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area very similar to korbae, dusky brown with delicate bluish white dentate line therein, but the inner marginal 
part of basal area and the anal area of outer margin are grey, instead of black-brown. Japan (Honsho), only 
one $ captured on a willow twig. 
36b. Genus: Tjena Herz. 
A Genus that was omitted from the Main Volume. They are small Noctuids, similar to Erastria, with 
short, densely haired palpi and scarcely apparent terminal segment; proboscis short. Antennae with pyramid 
shaped serrations and short fascicles of cilia. Thorax wide with woolly hairs, abdomen short and stout. Wings 
very similar to those of Erastria and the neuration — which was not described in the original diagnosis — seems 
to tally. Only 1 species: 
L. poppiusi Herz (23 h). Forewings grey-black, both stigmata with grey-white centres. Black cuneiform poppiusi. 
marks internervally at outer margin, both transverse bands black, dentate, with white edges on averted sides. 
Fringes with black and white checks. Hindwings impure grey-white, a darker band at outer margin, with discal 
spot and blackish dentate band posterior to centre. Wing expanse: 22 mm. From Shigansk in the Lena territory. 
36 c. Genus: Myptioxesia Rbl. 
This was also omitted from the Main Volume and is very close to Erastria, from which it differs by 
the absence of the dorsal tufts on the abdomen, further by the posterior tibiae, which are somewhat expanded 
as if inf lated and have rather bolder spurs than in Erastria. It has no connection with the North American 
Genus Leptina G W.‘ to which Herz classified the only species; it is certainly a trifine Noctua. 
H. peiithima Erscli. (23 c) closely resembles L. poppiusi. It is a small Noctuid of Erastria- like a])- penthivia. 
pearance. Head and palpi grey, thorax and forewings sooty black. The subbasal line is somewhat paler, 
whitish and with two dentations. Both wide white transverse lines are sharply dentate, the posterior one 
extending boldly outward on veins 2—4. A subterminal line is only indicated on costa, where just prior to 
apex there is a whitish oblique streak. There are white dots on the veins at margin anterior to the white and 
black checked fringes. Hindwings glossy brownish grey with indistinct whitish undulate postmedian band. 
The whitish fringes are checked with black-grey at the terminals of the veins. East Siberia. We are illustrating 
a specimen from the Amur. 
37. Genus: Erastria Tr. 
E. trabealis Scop. (Vol. 3, p. 283, pi. 52 g). A few aberrative forms have been described. — cortfluens confluens. 
Strd. has confluent yellow spots. — crassistnga Strd. The yellow streak between the two black longitudinal cr _ ass%strl( ja- 
streaks is filled with black. — rsigricostata Strd. has a wide black costa. — sheljuzhkoi Stdr. The dark mark- sheljuzhkoi. 
ings are not black, but grey-brown, all very delicate and narrow, the yellow a glossy straw-yellow. Hindwings 
as pale as in flavonitens Aust. From western Asia. — unculata Dhl. has the black markings so merged, that unculata. 
with the exception of the wide outer transverse line only a short submarginal line is discernible, all the black 
markings being confluent form a wide black patch along the costa, with a second one along the median nervure, 
between the two are only fine yellow lines. Perhaps it is identical with crassistriga , which can then claim the 
right of priority. S. Tyrol. 
E. deleta St.gr. (Vol. 3, p. 284, pi. 52 g) with its forms, is probably only a form of trabealis, but this cleleta. 
must still be definitely ascertained by an examination of the genitalia. Many specimens, which are named 
parallela Rothsch. are extraordinarily like the european type af trabealis. These occur particularly in W. parallela. 
Algeria and Morocco. — olivilia Rothsch. denotes specimens in which the black is replaced by olive. Algeria olivina. 
and Morocco, from March till August. 
E. viridisquama Guen. (Vol. 3, p. 284, pi. 52 h). — obscura Warr. With which obscurior Strd. is syno- obscura. 
nymous, is illustrated afresh here (23 c) as the illustration of the type was unrecognisable. 
38. Genus: Taraclte Him. 
T. olivacea Hmps. (Vol. 3, p. 285, pi. 52 h). — umbrosa 0. B.-H. has the two large olive-brown p&tchesjumbrosa. 
of forewings confluent, so that the entire forewings are olive-brown with the exception of the silvery white 
costal streak, with a distinct black central spot. S. Ussuri, Vladivostok in July. 
T. lucida Hujn. (Vol. 3, p. 285, pi. 52 i). — heliodora Schaw. is an extreme white and small form, the heliodora. 
yellowish central band is completely devoid of the accompanying black dots, only 2—3 brown specks are 
retained. Anterior to the margin are only vestiges of a dark brown band. The white fringes are slightly brown¬ 
ish only towards the apex. Hindwings pure white with traces of a fine brown marginal line. Wing expanse: 
18 mm. From Mosul in June. — mediofasciata Strd. from Pola has a completely unattached central band, mediofas- 
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