Publ. 25. II. 1935. 
EVISA; APAMEA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
89a. Genus: Evisa Reisser 
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Proboscis well developed palpi extraordinarily short, slightly pendent, frons smooth; antennae with 
short fascicles of cilia. Thorax quadrate, coarsely haired, posteriorly with longitudinally divided crest. Ab¬ 
domen narrow and weakly, a small tuft on first segment. Forewings elongated, with pointed apex. Only one 
species: 
E. schawerdae Reisser (21 1). Thorax and forewings ashen grey, the latter with short black basal streak; 
both transverse lines black and approximately vertical to inner margin, the anterior line forms 3 angular arcs, 
the posterior one is finely dentate with yellowish grey outer edge. Between the two there are indications of 
brownish central shade. The small round orbicular stigma is whitish with grey centre and delicate black 
circumscription; the reniform stigma is large, pale yellowish grey, the lower half grey-black, with delicate 
black outline only on inner and lower edges; claviform stigma is small with very delicate black circumscrip¬ 
tion. Subterminal line diffuse, yellowish grey; on margin there is a very thick black marginal line. Fringes 
ashen grey, intersected by yellowish on veins. Hindwings pure white, dusted with black towards the margin, 
with deeper black veins and dense black marginal line. Wing expanse: 28—31 mm. Corsica (Evisa). 
91. Genus: Aparnea Tr. 
The species of this Genus, so far as concerns the “ nictitans” group, have had to be entirely re-classi¬ 
fied, owing to the careful research of Burrows, Pierce, Wilh. Petersen (f) and Heydemann. We are 
therefore giving as many details as possible and based on the works just mentioned, the group has to be consi¬ 
derably enlarged. Instead of nictitans Bkh. and paludis Tutt, the following european species have to be intro¬ 
duced: 1. oculea L. (with f. nictitans Bkh.), 2. fucosa Frr. with paludis Tutt and pallescens Stgr., 3. lucens Frr. 
and 4. crinanensis Burrows <fb Fierce. Besides there are quite a number of new east-palaearctic species. Whoever 
is particularly interested in this group, should make a point of studying Heydemann's treatise in regard to 
same, which was published in the Ent. Zeitschrift, Frankfurt 44 and 45. 
A. oculea (= nictitans L. myopa Fabr., I cinerago F'abr., obscura Tutt) (Vol. 3, p. 224 as “nictitans 
Bkh.” , pi. 46 b). In this and in the following forms and species I am enumerating the most easily recognisable 
characteristics as given by Heydemann. The general shape is small, compact, with wide wings. Reniform 
stigma complete, large and white, not tapering off towards base. Ground colour brown, often with fuscous 
tone in centre, posterior to centre frequently with violet-brown ground and band-like shades and lines. Valves 
of d with blunt rounded anal angle and wide lobulate harpe with 2 short pointed branches. $ with narrow band¬ 
like vaginal plate with flat excision and short wide points to ovipositor. — nictitans Bkh. (= chrysographa 
Film.) is the larger, more reddish to rusty brown form to central and eastern Europe, as well as Asia, whilst 
oculea represents the smaller north-westerly race. —- aurigera Heydem. is an especially large southern form 
with golden yellow basal and central areas. All 3 stigmata are golden yellow' with delicate violet-brown circum¬ 
scriptions. A golden yellow patch also at apex. Tessin. —- auricula Don. has a golden-yellow complete reni¬ 
form stigma and is a rare form that is almost always taken for fucosa Frr. and paludis Tutt. Its con- 
specific relationship to oculea has still to be checked. — erythrostigma Haw. (22 a) has a red-orange com¬ 
plete reniform stigma. Also very rare. — obscura Tutt are completely dark brown extreme specimens without 
rusty red tone and with grey-black hindwings. — pallida Tutt are pale reddish grey. Rare. —- rosea Tutt has 
a more ochreous brown ground colour with paler hindwings with yellowish rose fringes. — albicosta Tutt is 
probably a pathological specimen with completely white costa to forewings. — conjuncta Spul. is also patho¬ 
logical. It has a very large orbicular stigma with yellowish surround which conjoins with the reniform stigma. 
oculea is rarer in northern Europe, more common in the south, extending however from Sweden and Finland 
to the Alps of 1ST. Italy and eastwards to Persia and Issyk-kul. 
A. fucosa Frr. (= paludis auct. nec Tutt) (22 a) is the most common form in central and south eastern 
Europe. It is the large continental race, that has hitherto been designated as paludis Tutt and which often 
exceeds many lucens specimens in size. It is mentioned in the Main Volume on p. 224 as a form of lucens Frr. 
The name type form fucosa is pale leathery yellow with light orange reniform stigma, which may be narrower 
or fuller and larger and which exactly resembles that of auricula and erythrostigma of the preceding species. A very 
variable species. — albomaculata Heydem. (22 a) is just as pale as the name type but with large snow-white 
reniform stigma, which however inspite of two white dots on inner side, does not appear so fidl or so round 
as in ocidea. — intermedia Heydem. is somewhat darker, leathery buff with yellow reniform stigma, whilst - — 
intermedia-albo(niaculata) has white reniform stigma. * — brunnea Heydem. is a. dull brown form; suffused with 
violet-grey in marginal area with complete and large yellow or narrowly white (brunnea-albo[maculata]) reni¬ 
form stigma. — rufa Dadd are pale brown specimens devoid of grey or ochreous yellowish tones and with deep 
orange, respectively white (rufa-albomaculata Dadd) reniform stigmata. These brown specimens with orange 
stigmata are not differentiable outwardly from typical lucens. —• grisea Heydem. and grisea-albo(maculata) 
Heydem. are still more inclined to impure grey with faint yellowish hue and the yellow or wdiite, frequently 
very large, reniform stigma stands out prominently. — subsp. pallescens Stgr. exactly resembles fucosa in build, 
but differs by the somewhat paler yellowish, rather more impure grey suffused ground colour of forewings. 
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schawerdae. 
oculea. 
nictitans. 
aurigera. 
auricula. 
erythro¬ 
stigma. 
obscura. 
'pallida. 
rosea. 
albicosta. 
conjuncta. 
fucosa. 
albomacu¬ 
lata. 
intermedia. 
intermcdia- 
albo- 
(maculata). 
brunnea- 
albo- 
(maculata). 
rufa-albo¬ 
maculata. 
grisea-albo- 
(maculata). 
pallescens. 
