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the cell, almost to vein 2. The $ differs somewhat from the <$. Abdomen is pale grey-brown, somewhat 
yellowish at base. Hind wings also are pale grey-brown, the inner area somewhat more reddish. On underside 
of forewings, the streak below the cell is missing. — This species is rare in collections (the $ was described 
in 1920), but it is a pest to fig trees in Mesopotamia. Larvae grey-green with long hairs anteriorly, which 
project and hang right over the head. There are no bristles such as in Orgyia, Dasychira, but hairs in arrange¬ 
ment like on Arctiidae. larvae. It is full-fed in about 24 days being about 8—11 days in the pupal stage, 
so that throughout the summer, even in the greatest heat, (which usually brings about a slowing up, though 
not in this case) one can find all stages. 
0. nora Stgr. (8 g). We are now also illustrating this species which was placed with a query in Vol. 2, nora. 
p. 132 in the Genus Ocneria. 
O. tolgi (8 h) PM. also belongs here and is perhaps only a large nora form. Owing to its rarity the tolgi. 
type very kindly placed at our disposal from Vienna is being illustrated. The ground colour is mono¬ 
tonous and a shade darker than nora. There is no difference in the shape of the inner and outer lines, bid 
there is no central band and the submarginal shade is absent. A black angular mark on disco-cellular. Hind- 
wings only as reddish brown as nora on the costa, otherwise much darker. On underside of forewings of nora 
the colour is yellow-brown with regular wide blackish costa whilst in tolgi the dark colouration penetrates 
as far as the lower wall of cell. Underside of hindwing is also much darker. A 27 mm. Amanus mountains. 
Note: samarita Stgr. (Vol. 2, pi. 21 c) should be classified here. This is however much less likely in the 
case of ledereri Mill. (Vol. 2, pi. 22 h) and amabilis Chr. (Vol. 2, pi. 21 d). 
21. Genus: Albarracina Stgr. 
A. warionis Oberth. (8 i). The $ is similar to korbi Stgr., a species that was dealt with in Vol. 2, p. 133, warionis. 
and it may be held to be a sub-race to the warionis which was previously described, warionis $ differs from 
korbi according to the original illustration by the diffuse brown stripe from apex of forewings to the centre 
of inner margin, which howewer may also be absent. Beyond same there is a row of black dots, which on the 
original illustration extends to inner margin whilst according to the description it is incurved on the lower wall of 
cell and near the base turns up toward costa. The enclosed space is more yellowish grey than the grey shade 
of the rest of forewing. Hindwings grey-brown with diffuse dark central band. Described from Oran and iden¬ 
tical with korbi-deundulata Strd. A further synonym is korbi-banghaasi Potsch. We are now illustrating the S 
from a specimen ex the collection of Oberthur. The hindwing can be white or brownish and the black spots 
on forewing can be larger or smaller. According to Rothschild the icarionis $$ from Oran are more brown 
than grey as the $$ from Morocco and both are again different to those from Syria and Palestine (= syriaca 
Stndf.). A single $ from Morocco which is larger and darker grey is named schindlerae Oberth. According to the schindlerae. 
material before me the differences between warionis (from Oued-Djdida) and korbi (from Albarracin) are very 
small. The best one can say is that in korbi (8 k) the black submarginal spots on forewings are larger with 
clearer white lunules bordering same. In one specimen which Bartel had received the locality is given as “Spain” 
for korbi, whilst it most closely resembles warionis. I have specimens of syriaca both from Syria and Palestine, 
which are practically alike. The marking is very diffuse, only the oblique band extending from apex is more 
prominent than in warionis, in my korbi it is scarcely indicated. — baui (8 k) can easily be differentiated by 
the more upright deep black apical band and the black streak (not dot) below vein 2 near the margin. 
A. korbi Stgr. (8 k). This form is dealt with in Vol. 2, p. 133 but the illustration on pi. 21 d does korbi. 
not refer to this species; the moth illustrated does not belong here at all, whilst the description in the text 
is quite correct and agrees with our present illustrations of specimens from Albarracin. 
A. alluaudi Oberth. (8 i) is somewhat larger than warionis. Body and wings dark mouse-grey, not pale alluaudi. 
grey. Thorax a leaden grey like the forewings. Markings similar to warionis, blit very much less distinct. 
Fringes long pale and dark grey spotted. Close inside of same an undulate row of delicate black lunules. 
Veins glossy. Hindwings unicoloured grey with pale fringes. Marakesh. 
24. Genus: Portliesia Steph. 
P. riukiuana Mats. Thorax and forewings yellow bestrewn with a few reddish orange scales. In the riutciuana. 
central cell also a few carmine red scales. Abdomen and hindwings pale yellow with faint violet sheen in cert¬ 
ain light. S 19 mm. Okinawa; mentioned here as a boundary insect, which probably extends into palae- 
arctic territory. 
25. Genus: Eiiproctis Hbn. 
E. chrysorrhoea Hbn. (Vol. 2, p. 135, pi. 21 e). The form plumbociliata Heinr. has lead-grey fringes plumbo- 
as the name indicates. — In Algeria and Tunis most of the S have a few black dots on forewings similar 
