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E. forficula Ev. Near forcipula Schiff., from which it differs in having the two upper stigmata forficula. 

 yellowish without dark centres; a distinct Mack point in the fold beneath the orbicular; a yellowish grey 

 submarginal streak. Armenia. 



E. forcipula Schiff. (= denticulosa Esp.) (7f). Forewing dull brown; stigmata outlined in black ; forcipula. 

 the round orbicular and the reniform with whitish rings: subterminal line formed of ochreous points and 

 black wedge-shaped markings: hindwing pale brownish, with whitish fringe. Occurs throughout the South 

 of Europe and in western Asia; - the ab. bornicensis Fuchs is a more unicolorous form, with obscure bomicensis. 

 markings; — and ab. nigrescens Hofm. (7f), as its name implies, is blackish and larger. nigrescens. 



E. exacta Stgr. (7f). Forewing grey, dusted with black; the veins streaked with black; the exacta. 

 stigmata whitish, with black outlines; the orbicular pointed towards base; the cell blackish;' outer line 

 edged externally with whitish: hindwing fuscous; anal tuft of abdomen in o* ochreous. Turkestan. 



E. glaucescens Chr. (12 g). Forewing pale brown with an admixture of white scales; stigmata glaucescens. 

 margined with black; the claviform white, the other two with dark centres and white rings, the orbicular 

 small, produced outwardly, the reniform projecting inwardly on median vein; the outer line edged out- 

 wardly with white ; hindwing white, brownish- tinged, especially at margin. E. Turkestan. 



E. turbans Stgr. (7 f). Forewing brownish grey with pale speckling; the veins streaked with black; turbans. 

 a thin dark streak below base of cell to the whitish claviform stigma, which is elongate and black-edged; 

 orbicular flattened , reniform narrow, strongly angled inwards on median vein ; both with dark centres and ' 

 pale rings edged with black; hindwing pale fuscous. W. Turkestan, Afghanistan. 



E. signifera F. (7 g). Forewing brownish grey with a reddish tinge ; the costal area , the median signifera. 

 and submedian veins speckled pale grey and black; the veinlets blackish; a black streak from base below 

 cell: stigmata as in turbans, but the reniform broader and not angled inwards; marginal area more 

 prominently streaked with dark ; hindwing whitish, with a fuscous tinge towards margin, especially in the ?. 

 Widely spread, occurring in the Alps of France and Switzerland, in Germany, Austria, Hungary and Russia, 

 and throughout W. Asia; Armenia, Asia Minor, Syria, Persia, Turkestan and W. Siberia; — in the ab. 

 improcera Stgr. (7g), which is a duller insect, more like turbans, the markings are all obscured; — ab. improcera. 

 orientis Alph. (7g) is much paler, uniform smooth ochreous grey, with the black basal streak and costal orientis. 

 spots prominent ; both these aberrations are confined to W. Asia. 



E. celsicola Bell. (7g). Forewing reddish brown with pale dusting; the veins finely black; stigmata celsicola. 

 large; a black streak from base to claviform, which nearly reaches outer line, and is sometimes filled in 

 with blackish ; orbicular pointed at each end, inwardly produced as a streak to base, and outwardly some- 

 times joined to reniform, the lower part of which is ringed with white; fringe fuscous, unchequered; hind- 

 wing whitish, with the outer half fuscous; fringe white. In Europe this species is only found in the French 

 Alps; in W. Asia it is recorded from Syria, Persia and Turkestan. 



E. improba Stgr. (7h). Forewing a mixture of brown and grey; a sinuous black streak from base improba. 

 to the claviform stigma, which is elongate and black-edged; orbicular and reniform with pale annuli and 

 black edges, the former sometimes connected with the reniform, which is somewhat angled inwards on 

 median vein; marginal area with blackish dentate marks; hindwing brown, the fringe whitish. W.Turkestan. 



E. haifae Stgr. Xear to multicuspis Ev., according to Staudinger, but the ground-colour is haifae. 

 brighter and browner; the orbicular stigma elongate and touching reniform; hindwing of? white. Described 

 by Staudinger from 2 ?? only, from Haifa, Syria. 



E. spissilinea Stgr. (= spissa Stgr. nee Guen.) (7 h) allied to multicuspis Ev. Forewing violet- spissilinea. 

 grey, the costal area broadly whitish grey, with the veins finely dark; the cell dark; stigmata white-ringed, 

 the orbicular long and narrow, the reniform widening downwards; claviform elongate, with black outline. 

 Uliassutai, Mongolia. 



E. multicuspis Ev. (= spinosa Stgr., spinifera Chr., non Hbn.) (7h). Forewing brownish dark grey, multicuspis. 

 sprinkled with pale scales; the veins dark grey; a pale streak from base along submedian fold nearly to 

 outer line: orbicular and reniform stigmata dark grey, the former very elongate, the latter semilunate, both 

 whitish-edged; submarginal line whitish, preceded by prominent dark wedge-shaped marks diffusely white- 

 edged; fringe dark grey with white base; hindwing fuscous, in d" paler towards base. Mainly a W. Asiatic 

 species, found in Armenia, Asia Minor and Turkestan, and also occurring in S. E. Russia; in Staudingeb's 

 aberration issykula (7h). from Issykkul, the pale scales predominate, and the course of the inner line is issykula. 

 visible above inner margin. Frons with central ridge and cheeks all prominently projecting. 



