280 MICARDIA; EUSTROTIA. By W. Warren. 



28. Genus: Micardia Btlr. 



Tongue present ; frons smooth ; palpi upturned, the second segment somewhat broadly scaled at extremity, 

 the third short and pointed; thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled, without crests; antennae of $ lamellate, 

 generally quite shortly ciliated; forewing elongate, the costa arched, apex prominent, subacute, the termen 

 obliquely curved; neuration normal. Type M. argentata Btlr. 



argentata. M. argentata Btlr. (52 e). Forewing pale olive brownish, the terminal area pale olive ochreous; a broad 



snow white, irregularly margined streak from base in and below cell, a streak below it and the whole median 

 area beyond it dark olive dusted with black; reniform stigma large, grey, with paler edges; the dark median 

 area indistinctly margined by a pale line which runs vertically from costa to reniform and then curving outwards 

 from lower end of reniform, is acutely angled on vein 4 and incurved to inner margin; this lower curve is con- 

 tinued obliquely to apex, and preceded sometimes by reddish brown suffusion; in the paler terminal area is an 

 almost obsolete curved pale subterminal line ; fringe olive ochreous, the tips rather glossy ; hindwing dull brownish 

 grey, the fringe paler. Occurs in Japan and Corea. 



pulchra. M. pulchra Btlr. (52 e). Forewing olive dusted with darker; the median area forming a dark olive brown 



patch mixed with rosy scales from costa between the stigmata ; inner line whitish, only clear from costa to or- 

 bicular stigma ; the outer, more broadly whitish at costa, curves obliquely outwards to vein 6, then runs sinuous 

 inwards to inner margin, followed below the angle by a thick rosy line ; orbicular and reniform stigmata large, 

 rosy, with paler edges; between the outer line and apex a chestnut brown triangular costal patch; a whitish 

 slightly sinuous subterminal line ; terminal line fine, interrupted, formed of black scales ; fringe pale olive, show- 

 ing beyond middle of wing two dark lines; hindwing dark brownish grey, the fringe paler. Japan and Corea. 



munda. M. munda Leech (52 e). Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous; the tegulae and patagia purplish; fore- 



wing ochreous ; the costal area at base tinged with purplish ; a purplish stripe from the middle of base of wing 

 to the apex, the lower edge of which is angled and edged with silvery scales; a silvery streak also runs along 

 its upper edge at middle; fringe fuscous; hindwing pale straw colour. Described by Leech from 2 (J^from Pu- 

 tsu-fong, W. China; apparently much resembling M. pulcherrima Moore from India. 



jlaviplaga. M. flaviplaga Warr. (52 e). Forewing a mixture of purplish and olive, towards base and along cell 



diffusely varied with fulvous scales, the inner margin between the lines pale yellow tinged with fulvous; inner 

 line oblique from inner margin near base to submedian fold; the outer from costa before apex is outcurved to 

 vein 6, whitish with a dark line at middle, then incurved to submedian fold, fine and obscure, thence oblique 

 parallel to inner line to inner margin, broad and snow white; a small black spot on discocellular ; terminal area 

 darker olive with a white subterminal line, brightest at costa, and towards anal angle followed by fulvous scaling; 

 hindwing brownish fuscous; head, pectus, and prothorax pale lilac grey; patagia yellowish; dorsum dark fuscous. 

 Japan, described from a single <J. 



29. Genus: Eiistrotia Hbn. 



Tongue present; frons smooth; palpi upturned, second segment thickly scaled, terminal short, blunt; 

 antennae of $ ciliated ; thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled, without crests ; tibiae smooth ; wings short and broad ; 

 forewing smooth, with pale markings. Larva with prolegs on 7 absent, those on 8 rudimentary; feeding on 

 Carexand grasses in autumn, pupating in a cocoon among rubbish, so hybernating, and emerging in the follow- 

 ing summer. Type E. uncula CI. 



uncula. E. uncula CI: (= uncana L., unca Schiff.) (52 e). Forewing olive brown, darker in disc; a broad flesh- 



coloured streak along costa and another on inner margin; the orbicular and reniform stigmata flesh coloured, 

 whiter-edged, confluent with the costal streak; some pale lines before termen, straight and parallel, the inner- 

 dbscurior. most white ; hindwing paler ; the dark-suffused examples are named obscurior Spul. Occurs in fens and marshes 

 in Britain, and in most parts of Northern and Central Europe, in N.Italy, Roumania, Altai Mts., Amurland, 

 and Japan. Larva green with the dorsal line darker; the subdorsal lines whitish; the spiracular pale yellow; 

 head green; feeds on Carex sylvatica. 



olivana. E. olivana Schiff. ( = bankiana F., argentula Hbn., olivea Hbn.) (52 e). Forewing pale olive brown, 



sometimes sprinkled with darker brown; the markings shining white, edged with blackish; viz., a small spot 



at base of costa, two narrow outwardly oblique transverse fasciae, a short costal mark before apex, and a straight 



subterminal streak ; reniform stigma indicated by a swelling in second fascia ; hindwing luteous white, sprinkled 



amurula. with grey, deeper terminally. Staudinger describes the form amurula from Amurland as rather smaller than 



rufescens. typical olivana and darker brown; redbrown specimens are occasionally taken in England, ab. rufescens Tutt;- — 



obsoleta. in o bs ole ta Tutt the oblique white lines are much attenuated and the reniform stigma stands by itself ; — in obli- 



