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ELAPHRIA. By Dr. M. Dratjdt. 
draudti. 
roxana. 
eucrinospila. 
zernyi. 
debilis. 
signata. 
eremocosma. 
agenjoi. 
salzi. 
argentea. 
hedychroa. 
turatii. 
E. draudti Bours. (26 h). Forewings yellowish brown with very distinct transverse lines. Claviform 
and orbicular stigmata are absent, reniform stigma indicated by darker shading. Postmedian area brownish. 
Hindwings impure white with dusky margin. The $ is more heavily marked, especially the transverse lines 
very distinct. Hindwings barely darker than in <J. Wing expanse: 26 mm. Turkish Armenia (from around 
Van); September. 
E. roxana Bours. (26 i). Forewings yellowish, sandy brownish with darker apex and outer margin. 
The distinct transverse lines extend from black costal dots, as also does the faint central shade. Claviform 
and orbicular stigmata are absent, reniform is normal and distinctly darker. Postmedian area becomes intenser 
to subterminal line, which consists of yellowish striations. Marginal area beyond is also dark. Fringes yellowish. 
Hindwings impure yellowish white, faintly shaded brownish outwardly. Wing expanse: 30 mm. Kara-Tjube 
(S. E. of Samarkand). 
E. eucrinospila Bours. (26 h). Forewings pale brownish grey with subbasal indicated, anterior trans¬ 
verse line very bold, posterior line faint, only rather more distinct at inner margin. Orbicular stigma is a 
black dot; the very distinct reniform stigma has the shape of an elongate narrow streak. Postmedian area is 
faintly darker brownish. Subterminal line is only indicated towards the apex by a few blackish striations. 
Hindwings whitish with brownish margin. The $ is somewhat darker and more heavily marked. Hindwings 
dusky brownish in marginal half. Wing expanse: 25 mm. Askhabad, Germab, in July. 
E. melanurina Stgr. (Vol. 3, p. 214, pi. 45 g; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 182). 
E. zernyi Bours. (26 h). Forewings yellowish sandy brown with discernible basal, anterior and post¬ 
erior transverse lines. Claviform and orbicular stigmata are absent, reniform is brownish with a pale dot in 
its outer part. Postmedian area is darker than the rest of the wings, with a pale subterminal line. Hindwings 
white, faintly brownish at margin. The $ is somewhat darker, especially in postmedian area. Wing expanse: 
30—31 mm. Sarepta; Amasia; Taurus (Adana); Syria (Akbes). — debilis Bours. is much smaller (wing ex¬ 
panse: 26 mm), ground colour is much paler brownish. Iraq, Rowanduz (E. Mossul). — signata Bours. The 
two transverse lines are much heavier, especially the anterior line, so that it appears to vary considerably from 
type. Armenia (Dzhuga near Dzhulfa). 
E. eremocosma Bours. (26 i). Forewings creamy yellow with paler costa, outer area faintly brownish. 
Basal line with black costal dot. Anterior transverse line consists of 3 blackish striations. Claviform and 
orbicular stigmata are absent. The very pronounced central shade is dark blackish brown and partially en¬ 
closes the large reniform stigma. The posterior transverse line and subterminal lines are absent. Subapically 
there is a black-brown diffuse streak. Hindwings impure white with dark outer band. Wing expanse: 29 mm. 
Iran, Luristan; in October, only 1 $ known. 
E. fergana Stgr. (Vol. 3, p. 213; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 180). 
E. agenjoi Bours. (26 h). Forewings impure yellowish grey, transverse lines, with the exception of the 
antemedian, are barely indicated. Claviform stigma is absent, orbicular and reniform stigmata are discernible. 
Postmedian and subterminal areas are faintly brownish. Hindwings whitish, faintly dusky at margin. Wing 
expanse: 29 mm. Taurus (Zeitun). 
E. bermeja Ribbe (= ibeasi Fdz.) (Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 180). 
E. salzi Bours. (26 h). $ antennae with short fascicles of cilia. Forewings rosy yellow with barely 
indicated anterior and posterior transverse lines. Orbicular and reniform stigmata are present, the claviform 
is absent. Postmedian area is shaded with brownish especially towards the apex. There is a dusky subterminal 
line in the shaded subterminal area. Hindwings whitish, greyish at margin and particularly along the veins. 
Wing expanse: 30 mm. Malatia, Diabekir district (Turkish Kurdistan), in September. 
E. pertinax Stgr. (Vol. 3, p. 212, pi. 48 b; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 180). — argentea Car. is a nice pale dusty 
grey form without the shading at outer margin of forewings. From the Silver Coast (S. Rumania). 
E. hedychroa Bours. (26 h). Forewings yellowish salmony rose with faintly indicated transverse lines 
and orbicular stigma. Reniform stigma is of the usual shape, standing out by its darker shade, as also does 
the postmedian area. Claviform stigma is absent. Subterminal line of the same colour as the ground. Hind¬ 
wings whitish, brownish at margin. Wing expanse: 31.5 mm. Lebanon (Bescharre; Sannin), in August. 
E. melanura Alph. (Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 180). 
E. morosa Led. (Vol. 3, p. 209, pi. 45 a; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 176). 
E. turatii Bours. ( vicina Culot nec Stgr.) (26 i). Forewings pale yellowish sandy brown with faint 
salmony suffusion. Both transverse lines present. Orbicular and reniform stigmata are distinct, whilst clavi¬ 
form stigma is absent. Subterminal line is indicated by being slightly darker. Hindwings whitish, dusky at 
margin. In $ the anterior transverse line is less distinct and marginal area of hindwings is more heavily shaded. 
Wing expanse: 31.5 mm. Issyk-kul, Korla, Askhabad; 1 <$ from Iraq (Hitte) that is rather deeper rose, the 
markings being less distinct. 
E. turbulenta Warr. (Vol. 3, p. 211, pi. 45 c, d). 
