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USBECA; PALLUPERINA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
roseotinda. 
adscripta. 
pugnax. 
minuta. 
evanida. 
iberica. 
seposita. 
cornuta. 
Jculmburgi. 
and more faintly marked with black. The black subapical, subterminal markings are rather more delicate and 
fainter. Hindwings darker. Russian Armenia, Kasikoparan. 
P. chenopodiphaga Rmbr. (Vol. 3, p. 183, pi. 43 a). —• roseotincta Trti. (‘'rosea” in indice!) is a form 
that is suffused with brownish rose; from Tripoli (SidiMessri); probably this name will be found to be synonym¬ 
ous with erubescens Stgr. which also denotes form suffused with red and which was described in 1901. 
P. adscripta Pglr. (20 e) is nearest to siri Ersch. (Vol. 3, p. 183, pi. 43 a). It is somewhat larger than 
siri. Forewings more yellowish, markings more variegated, basal streak much less distinct, central nervure not 
blackish. Hindwings uniformly dusky, only paler in inner half. It is more easily distinguishable by the under¬ 
side; in siri this is uniformly pale with clear dark central spot, whilst in adscripta it is entirely dark grey except 
for the pale marginal area and central spot is almost submerged. On hindwings the arched line is very pronounced. 
The J antennae with only very short cilia. From E. Turkestan (Aksu, Chamil Hami). 
P. pugnax Alph. (Vol. 3, p. 183, pi. 42 1). The illustration in Main Volume was a very poor copy and 
quite unrecognisable. We are now giving a good picture of this rare species (20 e). 
P. minuta Pglr. (Vol. 3, p. 183, pi. 43 a). The Genus: Gryphadena Kust. was introduced for this species, 
as the fore tarsi have 5 stout horny claws. 
P. evanida Pglr. (20 e) is nearest to halimi Mill. (Vol. 3, p. 184, pi. 43 b) but it is somewhat smaller 
with shorter wings. Colouration is paler and duller, scales without gloss, markings diffuse. Forewings pale 
yellowish grey, the anterior transverse line replaced by 3 spots that are in a straight line. No claviform stigma. 
The 2 cell stigmata very large but indistinct, the space between them dusky. Posterior transverse and sub¬ 
terminal lines quite extinct. Hindwings pale grey with faint discal spot and arched line. Syr-Darja (Baigacum). 
P. iberica 0. B.-H. (20 e) is also close to halimi. Forewings grey with greenish grey sheen and some¬ 
what darker median area. Both transverse lines are double and with black edges. Orbicular and reniform 
stigmata distinct with delicate black surrounds. Orbicular stigma is elliptical at top, pale to costa. The lower 
outer angle of reniform stigma is much enlarged. Hindwings whitish grey with white fringes. Head and thorax 
greenish white. From a single $ from Castile (S. Ildefonso). Wing expanse: 44 mm. 
P. seposita Pglr. (20 e) would best be placed to pexa Stgr. (Vol. 3, p. 184, pi. 41 1) although it does not 
appear closely related to any species. Forewings pale grey, somewhat admixed with brownish, the anterior 
blackish transverse line double, almost sti’aight and regularly dentate. The posterior line simple, sharply dentate. 
Both upper stigmata with faintly darker centres, orbicular small, between it and reniform stigma a diffuse, 
wide, brownish central shade. The subterminal line is very faintly paler and has a darker inner edge. Hind¬ 
wings dark grey with dusky arched line and white-grey fringes. The $ antennae with stout pyramidal ser¬ 
rations having long fascicles of cilia. Syr-Darja (Baigacum), in October. 
26a. Genus; Usbeca Pglr. 
The Genns is anatomically close to Pseudohadena, though siq^erficially it looks very different and 
reminds one somewhat of Crymodes dumetorum. Four years later the Genus was again described by Rebel 
as Acrosphalia and placed between Bryophila and Acronycta, where in certain respects it fits in quite well. 
Proboscis weak, palpi short, porrect, densely scaled. Frons with round truncate process with 2 cavities, poste¬ 
riorly with a horny disc. Antennae almost simple, short and thicker in <$ than in $. Thorax covered with hairs 
and broad scales. Abdomen short and compressed, no tufts. Legs short, fore tibiae with 2 short spurs outwardly, 
similarly fore tarsi with 6 horny hooks outwardly. Neuration as in Pseudohadena. Wing contour short and wide. 
Only 1 species: 
U. cornuta Pglr. (20 f). Forewings dull dusky grey with faintly greenish sheen, indistinctly marked. 
The round orbicular and wide reniform stigmata discernible by their blackish surrounds. The posterior trans¬ 
verse line with slightly paler outer edge. Subterminal line indistinctly paler, commencing in a fairly large 
yellowish costal spot. Hindwings uniformly dark grey with slightly paler fringes. Syr-Darja (Baigacum), in 
August. — kultnteurgi Rbl. (20 f) is more of an olive-brown, the markings also are more distinct, both transverse 
lines simple, black, sharply dentate, the outer one with spotty white subanal edge. Hindwings of paler, 
whitish grey. Nikolsk (Ussuri). Therefore the species is probably fairly widely distributed in Asia. 
26. Genus: Palliipcriiia limps. 
Hampson introduced this name instead of Luperina Bsd., which was not in any way described in the 
Index Method. 1829, and it was used in 1840 for leucophaea (Pachetra Guen.) and therefore is no longer utilisable 
for our Genus. 
