TRICHIURA; CRINOCRASPEDA; POECILOCAMPA. By M. Gaede. 
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absent on forewings; except for the 2 dark transverse lines, the entire forewing is pale yellow in the type, 
almost whitish in a second specimen; fringes are not checked. On hind wings the straight pale hand is somewhat 
more distinct than in kirghisica. Type 1 o' Thian-shan and 1 q from Issyk-kul. 
M. franconica Esp. (Vol. 2, p. 151, pi. 24 d). In Vol. 2 lutea Oberth. is indicated as a $ form, we can 
now illustrate the corresponding (9 d). Oberthur believes he has ascertained that the lutea $ in west Algeria 
is paler than in east Algeria and he separates the latter as orientalis Oberth. According to Rothschild this is 
not a fact, pale and dark specimens — or rather pale specimens with dark transverse bands and dark ones 
with pale transverse bands occur in one and the same locality. Therefore these are not 2 races of franconica. 
In consequence he separates the dark franconica form, bntnneo-olivacea (9 c) from the pale lutea <$, which he 
classifies to alpicola Stgr. According to Dr. Jordan our illustration duplicates the illustration of Oberthur. 
The differs from franconica by the deeper creamy yellow transverse lines. The $ is either buff-brown, olive 
brown or suffused with chocolate-brown, never the chestnut-brown of typical franconica. — A pairing of fran¬ 
conica $ x castrensis $ has produced the hybrid penzigi Tutt in a single $. The outline of the median band 
on forewings is indicated, which is never the case in typical franconica whilst in castrensis $ it is always 
clearly marked. Ground colour is halfway between the two. Otherwise with the similarity between the $$ of 
the two parent forms, there is no difference to be seen. 
M. alpicola Stgr. (Vol. 2, p. 152, pi. 24 e). — calabrica Std. from Aspromonte is much larger than the 
type. Colouration of is very dark black-brown with steep clearly marked outer band. There is a pale shading 
on hindwing but no band. The $ is also much darker than type and without bands. I consider the form identical 
with intermedia Mill. (9 c) from South France and this name would then have right of priority. We are illus¬ 
trating a (J. — mixta Rothsch. from the Central Atlas (Azrou) is only known in the It is as large as panor- 
mitana Trti. (Vol. 2, pi. 23 f) but grey-brown and without bands. 42 mm. 
M. mauginii Trti. is said to have somewhat shorter and more pointed wings than neustria. Forewings 
yellow, somewhat more densely dusted with grey at outer margin and in front of same slight indications of 
a pale outer line. Pale’ neustria have a dark line there. Fringes same as in neustria. Hindwings somewhat 
darker, of approximately the same shade as the outer margin of forewings. Underside is fulvous as the upper- 
side of dark neustria, but the dark band is uniformly curved and not undulate as in neustria; with a pale edge 
outwardly and veins pale as in neustria. $ 25 mm. Bengasi. 
3. Genus: Trlcliiursi Steph. 
T. tamanukii Mats. According to the author it “somewhat” resembles T. crataegi. In my opinion it 
is more like Poec. popufi (Vol. 2, p. 153, pi. 24 f.). Forewings dark brown with grey-white inner and outer 
lines. The inner one is nearly straight and almost vertical. The outer one dentate and parallel to the outer 
margin, similar to populi. The dark ground colour extends slightly beyond same as in populi-alpina, the rest 
of the margin is paler. Hindwings of same colour as forewings, but certainly slightly paler. The outer line pale 
with dark edge inwardly, approximately parallel to the outer margin. The pale head and collar, as well as the 
fringes as in j)opuli. $ 38 mm. Saghalin. 
T. crataegi L. (Vol. 2, p. 152, pi. 24 e). We are now illustrating castiliana Splr. (9 d), which was already 
discussed in Vol. 2, p. 152 and which has a pale base and submarginal band. The specimen illustrated origi¬ 
nates from Barcelona. In a $ from Amasia the base is just as pale but the marginal area is almost as dark 
as the central band. 
Genus: Crmocraspe«la limps. 
This Genus is described in Vol. 10, p. 403. Now a species has been discovered in Japan: 
Cr. miyakei Wil. It is similar to excisa Wil. described in Vol. 10, p. 404 and pi. 32 a. The margin of 
both wings is undulate, hindwings are bent inwards on costa near base and at apex. Forewings grey-brown, 
somewhat more reddish brown behind the centre. Outer line black, obliquely inwards, angulated at costa and 
there with white outward edge. Inside of same cloudy dark brown and veins black. Behind same to the pale 
irregular submarginal line the veins are brown. Marginal line dark brown and undulate. Hind-wings grey-brown, 
red-brown in centre, a black spot on costa before the centre. $ 44 mm. Tokyo. As the species is described 
from a bad±y damaged specimen, it may be identical wdth Seitzia plumigera (vide p. 118, pi. 9 h) which is dealt 
with later on. 
4. Genus: Poecilocstmpa Steph. 
P. populi L. (Vol. 2, p. 153, pi. 24 f.). —- In olivacea Warn, all wings and body are suffused with a 
nice olive green. Described from 1 $ from the Lower Elbe. — bajuvarica Stich. from Regensburg is a very 
brunneo- 
olivacea. 
penzigi. 
calabrica. 
mixta. 
mauginii. 
tamanukii. 
castiliana. 
miyakei. 
olivacea. 
bajuvarica. 
