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CALOPLUSIA. 13 y W. Warren. 



tristicula. tristicula Sclntltz (62 i) is much darker than the type. Larva yellowish brown or reddish brown; the dorsal 

 line darker; head yellowish brown with two dark streaks; feeds on clover. 



dentata. G. dentata Stgr. (= cuspidea Ev. nee Hbu., consors Btlr.) (62k). Larger than glyphica, the ground 



colour always pinkish or brownish-grey: the brown shadings broader; the pale area on costa before outer 

 line enlarged, so that the outer edge of the brown band forms a triangle acutely angled on vein 6; before 

 it the pale reniform stigma is better defined; a distinct black spot in cell represents the orbicular; hindwing 

 yellow with the veins dark; the markings as in glyphica. Found in the Altai Mts., the Ussuri district of 

 Amurland, and Japan. 



Iriquetra. G. triquetra Schiff. ( = fascialis Vill., fortificata -FY) (62k). Forewing pale lilac grey, dusted," and jn 



parts, especially along costa and inner margin, suffused with olive grey brown; a triangular white-edged olive 

 brown mark attached to the pale oblique inner line; outer line whitish, deeply indented on^median vein, 

 preceded by two similarly coloured triangular blotches, of which the upper one is in its turn preceded by an 

 olive oval reniform stigma with pale outer edge ; submarginal linejpale, obscurely defined, preceded by ajlarker 

 grey band, which becomes olive brown at costa; an olive grey terminal shade; hindwing yellow with grey 

 aurantiaca. inner margin; a dark grey submarginal line and terminal shade; fringe grey; the ab. aurantiaca Stgr.^(Q2 k) 

 fumata. from Pontus, has the hindwing orange; in the ab. fumata Hirschke (62k) the markings are obscured by fuscous 

 dusting. Larva pale reddish yellow, dotted with brown, with two dorsal lines consisting of dense black dots; 

 spiracles yellow ringed with black on a white ground; head greyish white, with two brown bands; feeds on 

 Astragalus onobrychis. In Europe confined to the South East, Austria, Hungary, the ■ Balkans,^ S. Russia; 

 Armenia, Ala Tau, Altai Mts. in W. Siberia, and E. Siberia. 



muni/a. G. munita Hbu. (= angulosa Ev.) (62k). Forewing pale brick red, dusted and suffused with olive grey; 



a narrow deep olive triangular blotch, attached to the inner line and edged with white; a more diffuse olive 



brown shade preceding outer line, which is whitish, outcurved above and insinuate at middle, the darker outer 



half of the band forming a dark triangle sharply angled on vein 6; outer margin and veins olive; hindwing 



deep yellow, sometimes much speckled with fuscous, with an angled grey submarginal band and the fringe 



immunita grey; the species is subject to three very distinct forms of aberration; in the first, ab. immimila Mill. (62k) the 



ground colour remains brickred, but the dark markings are almost obsolete; in the other two the ground colour is 



communita. grey brown, merely tinged with reddish in the ab. commuuita ab. nov. (= ab. 2 Hmps.) and with the markings 



configurata. equally obsolete; or simply grey brown with no reddish tinge, but with the dark markings present; ab. configurata 



ab. nov. ( = ab. 3 Hmps.). It is not improbable that the last two forms constitute a distinct species. 



Subfamily: Phytometrinae. 



As the preceding subfamily, the Catocalinae, is characterised especially by the spinose middle tibiae 

 so the present one is distinguished by the ciliated eyes. Consisting of only a few genera, it forms a singularly 

 homogeneous group. The eyes are large and round, except in two small groups of Alpine species, where 

 they are narrowed and elliptical. In these two Alpine groups and another with the eyes large and round, 

 the tibiae are wholly or partially spined; in all the rest, especially in the mountain species, they are densely 

 rough haired. The forewings of the imagos are usually adorned with metallic spots or blotches; the prothorax 

 and dorsum are strongly tufted, and, except in the genus Abrostola, the anal angle of forewing bears a scale 

 tooth. The palpi are upturned and of moderate length except in the genus Ghrysoptera, in which their 

 exaggerated development forms a prominent feature. In Abrostola, instead of metallic scaling the forewing 

 bears slight tufts of raised scales. The larvae, except in Abrostola, are without the first two pairs of abdominal 

 prolegs; those of Abrostola being fullfed in autumn; those of Phytometra and its allies hybernating small 

 and feeding up in spring; those of Ghrysoptera (probably) hybernating as ova. Pupation in a loose cocoon 

 of silk attached to the underside of leaves. 



1. Genus: < 'a I op 1 us in Smith. 



Tongue present; frons smooth; head, palpi, thorax, and pectus densely rough haired; eyes small and 

 elliptical; tibiae rough haired; all the tibiae spined. Type: C. hochenwarthii Hochcnw. 

 A genus of Alpine and mountain species, with yellow hindwings. 



devergens. C. devergens Hbu. (64a). Forewing dark ashy grey, shaded with blackish grey and fuscous; the 



lines blackish, double, filled iu with pale; the outer line excurved above median vein; median area dark 



