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KARA. By L. B. Prout. 
as in porata), but extremely small; fringe without the red line, even on the underside, where it is the more 
constant in ruficiliaria ; median shade of forewing formed as in porata, but very weak. Genitalia similar to 
those of ruficiliaria , but the club of the fibula broadened into a plate, intermediate towards that of porata. 
Philippeville, Algeria, type d (Dr. A. Seitz, 18 June 1913) and a $ (K. Dietze, May 1909) in my collection; 
Ain Draham, Tunis, 2 one in Dr. Wehrli’s collection, the other in the Tring Museum. Has probably been 
overlooked among the manifold forms of puppillaria ; perhaps, too, the recorded occurrence of ruficilaria in 
Egypt refers to hyponoea. 
nirjrotrans- C. punctaria L. ab. nigrotransversata Horhammer is a more extreme form than pulcherrimata A. Fuchs, 
rcrsata. p av j n g a so q ( i dark band from the median to the postmedian of the forewing, whereas in Fuchs’s form the 
dark shading in this part of the wings is only (or chiefly) at the veins. The type is from Leipzig; the Colch- 
crythres- ester specimen mentioned in Vol. 4 also belongs here. — ab. erythrescens Preissecker has the red irroration of 
cens - the forewing strengthened and extended, so as to cover the entire wing with the exception of the basal area 
and a narrow stripe along costal and distal margins. Founded on a d from Haschberg, Lower Austria. 
sappuncta- C. suppunctaria Z. (4 e). As with ruficiliaria, a better recognition of this species has led to its disco- 
r,, i. ver y i n numerous additional localities. So far as I know, it is now recorded from Spain, S. France, Sicily, 
Italy, Switzerland, S. E. Europe and Asia Minor. It was already known to Bastelberger, but was not re¬ 
cognized by me in Vol. 4, that specimens of the first broad are —- at least in some localities -—• considerably 
larger and less smooth-looking than the name-typical suppunctaria, sometimes confusingly similar to rufi¬ 
ciliaria. I have even examined the genitalia of French males in my own collection (see our figure) and that 
of M. Lhomme, expecting to find them ruficiliaria. The very strong plates (forceps) and their peculiar texture, 
fully set forth in Bastelberger’s epoch-making article (Iris, Vol. 13), are the most helpful recognition- 
amabilis. marks. — ab. amabilis Schawerda (6 a) is of a uniformly rosy colour, the median line visible through its slightly 
deeper tone. Founded on a single d from Mostar, Herzegovina. 
linearia. C. lineada Hbn. (Vol. 4, pi. 5c). The geographical distribution extends to the Elburz Mountains, N. Persia. 
Variation appears to be individual rather than local. Even the seasonal dimorphism, although so striking, is not 
quite constant. I have already mentioned occasional ochreous specimens in the summer brood; more recently 
Dr. Victor Schultz has recorded breeding fa. strabonaria in the first brood, together with the normal spring form 
strabonaria. though the entire series was kept under identical conditions of temperature, etc. —- fa. strabonaria Z. (= car- 
nearia Lah.). Laharpe's carnearia, hitherto not cited in the literature, is clearly synonymous: “a variety, 
hybridaria. bred by Meyer" (at Burgsdorf, no date given) “has the ochreous ground-colour reddish”. — fa. hybridaria 
Selys is also almost identical with strabonaria and unfortunately the name has priority. Derenne (Lambil- 
lionea, Vol. 29, p. 3) reports that the better example is a dark, reddish linearia, the lines weakly expressed 
(clearly gen. 2) and having in addition the character of ab. ophthalmaria . The second example, in bad con¬ 
dition, is pale (stramineous), the lines also feebly expressed, the cell-rings slighter. It is pointed out that the 
semifascia- indication of “summer " for this form is further confirmation of its belonging to the 2nd brood. — ab. serni- 
ia - fasciata Derenne approaches ab. fasciata Prout (Vol. 4, p. 150) but the band is confined to the forewing. Bel- 
mesoorthia. gium, 1 example. —• ab. mesoorthia V. Schultz. Median shade of forewing straight and scarcely oblique, placed 
trilineata. just midway between the ante- and postmedian. Lippe. — - ab. trilineata Schawerda has all three lines streng¬ 
thened, especially the median, which is very striking on the hindwing. Mostar. If the badly-described luteo- 
laria Vill., from the neighbourhood of Lyon, really refers to the present species it probably represents this 
simplifica- form, as the lines were called „bands”. — ab. simplificaiia Gulot (6 c) has only the median line present. Founded 
t . y n - on a d from Orne, France. —- ab. bicolor Ob. (4 e) has the ground-colour normal as far as the median line, 
thence to the distal margin darkened almost as in ab. infuscata. Founded on a $ from Osnabriick. — ab. 
ophthahna- ophthalmaria Ob. (4 a, f) has the white cell-spots strong, dark-ringed, though otherwise quite typical for the 
ria - first brood. The type d is from Sarthe, but Oberthur also figures one from Corsica and it is probably represented 
infuscata. in most collections. — ab. infuscata Prout (4 a). We reproduce a figure of the type of this unique aberration. 
— Further, Seebold reports a “variety” (? aberration), occurring near Bilbao on oak, of a pale yellow colour, 
with the median stripe very broad and very dark, the other 2 only indicated by very fine dots. This may be 
akin to ab. simplificaria, but if it is really attached to oak possibly a pale and yellowish form of ruficiliaria. 
14 a. Genus: Kara Matsumura. 
“Much resembles Anisodes, but differs from it as follows: Palpus in both sexes long, porrect, nearly 
three times as long as the head; first joint short, second long, with rough long scales, third slenderer, nearly 
one-lialf the length of the second. Antenna of the d long-pectinated for two thirds length, in the $ simple, fine- 
ciliated. Forewing with vein 11 free, 9 and 10 anastomosing, building an areole. Hindwing with 3 and 4 from 
cell at one point, 6 and 7 with a short stalk. Hindtibia of the d fully developed, with two pairs of spurs.” 
Unknown to me; the description suggests a Noctuid rather than a Geometrid. 
