. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. PAIMA. —APAIDIA. 467 Ab. 2. conjuncta. Fore wing with the antemedial line stronger ; the point in middle of cell sometimes absent.—Mesopotamia. Hah. France ; Germany, Zell. and Frey Colls.; Spain ; Italy ; Hungary; Greece; Turkey; Armenia; Syria; Mesopotamia, type t conjuncta iu Coll. Staudinger. Ex^)., (S 28, $ 30 millim. Larva. Kirby, Eur. Butt. & Moths, p. 95. Pale grey, witb two subdorsal series of sulphur-yellow spots ; warts yellowish grey. Food-plant, Lichens. Subsp. 1. a/6escCTis,Staud. Deutsch. ,Lep. iv. p
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. PAIMA. —APAIDIA. 467 Ab. 2. conjuncta. Fore wing with the antemedial line stronger ; the point in middle of cell sometimes absent.—Mesopotamia. Hah. France ; Germany, Zell. and Frey Colls.; Spain ; Italy ; Hungary; Greece; Turkey; Armenia; Syria; Mesopotamia, type t conjuncta iu Coll. Staudinger. Ex^)., (S 28, $ 30 millim. Larva. Kirby, Eur. Butt. & Moths, p. 95. Pale grey, witb two subdorsal series of sulphur-yellow spots ; warts yellowish grey. Food-plant, Lichens. Subsp. 1. a/6escCTis,Staud. Deutsch. ,Lep. iv. p. 249(1891); Kirby, Cat. Ilet. p. 916. Ground-colour dull white, sometimes very slightly tinged with. brown. Hab. Syria, Antioch, 1 J', 1 2 • Type in Coll. Staudinger. Genus APAIDIA, n. nov. ^ Type. Paidia. Samml. Eur. Scbmett. ii. p. 156 (1847), nee Hiibn. 1827 mesogona. Proboscis fully dsveloped ; palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head ; antenna of male with bristles and cilia ; tibial with the spurs moderate. Fore wing with vein 2 from middle of cell: 3, 4 stalked; 5 from above angle ; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10 free : 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from towards end of cell; 3, 4 stalked ; 5 absent; 6, 7 stalked; 8 from middle of cell. A. Ground-colour fuscous brown mesogona, B. Ground-colour pale brownish grey rufeola. 998. Apaidia mesogona. CaUhnorpha mesogona, Godt. Lep. Fr. iv. p. 396, pi. 40. f. 6 (1822); '. Samml. Eur. Schmett. ii. p. ; 6. f. 60; Staud. Cat. p. 52 ; Kirbj, Cat. Het. p. 363. Fuscous brown : hind legs and ventral surface of abdomen yel- lowish. Fore wing with indis- Fig. 348.—Apaidia mesogofia, S. \. tinct dark medial line, oblicjue from below costa to vein 5 and at vein 3 retracted to origin of vein 2. Hah. Central France, 3 d", 1 $ , /^ell. Coll. Exj^i. 24 millim. *999. Apaidia rufeola. Lithosia rufeola, Kamb. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. i. p. 271, pi. 8. f. 12 (1832); Boisd. Icones, i
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