EUPITHECIA. By L. B. Prout. 
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E. stertzi Rbl. (14 h). We figure a Tenerife example of this very distinct Eupithecia. stertzi. 
E. actaeata Walderdorff (Vol. 4, pi. 12 f). Occurs in a few localities in the Balkans, at least in Bosnia aclaeata. 
and Albania. In N. E. Asia it reaches Kamtshatka. 
E. selinata H.-Sch. (Vol. 4, pi. 13 g). L. H. Scholten has some articles on its occurrence on the selinata. 
German-Dutch frontiers and gives (mainly after Dietze) careful differentiations from trisignaria, besides a 
useful survey of its geographical distribution (see Int. Ent. Zeitschr., Vol. 29). C. Schneider and V. G. M. 
Schultz supplement with records from Wurttemberg and Lippe. 
E. addictata Dietze (misprinted addictaria, Vol. 4, p. 282), I have recorded this or a near relative from addiduta. 
Japan (Takao-San), but the palpus is scarcely long enough and some other details do not exactly tally. 
E. trisignaria H.-Sch. (Vol. 4, pi. 12 g). My friend Mr. H. C. Hayward made a careful study of the trisignaria. 
larvae of this species and tripunctaria for'some 20 years at Repton, where both feed together on Angelica, 
and has published some interesting comparisons and contrasts (Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond., Vol. 7, p. 74). — ange- angelicata. 
licata ab. nov. By analogy with the melanic tripunctaria I apply this name to the black trisignaria. of which 
3 were bred by Mr. Hayward at Repton, among large numbers of typical specimens. They are “hardly dis¬ 
tinguishable from ( tripunctaria ab.) angelicata''. Dietze mentions “strongly blackened examples” of the larva, 
but I know of no other melanic specimens of the imago. 
E. glaisi D. Luc., a good specimen from near Algiers, February 1937, is said to be near trisignaria. glaisi. 
“15 mm”. Above uniform brown-grey, bereath light-grey; cell-dots distinct, except on forewing above; fore¬ 
wing with the usual lines lighter, the subterminal triple, very slender, geniculate near costa, terminal 
parallel with fringe, only at costa incurved; hindwirg beneath with a distinct subterminal, parallel to the fringe. 
E. intricata Zett. (= septemtrionalis [sic] Dietze ) (see Vol. 4, p. 283). Although Zetterstedt's well- 
known work is dated 1840 on the title-page, part 6, containing intricata, appeared in 1839, so that this name 
antedates helveticaria (1840) and the small northern form becomes the name-typical race of the collective 
species. — ab. mediofasciata Dietze is a banded form, from N. Finland, corresponding to that of helveticaria 
which bears the same name. — helveticaria Bsd. (Vol. 4, pi. 12 g). J. D. Schroder notes the similarity of the 
larva to those of Cidaria juniperata which lack the red stripe, but finds the green legs constant (in juniperata 
brown or reddish). — ab. suffusa Dietze. Entirely or almost without markings except the dark cell-spot. Stainz, 
Austria. Corresponds to abbreviata ab. hirschkei. — ab. mediofasciata Dietze. Median area of forewing wholly 
or in part darkened, distal area relatively weak-marked. Erfurt. — millieraria Wnukowsky (= anglicata Mill., 
nec H. Sch.) (14 h). The new name for this North British race was necessitated by the law of homonymy. —- 
arceuihata Err. (Vol. 4, pi. 12 g) ab. suffusa Dietze is similar to the same form in helveticaria and is recorded 
from the Middle Rhine, etc. 
intricata. 
mediofasci¬ 
ata 
helveticaria. 
suffusa. 
mediofasci¬ 
ata 
millieraria. 
suffusa. 
E. pfeifferi Wehrli (14 h). Considerably larger than helveticaria, near it not only in the habitus but pfeifferi. 
in the genitalia of both sexes. Palpus long. Antennal ciliation of the <$ short ([4 to % diameter of shaft.) Colou¬ 
ring rather more uniform than in helveticaria, the lines more indistinct, costal spots much weaker, terminal line 
of both wings also weaker; underside different from that of helveticaria, the sharp cell-dot of that species having 
become weak and blurred, especially on the forewing. N. Syria: Bertiz Jaila, Achyr Dagh, 1800m, among cedars. 
E. scopariata Rmb. (Vol. 4, pi. 12 h) orientata Stgr. (14 i). The Tring Museum has received specimens orientata. 
of this interesting dark form from Zonguldak, N. Turkey. We figure a $ which is probably still blacker than 
the original. 
E. farinosa Dietze ( 1 8 e). If, as I believe, the Algerian specimens are correctly determined, Dietze farinosa. 
was evidently justified in his conjecture that his Cuenca $ represented a separate species (see Vol. 4, p. 283). 
A series from Guelt-es-Stel. April, May and August, one of which is here figured, shows little variation; 
common also at Atlone, Lambese, Geryville, June to September. Mr. R. E. Ellison has recently taken a 
specimen at Anosseur, Middle Atlas. 
E. rusicadaria Dietze (14 i). We figure a $ from Mt. Zaccar. Eastward the range extends into Tunis, rusicadaria. 
E. veratraria H.-Sch. (Vol. 4, pi. 12 g) ab. priifferi Schille. Smaller than the typical form; entirely priifferi. 
without markings except only the black discal dot, the small white spot in the anal angle scarcely noticeable; 
ground-colour a light olive-grey. Bred from the larva, Stryj district, Poland. — homophana Djakonov. Also homophana. 
smaller than the name-type, more uniform grey, with weaker markings, the distal area somewhat darker 
than the ground-colour, the subterminal always present, but on the whole weaker, notably the spot in the 
anal angle; the characteristic vein-dashes of the type almost wanting. Sajan Mountains. Evidently it makes 
an approach to the extreme ab. priifferi but is here a stable geographical race. 
E. duplex Sterneck somewhat suggests a giant veratraria (30 mm from tip to tip in the set specimen), duplex. 
but with the discocellulars of the hindwing biangulate, on which account it is suggested that it might be 
given a separate section in the genus. Palpus rather long, strongly clothed. Forewing rather narrow, grey; 
