TEPHRINA. ByL. B. Prout. 405 



ISft. Geiuis: Tepliriiia Guen. 



Characters of Itame and Diastictis, generally differing from the former in its longer palpi (with more 

 exposed 3rd joint) and from the latter in the less acute apex, but almost certainly not a biologically or struc- 

 turally tenable genus. Forewing with 1st subcostal frequently arising from costal. Distributed in all the great 

 faunistic regions; some of the species have a very wide range in the Old AVorld. 



T. arenacearia Schiff. (= irradiata Walk., imperfiata Walk.) (23k). Variable, but the variation in arenaceuria. 

 individual, sexual and seasonal rather than geographical. Recognizable by its rather pointed forewing, position 

 of the postmedian line and generally a clear pale line accompanying it proximally. Groimd-colour very pale 

 straw-yelloMdsh, the forewing in the ^ generally almost entirely suffused with reddish grey, in the $ much 

 freer from suffusion, except a band distally to the postmedian: both sexes here often with a row of dark 

 spots, which, however, vary greatly in number and intensity. — gen. aest. flavidaria Ev. (= discriminaria flavidaria. 

 Walk.) has the groundcolour deep, bright ochreous (perhaps deepest in some eastern specimens). — Larva 

 smooth, slender, yellowgreen, with white longitudinal lines and lateral stripe, head with a purple-brown dash 

 on the side. On Coronilla varia and probably other allied plants, June and September. The pupa probably 

 hibernates, the moth appearing in May and again in August. Local in E. Europe, also ranging from N. Persia 

 to Amurland, Korea, N. China and Japan. Very common in N. China. 



T. (?) flavescens Alph. is coloured like arenacearia f. flavidaria but has short palpus, larger discal dot. ilavescens. 

 1st line obsolescent, postmedian formed into a narrow brown band, on hindwing incomplete, anterior half of 

 fringe of forewing brown. Ordos (N. China) in September. 



T. tnurinaria Schiff. (= myosaria Esp., $ disspersaria Hbn.) (23 k). Rather broader-winged, the gi'ound- murinuria. 

 colour not or scarcely yellowish, with dense brown or fuscous irroration, postmedian line further from distal 

 margin. Antennal pectinations quite short. In the name-type the markings are well expressed. — ab. cine- cineraria. 

 raria Dup. is a less marked, nearly unicolorous form. — Larva very similar to the preceding, with more rust- 

 brown markings. On clovers and vetches. Times of appearance, etc.,' as in arenacearia, but Tnurinaria has a 

 more westerly range, extending from S. France to Issyk-kul. 



T. grisolaria Ev. (25 i, as griseolaria) differs from murinaria in its considerably longer antennal pec- grisolaria. 

 tinations, darker, more olive-grey tone, with stronger black irroration, stronger black discal spots, lines chiefly 

 marked as dots on the veins, hindwing lighter than forewing, underside less yellowish, etc. From the Steppes 

 of S. E. Russia. 



T. cinigeraria Alph. (25 i) is not a true Tephrina. Build more slender, palpus shorter and more dmgeraria. 

 slender, forewing with 1st — -Snd subcostal anastomosing strongly with costal. Antennal pectinations long and 

 slender. The whitish ground-colour above and beneath is almost entirely obscured by fuscous dusting, leaving 

 free only the ill-defined lines. Amdo and Koko-Nor. 



T. vapulata Btlr. ( = capulata Kirhy, Leech) has rather elongate wings, the apex of the forewing some- vapulata. 

 what pointed, and might equally well be placed in Diastictis. Proximal area weakly marked, postmedian line 

 followed by a brownish band, with small blackish spot or dot behind the 3rd radial of the forewing. Japan. 



T. assimilaria Rbr. (23 k). By the shorter palpus this species belongs rather to Itame, in so far as assimilaria. 

 the two genera are separable (see above). The underside is characteristic; it somewhat recalls that of /. spodi- 

 aria (23 h), but the hindwing shows longitudinal whitish streaks in the cell and between the veins and the fore- 

 wing shows a similar tendency in the distal area, especially on the ferruginous browr apical patch. — Larva of 

 moderate length, cylindrical, light yellowish green marked with uninterrupted lines; differing from those of 

 arenacearia and murinaria in that the head is concolorous, the lines not white (dorsal dark green, subdorsal 

 greyish). On Genista Corsica and Ulex. Double brooded, only known from Corsica and Sardinia. 



T. hopfferaria Stgr. (23 k). A rather large species, also with comparatively short palpus, coloration hcpfferaria. 

 nearly as in murinaria, irroration coarser and more, irregular, stronger on underside lines not very strong, 

 discal dots large and black, underside brighter yellowish, with darker yellow veins. Very distinct in having the 

 antennal pectinations reduced to scarcely more than strong serrations. Asia Minor to Transcaucasia. 



T. catalaunaria Guen. (23 1). Slightly rounder-winged than murinaria, antennal pectinations much catalauna- 

 longer, the median shade commonly well developed on both wings, postmedian line generally followed by a '"^"' 



dark shade, often with a distinct row of spots, cell-dots generally small or subobsolete. Palpus rather long. 

 Catalonia and Muroia, probably a straggler from Africa, as it is there widely distributed as far as the Cape; 

 also in India. 



