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costa; subterminal line ochreous, wavy, indented on both folds: orbicular stigma a brown clot; reniform 



a brown hmnle, with the centre grey; a median shade from a black costal spot; hindwing pure white, 



the termen brownish from apex to vein 2; — the form inumbrata Stgr., from the Taurus Mts., is more inumbraia. 



ochreous, the terminal area of both wings broadly suffused with fuscous; — melanura Alpli., from Arme- melanura. 



nia, has the forewing whitish, and the terminal area broadly black; — in expansa Alph., from Turkestan, expansa. 



the dark suffusion is scantier anil the markings in consequence more distinct. Restricted to Western Asia, 



occurring in Armenia, Syria, and Asia Minor, in West and East Turkestan. 



A. vicina Slgr. ('? = belucha Swinh.) (45 f). Forewing yellowish white with some brown irroration vicina. 

 and the terminal area wholly fuscous brown; inner and outer lines much interrupted, marked by black 

 dots and costal spots; the subterminal line equally obscure but pale; a small round brown spot represents 

 the orbicular stigma ; the reniform a small black-edged lunule ; median shade distinct from a dark spot 

 on costa; hindwing white with the veins towards termen and the termen itself brownish; in the $ the 

 terminal suffusion of forewing is confined to the space before submarginal line; — examples from Syria 

 and Asia Minor, ab. syriaca Stgr., are darker, the whole of the hindwing being fuscous; — in fergana Stgr., s U na ° a - 

 on the other hand, from Armenia and W.Turkestan, the dark suffusion is less extensive, and the markings 

 more distinct. In Europe this species is found only in Spain and S. Russia; in Asia it occurs in Armenia, 

 Syria, Persia, and Asia Minor, and in W. and E. Turkestan. 



A. paupera Christ. (45 f). Forewing glossy greyish white, with brownish suffusion deepening out- paupera. 

 wardly; the lines and markings all indistinct and undefined; the two stigmata fuscous, the orbicular 

 round, the reniform elliptical; hindwing brownish white, the fringe white. From Armenia and Turkestan. 

 Somewhat resembling the next species, morpheus. 



A. morpheus Hiifn. (= pulla Beckw., sepii Hbn.) (45 f). Forewing dull dark fuscous with a greyish morpheus. 

 tinge; inner and outer lines obscure, double, the arms far apart; subterminal line grey, with dark suffusion 

 on inner side; orbicular and reniform cloudy fuscous, the latter with a slight fulvous stain on its outer 

 edge at middle; hindwing dull whitish; the cellspot, the veins towards termen, and a slight subterminal 

 line grej^. Throughout Europe, except Spain and Scandinavia; Armenia, Turkestan, Amurland, Corea. 

 Larva greyish brown or dark brown; dorsal line paler, with dark irregular edges; a subdorsal row of 

 blackish sagittate markings; spiracular line darker; head brown with dark speckling; on low plants and shrubs. 



A. funesta Stgr. (= lugubris Graes., squalida Leech) (45 f). Forewing dull fuscous brown mixed with funesta. 

 some grey; inner and outer lines blackish, conversely edged with grey; subterminal grey with slight fuscous 

 shade before it; orbicular a small rather oblique elliptical black spot edged with grey; reniform a small 

 black lunule externally grey-edged; hindwing fuscous. Amurland and Japan. 



A. gluteosa Tr. (= uliginosa Bsd., grisescens Pouj.) (45 f, g). Forewing dark brown, smooth; inner glutcosa. 

 and outer lines black; the former waved, oblique, approximated to base; the outer lunulate-dentate, the 

 teeth forming points on the veins; the subterminal line pale, defined on inner side by dark; orbicular 

 stigma a dark dot; reniform small, with dark outline; hindwing dull whitish washed with brown, especially 

 along termen. Found in Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, and S. Russia; Armenia, 

 W. and E. Turkestan, Mongolia, Tibet, Amurland, Corea, W.China. Larva grey; dorsal and subdorsal lines 

 pale but indistinct, with oblique dark streaks between them; on low herbage. 



A. aspersa Bmbr. (= ? anceps H. Sch.) (45 g). Forewing whitish grey washed with pale brown, aspersa. 

 and dusted with darker; inner and outer lines indistinct, from black costal spots, the inner obliquely 

 sinuous, the outer double and dentate; the subterminal a series of white points defined inwardly by 

 fuscous; orbicular a brown point; reniform a narrow lunule, brown-edged, with whitish scales on inner 

 and outer sides; hindwing white, the termen greyish brown; fringe white. Occurs only in Southern Europe, 

 S. France, Switzerland, Italy, Sicily, Austria, and Hungary, Armenia, Syria, Asia Minor. 



A. maurella Stgr. (45 g). Forewing dark brown with a cupreous gloss and dusted with grey; inner maurella. 

 and outer lines blackish; only the reniform stigma present as an ill-defined blackish spot; submarginal 

 line faintly paler; hindwing pale brownish. Amurland. 



A. gilva Donz. (45 g). Forewing whitish with dark grey irroration; inner and outer lines dark, gilva. 

 with black costal spots, and conversely pale-edged; subterminal whitish, faint; orbicular small and round, 

 with hardly traceable outline; reniform an indistinct fuscous lunule; hindwing whitish; the veins, costa, 



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