ASTRAPEPHORA; ASPITATES. By L. B. Prout. 411 



L. straminearia Leech (24 g) is smaller, the wings less elongate, the lines diffuse and shadowy. Other- slraminea- 

 wise closely similar to ohliquaria, but the palpus and frontal tuft appear somewhat shorter. Omei-shan. ''"'• 



165. Genus: Astrapephora Alph. 



Characters of Aspilates, apparently scarcely differing except in its more slender build, sharply triangular, 

 pointed forewing and abnormal pattern. Face rough, palpus shortish, rough. Forewing with 1st and 2nd 

 subcostal vems free. Only one species. 



A. romanovi Alph. (24 g). A very striking insect, recognizable at a glance by the peculiarly sha^jcd, romanovi. 

 longitudinal dark markings of the forewuig. 5 smaller and narrower, more ochreous, especially the hindwing. 

 Amdo, Koko-Nor. 



166. Genus: Aspitates Tr. 



Face shortly rough-scaled, without tuft. Palpus moderate, occasionally rather short, shortly rough- 

 scaled. Tongue rather weak. Antenna of (J bipectinate to apex. Femora glabroiis or slightly hairy. Hindtibia 

 not or scarcely dilated. Forewing'with apex generally acute, fovea wanting (except in punctaria),' 2nd sub- 

 costal not stalked with 3rd — 5th (except in revocaria). — Larva elongate, smooth, anal end with 2 points pro- 

 jecting backwards. Perhaps distributed in most of the faunistic regions, but not very sharply defined. 



A. Antenna in $ bipectinate (Gonchia Hb7i. = Megaspilates Warr.). 



A. mundataria Cram. (24 g). Shining white, the forewing with costal margin narrowly brown except mundataria. 

 towards apex, first line strongly oblique and curved, second nearly parallel with distal n argin. Hindwing weakly 

 marked. Ural to N. Mongolia. — tonghata Feld. is larger, the markmgs broader and darker. Korea and Japan; hmghata. 

 transition in Amurland. 



B. Antenna in $ not bipectinate (Aspitates). 



A. geholaria Ob. (24 i). Only the $ known to me. Palpus short, abdomen robust, scarcely a true geholaria. 

 Aspitates. Less pure white than mundataria, forewing with 2 fine lines besides a submarginal brown band or 

 shade, hindwing with the line developed at inner margin, not at apex. N. China: Pekin and Gehol. 



A. formosaria ^w. (= gloriosaria Bsd., niponaria jPeZc?.) (25 k). Variable in size and somewhat in depth furmosaria. 

 of colouring, but quite unlike all the other species, the pale costal margin and the whitish shade proximally to 

 the fine oblique postmedian line of the forewing may be mentioned as characteristic. Larva violet-grey with a 

 lighter admixture, a black dorsal stripe distinct on the anterior segments, a black lateral stripe ill-defined 

 above. On Caltha and Lysimachia, hibernatuig. Moth in June and July. Very local in Central and E. Europe, 

 commoner in Palearctic E. Asia. 



A. punctaria Leech. Systematic position doubtful. Neuration of formosaria (1st subcostal arising from pundaria. 

 2nd, anastomosing with costal) but the forewuig with a fovea. Very distinct. Forewing ochreous browii with 

 dark mottlings and a rather dark distal band preceded by fuscous spots; hindwing very characteristic, whi- 

 tish with a row of rather large postmedian spots. Tibet: Hou-kow, only the type known. 



A. smirnovi Eom. (25 k) unknown to me in nature, appears to be another striking species. Forewuig smlmovi. 

 deep yellow with reddish brown basal patch ending ui a point on median vein and not extenduig behind sub- 

 median fold, dark cell-dot and reddish fuscous postmedian band, much broader than m gilvaria and ochrearia 

 and containmg between the 3rd radial and 2nd median veins two roundish white 'spots. Hindwuig reddish 

 white-grey with dark postmedian line. Transcaucasia: Tiflis. 



A. acuminaria Ev. (= stschm-ovskyi Ersch., glessaria Chr., opulentaria Stgi.) (24 h). Palpus rather acuminaria. 

 short, rough-scaled. Pectinations not long. Further characterized by the less smooth distal margin of the hind- 

 wing, the smuous postmedian Ime, dark-shaded distally and not reaching the costal margin, etc. Distributed 

 in Central Asia. 



A. curvaria Ev. (= sterrharia Stgr.) (24 h). Suggestive of narrow- wmged gilvaria, agreeing in colour, curvaria. 

 but with the line of the forewing curvmg behuid the 2nd median vein and running nearly to the base. E. Siberia, 

 Uliassutai, S. E. Altai and N. W. China. 



A. gilvaria Schiff. (24 h). Forewing in the typical form pale yellowish or straw-colour, with a vague gilvaria. 

 cell-spot and distinct oblique outer line, running from the fold to the costal margin close to apex. $ narrow- 

 winged. — ab. sublataria Fuchs has the upperside almost markingless. — ab.;'conspersaria Stgr. is more or g"^^^g^"' 

 less densely irrorated with fuscous. Perhaps not distinguishable from the North American orciferata Walk., ria. 



