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CATEPHIA; ANOPHIA; THERMESIA; CALPE. By Dr. M. Dbatjdt. 
decolor. 
innocens. 
vulcanea. 
uniformis. 
minor. 
stygia. 
albomacula. 
arefacta. 
messrae. 
elegans. 
centralitali- 
ca. 
alb ivir gala 
outwards on the submedian fold and extending to the second third of inner margin. Postmedian is quite absent, 
subterminal line widely dark at costa. Scapulae are white and very striking. Wing expanse: 40 mm. South 
Saghalin. 
T. decolor A. B.-Haas seems to be most like limosa (Vol. 3, p. 374, pi. 68 g). It is a small and insigni¬ 
ficant species. Forewings pale oclireous, merging into grey, speckled with blackish on costa. Reniform stigma 
only very faintly indicated. Transverse lines and stigmata are barely discernible. On margin faintly darker lunules. 
Fringes with paler dividing line. Forewings fairly narrow at outer margin. Head, thorax and scapulae yellowish 
grey, speckled with whitish, collar barely darker than forewings. Hindwings grey-yellowish, slightly darker at 
margin. Wing expanse: 34 mm. Described from a pair from Yarkend (Mustagata). 
T. inruocens Krul. is possibly a form of lubrica Frr. (Vol. 3, p. 373, pi. 68 f). Forewings dark grey on 
upperside with faint violet sheen. Two black spots on costa. Reniform stigma brownish black with dark dots 
outwardly, as in viciae. A black-brown subterminal shade as in pastinum, somewhat more distinct at costa. 
Margin without any black dots. Fringes grey with scarcely distinguishable dividing line. Hindwings grey, 
paler at base and inner margin. A yellowish marginal line before the grey fringes. Body and legs, vertex and 
collar velvety black. Urshun. 
T. vulcanea Btlr. (Vol. 3, p. 374). According to Filipjev this species also occurs in the S. Ussuri territory. 
28. Genus: C'atcpliia 0. 
C. alchymista Schiff. (Vol. 3, p. 376, pi. 68 i). — uniformis A. B.-H. has quite unicoloured black fore¬ 
wings, also the usually brownish reniform and marginal areas, are deep black. Underside is also darker, the 
white spot at anal angle is smaller, the fringes almost unicoloured black. Tunis (Ain Draham). — minor Hartig 
is the much smaller second generation from the Sarca valley, occurring at end of September. 
C. stygia Hamps. Head and thorax black-brown with a few white scales. Fore wings black-brown, 
somewhat dusted with grey with black transverse lines, the anterior one obliquely to mediana, the posterior 
line incurved on discal fold. Large claviform stigma is black, the upper stigmata black with slight white sur¬ 
rounds, some white dots on outer edge of reniform stigma, the dark sinuate subterminal very indistinct. Hind¬ 
wings white, brownish at inner margin, marginal area widely dark brown, base of fringes white. Wing expanse: 
32 mm. W. China. Chiao-pinse. 
29. Genus: Aiiopliia Guen. 
A. albomacula Braes. (25 g). This resembles leucomelas L. (Vol. 3, p. 376, pi. 68 i). On forewings the 
outer white markings of reniform stigma are much more prominent and occasionally there is a triangular pure 
white spot behind claviform stigma between veins 1 and 2, which can sometimes however also be diffuse. On 
hindwings the subapical and submedian white areas are absent. Szechuan (Omei-hsien, Kuan-hsien). 
41. Genus: Thermesia Hbn. 
T. arefacta Swinh. Of this species, that occurs only in the indian territory, a form — messrae Stgr. 
(24 d) occurs in Palestine. Forewings oclireous to buff brownish with grey transverse lines, that expand to 
wide bands posterior to centre and in marginal areas, the anterior line has a pale outline outwardly. The lines 
in basal area are indistinct and obsolete. Both cell stigmata are punctiform, the reniform is usually somewhat 
larger with pale centre. In marginal area there are two delicate dentate lines with an intermediate row of dots. 
Hindwings yellowish or whitish grey, impure oclireous in marginal area, frequently with a double dark band 
therein. In inner marginal area there are traces of the commencements of 3—4 transverse lines and a dark spot 
near base. From the Messra peninsular and in the valley of the Jordan. elegans Stgr. is a paler yellowish 
form with still fewer markings and extinct transverse lines. There are however all grades of transition between 
the one and other of these forms. South Palestine. 
46. Genus: Calpe Tr. 
C. capucina Esp. (Vol. 3, p. 382, pi. 70 a). — centralitalica DM. is a very large pale yellow form without 
the olive brownish tone. The larva is very different from the usual green larva with a few black spots. It is 
greenish white or completely white with wide black longitudinal bands and rows of dots. Central Italy (around 
Sulmona in the neighbournood of the Alban and Nemi lakes). 
C. albivirgata Hamps. Head and thorax brown admixed with white. Frons streaked with white, collar 
with white and anteriorly brown line. Forewings brown, suffused with silvery grey and striated with white. A 
fine white streak below costa to beyond centre. Subbasally obsolete oblique stripes before and in the centre. An 
oblique brown streak at disco-cellular with black spots at both angles of cell, the veins posteriorly darkly streaked. 
From apex to beyond centre of inner margin there is an oblique brown line with fuscous outer edge. Behind it 
