Pull. 15. IV. 193S. 
CIDARIA. By L. B. Prout. 
145 
C. sagittata F. (Vol. 4, pi. 10 m). This, even more than the derivata group, appears to need taxonomic sagillata. 
separation from the greater part of the Coenotephria. Abdomen crested; otherwise its form, as also that of 
the larva, perhaps shows more association with Pelurga than with the present group. Pierce, from the geni¬ 
talia, has no fruitful suggestion to offer; for although he correctly urges that it has little connection with his 
Cidaria (the fulvata group, Dysstroma, Chloroclysta, etc.), it cannot be said that he makes out a very good 
case for bringing it into the vicinity of Eulype and Calocalpe. 
C. costinotaria Leech (Vol. 4, pi. 13 c). Sterneck, from a Ta-tsien-lu gives the following structural costinotaria. 
characters: joints of antenna projecting little, but provided with long fascicles of cilia; palpus quite short, not 
projecting beyond the eye, abdomen with small black crests; probably cpiite near sagittata genetically. 
C. fractifasciaria Leech (Vol. 4, pi. 7 i). Sterneck records a pair from Ta-tsien-lu and adds that the fraclifas- 
face has somewhat projecting scales, the long, rough-scaled palpus has the 3rd joint distinct and the abdomen 
lias small black knob-like crests, that of the $ not thickened as in Pelurga. On account of the different palpus 
he hesitates to accept the suggestion that fractifasciaria and costinotaria are closely related. 
Subgenus Euphyia Him. 
I have separated from this group the Trichoplites of Swinhoe, the Ecliptopera of Warren and those 
species which, although their morphology and biology have not yet been carefully investigated, seem to me 
to be related to corylata Thnbg., which 1 have made 1 lie type of Electrophaes Prout ; tamariaOberth. is now referred 
to Hydriomena. Other taxonomic modifications will probably be necessary. The type of Euphyia is picata Hbn. 
and perhaps a really natural system of classification would limit it to that species, unangulata Haw. and their 
nearest relatives. 
C. sintenisi Stgr. (Vol. 4, p. 244). I have still no material available for the further elucidation of this sinienisi. 
species. My valued friend and collaborator Dr. Wehrli is, however, able to make known through our pages 
a new race of it and has kindly lent a $ for figuring — sultania Wehrli subsp. nov. (15 b). ,,Differs from sintenisi sultanici. 
in the grey-olive, often slightly brownish-toned bands, the broad whitish band outside the median area of the 
forewing, the distinct elongate cell-spot and the fine dentate postmedian of the hindwing and the broad black 
terminal area of both wings beneath, with white spot at the apex and in the middle. Sultan-Dagh, 1500 to 
1700 m (Anatolia), July, August, leg. E. Pfeiffer, 1 (J, 5 
C. adumbraria H.-Sch. (Vol. 4, pi. 12 c). This rare species, previously only known from Dalmatia, adumbraria. 
Herzegovina, Croatia, Carniola, the Taurus and Armenia, has since been recorded from Kleiner Goll, near 
Colling (Salzburg district) by Fritz Wagner in a new subspecies - cretacea F. Wagn. Much lighter, almost cretacea. 
chalk-white. Osthelder records and figures the same race. It, or a closely similar form, occurs also in the 
Abruzzi; at any rate the form there is paler than the name-type. Sohn-Retiiel describes the larva, which 
feeds on Galium and reaches maturity in the autumn; somewhat shorter and thicker than its nearest relatives, 
light greyish rose, marbled with grey-brown, the W-shaped dorsal markings mostly more connected than in 
nebulata , the dark dots sharply expressed, the head and prothoracic plate considerably stronger and broader. 
ab. inscriptata Dannehl , from Montagna Grande, ca. 1400 m, is described as parallel to nebulata albicans (13 k) inscriptata. 
from the same district, with the characteristic whitening of the grey tone and weakening of the markings; here the 
lines are as good as wanting, only slight shadowy indications remaining; light grey costal dots further emphasize 
the central ones. Possibly Dannehl’s name is meant to denote the entire race, though he calls it a “rare aber¬ 
ration “. 
C. maximiliana Reisser (15 b). Perhaps nearly related to frustata, though the $ has much longer antennal maximili- 
ciliation (at least as long as the diameter of the shaft) and the coloration somewhat approaches that of sando- ana 
saria, the green and white-grey of frustata and griseoviridis giving place to a predominantly reddish sand-yellow 
or dirty fleshy ground-colour with black-grey markings. Median band broad, postmedian rather less rugged 
than in frustata , the paired terminal dots confluent. Underside very characteristic, the distal area dark, separa¬ 
ted off by a broad pale band, the apex of the forewings whitish. Great Atlas, at altitudes of about 2300 in. 
C. frustata Tr. (Vol. 4, pi. 9 k). Warnecke (Ent. Anz., Vol. 12, p. 118) has given a good summary of frustata. 
the distribution in Europe of this alpine species. Some limits which were not mentioned in Vol. 4 are Belgium 
(Virton and Rochefort) and N. Persia; a $ recently received by Lord Rothschild from the latter country 
(Demavend Mountains) is an aberration or geographical form. Warnecke was also able to add Thuringia : 
Meiningen, Freiburg b. Naum burg and Eschwege. — fulvocinctata Pmb. (14 b). Although this is generally a fulvocinc- 
fairly well differentiated race in the Mediterranean countries, including Morocco, Wehrli in the Andalusian 
mountains has taken typical frustata with it (confirming the statement made in Vol. 4. p. 244). — ab. iriguata iriguata. 
Dannehl, not rare among fulvocinctata (which seems to be the prevailing form in the S. Abruzzi), is quite deep 
Supplementary Volume 4 19 
