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Hincl tibiae with 2 pairs of bold spurs, with many bristles adhering to anterior of tibiae. With this diagnosis 
the classification of the single species seems rather doubtful. Schawerda places it with a ? next to the Simyra, 
Bang-Haas described the species as a Tapinostola. We are placing it temporarily here. It is possible that it 
is an aberrative Agrotid. 
R. distincta A.B.-H. (22 f). Forewings pale ochraceous, partially olive-greenish, the anterior two- distincia. 
thirds of costa paler, reddish. A wide white longitudinal streak extends from base over the mediana almost 
to margin, it is edged above and below by dark olive-grey. There is a second white longitudinal streak sub- 
apically above vein 6. The veins are delicately but duskily outlined. Hindwings impure whitish, somewhat 
darker at base and inner margin; there is a dusky longitudinal streak below the mediana towards the margin. 
Thorax yellowish white. Ussuri. 
111. Genus: An*liauara Wkr. 
A. geminipuncta Haw. (Vol. 3, p. 236, pi. 49 g) —- fusca Tutt is not identical with nigricans Stgr., the fusca. 
latter is completely sooty black-brown; fusca similarly but with 2 white dots in reniform stigma. — nigro- nigropunc- 
punctata Kromb. orbicular and reniform stigmata are denoted by heavy black dots. —- iaeschkei Warn, has . ,, talu 
r o & iaeschkei. 
double transverse lines clearly indicated on forewings, these outline the central area towards the base and outer 
margin. This form has been observed around Hamburg and Kiel. — orientalis Wgnr. is a very interesting orientalis. 
subspecies from Anatolia (Aksliehir). It is remarkably large with wide wings and dark colouration. It is a 
very dark chestnut, almost black-brown, somewhat like the form nigricans. Another specimen is inclined to 
grey-brown with blackened disc in forewings and dark marginal veins. The white reniform dot more or less 
distinct. Length of forewings; 18 mm. 
A. dissoluta TV. (Vol. 3, p. 237, pi. 49 li) is incorrectly illustrated in the Main Volume, dissoluta is a dissoluta. 
dark form, arundineta the paler; —- hessii corresponds to the darkest dissoluta forms and is not a simple synonym, hessii. 
but much darker, duskily blackish with white reniform stigma. — flava Turner is a yellow form, without any jlava. 
reddish tone, all the darker markings suppressed. From Yorkshire. — rosea Turner is suffused with rose. — rosea. 
sulzeri Vorbr. described as a genuine species, but it probably is an aberrative specimen belonging here. Fore- sulseri. 
wings reddish blue-grey, orbicular stigma barely indicated, reniform stigma outlined by whitish, the longi¬ 
tudinal streak is absent. There is a posterior transverse line consisting of arcs and beyond same a sinuate row 
of black dots. On the margin there are black cuneiform triangles, then a pale marginal line and grey-brown 
fringes. Hindwings grey with dark cell spot. Head and collar grey. From Tarasp. It is sometimes difficult 
to distinguish dissoluta and neurica. dissoluta has dark central spots on underside of hindwings, which never 
appear in neurica. Further the collar is always of the same shade as the thorax, whilst in neurica it is always 
white posteriorly. Besides dissoluta is generally more compactly built and larger on an average. 
A. neurica Hbn. (Vol. 3, p v 37, pi. 49 h). — rufescens Edelst. is a reddish form with darker hindwings. rufescens. 
— fusca Edelst. is a black-brown form, hindwings being also darker than type. —- nigra Thirner is a completely fusca. 
black form, analogous to the darkest hessii , but always recognisable by the white collar. In regard to the differ- m( J ra - 
ences as compared to dissoluta, see above. 
A. affinis Rothsch. is very close to neurica , but is darker and more blackish. It can at once be different- affinis. 
iated by 4 black dots at the 4 angles of reniform stigma and black dots below the orbicular stigma. From Sidi 
near Abbes (Algeria) in June. 
A. sparganii Esp. (Vol. 3, p. 237, pi. 49 i). A number of new forms have been denominated: — uni- 
maculata Dumont. Forewings dull ochreous, with faint rosy hue, the black marginal dots faint, only 4 black 
dots in place of the lower part of reniform stigma, the veins are not reddish. Hindwings paler in both thirds 
of inner margin. Oise. — impunctata Turner. The black dots along the hindmargin of forewings are absent. 
Hungary. — clara Turner is an extraordinarily pale form with almost white hindwings, only very faintly suf¬ 
fused with yellowish. Forewings only slightly more yellowish, without any reddish or brownish tone. The 
rows of black dots are present. N. E. Kent. — lutea Wightrn . is pale sulphur-yellow on forewings, hindwings 
paler yellow, peppered with blackish at base. Essex. — rosea Wightrn. Forewings pale orange-rose with pale 
rose veins. Hindwings delicate ochreous whitish. —- tufa Wightrn. has deep coppery red forewings. Hindwings 
pale reddish with dusky grey streaks on veins. — nigrostriata Wightrn. has the same ground colour as type; 
a black streak extends below mediana, from base to outer row of dots, with further streaks below costa and 
above inner margin. Hindwings ochreous grey with black streaks along veins. Sussex. — rosearadiata Wightrn. 
has longitudinal streaks like the previous form but coloured a deep bluish red and widely expanded, so that 
the pale ground colour only appears as 2 strips above and below the mediana. Hindwings with rosy tinge, 
otherwise as previous form. Sussex. — deleta Wightrn. resembles the previous form, but the streak along the 
mediana is absent. — strigosa Stgr. was omitted from Main Volume. Forewings dull straw yellow with very 
dark streak along the mediana which terminates just before the outer margin in a separated isolated dark spot. 
Sometimes also the subcostalis is covered by a dusky streak as far as end of cell. In centre of cell there are 
3 black dots, the one behind the other. Amur. 
unvmacu- 
lata. 
impunc¬ 
tata. 
clara. 
lutea. 
rosea. 
rufa. 
nigro¬ 
striata. 
roseara¬ 
diata. 
deleta. 
strigosa. 
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