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grey, the irroration brown-grey, not reddish, the lines diffused, but mostly distinctly present. We figure 
iaccatnrw. a $ from Meran. —- faecaturia Him. (lb) seems to be a good local race (Cyprus, Syria and the Taurus), 
characterized especially by its small size. As our original figure (Vol. 4, pi. 4 c) is of doubtful authenticity, 
we figure a $ from Haifa, Syria; berytaria is merely a less reddish aberration. 
9. Genus: Heliothea Bsd. 
(see Vol. 4, p. 6.) 
Forbes ( Psyche , Vol. 32, p. 106—112) has published an outline of the result of his researches on “Pec¬ 
tinate Antennae in the Geometridae”, and places this genus amongst those in which he has been unable to 
find any trace of cones, or at most a few on the simple terminal segments, so that it is “impossible to group 
them unambiguously”. An artificial group, with “Pectinations naked, basal on segments, apical setae normally 
distinct'", consists of Heliothea, Egea (no terminal setae), Nychiodes and Eurrhanthis. 
iliensis. H. iliensis Alph. (Vol. 4, p. 6, pi. 1 c). On account of its broader wings, shorter pectinations ( ?), more 
oblique discocellulars, etc., this has been made the type of a new genus Apetovia Krul. The following new 
marina, aberrations were at the same time described from the Kuldsha district: — ab. murina Krul. (1 d). Both wings 
striata, uniform grey. —- ab. striata Krul. Similar, but the forewing with yellow longitudinal streaks at base and 
radiata. before distal margin. — ab. radiata Krul. Both wings similarly yellow-streaked between the veins. 
10. Genus: Otlezia Bsd. 
(see Vol 4, p. 7.) 
perfasa. 0. atrata L. all. perfusa Dannehl has the black ground-colour sprinkled over with light yellowish-grey 
atoms. A similar or still brighter (golden-brown tinted) aberration from Burnley, England, is recorded in Ent. 
demgrata. Month 1. Mag.. Vol. 54, p. 113. — ab. denigrata ab. nov. is a remarkably pale form, described (Entom. 21, p. 22 
dalmatina. to 23) as “nearly white”. —- dalmatina Stauder is a dwarf form from Dernis, Central Dalmatia, which on ac¬ 
count of its geographical isolation is considered to be probably a good local race. Apart from its small size, 
it perhaps shows a reduction of the white apical scaling, but the types are not in very fresh condition. 
11. Genus: Falaeomystis Warr. 
(see Vol. 4, p. 7.) 
That this very distinct and decidedly specialised genus belongs to the Larentiinae is manifest from 
the venation of both wings. In the forewing the areole is (at least in normal specimens) double, not simple as 
in Sampson's figure and our diagnosis, though the proximal areole in sometimes very small. In the hind¬ 
wing the bar between the costal and subcostal stands at about the middle of the cell, thus more proximal 
than in most of the Lobophora group (Vol. 4, p. 185), but evidently brought about in the same way and not 
homologous with the subbasal bar of some Oenochrominae\ the variation in the discocellulars (merely sinuous 
in the $, but biangulate and with the 2nd radial from the hindangle in the A)- together with the abortion of 
the inner area in the d, is definite indication of the general affinities. Shape of hindwing a slight ex¬ 
aggeration of that of Schistostege (Vol. 4, p. 171), but the smooth face and short palpus bring it nearer to 
Naxidia or the Indian Pseudeuchlora. 
mabillaria. P. mabillaria Pouj. (Vol. 4, p. 7, pi. 1 c). Occurs also in Japan (Karuizawa, Shinano) whence Wileman 
has recorded 3 $$. These are perhaps somewhat more greyish than the Chinese type and seem to lack the 
sharp black dots of the fringe, but are in poor condition. 
11a. Genus: Horaiopfera Hmpsn. 
(see Vol. 12, p. 29.) 
This little-known Indian genus, characterized by the produced apex of the forewing, unformed anal 
angle of the same and produced hindwing at 2nd subcostal, is possibly represented in the Palaearctic Region 
by the following species, but the generic reference is highly uncertain. 
virescens. D. (?) virescens Marumo. “$. Body rather robust. Head and thorax hairy. Palpi porrect, clothed 
with long hair and not reaching beyond frons, proboscis well developed. Antennae minutely ciliated; vertex 
of head with a high erect crest of hair. Legs rather stout, hind tibiae with 2 pairs of spurs. Forewings with 
the apex acute, but not so extremely produced as in D. nicevillei Hmpsn. ; anal angle rounded off; venation 
as in nicevillei. Hindwings with the apex arched and pointed at end of vein 7; venation as in nicevillei. Palpi, 
frons, and the face of crest of vertex brownish orange. Thorax and forewings greenish yellow, the former 
streaked with orange at middle. Wings satiny. Hindwings white faintly tinged with yellowish.” Expanse 
54 mm. Founded on 2 $2 from island of Yakushima and 1 $ from Tanegushima, S. of Kiushiu. 
