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OUTAYA; EULOCASTRA; GERARCTIA; SINOCHARIS. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
grisescens. 
capnoessa. 
lalifaseiata. 
poliotis. 
korbae. 
fulgularis. 
29a. Genus: Oiitaya Chret. 
The antennae are ciliate, those of $ filiform with a few cilia towards tip and with a brush of hairs 
at base. Palpi porrect with short terminal joint. Forewings wide with straight costa, slightly rounded at apex. 
Outer margin oblique, rounded at inner angle. On forewings veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked, without areola. On hind- 
wings veins 6 and 7 stalked, 3 and 4 arise from lower angle. Only 1 species: 
0. grisescens Chret. Forewings with wide bluish or brownish ashen grey scales, intermixed with white. 
There are 2 indistinct yellowish white transverse lines with black-brown and reddish ochre edges. The posterior 
transverse line with a bend on the fold and having there a whitish streak posteriorly. A yellowish white elliptical 
spot with black-brown circumscription in disc. Subterminal area is dusky with a pale subterminal line, which 
is however almost obsolete. Fringes with dark grey base, white outwardly and with grey and brown checks. 
Findwings yellowish brown, with faint violet sheen, darker brown in marginal area. Fringes white with brown 
basal line. From Gafsa, in May. 
30. Genus: Eulocastra Btlr. 
E. capnoessa Zerny is most closely related to bipartita H.-S. (Vol. 3, p. 282, pi. 52 g) and only differs 
from same by the absence of the silvery line in marginal area. Length of forewing: 10 mm. Transcaspia. 
E. latifasciata Wilem. Forewings sooty brownish with wide pale yellow band anterior to centre and 
which contracts towards the costa. Before and beyond same there are blackish dots in cell and a yellowish 
costal spot in apical third having indications of an irregular yellowish band betAveen it and the inner margin. 
Hindwings black-brown with darker discal dot. Wing expanse: 19 mm. Japan (Hondo). 
35a. Genus: Gerarctia limps. 
This remarkable Genus that was originally described as an Arctiid should be classified here in prefer¬ 
ence near Nothost.errha (Vol. 3, p. 283). Proboscis well developed, the short palpi erect. Frons with rounded 
protuberance. Antennae of $ with short bipectinations, of $ witli fascicles of cilia. Abdomen long and sleek. 
Forewings long and narrow, with elongated cell, from the loAver angle of which vein 4 arises; 3 and 5 in equi¬ 
distant intervals close thereto; 6 from beloAV the upper angle; 7 from the angle; 8 and 9 are stalked; 10 and 11 
from the cell. On hindwings veins 3 and 4 with long stalk; 8 from centre of cell. Only one small species, that 
looks like a Pyvalid : 
G. poliotis Hmps. (23 b). Body grey interspersed with brownish black, the ashen grey forewings simi¬ 
larly intermixed, the veins Avith faintly darker striations. Anterior transverse line very oblique, beyond same 
the central area is somewhat duskier brownish black with slightly darker streak on submedian fold and small 
discal lunule. Posterior transverse line whitish with darker striations on veins anteriorly belorv costa and in 
centre. The apex is subdivided by a faint oblique streak, black dots on the margin. Hindwings grey with dark 
marginal line and paler fringes. Wing expanse: $ 21.5, $ 30 mm. Canary Isles (Teneriffe). 
36a. Genus: Sinocharis Pglr. 
Proboscis well developed. Palpi short, upcurved, the central segment densely scaled. Frons smooth, 
antennae filiform, not ciliate. Thorax covered with wide flat scales, the flat abdomen without crests and with 
short hairs. Forewings rvith somewhat rounded apex. Neuration very similar to Eulocastra, from which it 
only differs by the much heavier build, shorter palpi and flat abdomen. Matsumura created the Genus: 
Noshimea for a very similar species and the name should be considered a synonym. 
Type: 8. Icorbae Pglr. 
S. korbae Pglr. (23 b). Head dark brown, thorax paler brownish yellow, abdomen grey-AAdiite turning 
to black-brown at tip on upperside. Legs brown, ringed with white, underside of thorax white. Forewings 
snow-white with black-brown basal area that is somewhat incurved distally and which is permeated with bluish 
silvery white scales. Marginal area black-brown Avith bluish silvery marginal line having a feAV similar striations 
anteriorly. The white central area is suffused with brownish and projects somewhat towards the centre of 
margin. Hindwings white with narrow brown apex. Wing expanse: 33 mm. Bred from a larva that Avas co- 
loured and variegated with spots like a Cucullia larva. It was found feeding on a Dahlia and pupated betAveen 
moss and earth in a slight coccoon. Ussuri (Kasakewitsh). 
S. fulgularis Mats, is very close to Icorbae and differs by the much greater size (42 mm). Thorax grey- 
white with pinky reddish hue, segments 2—5 of abdomen are black-brown. Wing contour is more elongate 
and apex protracted. Forewings grey-white with a faint rosy sheen in certain light; basal and marginal 
