flexuosa. 
albofasciata. 
pamira. 
habibazel. 
clarior. 
baigakumen- 
sis. 
a list era. 
herzi. 
angustifas- 
ciata. 
kusnezovi. 
judaica. 
230 ALEUCANITIS. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
58. Genus: Aleucanitis Warr. 
Hampson gives the older name: Sysieda Gn. for this Genus and this is presumably correct. It contains 
a number of north american species. 
A. flexuosa Men. (Vol. 3, p. 389, pi. 70 g). A very pale yellowish grey specimen, that would seem to 
correspond to singularis Roll., is before me from Cairo and therefore the species also occurs in north-eastern 
Africa. The specimen is illustrated (24 d). The occurrence there, is not so very surprising, as the species occurs 
in Palestine. 
A. albofasciata John is most closely related to flexuosa and sinuosa, but can be easily differentiated from 
both by the pure white colour of the central band. Head and thorax white, scapulae and collar brown, abdomen 
and underside whitish. Pore wings umbra-brown with the usual central band in pure white or cream colour 
and with a similar apical spot. The inner transverse band with faintly and evenly undulate edges. The outer 
edge of the central band is obtusely angulated, the inner edge is straight. Subterminal line absent. Hind wings 
white with wide black transverse band and a black spot in outer angle and 2 black striations on veins. S. E. 
Persia (Mekran); Beluchistan in February. 
A. pamira John resembles cailino, but is larger. Basal lines bend inwards at inner margin. Basal area 
unicoloured grey with darker shadings. The grey central band is constricted above inner margin; the area 
between it and the subterminal line is grey-brown with distinct sagittate marks. Subterminal line boldly undul¬ 
ate and very prominent and distinct. Hindwings with brownish tone, veins and discal lunule duskily dusted, 
the outer transverse band dull brown with more or less obsolete submarginal band. The cilia of the antennae 
are somewhat longer than the diameter of the shafts. Length of forewings: 19—20 mm. Pamirs in June and July. 
A. habibazel Dumont (24 d) resembles Drasteria oranensis Rothsch. Head and thorax pale yellow-reddish, 
abdomen more whitish. Foiewings rusty yellowish, speckled with brown and black, with large white reniform 
stigma having a brown surround. Basal area darker, edged outwardly by the double black antemedian line. 
Central area traversed by 2 parallel brown lines. The postmedian line arises at % of costa from a long black 
spot, circumscribes the reniform stigma and proceeds almost vertically to inner margin. The subterminal line 
also originates at a black preapical spot and has black sagittate marks anteriorly on veins 5 — 8. Hindwings white 
with wide black marginal band containing 3 yellow-white small spots. Tozeur (Tunis) in September. The grey 
larva has reddish lateral spots over the dorsum and blackish subdorsal line with white ventral colour dotted 
with reddish. It feeds on Caligonum comosum and hides in the earth by day, in May. 
A. cailino Lef. (Vol. 3, p. 391, pi. 70 i). A very pale form has repeatedly been captured in Asia Minor 
(Marash and Akshehir) with very wide, almost whitish central band. Also the hindwings are much purer white 
and the marginal black thereby much reduced, but a deeper and purer black. I denominate this form — clarior 
f. n. (24 d). baigakumensis John is smaller than the european form, otherwise markings and colouration are 
the same. The marginal area is slightly narrower than in cailino cailino , the subbasal is closer to base and is 
angulated twice at a rightangle. Hindwings with wider, deeper black outer band, the white anal spot being 
much smaller. Length of forewings: 15- 16 mm. Turkestan, Syr Darja; Ferghana (Namangan). 
A. austera John outwardly resembles L. picta and chinensis , but is an Aleucanitis as the tibiae have 
no spurs. It differs from chinensis by the less uniform colouration, by unicoloured bands with barely discernible 
lines therein, by the central band that projects less outwardly. Hindwings are more of a brownish tone with 
duller transverse band, no white apical spot, and a more yellowish underside. Head and thorax are yellow, 
admixed with brown, abdomen grey-brown. Forewings are relatively elongate and narrow, dull brown with 
the same markings as the picta group, the central band is very wide, not contracting towards the inner margin. 
It is somewhat paler than the ground, the outer edge is straight, the inner edge is faintly arched each side of the 
mecliana. Hindwings as in picta and chinensis with dull transverse band and conjoined lunular marks. The 
spots on outer margin are very small and isolated, the inner marginal half is shaded with brown. Wing expanse: 
31 mm. Persia and Beluchistan. 
A. herzi Alph. (Vol. 3, p. 391). We are now able to give an illustration (24 e) of a specimen from Aresli. 
angustifasciata Amsel are smaller specimens (33—35 mm) of paler colouration and less developed black marg¬ 
inal band to hindwings and black band on underside of the wings. Palestine. 
A. kusnezovi John (not Johns) (Vol. 3, p. 391). Here also we are giving an illustration (24 e) of a typical 
specimen from Baigakum (Syr Darja). 
A„ judaica Hmps. (24 h). Head and thorax are yellowish white, admixed with fuscous, collar is streaked 
with brown, palpi with 2 lateral brown spots. Forewings yellowish white, suffused with red-brown anterior 
to antemedian and postmedian, also in central area behind the cell. Marginal area is dusted with bluish grey. 
Antemedian is double, the inner line faint and brown, the outer line black, angulated inwards on vein 1. The 
brownish reniform stigma has a black surround, narrow on top, expanding somewhat below. Postmedian is 
black and angulated outwardly on veins 6, 4 and 3, then bending backwards in an arc directed downwards to 
