well developed spurs. Costal vein of hmdwhrg not men- 

 tioned, presumably not anastomosing. Buda-Pesth. 



faiimaria. M. fatitnaria B.-Haas { — ismaUaria Ob.) is very distinct from codetaria and oranaria. White-grey, 



the f orewmg dusted throughout with black-brown ; the antemedian line runs obliquely out from costa to median 

 vein, is very acutely angled, strongly curved inwards and again angled outwards at hindmargin; median area 

 strigulated with black and light brown; post-median Ime with sharp black dashes on the veins and a proximal 

 curve behind the 3rd radial, also mdicated by dashes on the hindwing. Underside uniform grey, postmedian 

 line feebly indicated. Costal vein of hmdwing not mentioned. South Oran (Algeria). 



oranaria. M. oranaria Stgr. is unknown to me. Bang-Haas considers it an Egea, but according to Staudingee the 



costal vein of the hindwmg anastomoses with the subcostal even more strongly than in oppositaria. Forewing 

 dark grey, with indistmct dentate blackish antemedian line and dentate black, distally white-bordered post- 

 median. Hindwing lighter grey with a very faint postmedian row of dots. Superficially very like Egea cacu- 

 minaria, the line distally to the postmedian not so sharply white, the whitish streaks on the median and sub- 

 nastUiaria. median veins wanting. Antennal pectmations as in sepiaria. Oran (Algeria). — castiliaria Stgr. (25 1) is possibly 

 a form, possibly a near ally of oranaria, smaller and paler, with the lines broken up into dots. The larva was 

 beaten from low plants, especially Thymus vulgaris, but was not specially observed. Castile. 



