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APLECTA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
scotaea. 
tiefi. 
match ani. 
heterogyna. 
thompsoni. 
plumbosa. 
enodata. 
vesperugo. 
stigmata elliptical above and below; subterminal area paler brown, the anal space posterior to the postmedian 
line, which is intertilled with white, is palest; the marginal area behind the irregular subterminal line is dusky 
grey-brown; it is separated from the pale fringe base line by a regular undulate black marginal line. Hind- 
wings pale grey-brown narrowly dusky at margin, darker in $. At Tachdirt in the High Atlas (Morocco), at 
an altitude of 2300—2700 m, captured in July by Schwingenschuss and Zerny. Type in the collection of 
SCHWINGENSCHUSS. 
8. Genus: Aplecta Guen. 
A. advena Schiff. (Vol. 3, p. 78, pi. 19 a). - scotaea Pglr. i. 1. ? is a very remarkable, large dusky aber¬ 
ration which is quite grey-black; in consequence of the dense dark suffusion the markings are scarcely discern¬ 
ible. Zermatt. 
A. tiefi Pglr. (14 i). This nice species is close to advena, it is larger and with wider wings, the colouration 
is inclined to be blackish grey, the markings are quite similar to the preceding species. The large renifonn 
stigma is rather whiter on the outer edge, the claviform stigma is larger with distinct black circumscription, 
the subterminal line has not such a dark inner edge. Hindwings with bolder discal spot, more distinct arched 
line and darker fringes. Antennae without short cilia but with short stiff pectinations. Sajan Mountains; Lake 
Baikal (Kultuk); Malchan Mountains. 
A. malchani sp. n. (14 i) is fairly close to tiefi, but has considerably coarser black scaling so that the 
markings are much less distinct. Only the posterior undulate dentate transverse line is more distinct than in 
tiefi , under the costa this has a whitish outer edge; orbicular stigma is small and round scarcely paler than the 
ground colour and with black surround; renifonn stigma is also smaller than in tiefi, it is more angulated and 
at lower edge scarcely traverses the lower angle of cell, whilst in tiefi this is the case; it has a white surround 
and in the middle of the grey-black centre there is a further whitish streak. Claviform stigma small; sub - 
terminal line blackish with paler outer edge. The uniformly grey-brown hindwings are very characteristic, 
besides a discal crescent, there are 2 dark grey-brown shaded bands in postmedian and subterminal areas. There 
is a grey-brown marginal line before the fringes which are pale brownish grey with dark dividing line. Antennae 
of A have shorter pectinations than in tiefi, they end more abruptly and are denser so that the space between 
2 pectinations is at the most half as wide as the single pectination; in tiefi they are much more widely separ¬ 
ated, so that the interval is double as wide as the single pectination. S.W. Transbaikal (Malchan Mountains). 
Described from 2 <$<$ from types in the collection of Bang-Ha as. 
A. heterogyna O. B.-H . is classified by the author after tincta although this species makes a very dif¬ 
ferent impression. Forewings brownish white heavily dusted with white behind the reniform stigma; orbicular 
and claviform stigmata only indicated by faint lines, reniform stigma with white centre, the transverse lines 
only faintly indicated; a sharply marked dark brown subterminal line is very striking, it proceeds in a faintly 
concave arc towards the margin from below apex to the anal angle, outlining the brown marginal area. In 
the latter and immediately before the margin there is a fine white dentate line. Hindwings yellowish. The 
illustration indicates a further shaded darker subterminal line as also a discal spot and central line. Collar 
and anal tuft pale yellow. If, as the author indicates, the tibiae actually have spurs, this may be an Agrotidae. 
There however only the Genus Ala has hairy eyes and therefore is certainly not related to the present species. 
Wing expanse: 43 mm. S. Ussuri, Sutshansk. 
A. nebulosa Hufn. (Vol. 3, p. 78, pi. 19 c, d). — ab. thompsoni Arkle (14 i) from the Delamere Forest 
in Cheshire has glossy deep black forewings with striking white fringes and minute white streaks subterminally 
on the costa. To what degree this form is identical with robsoni Collins or — plumbosa Mansbridge, remains 
to be carefully elucidated. The latter is also a blackish english form. 
A. enodata A. B.-H. has great similarity with nebulosa and the arrangement of the markings and colour¬ 
ation of the wings are more or less identical. Forewings are somewhat narrower, transverse lines less prominent, 
the 3 stigmata are irregularly outlined with black and are smaller; colouration is less admixed with black, the 
small black sagittate marks at the subterminal line are more distinct on the costa, the black anal streak is 
more boldly black, the fringes are more pointedly scalloped. The dark marginal band on hindwings is narrower, 
the basal area paler. Wing expanse: 45—50 mm. From Karagai-tao. 
A. vesperugo Ev. was omitted from the Main Volume. The types are represented bv 2 worn from 
Irkutsk. Filipjev describes the species from a fresh pair captured at Dseja (Jakutsk), on 30th June and lltli 
July. His description reads: head, antennae, palpi and thorax grey; £ antennae bipectinated, dentations not 
as long as the width of the shaft with dense cilia, $ antennae filiform. Abdomen grey with paler interspersions, 
the 3 first segments with black tufts; legs grey scarcely ringed. Forewings uniformly blue-grey with indistinct 
transverse lines, the anterior line commences in the first third of the costa and is heavily dentated. The posterior 
line is distinctly double, undulate, parallel to the margin; reniform stigma very large distinctly prominent with 
