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Volu me 11 .i . i | i Geometridae Part 2 j / .* Aberrational Forms Geometridae Vol. 2 Index to Species abbreviata Stephs. J~J 0 189 abietaria Goeze. see pini Retz. 157 absinthiata Clerck. ii» • 171 adustata Schiff. L. 206 affinitata Stephs. P. 133 albicillata Linn. V' 1'i • 126 albulata Hufn. ^ • 130 albulata Schiff. P. I36 alchemillata Linn. P. 134, alniaria Linn. D. 21 7- alternata Mllll. E. 130, assirnilata Dbldy. ill • 1?0, atrata Linn. 0. 202, autumnaria Vie rn. E. 215. badiata Schiff. s. 143. berberata Schiff. C. 115. bidentata Clerck. G • 225. bifaciata 'Haw. p. 139. bifasciata Haw. see bifaciata Haw. 139. bilineata Linn. T-| 122. bilunaria Esp. s. 220. bimaculata F. 3. 208. blandiata Schiff. p. 138. blomeri Curt. D. 149. caesiata Schiff. E. Ill . carr.br ica Curt. V. 143. campanulata H.-Sch. see denotata Hbn. 173. candidata Schiff. see albulata Hufn. 150. castigata Hbn. •n £j. 176. centaur eata Schiff. T,1 u • 164. coerulata F. H. 141 . comitata Linn. P. 144. consignata Bkh. see insigniata Hbn. 162. coronata Hbn. C. 195. corylata Thnbg. E. 125. cubulata Hufn. E. —A Co • debiliata Hon. decolorata Hbn. C. 196. see flavofasciata Thnbg. 133. denotata Hbn. S. 173. derivata Schiff. C . 116. didymata Linn. c. 110. distinctaria H.-Sch. 181 . distinctata H.-Sch. 3. 207. dodoneata Guen. E. 190. dolabraria Linn. P. 224. elinguaria Linn. C . 226. erosaria Schiff. D. 219. exanthemata Scop. C. 211 . exiguata Hon. Tp -ill • 161 . expallidata Dbldy. E. 174. extensaria Frr. .Cj • 184. fasciaria Linn. • 213 flamrneolaria Hufn. H. 147 flavicinctata Hbn. T7l ■Lj • 112 flavofasciata Thnbg. P. '35 furcata Thnbg. IT 110 140 fuscantaria Stephs. D. 213 galiata Schiff. *rn J±l 0 129 goo ss en s iata Eab . 771 ill • 172 grossulariata Linn. A ■Fv • 203 haworthiata Dbldy. helveticaria Bsd. s. 154 see intricata Sett. 167 icterata Vill. T~1 -1 9 177 indigata Hon. -n -Ej 9 182 infrequentata Haw. see caesiata Schiff. 111 innotata Hufn. "T ill • 186 insigniata Hbn. -rn -El • 162 inturbata Hbn. E. 133 intricata Zett. m ill • 167 irriguata Hbn. m Ei • 160 isogrammaria H.-Sch. see haworthiata Dbldy. 154 lapidata Hbn. c. 199 lariciata Frr. -rn i -1 0 191 lignata Hon. see vittata 3kh 105 linariata F. V -i-l • 158 luctuata Schiff. -rn i_l • 121 lunar i a Schiff. s . 221 luteata Schiff. see flamrneolaria Hufn. 147 margaritata Linn. T -L-l • 214 marginata Linn. L. 203 millefoliata Rbssl. 771 lii • 192 minorata Tr. P. 137 multistrigaria Haw. r* -/ 0 109 murinata Scop. H • 151 nanata Hbn. s. 183 nebulata GCOp. S. 148 nigrofasciaria Goeze. see derivata Schiff. 116 obliterata Hufn. see nebulata Scop. 148. oblongata Thnbg. see centaur eat a Schiff. 164. olivata Schiff. C . 106. otregiata Metcalfe. L. 114. I [ Aberrational Forms Geometridae Vol. 2 Index to Species palustraria Dbldy. E. 163. pectinataria Xnoch. C. 107. pennaria Linn. C. 227. pictaria Curt. see distinctata H.-Sch. 207. picata Hbn. E. 120. pimpinellata Hbn. E. 183. pini Retz. E. 137. plumbeolata Haw. E. 155. procellata Schiff. M. 127. prolongata Zell. 184. see extensaria Frr. pulchellata Stephs. E. 159. pulveraria Linn. A. 212. pumilata Hbn. G . 194. pusaria Linn. C. 210. . pusillata Hbn. see tantillaria Bsd. 193. pygmaeata Hbn. 163. see palustraria Dbldy. quercinaria Hufn. E. 216. rectangulata Linn. C. 197. rivata Hbn. TTI iii. 131 . ruberata Frr. H. 142. rubidata Schiff. E. 123. sagittata F. C. 117. salicata Hbn. C. 108. satyr at a Hbn. scabiosata Bkh. ri £j • 169. see subumbrafca Schiff. 179. silaceata Schiff. sinuata Schiff. E. 124. see cuculata Hufn. 118. sobrinata Hbn. E. 187. sociata Bkh. see alternata MU11. 130. sordidata F. see furcata Thnbg. 140. sparsata Tr. A. 198. strobilata Bkh. see pini Retz subciliata Dbldy. • 157. see inturbata Hbn. 153. subnotata Hbn. S. 180. subumbrata Schiff. Tp •XJ ■ 179. succenturiata Linn. U • 178. suffumata Schiff. L. 113. sylvata SCop. A. 204. syringaria Linn. A. 223. taeniata Stephs. taminata Schiff. P. 132. see bimaculata F. 208 .- tantillaria Bsd. ip iJ • 193. ternerata Schiff. B. 209. tenuiata Hbn. TP ■Li 0 132. tersata Schiff. H. 201 . testaceata Don. H. 146. tetralunaria Hufn. S. 222. togata Hbn. see pini Retz. 157. ( contd. ) . tripunctaria H.-Sch. ■n Hi • 163 trisignaria H.-Sch. rp Hj. 166 tristata Linn. Tp .*-1 • 128 ■» ulmata F. see sylvata Scop. 204 unangulata Haw. rp 13 • 119 unifasciata Haw see bifaciata Haw. 139 valerianata Hbn. Tp -i_i e 136 venosata F. — 1 ri i-J • 165 virgaureata Dbldy. viridaria F. E. 188 see pectinataria Enoch. 107 vitalbata Schiff. H. 200 vittata Bkh. A O. 105 vulgata Haw. s. 175 Goom. 105 Orthonama Hbn. vittata Bkh. = lignata Hbn* aberrational forms etc. ab. inf umata /arneoko. Ini. Ent. Z. 2 8 p. T}2 f . 8 1934. More or loss strongly darkened with a brown suffusion, the markings remaining distinct. 1930.p.22. ab.molarum Schultz. Wissensch. Beilage Jahrasber. Freilig. Lage( hippo). ( 1929/30 j. White brownish, with all the markings much lighter.' -Fig’d. Int. Sit, Z. 23, Sbhultz pi. 2, f. 33. ab. micr ovittata Strand. Undersized male, length of forewing I Irani. ab. nigrof ascia Hebei. . Barge’s Schmett. 1910 p.347. The black apical streak is continued as a black-grey nebulous stripe as far as the hindwing, the proximal line is absent but" the subterminal line is distinct. ab. fasciata Richardson. Ent.Rec.64 p.271 1952. The antamedian and postmedian lines of the forewing strongly pronounced, the intervening area darkened in colour to form a pronounced median band across the wing. ab. costovata Lempke. Tijdschr.Ent.92 p. 185 1950* The lower part of th© central area of the forewing fails. ab. bothnica Hassling TTotul Ent. 18 p. 114 ab. interrupts. Lempke. Tijd schr. Ent. 1967. 110. p.277. The narrow dark band on the forewings interrupted. ab. centrilinea Lempke. Tijd schr. Ent. 1967. 110. p. 2J], On the upperside of the forewings the dark colour along the costa and between the anted isca.l line and the central shade fails completely. ab.obsoleta Lempke. Tijdschr. Ent. 1967* HO.p. 277; pl.l3>f«14. With the exception of the central spot on the forewings, all markings obsolesc¬ ent, or even for the greater part absent. In ref ©ring to the markings in his English translation, Lempke says they are ” obsolete”; in fact he means "obsolescent”, as reference to his original Dutch description shows. This is an error that Lempke often makes. , Geom. I06. ' Colostygia Hbn, olivata Schiff. aberrational forms etc. ab.pallescens Cockayne. Entomologist 83 p.pl pl*I f • Ip I9p0. Porewing with the ground colour paler green than usual; the dark shading in 13® basal and median areas is absent; these ar©a3 are demarcated by very thin black lines; in the basal area there are no markings, and in tho median area only one or two faint rippled lines; there is the usual whit© line external to the post¬ median, but between this and the termen there is no dark shading or wavy dark lines, the only marks being two or throe black streaks. Hindwing pale groy. ab. semisuffusa Cockerell, Entomologist 22 p,55 1889, Tho entire proximal area of the forewing dark suffused, confluent with tho medial band, ab. desolivata Schawerda. V erh. zool. -hot. Ges. ion. 64 p. 369 1914. ' = nigrieata Culot. Geom.III p. 170 pi. 23 f.511 I917-I919. Blackish without green scaling. ■ Geom. 107 Colo sty gia Hbn paetinataria Knoeh, = viridaria P. aberrational forms etc. ab. rosea Wehrli. All the green changed to y ellowish-ro s 9. Not tho result of fading, ab. haemataria Henriotjpnat.Pap. I p.244 I923. The ground colour reddish-brown with the normally black markings deeper red- brown. ab.hareyniea Boldt. Lep.Kdsch. I p. 89 192 7. Ground colour white instead of green. Described from a brod specimen, ab. albocincta Lempke. Tijdschr.Snt.92 p, 186 1950. The black border of 'the central area, of the forewings only remains on the costa, and inner margin,for the rest it is only bordered by a white line. ab. approximata Lemoko. Tijdschr.Ent.92 p.I8o 1950. ( descript. vol90 p.147) Tho two transverse lines which border the central area of 'the forewings are close together. ab. clausa Lempke. rijdsehr.Bnt.92 n. 186 1950. (descript.vol.82 p. 197) The first and second transverse lines of the forewing touch each other at the inner margin. ab, costovata Lempke. Tijdsehr. Ent.92 p.I86 I950.(figfcU vol.110, pi. Ip,f.l2, ) . Of the central dark area of the forewings only the black spot on the costa remains. ab. co3tijuncta Cockayne. Entomologist 83 p.52 1950. The first and second transverse lines of the forewing are united along the costa by a thick black bar. ab.nigrolineata Cockayne. Entomologist 83 p.52 pi. I f. l6 195° ■> On the forewings the basal and median areas are bounded by distinct continuous black lines; the white line external to the postmedian is absent or very indist¬ inct, the subterminal row of white dots is absent, and the sub terminal shad© is vary faint. gen. aest. asla© Agenjo. Eos TO p.210 1934. Much smaller than type, 7“9 mra. against 12-14 ram. , lacking the beautiful green colour of the forewing. ab.dalmani Burrau, Op use. Ent. Lund. 15 p. 83 ab. constricta 'Prout. Seitz 4 p. 229 1914. (fig. Suppl. pi. 13 c. ) Hue median area much narrowed, so that it forms costally a single black mark, its posterior one-third white. This description seems very close to ab. costijuncta Cockayne,but the figure in Seitz Suppl. does not agree with Prout's description. ab.tangens Latrpks. Tijdschr.E1t.i967. 110. p. 329. On the upper side of the forewings the ante™ and postmedian lines touch each other a little above the inner margin and then separate again. ab. divisa Lempke. Pi jd schr.Ent. 1967* HO.p .329* Forewings with the central band divided into two parts a. little above tne inner margin. - It is not at all clear whether this division of the central band is ^vertical or horizontal; however, Lempke 's preceding form was ab.tangens, so it may well be that this present form is a more extreme one of the tangens-characmer, but this is by no means certain. ab.nigrolineata Lempke. T'ijdschr.Bnt. 196V.H0.p.329j pl.lp,f. '-!» The central area of the forewings bordered on both sides by a thick black line V o ft o -if:: I. . • ” ■e •, « o <> on • „ 0 > • ■* * C> ■■>> 0 1 ‘f > i . Geora. 108. Colo a ty gist Hbn, salioata Hbn. aberrational forma, latentaria Curtis, Brit. L©p. 1830 p. jl pi. 296. Can be used for British race, ab. nigrotaaniata Schawerda. Vorh. zool. -hot. Ges. lien ~]0 0.(96) 1920. The median band of the foreing entirely dark, well contrasted with the lighter areas which border it, the promarginal region also darker, a sprinkling of yellow scales in the basal, and outer parts of the forewing. ab. stenotaeniata KLimesch. Dusky grey, the median band excessively narrow, partly marked with black, its posterior third lost in the dark ground colour. ab. obscura Schawerda. Iris p2 p. 69 1938. For swings blackish darkened , without markings. Only a few tiny spots are present. Georn. 109. Colo sty gia Hbn. . multistrigaria Haworth, aberrational forms ote ab, pallida Lempke,- Tijdsehr.Ent.92 p, I87. 1950. Ground colour whitish, on th© forewings only the transverse lines remain of the dark markings, ab. nub il at a Tutt. Brit, Moths I896 p.2o almost unioolorous fuscous f or ©wings , hindwing also darkened, ab, obscura Cockayne. Ent.Hea.65 P. 163 1953* Ground colour of both for© and hindwings uniformly 'smoky gray; the median band and subterminal are visible but obscured, other markings almost invisibly. This form is not nearly so dark as the preceding ab.nubilata Tutt. ab.virgata Tutt. But. 3®c. l6 p. 303 1904. Median band of forewing darker and more solid than in type, ab.nseudocoarctata Hoffmeyar. flora og Fauna 4o p. 92 fig. ab. unif ormata Lanpke. Ti jdschr.Ent. 1967* llO.p. 328 j pl.l6,f.5* Forewings of a uniform grey colour, all the markings except the subterminal absent. 'The figure shows traces of the normal basal band, as well as some markings in the marginal area. O r * o , , ' <$' ' * * 4 „ ♦ „ Geora. 110.' Colostygia Hbn, didym&ta Linn, aberrational forms etc. didymata *3 (subsp. rebel i Wnukowsky. Zool.Anz. $3 P* 223 1929* /re At 4.- 7) = hot] 0, and ic a Rebel. Barge’s Schmett. 19X0 p.344 . (J\ o^n') ,v- : vj= hetlandica Culot. Geora. I p.I88 I9I7“I9I9. The race from Shetland. Males more or less bright orange brown, females lighter ochreous brown or fawn colour. . . r. . . l & retell «-5 *■ • ab, albidissima Strand. Arch. TTaturg. 8 5 A4p.28 1919* Female, dirty white, the hindwing unicolor ous, the fo rowing with the median area narrow,weakly indicated in gr ©y-yellow is h , it s proximal boundary marked by a slender darker band. ' ab. lutes cons Prout. Seitz 4 Suppl.p. 134 1938. Females of a warm oehreous-brownish colour. ab. fl&vescens Lernpke. Tijdsehr. Ent. 92 p. 188 1950. Female with the ground colour pal® yellow, the markings normal. Wot identical with ab. lutes cens Prout which has the ground colour darker yellow-brown. ab.brunnsscens Lcmpk®. Tijdschr.Ent.92 p. 188 1950. The dark markings of the wings brown. Male form. ab. contras ta Lempke. Tijdschr.Ent.92 p. 188 1950. Ground colour of th© wings pure white, the markings dark b r own ( with out yellow tint) strongly contrasting. Female form. ab.broekenensis Strand. Arch. Naturg. 85 A4p. 2f,I9I9 Male with the markings much greyer, gray black to pure black, without the usual brown tone, at least in the marginal area with a bluish tinge. ab. f raraonti Rondou. Larger and much darker than type, the "twin" and sub apical spots black, the subter minal strongly white throughout; the dark border of the hindwing not separated f r from the lighter cart by any visibly darker line. Presumably a male form. ab, nigra Prout. Entomologist 37 P. I52 1904. = atra Rebel. Barge’s Schmett. 1 910 p.344. Both wings uniform blackish-brown. Probably only found in males, ab. attenuata Culot. Geom. I p. 189 pi. 27 f. 558 1917“ 19^9. Female, bone whit®, the markings reduced to some vestiges on the forewing, hind¬ wing without markings. ab.planicolor Lempke. Tijdsehr.Ent.92 p. 188 1950. (descript, vol, 90 0.I47) The central area of the forewings of a unieolorously dark tint, normally it is paler. ab.koshni Warnaeke. Ent. Z.30 p.420 1936. pi. on p.443 fig. I Row 3. Most striking because of the strongly darkened basal and middle band. ab. nigrof aseiata Rebel, Barge’s Schmett. 19 10 p.344-. Ground colour darkened, the median band narrow and almost black. ab. trif aseiata Arnecke. Ent.Z.50 p.442 pi. on p. 443 f. 1. 1937. Middle band absent or present only as a small fragment, 30 that the wing is divided into three areas, the basal and distal dark and the central light. ab. interrupt a Warneeke. Ent.Z.50 p.442 pi. 011 p.443 fig. 4 Row 2.1937* Middle band split in the middle leaving an anterior and posterior part. ab.cuneigera Balfour. Trans. Ent. Soe. Lond. Ixxvi 1917. " ith a conspicuous dark fuscous arrow-head marking, formed by a wedge— like exten¬ sion of the twin-spots towards the base. Geom. Ill Entephria Hbn, oaesiata Schiff. aberrational forms etc. ainf re quentata Haworth. Lep. Brit. 1809 p.330* 1929. ab. clarior Osthelder. Hitt, munehen 3nt.Ge3.i9 ( Sehmett. Sudbayern p. 442 pi. 18) Tho figure shows the ground colour distinctly whitish. ab. divisa Lange. Iris 39 p. Io4 Fs. 12, l6, 17. 1921. — raediodivisa Stauder. Ent. Anz.2 p. 93 The median band whit® in the centre, bouded narrowly by black on cither side. ab.prospieuata Prout. Ent. Pec. 19 p. 22 1907. - gelata Staudingar. Is white or whitish, unmarked except for the basal and median black-brown bands which stand out in the boldest relief. ab. hauler i Stauder. insignata Schawerda. c Median band solidly dark, much narrowed, proximal and distal areas whitish grey. ab.par&doxa Lange. Iris 35 p. lop 1921. Most striking form. Porswing smoky black only the basal ■natch and narrow median band whitish-grey; hindwing with proximal half whit e-grey, I istal hal:' blackish. ab.lacteofascia.ta Lange. Iris 35 p. 165 1921. Similar to the preceding paradoxa with white-grey basal and median areas but the rest of wing not so extreme, being not black but rippled with light lines. ab. constricta Prout, Trans. City. Lond.Ent.Hfet. Hist. Soc. 17 n.27 1908. Median band much narrowed and interrupted towards inner margin. ab. annosata Zett. Ins. Lapp. 1839 p. 9&2. - nigristiaria Gregs on. Entomologist 9 p« 75 I$70. The median band darker and not enclosing any light patch. nigristiaria is possibly the same form; The median band deep blackish-brown. , darker than the rest of the wing. - ab. nigricans ‘Prout, Trans. City bond. Ent. Hat. Hist. Soc. 17 P.27 1908. Glossy black or fuscous, the median band still darker but the lines which bound the areas remain pale. ab. epixantha Stichol. Porewing more brownish , hindwing darkened proximally , pal® distally,the two shades rather distinctly defined. ab.effusa Foltin. Z. /ion Ent. Ges. 27 p, 36 1942. The middle band of the. forewings not outwardly bounded but merged or suffused outwards. ab.atra.ta Lange. Iris 35 p. 165 pH figs. Ip & 18 1921. Black or fuscous with all the pale markings obsolescent, except tho subterminal, in which respect it differs from nigricans Prout. subsp. hothlandicar ia Bang^Haas. Iris 24 p,46 19 10. The Shetland race which generally speaking is darker. ) * 4 •o Geom. 1 12. Entephria Hbn, flavicinctata Hbn* aberrational forms etc. ab. gross! Hoffmann & ICLoss. The normally grey markings of the for owing yellow, ab, hilar iata Schwingensehuss. The forewing, excerpt the less strongly suffused basal and median areas, wholly suffused with gold-yellow. Possibly the same form as the preceding. ab . f lav opr iv a Schawerda. Mitt.munchen Ent. Ges. 14 p; 108 T 24. = flavoprivata Bang-Haas. Very dark, with blackish median area, the yellow scaling scarcely at all visible without a lens. ab. suheaeruleata Sondou. The yellow scaling entirely wanting. This is merely an extreme form of the proc -eding flavopriva. ab. divi3a Osthelder. Mitt.munehen Ent. Ges. 19 { Schmett. Sudbayern p.,443) 1929. The median band bisected by a pale central stripe. ab, klemensiewiczii Pruf f ©r* Bull. Intern. Aead*Polon. Sei. B. 1922 p.282 fig. 1923. Median band of the forewing black brown standing out sharply from the ground colour. j hindwing darkened ©specially towards the distal margin. subsp. ruficinetata Guenee. Lep.Het.2 p.p44 I8p8. = obscurata Stgr. Gat. Ed. 3 0*299 1901. The race from Scotland. Both wings much darker gray, 'the median band of the fore wingin consequence not very distinctly differentiated from the rest of the wing obscura may be used as an aberrational name for the darker specimens. ab.pseudocyanata Hebei, described a3 a form of flavicincta belongs to the species cyanata Hbn. - Geom. 1 15 Coenotephria Prout. berberata Schiff. aberrational forms etc. ab. grisescens V/ehrli. Ground colour pure ash-grey ^without the brown admixture; even th.; bands,-. ~hich are darker grey, hare the brown tone reduced, Mar-kings, very sharp. ab. griseata (Oberth) Culot. Geom, III p.259 pi* 37 f*. 759 1917-19. Similar to the preceding grise scons but more extreme, the grey darker, the ante- median band slender. ab.carolinaria(Oberth, ) Culot. Geom. III. p.239 pi. 37 f.760 I917-I9. Brownish, the median area fuscous , extremely narrowed., tho postmedian line being placed very near the ant emedian, neither of them quite reaching the costa, the out ward prongs of the former wanting. ab, interrupts Metschl. Int.Ent.Z.1925.19*P«26. = interrupta Dannahl. Ent.Z. 1927.41.p.27* On th9 forewing the normal grey central band, which usually is uninterrupted from costa to inner margin, is broadly interrupted, resulting in only two small spots remaining, of which one is on the inner margin and the other, enclosing the black discoidal spot, is on the costa. Lompke, in Tijdschr. Ent. 110, p.334, sinks his own ab.tangens a3 a synonym of this form, but the two are distinct. ab. constricta Vorbrodt. Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 1917* 12. p. 480. Hie transverse stripes bordering the central area united below the middle; the grey ground colour of the central area is in the form of an oval in the upper half of the wing, and in the form of two roundish spots in the lower half. This a more extreme development of the preceding ab. interrupta Metschl. ab.tangens Lanpke. Tijdschr.Ent. (.1949)1950. 9^#p* 190. (descript. vol.90,p#147. )• Hie two transverse lines bordering the pale central area of the forewings touch each other below the middle, and then sepatate again. Although Lempke makes this a synonym of ab. interrupta Metschl , this is incorrect^ since in the tangens-type of variation, there is not a broad interruption of the central band. See also remarks under ab. interrupta Metschl above. ab. sineliturata Culot, Geom. Ill '0.259 pl.37 f • 7^1 I9I/'~T919* Similar to the preceding interrupta Metschl, with the whitish median band divided into an upper and lower part, but with the apical streak completely absent. ab. hellweger Hebei. Bergs rs Schmctt. 1910 p.p^O. Forewings with unicolorous black-brown middle area. ab. schulfekria Heider. Soc. Ent. 19 p. 177 1 927. Ground colour of the forewings unicolorous brown, the median area not paler. Hindwing also darkened. ab, elutata Havre. •ashed out appearance, the median the costa, the postmedian then des undulations. Prout remarks that h area represented by two lines which meet at cribing a circle, a sinus and finally some e has seen nothing like it. ab. semif asciata Prout. Seitz 4 p.242 1914. (Barrett, pi. 344 f.2. ) 'The median area of the forewing much narrowed and in its costal part contains a narrow dark band,whi@h posteriorly becomes reduced to a mere lino. ab. deleta Cockayne. Hit. Pec. 6 5 o. To'j 1953* The ba3al line is present, but the thin line internal to and parallel with it is absent; the entemedian and postmedian lines are present, but the lines in the median area parallel with them are absent; thus there are three single lines instaad of three pairs. ab. costa juncta S@hw ingens ©buss. Z. 'ion Ent. Ges. 39 P.2I8 195-4* The inner and outer strong transverse lines of the forewing are connected by a dark brown bar, 6 ram. long and I ram. broad, along the costa. 6 *c S, 'o * 1* ,d ■ : « Be ■ v . ; • . * 'o. » , £ a . . k ' 2i ' 1 - . o&s oi: r , .. i c ;. •• ^.foq . XJLanr c. . ' \;I.no ;u: ,berh./Fzi$&i. >J: x£ba end sf. ,j- '\ -;^r; -■•• .(tp ? ot waoo e* S3 .^xxiaoioa© t'xerJcto sx&)- feos atg&&ei: •postl atfj- o e.;x 'io ‘luclac 'xix'oxs vsy- ./xlBi 'lev/ol er& rs. aJ-oqr. xfei&m/o-i owef? xo mot piieJ- n.I: on.o ,?;>i±w to 1£&S » •■ ■ j '■£ ,* . ' o . ■ - ■_ joi 4 » 4 , ?*X6 V ,-j ctiocr r . ■:■'.■;■ ? ' t ■ - 6-dt io :.zorJ quiisosl • , ’‘C : s.O I.Sxd'i’I© © . .. • fa ..., . ; -. ■> ■ ' " ■ - 2 U , 9 1 . & IS .. £t . ♦ ' ' ■ . 0 ; ^ 1 ■ ... §k. ' • -:.X j ■■ . ■ J .. . Geom. Il6, Goenotephria Prout derivata Sohiff . -nigrofasciaria Goeze. Aberrational forms etc. ab. clara Lempk®. Tijdschr.Ent.92 p. 191 1950. Central area of the forewings whitish. ab. ludovicata Milliore. Ann. Soc.Ent,Fr.7 p.2I8 pi. 5 f. 14- I887. Almost the entire median area of the forewing darkened so as to form a central band. ab. nigrof asciata Cockayne. Ent.Bec.65 p.163 1953* A broad dark band or bar running longitudinally from the antemedian to the postmedian line, occupying the costal half of the median area, and another much thinner band or bar running along the inner margin. The veins between those two bars are well outlined. This form would seem to be transitional to ab. ludovicata Mill, ab. costijuncta Cockayne. Snt.Hec. 65 p. 163 1953* The antemedian line is united by a broad dark bar along tho costa with the dark mark, which forms- the upper part of the postmedian line. ab. insignia Sheljuzhko. Mitt.munehen Ent. Ges. 4-4-45 p. 290 pi. 5 f.6 I954-“55* The middle field with inner blackish stripe markedly broadened especially at costal margin, also the outer transverse line, normally scarcely indicated, is distinct although fine and likewise broadened at the costal margin so that the two lines nearly meet. This outer transverse line runs from the tooth-like projection on the costa to the inner margin and is accompanied by a second which runs parallel with it. The lower part of the middle field between the two transverse lines is brownish but the upper -cart, above median vein, is not dark but whitish looking like a large white spot and occupying the whole upper nart of the middle field. The main features shown on the figure are the double outer transverse line and the large whitish triangle in the costal half of the median area. . Geom. TI7- CsonoteDhria Prout sagittata F, aberrational forms etc, ab, aporoximata Lcnrpko, Tijdsehr.Bnt.92 p. 191 1950, (deseript.vol. 90 p, 147, ) The two transverse linos which border the central area of the forewings are close together, ab, interrupta Hirsche. Vorh, zool,-bot, Ges. 7ien,6o p,4I7 1910, ‘Bis median band interrupted with white in its middle. - . 1 « O Goora. I 18, Euphyia Hbn. ouculata Huf n. - sinuata Schiff. aberrational forms otc. ab. anaiythreia Hebei. ¥@rh. zool. -bot. G©s. Vien. 73 P* (5)1924. The usual admixture of reddish on the for owing, both in the basal and distal area, is entirely absent, Y’ ab, cingula ta Rebel. Serge’s S@hmett.I9I0 p.332* The dark bands of the forewing are conneotod both at the costa and median vein, thus enclosing a roundish white patch. , Goom.119. ■ Euphyia Hbn. unangulata Haworth, aberrational form; ate. ab. orbioulata Dannehl. Eat. Z. 47 p. 106 1933* Th© cell spot of the forewing set in a light blue-grey space inside the median transverse band. ab. euscopus Schultz. Int. Bnt. Z. 24 p. 169 193^- The median area, except its narrow boundary line 3, particularly light, almost whitish. Other dark parts much lighter brown. ab. doangulata Orstadius. Ent. Tidskr. pO p. 2p8 The outer ©dge of the median band running in an even 3 curve, without the tooth at the third radial. ab.tr iangulata Wagner* np*/? /3/>- /S~i ' f-7 1 The median band narrowed and broadly interrupted, forming a small costal patch and an inner-marginal triangle. ab. angustifa3ciata Prout. Seitz 4 p.247 1914. The median band very much narrov/sd, scarcely, if at all, extending beyond the disc- -ocellulars. ab. sffusa Cockayne. Ent.Hec.6p p. 163 pi. 12 f.20 1933* Median band unusually narrow; the parts normally whit© are cream coloured; the subterminal line is very dark and ill defined and on its inner side it e no roach - -ss on the light area, outside the median band and runs inwards along the nervur- -es;the faint dark transverse line just outside the median band i3 absent. Gteom. 120* Euphyia Hbn, pic at a Hbn. aberrational forms otc. 4b. albof asciata Gauckler. Ent. Ifachr. 26 p.37^ 1900. The linos and shading between the postmadian and subterminal obsolete, leavin ah almost clear white band. ab. lactoomarginata Raynor. Ent. See. 19 p.239 1907. The whit© postmadian band is of normal breadth but th© entire area beyond is light croamy brownish, not olive green. Geom. 12 1, p.l. Euohyia Hbn, luctuata Schiff. aberrational forms etc. ab. approximata L smoke. Tijdschr.Ent.92 P.I94 1950. (d@3criot.vol. 90 p. 147) The The two transverse bands which border tho central area of the forewing aro close together. Pig'd. vol. 110, pl.l6,f.8. ab, separata Romaniszyn. Motyli. Polski I p. 430 I9?-9. (Polsk.Pi.smo Ent. 8 p.22l) A prominent,distinct,unint@rrupt©d,sinuous black line bisecting tho white band. ab. deni grata Gillmer, Soc. Ent. 24 p. 42 . 1909. Postmedian band inf us catod, sub terminal inconspicuous, otherwise almost wholly black. ab. atrolata Schawerda. v Subterminal lino almost entirely obsolete, median and distal bands strongly black -oned, proximal area of a darker groy than in type. Possibly the same as the f«*^<*&**^y /O-r/ow ■ ■?4 p.288 1890, The median area of the forswings more or less filled with fuscous, ab„ stygiata Kautz. Mitt, munch on, Ent. Ges. 12 p, l6 1922, Forewing much more strongly darkened than in the preceding infuscata Gump, , especially the distal part, ab.bubaeeki Kautz. Mitt. munchsn Ent. Goa, 12 p. l6 1922, Striking on account of the development of an uninterrupted, pure white transverse stripe, broader or narrower, in the median area of the for owing. The aberration can be combined with the infuscata development,. v ab, mar garitata Kautz. Verb. zool.-bot. Ges, ian. 72 p. (77)^923* The central part of the median area broken, by partial confluence of its two boundary lines, into circles which are likened to a chain of pearls. ab.virgata Hawkins. Entomologist p8 p.59 fig. 1925* The median band almost solidly dark, only interrupted by a. pale central stripe, and standing out in strong contrast to the rest of the wing, other lines almost obsolete. ab. pha.e ota eniata Kautz. Mitt, munchsn Ent. Goa. 12 p. l6 1922, The middle field of the forewings between the second and third transverse white lines, filled up with deep brown. Similar to tho preceding but with a deeper brown central band and other lines normal. ab.faseiata Lempke. Tijdschr.Snt. 92 p.196 1950. Basal and central area of the for ©wings yellow-brown, the rest of wings normal. ALso similar to the two preceding forms but with less contrasting band. hi ab. testacQolata St&udiager. Gat. Ed, 2 0.I9I I87I. Forewing together with inner margin of hindwing, testaceous instead of yellow, facial in parts of Europe but occurs elsewhere as an aberration. ab. flavobrunnaa Lempke. Tijdschr.Ent.92 p.I96 1950, Ground colour of fora and hindwings beautifully warm yellow -brown. ab. bicolor Lempke. Tijdsehr.Ent. 92 p.196 1950. Forewings pale yellow with brown- grey tint , hindwings normal. ab, dumetata Schranlc. Fauna Boica 2 (2)p. 33 1802, Paler leather-yellow on both fore and hindwings. Racial in parts, ab. unidentaroides Strand. Arch. Naturg. ( X919 ) 1920 . 85 . A4, P • 32 • ■The smaller teeth of the postmedian lino reduced, only a strong, searcoly bifid central prong remaining,modian area somewhat darkened. 0.(77)1923. ab. illineata Prout. Seitz 4 p.248 1914. - unif ormis Kautz.V erh. z. -b. Ges. ion. 72 Entirely lacks tho transverse linos, being uniforms yellow or with the median area feebly darkened. ab, subillineata Strand. Arch. Naturg. ( 1919 ) I920. 85. A4.p. 31. Transitional to illineata Prout, The principal lines , sub-basal , ant ©median and postmedian of the forewing remain white, but the other markings, except a slight brownish shade at outer edge of median area, are obsolete. Hind wing with postmediai only remaining white, other markings obsolete. ab.prillingeri Kautz, Tile white postmedian of the forewing almost without tooth, with sharp black-brown shade proximally,the two lines which bound the central stripe of the median area widely separated, 3 mm. apart, the boudary lines of that area near them, the sub- basal and subterminal wanting; distal area of both wings unicolorous; hindwing with four distinct linos. Goom. 122 continued bilineata L. continued, ab.cunaata Osth older. 'Iitt. munchen Ent. Ges. 19 ( Sell. Sudbayern P. 462)1929 The subterminal accompanied proximally by strong black-brown wedgs marks. yellowish black-brown, except only the costal margin as far as the 5th. subcostal and a quite narrow light yellow stripe in the middle of the median area and almost interrupted between the 2nd. submedian and 1st. median. The dark brown cover visible at the costa. (Prom the German description on p. 140. ) ab. insignata Kautz. Mitt. munchen Snt. Ges. 12 p. l6 1922. Unmarked except for the white lines, throe on the forewing, one on the hindwing, even the subterminal only weakly white. Probably the same as subillinoata Strand. ab.brunneata Kautz. Mitt. munchen Ent. Gos. 12 p. Ib 1922. For swings brown, hindwings yellow-brown, mar kings normal. ab. coffeata Kautz. Mitt. munchen Ent. Ges. 12 p. l6 1922, Both wings chocolate brown, mar kings normal. ab. anaemica Kautz. Mitt. munchon Ent. Ges . 12 p, Ib 1922. Strikingly cals, the forewings light grey-yellow , the hindwings pale yellow, mark¬ ings normal. Js, , ab. mixta Lempko. Tijdschr.Ent.92 p. I9o 1950. The forewings warm yellow-brown, the hindwings typically yellowish, ab. ethelae Huggins. Entomologist 89 p. I pi. I f.2 I9p6. Uniform brownish-black as in isolata Kane, but the central band of the forewing is d fined by three clear whit© thread-like lines, separating it from the basal blotch and another at its apical termination. There are two further Imperfect whi white lines between this and the cilia, and two on the hindwing. subsp. atlantiea Staudinyer. Iris p p.247 I892. Smaller than type, duller , darker yellow, the transverse lines more fuscous. the median area about as in ab. infu.sca.ta Gumop. ,its central band frequently white or whitish. The subspecies from Shetland and Outer Hebrides. subsp. isolata Kano. Entomologist 3 1 P. 85 1898. /&• /tZ*- ^*2 • Both wings blackish fuscous. Only known from Tearaght Island off Go. Kerry. ab.hib arnica ? - infuscata Kane. ( nom. preoc. Gumop. ) Entomologist jl p. 89 1898. /;?■ V&7-34. Forewing almost unicolorous fuscous brown, hindwing ochreous brown. Western Ir aland This form is not nearly so dark as the preceding isolata Kane. ab.brunnea-infuscata Silbernagel. Acta Soc. Ent, boh cm. 40 p. ~) 1943. ab. slabyi Komarok. A©ta. Soe.Ent.Gsl.47 p. 44 ab.pacanaglionsis Loritz, Bull. Soc. Ent, Mulhou3@ 1952 p. 9* t « ' r? Geom. 123 Euphyia Hbn, rubidata Schiff. aberrational forms etc. ab. derufata lempke. Tijdschr.Snt. 92 p.I93 19pC» The red tint of the for ©wings replaced by gro./ish. ab. albescens Lsmpko. tijdschr.S11t.92 p.193 1950* The lower half of the central area of the fore wings and the adjoining part of the subterminal area white. ab. tangens Lempke. Tijd3@hr.Ent. 92 P.I93 1950. ( descript. vol. 90 p*I47. ) The two transverse lines which border th® central area of the forewings touch each other below the middle and then separate again. ab.marg&ritata Lempke. Tijdschr.Snt. 92 p. 193 1950* (d@script.vol. 90 p. 147) The two transverse lines whieh border the contra! area of the f orewing3 , touch each other on mor© than one spot. ab.coaretata Cockayne. Ent.Hec.65 p. 164 pi. 12 f. 17 1953* The median area is about half th© normal width and is bounded externally by a complete black line from costa to inner margin. ab.modioalba Silbernagel. Aota Soc.Ent.bohem. 40 p.p 1943. Geora. 124, Eeliptopera Warren. silaeeata Sehiff. aberrational forma etc. ab. insulata Haworth. Lop. Brit. 1809 p.330» The median veins of th© for owing are whit© right across the median dark band, cutting it into two parts. ab.boogli Strand. - wehrlii Niepalt. Jahresb.Ver. Ins. Breslau 13 p.42 = diluta Metsehl. Int.Ent.Z.19 p.27 1923. The dark median band of th© forewing is reduced to a 3mall costal spot and an inner-mar ginal spot, the rest being cream-yellow with faint lines. ab. effusa Muller. Z.Ost.Ent.Var. Ip p.94 I930.ol.I2 f.3. .no median band reduced to upp organa lower blotch separated by a thin creamy lino. The rest of the median band its external edge run-* -ning into the dark outer area in creamy vein streaks ab.melaleuea Cockayne. Ent.R0c.69 p. 164 1933. The ground colour is pure white instead of cream colour and the markings are intensely black. ab.maculata Hoffmeyer & Knud 3 an. Dansk© Storsommerfugle 1938 p.236-310 fig. ab.rupt&ta Nordstrom. Svenska Fjarilar ( 1935“4l) 1940.pt. 11. p, 263; pl#38,f,12b. The central area narrowed and divided into 2-*3 well demarcated spots. The figure shows the central dark band divided into a large costal and inner marginal portion, and a minute central portion, about the size of the discoid&l spot. ab. divisa Lenrpke. Tijdschr.Ent. 1967* HO.p. 314. 'frie central area of the forewings over its entire length is of a paler colour, whereas the borders remain dark. Presumably this means that the central dark band is divided by a light stripe, although it could be argued that it is absent: the description is not really clear enough. ab.nigrescens Lerapke. Tijdschr.Ent# 1967* HO.p. 314* The upper side of the forewings with the basal and central areas deep black and the normally pale parts strongly darkened, blackish. Kindwings darkened. o o . $ <> . . - o ' . ■ “ “ • “ o * * 4* O « O ■ . . „ Geom. 125. Electrophaes Pi* out, corylata Thribg. aberrational forma ate. ab. unioolorata Heydemann. Ent.Z. pi p.393 fig. 1932. The light parts of the forewings are almost completely replaced by chocolate- brown, almost unicolorous with the two dark areas. ab. brunnescens Ljundahl. Snt.Tidskr.6l p.49 1940. Middle and basal areas unicolorous brown-yellow, also the light bands which border the median area are of the same colour. Similar to the preceding but not so dark. ab. effusa Nordstrom. Svenska Fjariiar 1940 p.265 pl*32 f. 13 0. The dark middle and basal areas are not sharply defined. ab. glaucata Moves. Ent. Tidskr. 1914. 35. ?• 137* The normally brown markings changed to light grey. (Prom German transl,, p. 140„ ) . 1 ab. albocrenata Curtis. Brit. Tint, I3..P.603 I836-37. - effusaria Staudinger. Cat. Ed. Ill p.307 1901. The median band more or less obsolete, only represented by some indistinct gray dus ting. Of tan the light olive brown bands which precede and follow the median are much darkened but this is by no means always the case. ab. ruptata Hubner. Samml.Sur. Sehmett. 1796-99 f .295. = intorrupta Hirschke. Yerh.zool.-bot.Ges ien. 60 p.4I7 19 10. - intQ rr up ta Schawerda. Jahr@sber.Wien Ent.Ver.24 p.Ijj6 1914. = defracta Strand. The median band of the forewing interrupted with white at the fold, ab. disseeta Kolos sow. Eat. Nachr. 10 p. 149 1936. 'The description says the middle band is" torn to pieces”. It may or may not be a synonym of the pr ©coding, the description is useless. ab.albida Herz Ofv.Pinska Forh. 45 N0.I5 p. 17. Was described a3 an aberration of corylata but was raised by Bang-Haas to 3poci -fic rank. ab. costimaculata Cockayne. Ent.Hec.38 p.94 1946. Only tho costal part of the median band of the forewings is present. ab. eostaelausa Lompke. Tijdschr.Ent. 92 p.200 1950. Basal and central band touch each other at the costa.. ab. degenerata Lerapke. Tijdschr.Ent. 92 p.200 1950. Only two spots remain of the central band, on the costa and inner margin, thus widely separated from one another. ab. albo spar sata Lanpke. Tijdschr.Ent.i967. 110. p. 327. Upper side of the forewings v/ith the central area powdered with white and separated from the basal area by a white band, the outer area completely white and the subteiminal line only dark-edged on the costa and inner margin. •5 «} •» Q P, i! Geora. I2o Mesoleuca Hbn, albicillata L. aberrational forms et«. ab. lactieolor Lemoke. Ti jdschr, 'Sat. 92 p.20I 1930. Ground colour of the wings yellowish-white . ab. suifusa Carrington, Entomologist 14-p. 73 fig* 1881. The entire for swings suffusad with dark leaden-grey, ab. impuncta Lerapk©. Tijdschr.Ent. 92 p.20I 1930* (descript.vol. 90 p. 147 ) The central spot of the3 forewings is absent. ab. quadripuncta Lemoke. Tijdschr.Ent, 92 p.20I 1930* Fore and hindwings on the upper side with a distinct central spot, not one'1 showing through from the under side. . i ab.reducta Lempke. Tijdschr.Ent. 92 O.20X 1950- The dark markings on the outer margin of fore and hindwings strongly reduced, ab. philipp si Hannemann. The dark basal patch of the forewing broadly confluent along the costa with the subaoical patch. ab.vestata Dadd. Dtsch. Ent. Z. 1921 p.94. The white median area of the forewing very narrow as a result of a broadening of the basal patch and the distal bluish part and with the normally fine dark postmedian line strong, double and nearly median. ab. reetangulata Cockayne. Ent. Fee. 63 p. 164 pi. 12 f . 18 1953* The dark basal area is larger than normal and the dark sub apical mark on the costa is rectangular and much longer than usual so that the white space between them is much reduced; the nervures from the postmedian row of dots, as far inwards as the end of the sub&pical mark, are darkened, forming a row of short lines. ab.venata Cockayne. Entomologist 83 p.32 1930. (fig’d Barrett pl339 f. 14.) Ground colour deep cream tinged with- oehreous. For swing with basal and subapical markings dark brownish purple, the former considerably larger and the latter more elongated than usual, so that the pale median area at the costa is about half the usual width; the nostmadian lino, faint in the "Type and distinct in the Par atype , is much nearer the bass than in normal specimens, and the nervures run- -ning into it are brown, ©speeialy th® subcostal and median and nervures 3*4,5 and 6; external to the postrnedian line the band of inter neural blue-grey shading is wider than usual in the Type, but of normal width in the Paratypejthe marginal shading is very pale. Hindwing with a complete blue-grey submarginal band, but the marginal band is almost obsolete. 1 , o . Geom. 127. Melanthia Duo. proeellata Schiff. aberrational forme etc. ab. f ulvomaeulata Dannehl. Ent. Z. 47 p. 123 1933 Ground colour inclining to yellowish, the black-brown parts intense, the yellow- brown becoming fawn-brown between the posterior lines of the median area. ab. ihf umata Rebel. Porewing strongly suffused with brown, only the band before tha middle remain¬ ing white. 71 pi. f. 12 1922. ) ab, extrema Schwingenschuss. Z.Ost.Ent.Ver. 6 p.2 I92I(fig. Verh. z.~b, Ges. /ien All the white parts of the wings considerably darkened, much more so than in the preceding inf umata Rob. , except for tho square blotch on the margin of the for awing, which remains white. ab. effusa Schneider. Ent.Edsch.pl n.238 fig.p.239 f,2 1934* The white parts of the wing3 fused into tho black areas-, with no sharp division ab. inexpeetata arneek© (Prout) Seitz 4 3uppl.p.I57 1938. The median area of the forewings with the wavy lines behind the large costal blotch wanting or obsolescent, so that the middle of the wing is particularly light. Racial in parts,L smoke has named this roducta when occurring as an ab. ab. reducta Lempke. Ti jdsehr. Ent. 92 p.202 1958. The dark undulating lines' which represent the lower part of the central band of the for swings, fail comoletely. See the preceding. ab. signata Lempke. Ti jdsehr. Ent. 92 p. 202 1958. All undulating lines in the central area are sharply marked as far as the inner -margin. ab. nigrapicata Cockayne. Entomologist 85 p.269 pi. 4 f. I7-I8 1952. On the forewing the costal blotch and the marginal area are blackish; the intervening’ area is heavily dusted with black scales and there are also black scales along nervuro 3; tha usual square white spot on the margin is present. ab.fasciata Hoffktarin, Mitt. Nat. Yer. Steieimark 1917*53*P*179« Forewings with a complete central fascia, so that the lower half is also darkened. Description from Lenpke in Tijdschr.Ent.llO,p.334> have not seen the original. ab.br evipennis Lempke. Ti jdsehr. Ent. 1967* 110. p. 334. Pore- and hindwings distinctly shortened. This is from Lempke * s original Dutch description; his English translation 3ays;"Pore- and hindwings distinctly too short". 9 ' 9 O 9 Geora. 128. Epirrhoo Hbn, tristata L. aberrational forms etc, ab. karteszi Aigner. Ann, Mas. Wat, Hung, 4 p. 525 pi. 14 f . 10 1906, The median band of the forewing almost entirely absent, only a darAspot on the discoeellular remaining, ab, nigrata Rebel, Barge’s Schmett. 1910 p, 354. The abdomon doop black, only showing narrow white edging to the segments dorsalty ab, continuata Fuchs. Jahrb. Nassau Ver. 54 p. 96 1901, Paler grey-brown, both wings with continuous dentate subterminal line , fringes more broadly and regularly chequered with white. ab.brunnea Ness ling. Motul.Hnt. 5 p, 98 o The normally dark parts of a light yellowish-brown, the white parts normal, ab. aetinaria Dannehl. Ent.Z. 41 p.24 1927. Washed out appearance, the dark markings indistinct and effused, the dots in the white bandsonly indicated by slender rays along the veins, in extreme develop¬ ments wanting altogether. ab. interrupta Heinrich. Deutsch.Snt.2. 1918.p,428. = interrupta Lange. Iris. 35 p. 170 I92I. The median band of the forewings interrupted with white in the submedian region ab. divisa Prout. Seitz 4 Suppl.p. l6l 1938. The median band of the forewing white-centred from costa to inner-margin. ab. hsstatoides Mitsehe. Verh.zool.-bot, Go s. .ion. (1924-25 ) 1926, 7^”75*P. ( 177 ) - The white postmedian band broadened and in the mid-subterminal white spot extended into a complete hastate mark, strongly recalls that of hastata. — ab, luctuolata KLemonsiewicz . S^raw.Kom.Fizyogr, 1902. 36.P.5O, Brownish black, tho median band not marked with white, bounded by narrow white, black-dotted bands .According to Lentpke[Tijdschr.v.33nt. llO.p.296}, the follow¬ ing form is a synonym of this. pseudoluctuata Vorbrodt. Mitt. Schweiz, Ent. Ges. ( 19II-I7 ) 1917* 12. p. 477* Much blacker than typical tristata, the f crowing almost solidly black as far as tho postmedian, the outer white band bisected by thick dots or a connected line of these dots, the sub terminal vestigial. ; the characteristic red- yellow terminal marks of ab. limbo si, goata Hoick are discernible. [ see preceding form.] ab . 1 itnb o 3 i gnat a Nolcken. A series of rounded rust-brown terminal soots between the postmedian white band and the margin, ab. demarginata Cockayne. Snt.Pec. 65 p. 164 pi. 12 f . 13 1953* The dark markings on the border of the forewing are greatly reduced, only a faint trace of brown remaining and a little darkening of the nervures; the dark markings on the border of the hindwing are reduced but not to the same extent. ab. approximate Laapke. Tijdschr. imt. 1967* HO.p. 296. Forewings with the central area strongly narrowed. ab.tangens Letnpke. Tijdschr.Ent.l967.HO.p.296. Forewings with the central area so strongly narrowed that its margins touch each other a little above the inner margin. ab.biimculata Lempke. Tijdschr. Ent. 19^7. 110. p. 297* Forewings with the central band reduced to two spots, one on the inner margin, and the other in the centre. 'This form is figured incorrectly as ab.kerteszi Aign. by Osthelder in Schmett. Sudbayerns, pl,17,f.l0. ab. lactofasciata Lampke. Tijdschr. Ent. 1967* 110. p. 297* On the forcings the light bands are not white, but creamy or pale yellow. ' * O'- 0 O ** rt ' 1 i' * s . . o' $ <■ . , . ’ O o •» ® © Goom. 129, Epirrho© Hbn, galiata Schiff, aberrational forms etc. y ab. chalybeata Hubnor. Samral.Eur. Schmett. I809~I3 fig* 350. Median band broad, dark bluish slate colour, distal area weakly marked, with a tinge of brown. ab.dissoluta Prout. Seitz 4 Suppl.p. 162 1938. Ground Golour white, the median band predominantly light blue-gray, only blacken¬ ed at its extreme odgos. ab. omina Schawerda Verh. zool, -bot. Gasf ien. 52 0.(143) 1912. Pure white ground colour, the median band blue-black, the brown tinge absent from both; the white distal area very weakly marked. ab. quadriannulata Haworth, hep. Brit. 1609 p.33I« The pale sub-basal area broken up into four separate whit®, dark ringed spots. ab. brunneata Kitt. Z.Ost.Snt.Vsr. 10 p.28 = brunneseens Wagner. Strong reddish-brown scaling in the distal area and, especially, in the basal area of the forewing. ab. oehreata Wagner. Z.Ost.Ent.Var. II p. 113 I926. Ail extreme development of brunneata Kitt, with the basal and distal areas of the forewing reddish ochre-brown, almost orange. ab. unilobata Haworth. Lep. Brit. 1809 P. 33 f. The distal area generally rather strongly shaded with grey, the median band broad and dark without any ting© of brown. o o $ O , Eoirrhoe Hbn, Geom. I30. H 1. ' , alternata Miillor. - 3Qciata Borkh. aberrational form's ate. subsp. obscurata South, Entomologist 21 p,27 fig’, 1888. The ground colour less pure whit© , th© dark markings of the forewing are dull grey-brown, th® dividing-lino of the white postmedian band is always as dark as (dark as) the rest of the markings. Tho median band of the forewing is much spotted ' with black, The race from tho Hebrides, ab. divisa Ostholder. Scbmett. Sudbayerns„ 1929. 1. (3 ) *F*430. The median dark band completely divided by a pal r stripe from oosta to inner margin. ab, tonuif asciata Schima. Verh. zool, -bot. Gas, ’V ion. 77 P* ( 7® ) 1927* The median band much narrowed, (I -1.3 mm) but not actually interrupted. ab. degenerata Haworth. Lop. Brit. 1809 p*333* = kurzi Hirsch .Verh. zool, -bot. Gas. ..'ion, 60 p, 4Ip 1910. The median band of tha for awing broadly interruotad or broken with white, ab. pseudorivata Wagner. 2, Ost. Ent.Ver. 8 p.36 1923* The dark dividing line of the postmedian whit® band more or lass completely obsolete, th© proximal part of the hindwing also less dark than usual, so that the whole app ©©..ranee is more rivata-like, except as regards the distal area. ab. eularapa Kautz. Verk zocL.-Leb. Gets Y£, p Light grey with violet reflections, the median band very broad, not darker, the white markings very narrow, but distinct. ab. albinata Romaniszyn. Pol s k. Pi smo . Ent , 4 p, 198 Both wings very pal© yellow instead of dark brown-grey. ab. effusa Muller. Z, Ost.Ent. Ver. 15 p.94 pi* 12 f. 4 1930* The white postmedian band very broad, the boundary between it and the median band ill-defined, ab. cingula ta Tongs trom, Notiser p. Fauna ot Flora Fenn 14 p. 32 1875* Tho abdomen black, the hindwing also somewhat darkened. ab. obscura Lomoke. Tijds@hr.Ent. 92 p.204 WSo, The white postmedian band narrow, and over its whole length divided by a black line, base of the hindwings darker, ab.raelanotioa Horhammer. Ent. Z* 62 p. 38 1952* All wings unieolorous brownish-black. ab. oonfusa Cockayne. Ent. Ree. 63 p. Ib4 pi. 12 f. 10 1933* Median band of the forewing narrow; the border is dark and suffused internally, fading away gradually into the white ground colour shortly before reaching the postmedian line; there is none of th® norma.1 reticulations and tho dark lino just external to and parallel with the postmedian line is absent. On tho hindwing the basal part is dark as far out as the postmedian line and the marginal area is similar to that of the forewing. The form has a dark smoky suffused appearance ab. lacteata Larsen. Flora og Fauna p.39 ab.lactofasciata Lampke. Ti jd schr . Ent. 1967. 110.p,298. On the forewings the pale bands are pale yellowish instead of white. ab.nigrosignata Lemplce. Tijdschr. Ent. 1967. 110. p.298; pl.l4,f. 14, Body unieolorous black. Forewings with the basal and central bands black, separated by a black-grey band, and the marginal area blackish with a sharp, white submarginal line. Hindwings blackish, with a white postdiscal band divided by a dark line, the subtaarginal line sharp and white. . , « « ,4j ■■ » . !';v ' iS « C » » * . .V * : O ,, « . » ' 1 Georn. 130. p. 2. E. alternate Mtill., aberrational forms, etc. (cont’d. ) ab. bicolor Lempke. Tijdschr. Ent. 1967. 110. p.298. For swings with the basal and discal bands black-grey, all other markings pale grey, contrasting with the dark bands. •» o . Geom. 13 1. Epirrhoe Hbn. rivata Hbn. aberrational forms eto. ab.ma©ulata E@b@l. Berg© T a Sehmett. 1910 p.352. (See Barrett pi. 337 f.2 A.) Tho median" band reduced greatly, broken up into a small costal spot, a wedge-shape od contra! mark and a somewhat larger inner-marginal spot. ab. inexpectata Krulilcowski. Mater. Faun. Flo r.Hoss. 9 p. 150 Prout raises this form to the rank of species. ab. approximata Lerapke. Tijdschr. Ent. 92 p.204 1950. (doscript.yol.90 p. 147 ) The two transverse lines which border the central area of the forewings are close together. ab. effusa Lerapke. Tijdschr. Ent. 92 p.204 1950. The central band of the forewings not sharply bordered. ab. p se udo alt ©r nata Lerapke. Tijdschr. Ent. 92 p.204 1950. The base of the hindwings -as dark as in alt or nata Mull. ,th© rest of the markings normal. ab. divisa Lerapke. Tijdschr. Ent. 92 p.205 1950. 'The central band of the forewings over its whole length divided by a pale stripe ab.nigrescens Lerapke. Tijdschr. Ent. 1967* HO. p.299; pi. 14, f. 11, Fore- and hindwings of a uniform b la okish-gr eyj the darker central area of the forewings bordered by narrow pale bands. Hindwings with unsharp, somewhat paler discal band, and distinct disca.l point. Lerapke says that after the specimen had been photographed, a genitalia slide was made of it, to make certain of its identity. » r- & * ' Go ora. 132 Porizoraa Hbn, taoniata Stoph. aberrational forms etc. ab. .latef aaeiata Strand. Arch. Naturv. Christian 25 No. 9 p. 17 1903. Median band broader than usual, fully on© third as broad as the length of the wing, ab. angustif asciata Strand. Arch. Naturv. Christian '23 Mo, 9 p. 17 1903. Median band narrow, only about on® sixth as broad as the length of the wing. ab,bronno©nsis Strand. Dark appearance, with whitish and grayish markings, the usual brownish or reddish ting® apparently wanting. The type of markings of the forewing somewhat recalls that of coerulata P.jth© pal® band boyond the middle oxtoned at the expense of th© median band. Prout thinks that the rather worn condition of the insect maybe in part rsspons- -ible for its abnormal asp act. ab, zinaida® Kollo sow. Ent. Nachr. 10 p. 149 I93&* Tho middle field of forewings dark. Description does not seem sufficient since most specimens have a dark middle band and Kollo sow says it is very rars. ab. defasciata Dioszeghy, Verb. Siebonburg Vor. Naturw. 193.5 p»I20 vol.83~84. © Geom, 133 Perizoma Ibn, affinitata 3t©ph. aberrational forms etc. ab. rivinata Fischer von Eoeslerstaam. Abb. Sehmett. k 1^8 p. I Broader white hands on the for awing, the hindwing lightened yith whitish. This is probably the name for a race and not really applicable to aberrations. ab. indistincta Osthelder. Mitt, munch. Sat. Ges. 19. ( Sen. Sudbayern p. 4p8 1929) IJnicolorous washed out dark markings and white antemedian band without markings. Prout figures a specimen which ho assumes represents this form but it does not agree with the description, See Seitz Suppl. 4 pi. Ib 3. ab. effusa Schneider. Ent.Z.47 p*'I8 fig. 2 1933* = tenuivittata Nordstrom. Svenska Fjarilar 1940 p.2o8 pi. 88 f.2p D. = effusa Cockayne. Bnt.Hec.65 P. Io5 1953* The dark border diffused into the outer part of the white postmedian band, ab. jenischi Schneider. Snt.Z.47 p. 18 fig. I. 1933* Forewing to .just beyond middle white-grey strigulated with blackish, the rest of wing blackish with no postmedian white band. ab. lineata Lerapke. Tijdschr. lint. 92 p.20o 1950* For swings with complete subterminal line , otherwise normal, ab. unicolorae Gregson. Young- Nat. 10 p.237 1889. - uni oolo rata Kane. Entomologist 30 p.236 1897* Forowings smoky with the band obsolete, hindwings also mostly darkened. ab. maoulata Lingonblad. Notul.3kit.24 p.74 1945 o ■3 .1 Goo,. 134. Perizoma Hbn. alehemillata L. aberrational forms ©to. y ab. interrupta Boldt. Lop.'ldseh. I p,89 1927* The white postmedian band interrupted by a projection of the ground colour in the centre. ab. peter soni Prout. (nom.nov.pro fennica Petsn. nec Pouter) Seitz. 4 p.2oO 1914. - fennica Peterson. (nom.preoc.Hout or 1893) Tho white antemediaii band well expressed, generally also the postmedian white band somewhat widened and sometimes evn a complete sub-basal is pres out. The form is racial in some parts. ab. fennica Reuter. Acta. Soc. Flora et Fauna Fenn, 9 ( 6 )p. 77 1893* = indistincta V/ehrli. More unicolor ous, less traversed by wavy lines, the antemedian white band ob solos cent,th postmedian undivided and not sharply bounded dis tally , its shape some¬ what different, the terminal line in the 9 almost obsolete. ab. unieolorata Lange. Iris 33 P. 171 pi* I f. 25-26 1921. The ro rawing almost uniformly dark , r ot aining only the commencement of the whitish subterminal lin®at tho costa. , Morel zhrorA \ tun v* of kvf A )orcJ^r**i J h, rye ^ t* PjAVi t»V 0° Geom. 136. Perizoma Hbn, albulata Schiff . aberrational forms etc. ab.griseata Staudinger. Gat, Ed, II p. 190 I8.7I. The greyish tone of the markings more pronounced and some admixture of fuscous. The ground colour remains white but the hindwing is greyish. ab.mundata K1 omens iewicz. Eoraanis zyn , Fauna Motyli Pol ski 1929 n. 4-pO. = tenuifasciata Nordstrom. Svenska Fjarilar 1941 p.269 pi. 39 f . 1 B. Porewing with the median band much narrowed. ab« reducta Lerapke. Tijdschr. Ent. 92 p.209 1930* Only the two lines which border the central area of the forewings are present and clearly visible. ab.hebudium Weir. Entomologist. 14 p. 221 fig. pi. I f . 17 1881. = niveata Steph. nee. Scop. = hebrideum Eobson & Gardner. Pure white without markings ?»0'ksP' 7 ab. subf asciaria Boh. Acad. Hndl. S'tokh. 1802 p, 133* Yellowish-grey or brownish-grey, in general weakly marked. Occurs -in Shetland. ab. thules Weir. Entomologist 13 p.290 pi* 4 f „ 4-p 1880. All wings considerably darkened , greyish-brown the markings hardly standing out. ab. nidarosiensis Strand. Arch.. Wat urg. 83 A4 p,26 1919* Grey rather than white, the subterminal line less distinct, the postmedian sharply marked and angular, the antemedian band with sharply marked dividing lino. ab. zimmormanni Kebel. V@rh. zool.-bot.Ges, /ien. 78 p» (23) 1928 The base and narrow median area of the for owing white, a broad almost perpend- - icular grey -brown band between, a broad distal area similarly uniform groy- brown,with no trace of the subterminal line. Hindwing in basal half white, in distal half unicolorous grey-brown. ab. -^ronunciata Dannehl. Ent» Z.39 p*I& 1925* Glean white , without any ting© of yellowish or brownish, the markings sharply expressed, but only as fin© lines with no tendency to form hands. ab. albomodia Cockayne. Ent. Eoc. 65 p. Io4 ol, 12 f. 7 1933* The median area is white and entirely without markings; the basal and marginal markings are present. 9 <* -a Geom. 137 Perizoraa Hbn, roinorata Tr, aberrational forms etc. sub3p. ericetata Stephens. Ill. Haust. 3 p.298 I83I. The Scottish race, smaller, darker marked, the white band distall./ to the median generally with a sharper dividing line, the hundwing darker grey. ab.monticola Staand. Nyt.Mag. Naturv. 1902 p.40. The median area not darkened at all, but only indicated by the lines which limit it. Occurs in the Scottish race. Geom. 138, Perizoma Iibn, blandiata Schiff. aberrational forcns eta. ab. eostimaeuteta Vagner. Int.Bnt.Z. Ip p. IoO fig. II 1919* Only a 3mall dark costal spot remains of the median band, the other markings weak. ab.bipuncta otach. Spr aw. Kom. Fizyogr. Krakow. 36 p.I22 1922. Both for© and hindwing’s almost without mar kings, unicolor ous whitish; of the median band only a black dot remains. ab. defasciata Sohn~3®thal. Iris 4p p. 18 1929* A costal dot only representing* the basal band, three slender anterior linos remaining’ of tho median band. ab. coarctata Prout. Seitz 4 p.262 1914. The median band narrowed to a mere thread. ab. indistinGta Osthelder, Ground colour yellowish-brown., the medians. band entirely dark, unmarked, the rest of the markings washed out , subterminal indistinct. subsp.perfasciata Prout. Seitz. 4 p.2o2 1914. Tho median band dark throughout. ADpea.rs to form a constant ra.ee in Hebrides. * Geom, 139 Pcrizoma Ifbn. bifaciata Haworth, (corrected to bifasciata in Haworth Index - uiiifasoiata Haworth, aberrational forms etc. ab.planior Lempke. Tijdschr.Hnt. c)2 p.208 1938. Tho broad polo postdiseal line has a brownish colour, so that the wings become much less mottled. ab. nigrofaseiata Lempko. Ti.jdschr. lint. 92 p.208 1950. Central band of the forewings black instead of dark brown. ab. unieolor Lempke. Tijdschr.Snt» 92. p.208 1950. All pale markings fail so that the for swings are almost unicolorous black-grey. ab. approximata Lempke. Ti j d 3 ©hr. Ent . 92 p. 203 1950. ( descript, vol. 90 p. 147) The two transverse lines which border the central area of the for swing, are close together. Geom. 140 continued p*3* furcata Thnbg. continue the wing; the median area extending from the antemedian line internail, 7 to the outer aspect of the sub-terminal band, which is close to the anal angle,and from ’ the inner margin to norvure three is uniformlj dull brownish-grey; from the proximal end of this an oblique band of the same colour runs to the costa. These bands, and the median area together with the costa enclose an irregular area of i the ground colour in the proximal part of which lie six dark spots speckled wit}: whitish and at the distal end is a narrow doubly angulated band first running towards the term an, then away from it, and then towards it again, parallel with the inner aspect of the subtarminal band. the border of the termon is dark and in the narrow belt of ground colour between it and the sub terminal band are a number of small dark spots. The pattern is unlike that of any other aberration of this species. ab. suporcincta Cockayne. Ent. Hoc. 63 p. 165 1933. Ground colour dull pale greenish white; the basal area dark and unusually broad; there is a very broad dark median band; the subtarminal line is absent; outside the median area there is a broad band of pale ground colour, the terminal band is dark. ab. prou.ti Cockayne. Ent.Eee.6p p. I06 pi. 12 f . Ib 1933. Ground colour whitish faintly tinged with greenish-brown; there are three equi¬ distant indistinct narrow transverse bands pale greenish-brown in. colour; at the extreme base is a thin black transverse line; a thin black transverse line, slightly curved with & he concavity towards the termen,runs from the subcostal nervure to the median norvure and another thin black line runs obliquely from a point near the costa to the subcostal nervure and then in a curve, with the concavity towards the base, to the median nervure; the second faint tranverse band runs .just internal to the on®, and the third transverse band runs just external to the other; there is also an indistinct narrow band of brownish- green along the termon; the fringe is chequered. The hindwing is dull greyish-brown and is darker than the forewing. ab. nigra Hackray. TymbiLlionaa 38 p.20I 1938. — ^ Forewings entirely black, markings totally obliterated or only very slightly apparent. Hindwings likewise darkened. ab. multiline&ta Nordstrom. Tvenska Fjarilar (I935“4I )l940.ptB,ll.p.270; pi. 39, f* *3^ Unicolorous brown, with the markings demarcated by 9 “1C white or whitish narrow lines. The figure agrees with the description, except that, in addition to these white lines, the usual white spot situated in the outer area of the forewings is extended downwards almost to the inner margin, and upwards to about 3 up the wing. ab.approximata Lempke. Tijdschr.Ent.l967*110.p.331- Forewings with the central area strongly narrowed. cj .rt' * ’ . . - , Geom. 140 continued, p.2. fur cats. Thnbg, continued, ab. stragulata Vehrli. Verb. Geo. Basel 28 -o.244 1917* The light whitish median area cut by black horizontally so as to form isolated, black -mar gined , light spots . ab. contrastata 'Schroder. Jahrcsber.Ent.Ver. 1926 p. 14- Ip. Ground colour black, the normally dark bands light in colour. ab. suf fumata Pinks. Ent.Z.pS p. l6 1924. Olivo-brown, with tho fine black sub-basal lino, sharply dev cloned subterminal, not interrupted by the usual conspicuous whit© spot, and a roundish black spot in the anterior third of tho broad median area, which again is broadly black- edged proxnmally. ab.meinlisiti Fink©. Snt.Z. 38 p* l6 1924. The distal margin, boundaries of the median area and narrow circumscription of basal area moss-greon, standing out sharply on tho black-blue ground colour; median area narrow, showing three separated lighter spots. A striking form. ab. czekelii Dioszeghy. Verb. Sicbenburg Ver. ITaturw. 79“80 p.2o0 Ground colour brown-grey , the markings of the forewing darker, grey-brown; these form bands which are broader than the ground colour, so that tho latter appears only as numerous fine, sharp linos separating them; only in the posterior part of the subterminal region doos the pale colour become more dominant. ab.fasciata TTitsche. Verb, zool, -bot. Gas. tieni, 83. P* (22) 1933* Ground colour brown, with a palo grey or white median band , markings resembling tricolorata Schrank, which has the ground colour green. ab. albipunctata Nitsehe. Verb. zool. -hot. Ges.V/isn 83 p. (21 ) 1933* Much darkened with black-brown, the light soot in the subterminal band conspieu- -ous. ab. albonigrata Nitsehe. Verb. zool. -hot. Ges.'Viem 83 p. (21 ) 1933* Deep black-brown,with sharply contrasting white mar kings, namely, the basal area a central spot and three costal spots; towards the torraen the black shows a seal-red bordering. ab.pluripunctata Nitsehe. Verb. zool. -bot. Gos. 7ien 83 p. (22) 1933* In addition to the pal® central spot, a band-like series of subterminal white- centred spots, so that in some cases there are two palo bands, a median and a sub terminal. ab. testaceata Prout. Bnt. Fee. 9 p. 86 1897* Testaceous without the dark bands. ab.irrorata Spr. Strongly irror at ©d, fourth and fifth bands incomploto. ab, exquisita Eichardson. Ent.3ec.b4 p.270 pi. II f. 14 1952. For ©wings- crossed by four thick light greenish-brown lines, situated in terminal, postmedian, submedian and sub-basal areas* Ths two median linos aro joined by a short bar at the inner margin but aro wide apart at tho costa, just before which they are angulated. the .space between them is coloured pale greenish-yellow, in which a darker diseal mark is visible. tho subterminal area and the space between sub-basal and submedian lines ,are greenish-white. The basal area is greenish- yellow, darkened by indistinct basal markings. The figure shows the pale bands suffused, ab. goodsoni Cockayne. Ent.Rec.65 p. 165 1953® For ©wing dull pale brownish-green; the basal line is dark, there is a broad almost completely unicolorous blackish-brown median band reaching the discoidal spot, a subterminal band, and a submarginal band, both of the same colour; the border is usually the same colour as the ground ab. barretti Cockayne. Ent.Eec.65 p. 1 65 1953* Similar to ab. goodsoni Cockayne except that most of the costal half of the pale band external to tho median band is clouded with dark brownish-green. ab.mirabilis Cockayne. Ent. .800.65 P*l65 pi. 12 f. 19 1953. Ground colour whitish suffused with rufous in the distal areas; the basal area hae dark transverse lines, the more distal ones more or less fused to form a band; the ant ©median line has a V-shaped indentation about athird of ths way across . . „ ' G-aora. 140 p.l. Hydriomona ITbn, furcata Thunberg. = sordidata F. aberrational forms etc. ab.obscura Peyerimhoff. Bull. 3oc. Hist, Hat. Colmar2 p.I2l 1862. “ infuseata Staudinger. TJnicolorous fuscous or nearly so. ab. sordidata Fabricius. Ent. Syst. 3 (2)p. 185 1795* Like typo but is green with dark bands, the typo form being cinereous with dark bands. ab. obliterata Prout. Ent. Sec. 9 p.86 1897. Groan, almost unmarked. ab. tricolor ata Schrank. Fauna Boica 2 (2)p.30 1802. = albif aseiata Prout no©. Pack. Ent. K® <5.9 p.86 1897. Resembling sordidata with groan ground and. dark bands but with a pale grey or white median band. -abu albidaria Mitseha. Verb, zool. -bot. Gas. .‘ion. €3 p. (21=) 1933 :HSq$ ground colour whitish, fringss of both wings lighter than in typical forms. ab. e0ntri.not9.ta Nits eh a. V erh. zool. — bot. Ges, .ion 83 p.(22 ) . 1933* In the median band of the for owing or in th® roundish median spot of the forewing with a darker filling-in. The description is puzzling,L©mpk© uses the namo for the form with a row 01 dark spots in the lighter central area of the for swings. ab, fla.votincta Culot. Geom. Ill p.253 pl.3° f. 735 1918. The ground colour yellow, with a tinge of orange. ab. cineraata Prout. Ent. See. 9 p.86 1897- Cinereous without dark bands. ab. f us coundata Donovan. Brit. Ins. II p. 73 Pi. 386 f. 3 I836. For ©wings testaceous , with irregular fuscous waved bands and a few fuscous dots. In particular destitute of the small white spot at the posterior apex. The figure in the copy of Donovan at Tring.shows the wings greenish yellow with very little tint of red. ab. constrict a Strand. Arch. ' lath, og Nat, 25 (9)n.20 I903. = monetata Moves. Ent. Tidskr. 35 ?» 137 1914. The pal© central area broken up into separate rounded spots. Tliis presumably is in the middle, cutting the area into two as in Moves monetata. ab. marmorata Finko. Ent. 2. 38 p. l6 1924. Seal-rod or rust-red ground colour, the bands, apart from the sub-basal, restricted to two; median area with a white-centred spot which reaches the costal margin. ab. radiata Finke. Ent. Z. 38 p.l6 1924. No regular arrangement of the bands, ground colour blue-black, characterised by having outstandingly sharply marked veins from subcostal to 2nd, median. ab. luo if aseiata Moves. Ent. Tidskr. 35 P.I3& 1914. Light rust-brown with dark antomodian band and 3 ub terminal lino; immediately inside the latter a white band from the 2nd. submedian to the -5th. subcostal , where it i3 cut off by a short, thick, black longitudinal streak ab. albomaculata Kief or. Forewing black; median area bound,- d by narrow reddish bands, in the middle of which a black 3tripe or line stands out distinctly; in the median area are two white spots, preceded cos tally by a white lunula pupilled with black. ab. rosooolivaesa Sehawerda. Verh. zool. -bot. Ges, ien 64 p.369 1914. Farewing with basal area, a costal spot before red, the root banded with light and dark olive- normal. Hindwing normal. apex and a broad median band rosy ■green; the -whitish subterminal spot » a * > 0 . 0 (Pom. 141 Hydriom©na iron. coerulata I?, aberrational forms etc. ab. semifuseata Prout. Seitz 4 p.263 19 14-. Has the median band mostly inf us eat ed, except at mid-costa, but the narrow pale green bands which bound it remain unaltered. ab. obscurevirescens Lempke. Tijdschr. Ent. 92 p,2I2 1950. Basal and central area of the forewings dark groan, the rest of the wings of the normal dark colours. ab, obsoletaria Sehille. Soc.Ent. 15 p.113 1900. = infuscata Prout, /Zee 't ./i. . /9CJ‘ ~ cinerascens Strand. - nigrescens Huene. Forewing almost uniformly dark cinereous or fuscous. ab. literata Donovan. 3rit. Ins. 14 p. 80 pi. 499 f. 2. 1810. For ©wings dark fuscous with waved lines, the central band milky white. ab.linoata Heinrich, Dtsch.Ent.Z. 7 p.52 8 pi. 4 f.20 1916. Only differs from normal in that the white sub terminal of the forewin exceptionally well-developed and continuous. g 13 ab. pallida Lempke. Tijdschr.Ent.92 ;o.2I2 1950. The whole forewings unicolorous white- gr with which the thre fain dark lines bordering basal and central areas, a dark band between these areas, a.nd a dark submarginal band, strongly contrast. ab, striata Lenrpke. Tijdschr. Ent. 92 p.2I2 1950. all nervures in the pale central area strongly darkened. ab. constricta Strand, AT ehiv. Math. og Nat. 22 (3)0.32 1900. The median band of the forewing interrupted in several places , forming spots. ab. approximata Lompke. Tijdschr. Ent. 92 p. 213 1950. (d@seript.vol. 90 t>. 147 ) The two transverse lines bordering the central, band are close together. ab.impuncta Lernpke. Tijdschr. Ent. 92 p. 213 1990. (d scriot.vol.90 0.I47) The central spot of the forewings is absent. ab.marmorata Djakonov. Ark.Zool.2l A no. I p. 14 Porewing much lighter than type; the entire median band clear white, without cell- dot, sharply bounded by zigzag black lines; proximal area dirty yellowish with two lines besdides the ant ©median; distal area of the same colour, with ter men interruptedly black and with a very incomplete dark subterminal line. ab. nigorrima Harrison, Entomologist 4-4 o. 413 I9H» The description says " Dearly all the specimens are black" ab. nigorrima.. ab. unipunctata Harrison. Entomologist 44 p. 413 I9H. Unicolorous black with the exception of a pale spot on the dorsum where the cent¬ ral fascia normally ends. ab.beryllata Dadd. Dtsch.Ent.Z. 1921 0.93* Dadd says that the whole scheme of markings are like ab. arctica Paux except that the median band remains distinctly light-green, narrowed but not interrupted or constricted. He describes arctica as "generally darker brown, the central band only perceptible by the still darker enclosing lines; paticularly striking are the two lines, which in the type are ashy-grey but in this form dark violet. ab. arctica Paux. Scarcely intelligibly described "Markings of forewing maroon violet and rosy yellowish. ab.gunill'a© Nordstrom, Svenska Pjarilar (1935”4l) 1940 «pt, 11* p« 270;= pi* 39*f • 4c • A3 in ab. obsoletaria Sehille, but in addition the narrow band has 6 broad blue — violet edges on its inner margin, and the centre of the hind-edge ( Tinner margin?) is blue-violet. Not a very clear description; we have not seen the original. 0 * . - » • • ... Geom. I 42 Hydriomona Iibn, rub ©rata Frr. aberrational forra.3 etc. ab.variegata Prout. Seitz 4 p.263 pi. IOK 1914. 'tore intensively marked with a rust-red and black, first and second bands nearly confluent, sometimes some rod suffusion in the median area. ab. grisaseens Huane. B@rl.Bnt. Z. 51 P.236 1906. = cinerascens Stic hoi nee. Strand. Weakly marked grey form with no rust-red markings, median area not paler. ab. infuseata Dannehl. But. Z. 47 p. 12 3 I933» Almost unicoloro us, strongly suffused with smoky- grey, the whit® linos wanting, the bands hardly distinguishable. ab. aterrima Harrison. Entomologist 44 p. 413 I9H. Uniformly black with markings practically obscured. ab. nigrocastan©a Cockayne. Bnt.H®G.6p p. l66 1933* Ground colour of the forewing is uniform dark rod brown with tho usual markings present but inconspicuous. ab.bivirgata Cockayno. Bnt, Rec. 63 p. I06 pi. 12 f.2l 1953* Palo grey resembling ab. gris® scans Huane except that the space between the first and second bands, which are grey and inconspicuous, is darkened and forms a conspicuous band, and the subterminal line forms another conspicuous dark band; the apical mark is also dark. ab. unilineata Cockayne. Bnt. Hec.63 p.l66 1953. Porewing almost unicolorous pale grey with a thin dark oblique line near the base, a dark mark external to it on the inner margin, and a small dark apical mark: the usual indistinct transverse lines are absent 01* obsolescent. 20 pi. I How 6 March 1953, ab. constricta Loeberbauer. Z. Wien. Bnt. Gas. 38 p.-v, ^ •The light ■.■■middle band, is broken or divided up into single spots with black surrounds ab, constricta Cockayne. Ent. Hoc. 63 p. l6o 1953* The pale band of the forewing is very narrow, ab.marginenotata Cockayne. Bnt. Hog. 65 p. I06 1933* Grey form like ab. grisescons Huene,but with a row of conspicuous black marks along the termen. ab. fasaiata Loeberte-umrf ,'ien Ent. Gas. 38 p.20 pi. I Huw 3 1933* The basal area and middle band are sharply demarcated by strong black borders so that the middle band becomes particularly prominent. The reddish lines wall developed, finely bordered with blackish, the grey bands with a bluish tint. ab. argantata Loeberbauer. Z. /ien Ent, Gos. 38 p.2Q pi. I How 4 1953* 411 bands, groy as well as red, enclosed by silver-grey lines. The broad and pale . middle band represented by a narrow dark grey one, which is equally demarcated by whitish silv@r-gf©y lines; the four reddish bands are, though equally recognisable, only tinged with light red, the whole wings thus appear more silvery groy. ab.margaritata Loeberbauer. Z.Wien Bnt. Gas. 38 p.20 pi. I low 5 1953* The dark grey middle band broken through or interrupted in several places by the bordering silver-grey lines; it thus, appears dissolved into 4 or 5 separate spots ab. suffusa Loeberbauer. Z. /ien Bat. Gos. 38 o,20 pi. I How 7 1953. The rod colour is predominant. Prom the reddish basal area the whole of the fore wing has a red overtone, only the sub-basal and marginal bands remaining grey. Geom. I43< E&rophila Gumpbg, badiata Schiff. aberrational forms etc. ab.atrox Schwingens chus 3. The forewing darkened with violet-blue , the raa.rkii.igs suppressed except the white 3 ub terminal dot, a yellow-brown spot around the coil-dot and cloudy indications of the yellow-brown median area. ab.alpestris Neuberger, S0c.Ent.i9 p. 20 1904. The median area brown, the distal part moderately darkened; no pale part. Hindwing also somewhat browner than type. ab.pl&nicolor Lompko. Tijdseh.Ent. 92 p.2I3 1950. Ground colour of the fo rowings red-bro n, central area of the same tint. ab. eckfordi Smith. Eroe. dies ter Soe. IHat. 3ei.Lit.& .Art. 1947 p.72 pl.f.7 • - defasci&ta Lempke. , Tijdsehr.Snt.92 p.2I3 1950. Forewings unicolorous , only the black linos bordering basal and central area., and the black apical dash showing. Tbaee are very fine, the brown bands normally inside them fail completely. ab.impuncta t©mpk§ . Ti.jdschr.Snt. 92 p.214 1950. (d© script. 90 p. 147 ) The central spot of the. forewings ...is absent. ab. approximata Lempke. Tij’dsehr.Bnt. 92 p.2I4 1950. (deseript.vol.90 p. 147) The two transverse lines which border tho central area of the forewings arc close together. ab.obscurata Lempke. Tijdschr.Bnt.92 p.2i3 1950. Ground colour of the forewings black— brown, central area Dale. ab. pallidaasst Lambillion. lev. Soc.Ent. Ham. 9 P.5 6 Paler, basal area kit distal area not without a blue -grey spot distally to the cell. ab. rectifaseiaria Lambillion. Hov. Soe.Bnt. Nam. 9 p. % 1909. The pale median area one third broader than usual, not traversed by lines, the lines which bound it sharply marked. ab.subbadia.ta Strand, ,-srch, 'Hath.og, Nat. 25 (9) p.2 1903. The median band narrow and interrupted in the middle to form an upper and lower light natch. ab. ocellaria Bodart. The median band Bov. Soe.Bnt. Ham, IQ p. 3 1 1910. preceding- subbadiata Strand is in the form i, broken or interrupted in „ 6 -e7cw /X.-S ■1 -but, in more them nim A of^ separate han one the place so middle as that the in the loiTor cart rd„ a nc'.'-.-u v-~ c-j.. ■ fused, thus showing only two lines, all others being ab s ent. Hindw ings with onl3r 1st. and 2nd. lines present. Georn. Iy X. Minoa Tr. murinata 3c. aberrational forma etc. ab. italic at a Millie re. Ann. Soc.Ent.I’r. 18 85 p.II3. Of typical female coloration in which two or throe faintly darker lines are visible in the distal half of the forewing or of both wing-3, faintly crenulate and parallel with the distal roar gin. ab. lactearia Otauder. Ent. Anz.2 o. 82, 1922 Purer white than any other form in the species. ab. atorrima Otaudor. Iris 28 p. l6 1914. Wings black, sometimes as black as 0. atrata. ab.cyparis3aria 3 ann, Vorh.zool.-bot.Ges. 7ion I8p4 p.p68. Wings deep leaden- grey, almost black. Occurs in places as a race but sometimes as an aberration. ab.lutea S chwinge ns ehu 3 s . i ;ion Ent. G®s. 39 p.219 - female .Yellow ground colour as in 01 oo go no lutoariat Seitz 4 pl.24E) I Gaom. 152 Eupitheeia Curtis tonuiata Hbn. aberrational forms etc. ab. niveipiota Bast elb@r gar. Iris 20 p.263 1907* The ground colour white instead of gray. ab. Johns oni Harrison. Entomologist 34 0.69 I93I» Melanie form. Presumably black. ab.eoaequata Dannehl. Ent. 2. 41 p.282 1927. Glossy grey, with strong brownish cast, the lines obsolescent or entirely wanting, in the latter case leaving only the cell-dot, sharp terminal dashes, subterminal line and traces of costal spots. ab. f uscosparsata .Dannehl. Ent. Z. 41 p.282 1927. Deop brown— grey , th® lines very fins, the whole of th© wings watered with darker strigulae. subso. cinerao Gregs on. Young Mat. 9 p. 104 1888. The race from Scotland. Clearer ash-grey with the lines weaker. The series in the British collection at Tring supports the view that this is a race. Goom. Ip3. inturbata Hbn. = subciliata Dbl. aberrational forms etc Go am. 154, Su’oitheoia Curtis haworthiata Dbld. = iso grammar ia H.-3. aberrational forms otc. ab. coriolutea Mobius. Leather yellow in colour, the markings distinct. Brad from a. larva or it would not have been recognised. Geom. 155- olumbeolata Haworth, aberrational forms otc. ab. singularia H.-3ch. Cyst. Heart. 3 inborn. 1 4-, pi. i, jr. 3 “£*3. The race from Shetland. Still narrower winged but very sharply marked, especially the thick antsmedian and postmedian lines , the latter more angulated, sometimes also a. dark lino proximally to tho subterminal. V cry variable. ab.strandi Fuchs. Stettin. Snt. Ztg. 62 p.379 1^)1. Pale whitish dusted; differs from callunaria in being more strongly marked, the principle lines darkened on the costa. ab.nigrof asciata Diets®. Biol. Sup. 1913 p. 8p pi. 83 f. 932. The media.n area broadly darkened. ab.tr ansversa Dietzo. Biol. Sup. 1913 P* 85 pi* 85 f. 933* Median area only in part darkened , leaving pale transverse bands. ab. bistrigata Dietz®. Biol. Sup. 1913 P. 85 pi. 85 f . 934. Only the boundary lines of the median area dark. ab, eaeca Dietze. Biol. Sup. 1913 p. 84 . The discal dot absent. ab. f agicolaria Sob son & Gardner. Brownish, approaching the colour of helve tie aria. Pc out says this form prevails in the south of Ehgland, the species is so variable in colour that it can hardly be racial. ab. eontrastata Dannohl. Snt. Z. 39 P. Io 1925. The predominant colour is much darkened by black-brown irr oration and speckling and contrasts strongly with the white bands. Somewhat recalls eurzoni. ab.medionotata Dietze. Biol. Sup. IQ TO , pi. 71 f.206~7. More light ground colour showing so that it looks whiter than normal satyrata but the cell soot is .strikingly black. ab. trif asciata Volff. Tool. Faroes 2 pt.I No. 3 9 p. 13 1929. Belongs to tho race eurzoni . hitish ochroous, forewing with brownish basal patch, both wings with three brown bands, the distal area almost without markings. ab. trilineata Cockayne. Snt. Zee. 65 p. IS7 p.I2 f. 3 1953. Almost identical with the preceding which however belongs to the Shetland eurzoni. Unusually pale with three lines on both fore and hindwings. Abbott ’s ood. S. England Geom. 169 continued satyrata Hbn. continuod, ab. nigra Cockayne. Ent. Eos. 6p 0.167 1953- All black with the markings just visible. ab. subatrata Staudinger. Cat. Ed. 2 p.I97 1871. Almost unicolor ous dark-grey usually with the middle line visible, ab. griseata L smoke. Fijdschr. Ent. 94 0.236 1951. Ground colour grey, sometimes with feeble brown tint , forewings with many undulate- 1 transverse linos , n ®rv ur -3 s with small black soots, central spot distinct.. ab. limboounetata Dietz©. Biol.Eup, 19 10 . ' pi. 71 f. 193. Dark gray with a prominent series of isolated light soots -inal* Possibly racial. r cores anting subterm ab. coneolor Dietz®. Biol. Eup. 1913 p. 85 pi. 71 f. . Unicolorous violet- grey with the diseal dot obsolete. Geom. 170. assimilata Dbl. aberrational forms etc. ab. grisescens Dietzo, Biol. Euo. 1913 P*90 pi* 7^ f .295. Much more mixed with grey. Geora. T/I Eupithocia Curt absinthiata Clerek. aberrational forms otc. ab. obseura Dietze. Biol. Sup. 1910 . 0I.7I f. 182, T.fueh darker, the forowing described as sepia-coloured. Geom, I72. goosensiata Mabillo. aberrational forms etc, ab . me diof asciat a Lempke, Tijdsehr. Snt. p, 239 1951* Central area of the forewings darkened, ab. obseura Cockayne. Ent. Gaz.2 p, 10 1 pi. 2 f.3~4 1951* Geom. 173* Eupithecia Curt, 3 s no tat a Hbn, = aaino anulat a H. -d®h. aberrational form; -to. ab. solid aginis Fuchs. Jahrb. Nassau V er. Tat. 55 P* 7C ; '» Clear dark slat® grey without a tinge of brown. ab. ochracsata Fuchs. Soc. ini. 19 o, 18 1904. Both wings ochre-yellow, almost without markings. race or subsp. .jasionoata Craw®, entomologist 14 p. X'-)8 pi* 1 - » Smaller , darker and strongly marked, possibly with slightly narrower wings; general tons grey to blackish-grey. From, west of England and Ireland. G@om.i74. expallidata Dbl. aberrational forms etc. ab. pseudoabsinthiata Schwingenschuss. Z„Wian Ent. Gas. 38 p.2^4 1933* Dark rad-brown, the colour of absinthiata. Differs from the latter by the broader wings, more distinct markings and the largo central spot, also by its late emergence. ab, pallida Schwingenschuss, Z. '/ion Ent. Gas. 38 p.2p4 1953* '7hit©-gr®yy virtually without markings. Geom. 175. Supitheaia Curt, vulgata Haworth, aberrational forms etc. ab.atropicta Dietzo. Biol.Eup. 1910 p.91 P. 72 f. 3 01-2. Strongly darkened, in extreme cases almost black. ab. nigrof asciata Dietz©.. Biol. Sun. 1913 p.91 pi. 72 f. 30b veakly marked, the median area darkened.’ ’ ab, unicolor The ground central 30 o' Lompko. Tijdsehr. But, 94 p. 243. I931. colour iormal , brownish-, the 1na.rki.ng3 absent v/ith the exception of the ab. itnpuncta L smoke. The central spot of Tijds@hr.Ent.94 p.243 1951. (descript.vol.90 p.147) the forewings absent. subsp, ssotica Cockayne. Entomologist 84 r>.Io4 I9!_'I» Bah«r largar than SigLish specimens; The dark transverse lines are more distinct. “Ik f °0lOUr betMan th“ ^ paler, especially on the costa .oroducin ■ a mo. e stnped appearance; the submarginal line terminating in the double snot' at h hi 3 a. Sl‘ 13 flt8r *”° raors iistiact. Ground colour varies from light-brovm 00 b laekisn-grey .. The suospeeies from Scotland. Geom. I76. castigata Hbn. aberrational forms s uc. ab. obnoura Dietzo. Bi0l.Eup.i9iQ 0.94 pi. 72 f.307-8. The ground colour more or less strongly darkened, only the subtaminal remaining ab. obscurissima PTout. Seitz 4 p.287 1914, iJnix ormly black, the central spot more intensely black, Geom. r 77 Eup'ithacia Curt. later at& Villers. aberrational forms ©tc. Type form of brighter colour with costa of forewings lighter and with distinct transverse lines, apparently not occurring in England. ab. subf ulvata Haworth. Lep. Brit. 1809 p*357* The common form in England. Ground colour of fo rowings light rust-brown with darker costa and inner-mar gin, usually the transverse lines are not very distinct. This may well be a subspecies, ab. oxydata Treitschlce. Sehmett. Eur. 6 (2) p. 1 14 1628. The fulvous area of the forewings loss sharply defined though still quite apparent, well marbled with greyish. ab. grisescons Lompke. Tijd3chr.Ent.94 p.246 1951* The rust-brown colour in the forewing reduced to a small spot under the cell-spot the rest of wing greyish. ab. impuncta Lompke, Tijdsehr.Ent. 94 p.246 193 1. ( de script. vol. 90p. 14/) The central 3pot of the forewings absent. j. ?/(= /je. -s/v/i A. ab. dieted Prout. ( nom. nov. pro eognata ) Seitz 4 p.288 1914. The thorax and basal part of the costa of tho oxydata Tr. forewing whitish otherwise SI 8 ab. cognata Stephens. Ill. Haust.3 p.288 18 3 1* Possibly a race, based on three specimens all from Scotland. Forewings cinereous, mar bled with rufous and white, several of the mervures are longitudinally streaked with black and the cell-dot Is conspicuous. The form must be very similar to grisoseens Lpk. or oxydata Tr. ab. excels a Diets©. Biol.Eun. I9IQ p. 96 pi. 73 f.3I7“8» Scarcely a trace of the fulvous ox the for ©wing, discernible, ab.melaena DIetza. Biol.Eup. I9T0 p.96 pi. 73 f.327* Much suffused with blackish, almost melanic. ab, goodsoni Cockayne. Ent.Scc.65 p. Io7 pi. 12 f.p 1933* Modification of subf ulvata Haw. Costa of for owing entirely dark, lacking the usual pale lines. Below the median nervure and on each side of nervuro 2 is a longitudin¬ al band of fuscous crossed transversely by ..pal© lines; the wavy submarginal wale line is indistinct and pale marginal lunules absent The hindwing darker than normal and the usual markings almost absent. ab. flavescens Dietze. Biol. Eup. 1910 o. 96 pi. 73 f.3^4. The ground colour is altered to loam-yellowish. ab. intermedia Dietze. Biol.Eun. T9I0 p. 95 pi. 73 f.325“6. Intermediate between the brown, typical form and oxydata Tr. , richer marked than the former, less rich than the latter. Goom. r/8 Eupithesia Curt. succonturiata L. aberrational forms etc. ab, disparata Hbn. Saraml.Eur. Schmott. 1796-99 pi* 4-7 f .246. Rust- coloured suffusion along the innor margin. ab. . exalbidata Staudinger. Cat. Ed. 3 o. 315 1901* The dark markings, oven at the costal and distal margins, being much reduced; hind- wings similar. ab.malaiaei Djakonov. Arch. Zool.2I a fo. I p. 18 fig. Forewing wholly white, the costal margin strongly darkened, a largo black cell-dot touching the costal shade and a dark shaded median; the, fringes are strongly chequered; hindwing likewise white, the base sonrewhat shaded, fringes as on fore¬ wing. ab. extrema Dietz®. Biol.Eup.I9I3 P.98 pi. 73 1*337* Exceptionally light, even the dark distal borders weakened. ab.piporata Stephens. . Ill. Haust. 3 p.288 1831. This -would seem to bo synonymous with the Type form. ab, obscurata Lsmoko. Tijdschr.Ent. 94 p.247 1951. The whit® of the forewings almost completely replaced by the dark colour, it only remains in a few transverse lines and, as a rule, in a spot at the base; hindwings also darkened. ab. bistrigata Lompko. Ti.jds@hr.Ent. 94 p.247 1951* Both side of the central area of the forewings are bordered by sharp, dark trans¬ verse lines which continue from costa to inner margin, other markings not darkened. Goom. 179. subumbrata Sehiff. =scabiosata Bkh. aberrational forms ©to. ab, obrutaria Harrich. -Schaffor. Syst. Baarb.p p. 126 pi. 24 f. 145 1848.. Th® markings less copious, outer part of the distal area very sharply marked, remaining darkened. Dwarf form. ab. aa quistr igata Staudingsr. Cat.Bd2 p. 194 I87I. More equally marked thoughout. ab. bistrigata Dietze. Biol.Eup. 1913 p. 103 pl#7& 1*578* Weakly marked, leaving only th® ants and postmedian bands relatively conspicuous, ab. obscurata Lompko. Tijdschr.Ent. 94 p.248 1951* Wings darkened, with only very feeble remains of the white colour. ab. impuncta L smoke. Tijdschr.Ent* 94 p, 248 1951 (deseript.vol.90 p.I47) Central spot of th© for awing absent. o Geora. 180. Eupithecia Curt. sub no tat a Hbn. aberrational forms etc. ab. variegate. Lsmpke. Tijdsohr. 94 p.248 Plfil. Basal and postdiaoal area of the for swings pale grey, central aroa( border od on both sides by a dark lino) and marginal area of the normal ground colour. ab. brunnoa Leras ko. Tijdsohr. Ent. 94 p.249 I95"l« Ground colour of the forewings dark brown. ab. impuneta Lempke. Tijdsohr. Ent. 94 p.249 1951. (d@seript.vol. 90 p. 147) Central spot of the forewing absent. Geom.181. distinetaria H.-Sch. aberrational forms etc. subsp. cons trie tata Guon. 4.H. Ins. Lop .2 p.334 1858. Prout says this is the name for the British race. ab.fameliea Diotze. (Prout in Seitz 4 Suppl.p. 199 1938.) Small and poorly marked, probably th@ result of malnutrition. &®oi£. 182. Eupithecia Curt, indigata Hbn. aberrational forms etc. ab.tristrigata Fuchs. Soe.Snt. 19 p.I8 1904. Both wings with throe sharply expressed black lines. ab. limbofas«i&ria Dietz®. Biol. Sup. 1913 P. II? • About three fourths of the distal area of the for swings uniformly darkened. Geom. I83. pimpinellata Hbn. aberrational forms etc. ab. limbos ignata Dietze. Biol.Bup. 1913 pv 119 (pi. 72 f.285 a3 ? denotata.) Brown with the light sub terminal line of both wings very sharply expressed Geom. 184. Supitheeia Curt. extensaria Freyer. aberrational forms to. = prolongata Zell. race or subsp. oeeidua Brout. (nom.nov.pro prolongata Diotzo nee. :',oll. . Seitz. 4 0.293 1914. me race from England , Norfolk and Yorks coasts. Silver grey, very sharply marked, the brown bands often darker, nearly alwys marked with interrupted black linos, or dots or dashes on the veins. ab. alb-escon3 Cockayne. Ent.Bee.65 p. 167 pi. 12 f.b 1955* The transverse bands very pale and weakly marked or obsolescent. .YLbinistic form. Geom. 185. nanata Hbn. aberrational forms etc. ab. mediof aciata Dietz®. = ni prof a sciata Diotzo. Median area of the forewing more or 1 Biol.Euo. 1910 pi. 74 f.473. Biol. Sup. 1913 p. 124. pi. 74 f . 473. 3 strongly blackened. ab.angusta Brout. (nom. nov.pro angustata Haw. ) Seitz 4 Suppl.p. 201 I938- me most usual English form according to Brout, lanceolate, of a purer grey ana without admixture of reddish or yellowish. Zings narrower, the forewing very ab. oliveri Brout. Entomologist 48 p. 7 1913. Porewing almost entirely black, with a tinge of brown, especially in the warts whivh show that colour in the type; faint traces of the white postmedian band and extremely slender subterminal line. Hindwing very dark. ab.pauxillaria Boisduval. Gen. Ind.Meth. 1840 p.210. = obscurata Staudinger. Gmail, dark summer-brood form. ab. bis trigata Lamp ke, Tijdse.hr. Ent. 94 p.250 1951. Forewings whitish grey with the central spot, two lines bordering the central area and a dark band along the outer margin which contains the submaginal line; the rest of the wing with no markings. the ab. bicolor Lempke. Tijclschr. Ent. 94 p.25I 1951. Basal half of the forewings pale grey with central spot and feeble traces of transverse lines, from central spot to fringe dark grey with pale submarginal line; hindwings pal© grey with dark central spot, traces of the transverse lines only at the inner margin. ' Geom. 186* Eupithocia Curt. innotata Hufn. aberrational forms etc. Local on eoasts in England.doublo brooded, the race fraxinata is single brooded as many lnlaild l00alitie3- -"h® type fom is larger and not'so da-k race or 3 ubsp. fraxinata Crewe. But. Annual I863 p. Il6. Generally smaller and darker than type form, wide-spread whereas the extremely scarce and local on coasts. Single-brooded. type form is ab. unicolor Prout. Entomologist 48 p. 7 I9Ip. f ^at50od ’-'"""almost unicolorous dark gray.tho cell-spot dees black-very ™ie narkins3 *«* ab. rotund ata Bast@lb@rg©r. Int.Ent.Z.2 -p.?& /?ag. Y©in™fctoel 9l°ngUte,Wlth d°finitel7 roundad apoxjdissoeellular and median gen. aest, susp@*tata Dietz®. Stett.Ent.Z.32 p.210 I87I. ~ pkiuuta Gillmar. Arch. Freund© Eaturgoseh. Meeklenb* 75 p.6 1922 oliall, ana on the average more weakly marked,, specimens of the 2nd. brood of innotata, ab.paupera Dietz®. Biol. Duo. 1913 p. 12 7 pi. 73 f.488,pl. 85 f 955, ihe ground colour blackish, the markings almost wanting. ab. grisescens Peterson. Iris 22 p.271 1909. - paters onaria nukowsky. . '?*,l6 & I % Inner and outer boundaries of the median area standing out as dark stripes. ab. nigrof assiata Dietz e. Biol.Eup. 1910 pi. 69 f. 18. The entire interior of the median area blackened. ab.tenebrata Dietzs. Biol.Eup. 1910 p. 69 f.20. Both wings almost wholly dark, only fragments of the ground colour remaining. ab. ineertata Milliere. Gat. raison. iL.Lep id. Alp ©3 Marit.3 p.4I0 The numerous fine dark transverse markings are more coalesced into broader dentate bands. Diatze .links this with the, form tempast-ivata. Sell. ab . b uc ov inata Ho rmuz . Lighter ground eolo -r, ash-gray, almost silver-gray, all the light linos broader, pure white and sharply defined. ab.parvularia Harr ich- Schaffer. 3yst,B@arb. 3 p. 140 fig. 18 7 1848. Dwarf form. ab. tempestivata Zeller. Isis 1847 p. 502* Greyer, less red-marked. ab. obsoleseens Eichardson. Ent.S0c.64 p.271 1932. pi. 11 f.9. Basal two thirds of all wings almost dvoid of markings. Postmedian band and termin¬ al markings strongly pronounced. ab. contra-stata Lemoks. Tijdsehr.Ent. 94 0.296 1951* The dark markings normal but black-brown, sharply contrasting. ab. albasce-iis Lerapko. Tijdsehr.Ent. 94 p.2p6 1951* Basal and central area of the. forewings whitish. ab.nuncta Lsmpke. Tijdsehr.Ent. 94 0.256 1931. Forewings with distinct central spot. f> o Go ora. 195 Chloroelyatis Hbn. coronata Hbn* ab err ational forms ;bc. ab, bistrigata Lerapke. Tijdschr. 3nt, >4 p. 1 . Central area of the forewings bordered on both sides by a coran lots dark line. a Gsom. I9€. E’A.aterinointurj. /S-jp. 80^ I |rGJ€C y Silver-grey without a tinge of green. ab. albescens Cockayne. -P p. To<. , Ground colour vory pale, whitish with a slight tinge of green; all normal markings present, very rale grey with a slight sandy tinge, but scarcely uiscernj-ole. Gsorn, 197 Chloroelystis Hon. reatangulata L. aberrational forms etc. ab. '■ . it. Hoc. . I 1.12 f . 4 [ . , Median area narrow and 4ark@n©d, clearly bounded by the antonedian and no tmcdian linos with the diseoidal spot situated in th® latter; the marginal area is also darkened, but all the narrow transverse- lines are absent and it has a suffused appear ana e, Just external to the diseoidal spot is a whitish mark ill -defined externally. ab.bistrigata Distza. Biol. Hup. 1913 ?.2I pi. 85 i. 901. Ante and postmedian lineal of the forewing considerably strengthened. - - . ' • . . .] ab. aubaerata Hubner. Samml.Hur. Schmott. I809"I3 pi. 90 f.4o3» The black markings are reduced, only the ante and .postnsdian lines developed. ab. cydoniata Borkhauaen. faturg*. Eur. Sehmett. 3 p.354 179 4. The black is increased ,paricularly in the median area. ab. nigrosorioeata Haworth. Lep. Brit. 1809 p.3&3» = bischoffaria Hubnor. Camral.Eur, 3ehmett.I838 pi. 1 12 f. 586-88. Is almost entirely black. ab. anthrax Dietzs. Biol. Sup. 19 10 pi. 69 f.jil. Completely black, with no pale lines, even the s ub terminal is absent, ab.brunneata Dannahl. Ent. 2.41 p.^lO I927» The ground colour light brown instead of green. Prom bred specimens. ab. oehrea Deronne. Lamb ill. ions a 32 p. 156 1932. The ground colour oehr e-yellow. ab. .joannisata Culot. loom. 2 0.43 pi. 44 f. 907 I9I9~20. Bright green with black-brown median band. ab.griseseens Lempke. Tijdsshr.Snt.94 p.257 195 1 • The ground colour of the wings grey, not green. The name "griseata" of Staudinger appears uncertain as to its correct species so Lempke has given the name grisescens to the grey form of this present specie a ab. medio spoliata Sehwing : ns chus s . 2. 'ion Ent. Ges. 39 P* 177 1954. The outer border line of the middle field begins at the costa before the middle of the wing, therefore moved 4 mm. inwards, and then bends sharply towards the outer side of the middle of the wing and from there goes at right angles to the middle of the inner margin. Goom. 198 hntioollix Prout sparsata Tr. aberrational forms ote. ab. obssura Lompke. fijdsehr. lint. 94 o.2p9 1951. Ground colour of the wings black-brown. ab. nigricata Brats ©line id er. d. /ion Ent. Goo. 36 p.22 1951. Do®o black , only in the mala tho yellowish rump-tuft remains. Geom. 199, Co o no s alp o . Tfo n, lap id at a Hbn. aberrational forma etc. doom, 200. Horiams Hbn. v it alb at a Schiff. aberrational forma etc. ab, rariegata Staudingor. Ground colour pal*, the. median band very dark and broad. ab. raosdata Prout. Seitz 4 3inol.-o.2I3 1938. •'•orf unij. oral/ brown than type,tho anterior -strips being much less oblique band not sharply- darkened. This may prove to b© a Spanish race. leom.201 Horisme. Hbn, tersata Schiff. aberrational forms etc, ab,riedingeri Ladcror. Int.'&xt. p.278 fig. t q33 . Bone coloured and more or loss weakly marked. ab. nigrofasciata D jakonov. The ante and postmedian lines of the forewing deep velvety black, the former thickened on the veins, the latter sharply dentate; tha postmedian of the hindwing likewise strengthened. ab. brunnea Chalmers -Hunt. Hntom. I961. 94.p.284. pi. 7 f . II. Pore and hindwings deep brown with greyish-brown markings. G-eom. 202. Odezia Bsd. atrata L. aberrational forms ate. ab.nigerrima Thiory-Meig. Le Mat. 32 p,47 The white apex and apical fringe are absent. ab. deni grata Prout. Seitz 4 Sunpl.p.4 1934. (See Entom.2I p. 22 1888.) Nearly white. ab.perfusca Dannehl. Pnt. Z.40 p.463 I927. The black ground colour sprinkled over with light yellowish- grey atoms. \ • <9 Abraxas Leach grossulariata L. Index. aberdoniensns Raynor. y. actinota Raynor. 10. albipalliata Raynor. 4. albispatlata Raynor. 4. albomarginata Raynor. 6. albovarleyata Porritt. 9» alona Thiery-Meig. 2. angustifa3ciata Raynor. 9» antemarginata Raynor. 4. ardana Ihiery-Meig. 8. aureofasciata Porritt. 2. aureoraarginata Cockayne. 6. aureopicta Cockayne. 3« aurivestita Cockayne. 3« axantha Raynor. 2. Candida Raynor. 7» centralipuncta Raynor. 8. chalcobares Raynor. 5* chalcostrota Cockayne. 1. chalcozona Raynor. 8. chrysostrota Raynor. 1. cliftoniana Raynor. 7° continua Lerapke. 4. crocea Raynor. 10. cuneata Raynor. 6. cuneifera Warren. 8. cupreofasciata Raynor. 2. deleta Cockerell. 8. diluta Lempke. 9« dohrnii Koenig. 8. ereraodisca Raynor. 9. ex quis ita Raynor . 10 . exquisita-aenea. Raynor. 10. flavipalliata Raynor. 1. flavofasciata Huene. 8. formosa Cockayne. 7. fractifasciata Raynor. 9« fulvapicata Raynor. 2. gloriosa Raynor. 8. hazelei^iensis Raynor. 3* igneofasciata Raynor, 2. imp unct if'a s c iat a Onslow. 4. infrabifasciata Raynor. 2. infrafasciata Raynor. 2. infraguttata Cockayne, 2. inframaculata Stovin. 3« iochalca Raynor. 1. lactea-nigra Raynor. 9. lacteosparsa Raynor. 8. lacticolor Raynor. 8, lacticolor-lutea Raynor, lacticolor-radiata Raynor. latifasciata Raynor. 9. latilimbata Cockayne. 6. leucomelaina Cockayne. 5* leucosticta Raynor. 10. lilacifasciata Cockayne. 2. lilac ina Cockayne. !• lunulata Porritt, 2. rioted Sfettevl-. r 1 * ’ . . .•ipSTi&ti zovJthcHXrio . +iov.- *j£: claiiaxno i'x&oXx .0 : .'•:oav. ^f£vJ:jjy,y:o .01 .-•icxT'/i axo;' . .01 i: ' \ *rr‘ xdxOLfx; ri.ilx e. ,-io:.v-:&Y. .ai ilia .1 ,’r"> T.v. jsX.r: tXS£>0.l: v&£'x ,8 ..10i£^s£ a^LQjl 3XX- i'ljs cn *<-> ♦afjenK ^O.:iios£io /all £ . 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Index (cont’d. ) 5. lutea Cockerell, lutea-varleyata Porritt. luteovenata Lenipke. lutescens Lempke, magnipuncta Lempke. malmundariense Donckier. mediofasciata Lempke. melanapicata Porritt. melanoneura Cockayne, melanozona Raynor, mixta Porritt. nanata Laabillion. nigra Porritt. nigra Raynor, nigralbata Cockayne, nigricostata Raynor, nigroapicata Raynor, nigrocaerulea Raynor, nigrocincta Onslow, nigro cingula ta Cockayne, nigrocretacea Raynor, nigrbfasciata Raynor, nigrofusa Raynor, nigrolineata Raynor, nigrolutea Raynor, nigropalliata Cockayne, nigroradiata Rebel, nigro spar sata Raynor, nigro tin eta Raynor, nigrovarleyata Porritt. 1. 9. ♦ l. l. 7. 6. 2. 5. 6. 7. 3. 9. 3. 5. 7. 2. 5. 3. 3. 2. 10. 2. 8. 5. 5. 3. 6. 5. 5. 9. nigrovelata Cockayne, nigrovenata Raynor. obscura Cockerell. 9. odersfeltia Porritt. 3* ovalidisca Cockayne. 4. paucisigna.ta Lempke. 8* pernigrata Thiery-Meig. 9. postfimbriata Cockayne. 6. p o s tma r ginata Raynor. 4. privata Cockayne. 7* pulchra Raynor. pulchra-aenea Raynor. 10, purifasciata Raynor. 9* ” -form, see paucisignata Lempka 8. radiata Raynor. °* radioreversa Cockayne. 7« raynori Porritt. 3* rubrolutea Raynor. 1. sebaria Cockayne. semilutea Raynor. 1* seminigra Cockayne. 10. semiviolacea Raynor, 3® sexstrigata Cockayne. 4. sparsata-hazeleighensis Porritt. 3* sparsata-varleyata Porritt, 9* striata Cockayne, subangulata Raynor. 4. ra... . >o ~-r •. .. 1 &aco) x, » i v.A-! :..-OtJ Bo A".,-; 'y r\ Jnl-ir-o? jajxfjy ,01 «. tom^n i**f, o 1 :jq ,01 » :o«\7l ■-' «$e© ■i-'iiTxsoXif : ; 0 <0 ,1-.'. lifts e . . <3 - - - ,j±i's-iQ:i jiifgJtn P -V ,'A'J A-^gln . 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' • : '■ o *'w> .Oi-iV^ricqO , tor .. _ ..a toni.1 ~4xa .A ,-C0rrr«-J .-£. • ... ; r.; . «e .OdlirroX grossulariata L, Lid ex (cont'd. ) subviolacea Raynor. 5. supralutea Raynor. 1. unilineata Cockayne. 6. varleyata Porritt. 9. vauata Porritt. 3. venusta Cockayne, 4. 9. xantha Raynor, . , * .■ , o * , B Geom*20;'. p, I Abraxas Loach, grossulariata L. aberrational forms. ab. luteseens L ©rap fee, Ti jdsehr. Ent. 94 p. 262 19.51. Ground colour of the wings pal® yellow, ab.lutea Cockerell, Entomologist 22 p,2 1889. ( Sntam. 20 0.278 18 87, ) The ground colour yellow throughout, ab. semilute a Saynor. Ent. See. 22 p,240 1910, Forewings i yellow as in ab.lutea Cocker ©11, the hindwings pure white, ab.lilacina Cookayno. Ent. Sec. 6 1 p. 33 1*94-9. Ground colour entirely violaceous or greyish-viclnt with' a tinge of pale yellow, the latter however can be absent. ab.flavipalliata Saynor. 3nt.3ec.2l p.272 1909, Forewings with a broad duteous area (like a mantle) intervening between the black basal blotch and th® diseal spot, the area outside the latter being frequently much blackened. Similar to albipalli&ta . Hayn. , one of the parents being ab. lutea Skll. ab. rubrolutea Raynor, Eat, Re®. 2 1 p.272 1909. jill wings entirely sue x used with bright reddish- orange, A glorified form of lutea Ckll. ab.iochalca Raynor. Ent. Sec. 2 I p.271 1909. Ground colour entirely suffused -with bronzo— violet. , varying somewhat in intensity ab. chrysostrota Raynor. Ent.Rec.2l 0,271 I«09. Ground colour entirely suffused vith gold. Parents lacticolor and lutea. ab. ©halcostrota Cockayne. Ent.Eec.6l p.33 1949. The ground colour entirely suffused with bronze-violet as in ab.iochalca Rayn, wnich was peculiar to ab. dohrnii( lacticolor ) . The present form is for any other fern of grossulariata* the violet varies in intensity in different individuals, and in the most intense examples there are frequently asymmetrical areas on the hindwings which lack the o rang© colour of lutea. ab. supralutea Raynor. Comp endum I920 - >. p. Form of dohrnii in which th® forewings are suffused with yellow, th© hindwing s remaining* creamy. ab. lutaovenata L®mpke. Tiidschr. 3nt. 94 p.263 1931. In the central area of the forewings the nervuros and the area between cell and costa are pale orange. ab. lactic olor-r ad iat-a Raynor. Ent.R0c.23 a. 288 pi. 23 f.I 1913, uround colour 01 1 or swings lutcous* hindwings creamy white; median band male yellow* the marginal spots of the forewings radiated. Belongs to dohrnii. ab. lacticolor-lutoa Raynor, Ent. Ecc, 2p e. 288 p.23 f.2 19 13. Grouna colour oi all wings lutcous; median band pale prang®. Belongs to dohrnii. grossulariata L. Gteom.203. p. 2 ab. axantha Rayhor. 3nt.2ee.I5 p. 9 1903. The yellow transverse bands of the forewing are either obsolete or so --/ash/ anc slight as to be hardly no tie 0 able. ab. f ulv&picata Raynor, Ent. lea. 15 p. 10 1903. The fulvous colour at the top of tho central band extending over the pale area at the apex of the for swings. ab. cu- roof aseiata Eaynor. Ent. Re®. 21 0.272 1909. The fasoia of the for swings copper— coloured. ab. igneof aseiata Raynor. Ent. he©. 2 I 0.272 1909. The fasoia of the forewings fiery-red. ab. nigrof aseiata Raynor. Ent. See. 21 0.272 1909. Po rewings with a broad central blade fascia containing little orange or yellow, ab. inf raf aseiata Raynor. Ent. Sec. 2 I p.272 1909. /ith a central row of black soots on upper side of hindwings coalesceing into a more or loss complete band. ab. inf rab if aseiata Say nor, Ent. See. 21 p.272 1909. Similar to tho preceding but with an extra black band above the central one. ab.mediof aseiata Lempke. Tijdschr. Ent. 94 p.267 1951. A continuous black oand running across the central area of the forewings from costa to inner margin. 'This band is in addition to the normal fascia. ab. aur oof aseiata Porritt. Ent. Mon. Mag. 56 p.IOO 1920. The yellow fascia of the forewing very broad, of a deep golden yellow, of uniform width and extending from costa to inner margin, bordered outwardly with a series ox snor u blaox streaks; tnen x olio vs tne usual white so ace to the marginal row of very small black dots. The orange basal line is exagerrated into a large blotch without the black margin. Hindwings almost pure white with the exception of four or five minute marginal black dots. ab. lilacif aseiata Cockayne. Ent. .Sec. 6l 0.34 1949. The x aseia of the for ©wing instead of orange is lilac-grey. ab. nigrieostata Raynor. Ent.lSec.2I p.271 3309. /ith a broad black stripe extending along about three quarters of the costa, more rarely reaching the apex. The other black markings being much reduced tb costal stripe shows up very conspicuously. le ab.alona Thiery-Maig. linn.3oc.Ent.3elg.54 p.384 1910. The figure shows a nigrieostata form with the central ( nigrof aseiata ) , Tho hindwings are exceptional , showing dentate , suf fused margin. (fig. Icon I pi. I Mil liar 3 orange fascia almost absent a very broad, inwardly ab. lunulata Porritt. Ent. Mon. Mag. 56 p.99 1920. forewings wholly black with the exception of a narrow white fascia, or more usual partial j. aseia, of irregular shape outside the basal black band; a narrow white band inside spots of the outer margin; a conspicuous white lunar mark towards the costa ^ in the middle of the central black area which contains practically no yellow. This mark in different specimens represents the moon in all its phases, quarter, half or z ull moon. Hindwings with, besides the marginal row of black dots two uniformly very oroad black bands, which usually have one or more croscantric irregularities, the arises of the crescents pointing outwardly. ab. infragut tata Cockayne. Ent.Kec.6l p.34 1949. On the hindwing the ant ©median row of soots forms a continuous black band; tho spots of the postmedian row are elongated into streaks running towards the ante median ^and sometimes reaching it, or the streaks may ba short and followed by a line ox dots; sometimes ther are additional dots running towards tile margin* ab. nigroeingulata Cockayne. Ent. Rec. 58 p. 94 pi. 2 f. II 1946. A complete black median band extending outwards from just beyond the discoidal spot, to obscure the orange fascia. Geom.203 p. 3* grossulariata L. ab. ha^Loighensis Kay nor. Ent. Kao. 13 p. 10 1903. Th© whole area of the forewings between the two orange bands is filled in with brown-black , the only whit® markings in this area being two minute white specks on th© costal margin (about the middle). Median band of a deep orange, and broader where it meets the inner margin. ab. nigropaUiata Cockayne. Ent.Kec.63 p. 103 1951* (fig* Barrett. ol. 32 1 f . I 0.) With the exception of one or two insignificant white or orange dots the forewing is black from the extreme base to the outer black fascia, which is included in the black area. ab. aureopieta Cockayne. Ent.Kec.63 p. 105 pi. 3 f.6 1951. Tne ground colour oi the 1 or owing from the base to th© orange fascia is deep orange; uhere is a large black band at the bass, a broad black band along the cos ua, 'hi on includes the discoidal spot, and a large pear-shaped mark on the inner mar giii; oner o are also two or three small black spots in the median area; a fascia j-ormed by a single row of large elongated black spots separates the orange part oi til© wing from the white marginal area; the marginal spots are normal. Hindwing normal with a single row of black spots evenly spaced. ab. nigrocincta Onslow. Jo urn. Genetics 8 p.222 £918. (pi. 9 f . Ib & 30.) Black rings encircling the abdomen instead of dorsal spots. ab.odersfeltia Porritt. Snt.M0n.Mag.56 p.IOI 1920. Forewing with a broad black band extending from the base along the costa as far as the usual yellow fascia, and in the middle of the wing immediately below the slack costal band is a black spot. In extreme forms the space between the costal band and the inner margin is pale yellow, but in somo specimens the black of the costal band swells as a large black blotch at the base to the inner margin. Outside th® yellow area, the markings are normal,as they are also on the hindwing. The form although vary distinct has a somewhat washed-out appearance. ab.vauata Porritt. Ent.M0n.Mag.56 p.IOI 1920. Forewings more or less normal, but in the hindwings the middle band of spots takes - the form of strong black streaks, a pair of the streaks, in one case two pairs, taking the form of a large and prominent V,th© apex of which points to the base of the wing. ab. inframaculata Stovin. Entomologist 72 p.154,135 pi. 3 f.4 1939. The hindwings are the most characteristic feature of this form. The usual spots are reploeed.by a series of heavy black blotches, usually arranged in two parallel r° .'S.In outline ^thes® markings are irregular, and vary somewhat in number, size and shape in different individuals. Forewings with th© yellow median fascia unusually^ wide and well marked. The row of subterminal spots on the outer side is replaced by a series of wedge-shaped blotches. The central fascia of the f crewing is dividod into two white, triangular areas by three horizontal and almost parallel heavy black lines, which coalesce at their extremities to form th© inner and outer boundaries of the basal and median yellow fascia© repectiv@ly.The discoidal spot is large, and can usually be regognised at the base of the upper white triangle left in the central fascia. ab. raynori Porritt. Sat. Mon. Mag. 56 p. 100 1920. Superficial resemblance to hazslsighensis Eayn. but the basal black portion of th© forewings does not axtand so far outwardly.lt is followed by a broad orange oano. 01 uniform width from the costa to inner margin, bordered with large black marks, and lollowed by an exceptionally broad white space to the usual row of marginal spots. Hindwings^ with the black spots unusually large,and situated much nearer to the base than in ordinary specimens, leaving a broad space of white between tham and the marginal black spots. ab.aurivestita Cockayne. Ent. Kec. 46 p. 117 1934. The two rows of postmadian black spot 3, which usually enclose an orange fascia are confluent and form a single band, and the whole of the ground colour of the 1 or swing proximal to this band is deem orange. The black spots on the hindwings are elongated to a varying degree. ab. mixta Porritt. Ent. Moh. Mag. 56 p.IOI 1920. Somewhat of the character of odorsfeltia Porritt,but the broad black costal band is broken it7) wiuh two white spots, hollow fascia broad from costa to inner margin and just above inner margin is extended though to the base. All markings are cloaA Il Geom. 203. ^1.4, i gros s ulariata L. ab. imounctifaseiata Onslow. Jo urn. (kinetics. 8 p.22I pi. 9 f.2I-& 24 1918. Th© postmedian black band of spots outside the yellow fascia of the forowing is wholly or in part, obsolete. ab. subangulata Raynor. Ent.Rec.35 P. 141 1923. Beneath the disc of the forowing is a black angular or elbowed line varying in intensity, but very distinct. Often united with the disco idal spot. ab. continua Lompke. Tijdschr.Ent. 94 p.266 195 I. ( pi. 48 f.7. ) The spots on the inner aid© of the yellow fascia united into one continuous black band. ab. saxstrigata Cockayne. Ent.Rec.63 p. 105 pi. 3 f* 7 195 1. On the forowing there is a black fascia with an orang© fascia external to it and another black fascia bordering the orange one externally; there is a complete and conspicuous black fascia in the median are©, running through and including the discoid al spot satarting at th© costa, and ending at the inner margin; the black fascia internal to the orange on© is complete, and external to the orange fascia there is a row of of rather largo black spots; the marginal spots are large. Thus thare are six fasciae in this form and it resembles what I believe to be the ancestral pattern of the species more closely than any other 1 have seen. Hindwing with a large black spot at the extreme base, than a broad and complete black fascia, and distal to this a row of black spots with an orang© fascia external to it; the marginal spots are large. ab, albipalliata Raynor. Ent.Rec.2I p.272 1909. Forewings with a broad whit® area, like a mantle, intervening between the black basal blotch and th© dis@rid.dal spot, the area, outside the latter being frequently much blackened. ab. anteraarginata Raynor. Ent. Rec.Jp P* 140 1923. Forewings with a black marginal band, pram. broad in the actual specimen described, decreasing to 2 mm. in its* lower half , extending from apex to tornus and replacing* ' the usual black narginal spots. ab.postmargina.ta Kay nor. Ent.Rec, 35 p. 140 I923. Hindwings with a. broad black band, similar to the preceding antsmar gina.ta in which it occurs on the far ©wings, ab.venusta Cockayne. Ent. Ra®. 63 o. 102 pi 3 f , I 1951 Forewing with the black basal markings large; in the median area there is a large black mark on th© costa united to th© discoidal spot and two or three spots nearer to th© inner margin; the black fascia internal to th© orange fascia is broad and only broken at on© point, the orang© fascia, is broad and clear, and external to it there is only a single black spot near the inner margin; there is ah elongated sub apical black mark on the costa and the black spots on the margin are all united to form a continuous band; Hindwings with a largo discoidal spot, a complete row of black spots, and the spots on the margin are large and united to one another. Paratypes less extreme. ab. albispati&ta Raynor. Ent. Rec. 21 0.272 ICO}. Forewings with a broad white area between the central ascia and the outer margin ab. ovalidisca Cockayne. Ent.Rec. 63 p. 104 pi. 3 f.3 195 1* Forewing with basal spots very large; the black ant ©median fascia is very broad ahd forms an unbroken band; the postmedian fascia lying internal to tho orange fascia is also unusually broad and only narrow sd at one point; ther is no black spot on the costa in the median area and the discoidal spot is elongated and oval the submarginal fascia which lies external to the orange fascia is unusually broad in the first five intorneural spaces, ther© is a small black dot in the seventh, and two rather large black spots in the last two spaces near the inner margin; the marginal spots are large and confluent and tho third and fourth are united to the submarginal fascia. The normal orange of the thorax, abdomon and fascia is replaced by pale yellow. On the hindwing there is an elongated oval discoidal spot, a row of postmedian spots, and a single rather largo spot on nervure 4 belonging to the submarginal row; some of the marginal spots arc confluent. Ge ora, 203* p.5 grossulariata L. ab. nigrolutea Hay nor. Ent.Ra*. 19 P.83 1907 . Ground colour of a lovely bright canary yellow, intermediate between the ..ordinary dull slightly luteoas form and the deop gambog© one figured by Barrett. Forcings with the black markings so oxagerrated as to cover about two thirds (in one specimen three quarters) of the wings. ab, subviola® ©a Raynor. Snt.2ec.IR p. 10 1903* liar kings normal, but the whole area of all four wings suffused with dusky s?r brownish-violet, often producing a scorched appearance. ab, semiviolaooa Raynor. Ent. Res. 15 p.IO 1903* Similar to the preceding* but the htedwings not violet. suffused with dusky or brownish- ab.nigrosparsata Raynor. Ent. Rec. Ip p.IO 1903* Markings more or lass normal but the wings suffused with minute producing a sooty appearam®. Median band generally faint, and of black specks, a dull orange. ab. sparsata-hazeleighensis Porritt. This form, is ab. hazel eighons is with with intense black. lint . Mon. Mag. Ro p . 102 1 920 . the white parts densely spotted or blotched ab.nigrocaeruloa Raynor, Ent. Re®. 2 1 P.2R2 1909. A blue-black form of ni gro spar sata, very thickly dusted on all wings,but with white interspaces between the black costal blotches and between the black outer- marginal spots on both wings. ab. nigrotincta Raynor. Ent. Rec. 22 p.240 19 10. All wings tinged with pale black. ab, chalcobaras Raynor. Ent. Rec. 19 p.84 1907. The area between the base and central fascia, thickly laden with bronze but the area external to the fascia normal white. Hindwings are as black as any nigro- sparsata and have the central horizontal row of black spots slightly flushed with bronze. ab. nigra Raynor. Ent. Rec. 21 p.272 1909. = nigra Porritt. Ent. Mon. Mag. 48 p.2I5 1912. Pure black on all wings. ab.nigrovela.ta Cockayne. Entomologist 72 p. 154 pi. 3 f.2 1939* Except for a small orange patch at the extreme base , the whole of the forewing, as far as1 and. including the black snots outside the orange fascia, is black, through which the usual black markings are faintly visible. The hindwing as far out as the outer line of black spots is thickly covered with black spots, which in part may bo confluent. Tho aberration varies considerably. ab. nigrolinsata Raynor. Ent. Rec. 35 P* 140 1923* On tho forewings is a broad horizontal black line, varying* in width from I to 2 m uniting the uniting the discoidal spot to the basal blotch. ab. aberdoniensis Raynor. Ent. Rec. 35 p.I40 I923* Ro rewings much clouded with black, but having constantly a large irregular oblong patch of white adjoining the black basal blotch on the inner margin, ab. leucomalaina Cockayne. Ent. Rec. 63 p. IOp pi. 3 f.5 1951* Porewing entirely black with the exception of a very small white mark two thirds of tho way along the costa, a. still smaller one at the apex and a few white dots parallel with tho termen,tho remains of the white marginal area. Hindwing with black discoidal spot, irregular elongated black markings in the basal half and a long black streak along the inner margin; the marginal spots are large and conflu¬ ent forming a eomolot© black border and the third spot from the apex extends inwards as a thick black streak. _ _ ab.melanaoieata Porritt”. Ent. Mon. Mag. 57 p. 135 1921. ■=e nfgroapicata Raynor. Ent. Rec. 35 p. 140 1 92 , At the apex of the forewing is a black blotch, p mm. long by p ram. broad in the Type extending from the apex- to the black median band, It thus contrasts strongly with ab. f ulvapieata in which the apical blotch is fulvous. This is Raynor's description Porritt 's melanapi&ata had the apex entirely filled with a large squarish blotch of black and this name has priority. Ge oi$i,203. P*6 grosswlariata L, a ab„radiata Raynor. Ent. Aec.2I -p.,2~j2 1909. With, the marginal soots on the forewings radiated. ab. cuneata Raynor, Bnt.Res.2I p,2~J2 I909. On the forewings. there is a wedge-shaped horizontal black stripe joining the seventh outer marginal spot to the central fascia. It also has a similar but less eormlota stripe extending from the third outer marginal spot to the central fascia. ab. nigroradiata Rebel. Hofm. -Spuler 3chmett.Eur.2 n. 88 1904. (fig’d Hoffmann G-r. 3ehmett.pl. 95 f. 4. ) The figure shows black horizontal lines or bars uniting the black fascia of the forewing with the outer margin over its whole width. The black fascia is in the form of a single transverse stripe with no orange accompanying it. The usual basal markings are almost absent, only amounting to a few black spots on the costa; between these and the diseoidal spot are two black spots, no other markings are or os ont. Hindwing with black margins and rayed inwards half way to the diseoidal spot which is present, with two or three small spots near to it. ab.malmundariense Donckier. Feuilla Jeunos Hat. II p. 34 pi. I f.p 1881. Similar in some respects to the preceding nigroradiata Rbl. except that the black fascia of the forewing is not complete, finishing half way from the inner margin towards the costa. Also there is some of the yellow of the central fascia on the external side of the fascia. On the hindwings the black margin of the preceding is reduced to a thin line on the inside of which there is a yellow suffused marginal band; there is also some yellow at the base of both wings. ' rr, ien 5 is. sn ol aVe") ab.postfimbriata Cockayne. Snt.Rec.6p p.I06 pi. 3 f. 8 193 I. On the hindwing there is an incomplete row of postmsdian snots and a diseoidal spot; the marginal spots are very broad , elongated , and confluent, with the exception of the two nearest to the apex, and form a broad black border. Forewings normal except for a black line running from the base to the diseoidal spot as in ab. nigrolineata Rayn. ab. unilineata Cockayne. Ent.Rec.64 0.238 pi. 10 f . 14 1952. Forewing normal except that in the inter noural space between 4 and p the black spot of the outer black transverse fascia is united to the marginal black spot forming a conspicuous black 3treak. ab. melanoneura Cockayne. Ent. Rec, 63 p. 104 193 1. Rather heavily marked and all the nervures on the wings are black; the black lines so formed are thick in the proximal part of the wing, but become thinner distall.y and disappear towards the margin. ab. latilimbata Cockayne. Snt. Rec. 63 p. 106 pi. 3 f. 10 I93-» Forewing from termon to black fascia entirely black or dusted with black ana the black extends along costa to the orange snot near base; the diseoidal spot is united with the black costa and a black line runs from it to the inner black fascia; the two black fasciae are to a great extent fused so that the orange fascia between them is almost obliterated. On hmndwing the diseoidal snot is small, the inner row of black spots is represented by three dots and the spots of the outer row are small; there is a broad black band along the whole of the border broadest near the apex, on the inner side the band is ill-defined ending in small black sreekles which tend to form thin streaks. ab. albomarginata Raynor. Ent. Rec. Ip p. 10 1903. The series of seven black snots usually found on the outer margins of fore and hindwings are entirely absent. Markings otherwise normal. ab. aureomarginata Cockayne. Entomologist 84 p. 128 pi. 3 f. I-IO 1951* Superficially resembling albomarginata Rayn. but the latter is more heavily marked, never has an orange diseoidal spot and no spots whatever on the margin of either wing. In aureomarginata the head and thorax are orange, likewise the diseoidal spot which sometimes has black scales in the centra; many of the spots on either side of the orange fascia of the fo rawing are orange instead of black; the margin al spots are replaced by orange ones or small dots surrounded by orange scales. Hindwing with diseoidal spot small and o range, th© black spots arc reduced in size and number, in some the wing is almost immaculate; all or most of the black marginal spots are replaced by orange or black scales mixed with orange. In some specimens the head and thorax are norms,! and the hindwings show more =pots Geom.203. p. /» grossulariata L ab.foraoaa Cockayne. Ent.Ssc.63 p. 103 1951. (fig. Barrett ol. 322 f. IB. ) Head, thorax and abdomen are orange with no black markings . For owing with the base orange with two black dots external to it, a large black mark on the costa in the median area and an orange discoidal spot; just internal to the broad orange fascia is . a black spot on the costa and a black dot near the inner margin but no other markings; there are no black spots external to the orange fascia on either wing and no black marginal markings on the right forewing, a small irregular black mark on the left forewing near norvures 3 & 4. Hindwing with no black mark¬ ings except a spot about the middle of the inner margin on each wing. ab. Candida Raynor. Snt. R®@. 13 P* 9 1903* (fig* Mosley. Nat. Jo urn. 4 p. 3 2 f . I. If 35 ) Entirely white without any black at all. ab. cliftoniana Raynor. Snt. Roc. 15 p.296 1903. ( fig. Mosley. 'Tat. Jo urn. 4 p. 32 f* 3* ) Ground colour uniform satiny-whit®, with a vary pale tinge of brown, which is barely discernible; costa mors distinctly brown; thorax pale yellow, with central oart dull brown; abdomen of & rich yellow and entirely without markings. The two yellow fasciae, basal and median, usual in this species are entirely absent, in fact the only markings consist of small round intensely black spots, differing, however, in size, the whole insect thus presenting a most remarkable and, probably, unique appearance. ab. melaneaona Raynor. Ent. Rec. Ip p. 10 1903* Striking Scottish form. Forewings with a black basal blotch with the • slightest trace of yallow.Discoidal spot very black and large, standing out in the largo white central area* On. the outside of this area and inside the very faint yellow median band is a black fascia, broader at costal margin. The series of black spots outside the yellow band is re used to four, which nearly coalesce with the black fascia, and, arc therefore, really situate in the yellow band. The seven black spots along the outer margin arc strongly developed and confluent. Hindwing with a well defined central black spot and two parallel series of seven strongly marked spots along the outer margin, a definite white area separating the two series. ab. radior ©versa Cockayne. Ent. Res. 63 p, 104 pi. 3^*4 1951. On the forewing* the black fasciae on either side of the orange fascia are united to form a broad band obliterating the orange and sending out a row of tooth-like processes towards the tcrmeii; there is a broad black band along the costa running from the middle of the wing to the apex and the inner end of this is united to the discoidal spot and continued below to join the broad black fascial band enclosing an irregular white area; there is ahl&ck spot in the. median area; the marginal snots are normal. On the hindwing discoidal spot is very large and black;; the spots of the wostmedian row are greatly elongated, incr eased in width proximally but becoming narrower -distally,and almost reaching the margin, the marginal spots are normal* ab. nigralbata Cockayne. Ent.Rec.63 p. 10 6 pi. 3 f*9 1951. Forewing with an orange spot at extreme base and- then a broad black fascia; external to this is a narrow white median area, extending out to the discoidal spot; the whole of the outer part of the wing including the discoidal spot is black with the exception of one or two insignificant white dots and the white lines separating the marginal dots, Hindwing with the basal part white as far out as the discoidal spot; from this point to the margin the ring is for the most port black, the apical wart is entirely black and on the rest of the outer part of the wing there are broad black radiations coalescing about the middle and not quits reaching the margin; the white spaces between them are partially filled by black dots and spots; the marginal spots are fused with the apex and normal* elsewhere. ab.privata Cockayne. Entomologist ~J2 p.I54ol, 3 f . 3 1939* Forewing- with the black bands on either side of the orange fascia united to form a narrow continuous band; the orange represented by 0. light dusting of orange scales on the lower part of the wing, only lying both internal and external to the black band, not in its normal position between the black bands. ab. magnipuncta L smoke. Tijdschr. Ent. 94 p.2 66 pi. 48 f. 6 1951* The whole central area of the forewings without or nearly without markings with the exception of the strongly enlarged central (discoidal) spot. n postdiscal band of the forewings displaced outwards together with a double row of submarginal snots on the hindwing. ' = (r30m, 2 03 gross ul ariata L p. b. ab. s ©b aria Cookayne. Sat. 5©©. 63 “•.103 pi. 3 '1*2 1931. Porewing with two blaok spots at the bass with an external yellow fascia, but the usual black fascia outside this is absent; a conspicuous round black discoidal spot in the median area, but no other markings; tljie orange fascia is present, but the usual black fascia internal to it is absent; the row of black spots external to it is pres©nt,and the marginal spots aro normal. On the hindwing of tho Type there is black sub apical spot and an incomplete row of marginal spots, but no other, markings are pro sent. In the Par a type there are five very small snots internal to tho orange fascia on the loft for owing and none on tho right. On the hindwing there is a large discoidal snot and some small marginal spots, but no others except an apical spot on the right and one near the anal angle on the loft. .Tho mo3t notable feature is the complete or almost complete absence of the black fasciae, which normally form tho boundaries of the? median area. ab.paucisignata Lempke. (var. Q ' /oodlook. Jo urn. Genetics p p. 183 pi. 30 f*4-6 I9Io) Tijds@hr.3nt. 94 p. 263 1931* The markings arc much reduced in size with a consequent prominence of the orange fasciae, resembling dohrnii. The markings are somewhat heavier than in dohrnii and are almost as strongly developed on the underside as on the upper surface whilst in dohrnii they are weaker. The ground colour is white in. its normal form but creamy or pals yellow specimens arc frequent, greatly resembling dohrnii. The chief diffaraasse lias in the underside. ab. dohrnii Koenig. Rav. mens. d *3nt. I p.20 1883. - deiota Cockerell. Entomologist 22 p. 99 I889. = flavof aseiata Huene. Stett.Emt. Z. 62 p.158 1901. = lacficolor Raynor.. Ent.Sec.I4 p.322 1902. = ardana Thiory- toig. Ann. So®. Eat. B@Ig.54 p.-3S4 1910. The ground colour ©ream-white. The upper side markings strongly reduced, a number of tho spots absent and most others strongly reduced in size. This reduction is still much stronger on the underside, apart from the discoidal spot all the markings have disappeared, the markings of the uppersid© ©an to some extent bo seen showing through. ab. nigrovenata Raynor. Ent. Sac. 21 r>.2~]± 1909. Remarkable for tho blackening of the chief veins in the central area of the fore- wing. These blackened veins are usually two in number , cutting acres 3 the ©roam ground. ab. gloriosa Raynor. Ent. See. 2 I p.271 1909* A combination of the preceding nigrovenata and nigricostata which has a broad black strip® extending along about throe quarters of tho costa. ab. chalcozona Raynor. Ent. Hoc. Ip p. 9 1903. Similar to dohrnii but the basal blotch and median fascia instead of being pal© yellow are of a dead coppery-bronze , the- median fascia being very broad and handsome. The hindwings of some specimens show a vary faint yellow horizontal strip® starting from a point opposite the anus and extending over two thirds of tho wing towards the aw ex* _ ~ ab. cuneif era Jar ran. TJov.tool.2 p. 12 p 1893* - contr alio unct-a Raynor. Snt.Eec.22 p.240 19 10. Form of dohrnii in which the costa, instead of having three black blotches, has only one, and that situated above tho discal spot. The whole insect thus has a vary light appearance especially as the discal spot is, as a rule, strongly developed. This is the description of a@ntralipunc.ta but the Type of /arrays cunoif era agrees exactly and his name has priority ovor Raynor's. ab. lacteosparsa Raynor. 3nt.Se®. 19 p. 84 1(07. Of the dohrnii typo of markings. The for swings are densely dusted with blackish- brown on a very pals ground. For a pal© form to bo thus suffused was, in Raynor's experience, altogether unparalleled. ab. nigrofusa Raynor. Compendium 1920 p.4. The greater part of the forewing clouded with blackish— brown. Described as form of dohrnii (laeticolor) ab. striata Cockayne. Ent.Sec. 64 p.237 pi. 10 f . 13 1932. Combination of ab. dohrnii and aberdoniensis. On the forewing a heavy peppering Groom. 203. p. 9< grossulariata L rt ab. .striata continued. of black scales- along* the median nervure from the base to the discoidal spot represents the strong* black lino found in ab. nigrolin®ata Ha.yn.and in all aberdonienais Rayn. , sometimes a similar peppering along* tther norvuros and along* the costa. From the black marginal spots on the tarmen black inter neural streaks with ill-defined edges run to the black spots of the outer transverse fascia, and when the streaks are incomplete there are scattered black scales in the intervening spaces; these represent the solid black streaks seen in the radiated forms of aberdoniensis and are determined by one of the recessive genes of this inultif notorial complex. On the hindwing none of the markings are sharply defined except the discoidal spot, and the wedge-shaped marginal spots are bordered by a powdering of black scales. ab.lactea-nigra Raynor. Snt,S©e.2I p.271 1909. Form of dohrnii with the dark markings of the forewings,and the marginal spots on the hindwings, black. ab.diluta Lcmpke. Tijdsehr.Snt. 94 p.269 1951* The black markings strongly bleached. The form has a washed out or faded appearance. ab.nanata 'Lamb ill ion. Rev. Mens. Soc.Bnt. Earn, 7 /P.27 1907* Dwarf form, ab. varleyata Porritt. Trans. Yorks. Hat. Union 1880 pt. 3 p.75* = obscura Cockerell. Entomologist 22 p. 55 I889. = pernigrata Thi@ry-Meig. Ann. Soc.Snt. 3elg.p4 p. 384 19IO. Entirely black except for a narrow white band near the bass of the forewing and a rather broader one at the base of the hindwing. ab. latif asciata Raynor, varleyata form with the ab. purif as ciata Raynor, varleyata form without Coaro odium 1920 p.6. white band on the forewings double its Compendium 1920 p.6. any black specks within the white bands usual width. of the forewing. ab. oremodisca Raynor. Compendium 1920 p.6. varleyata with the ab. angustif asciata varleyata with the discoidal large and black, situate in white band of Raynor. Compendium 1920 p.6. white band of the for swings narrow. f or ©wings. ab. fractif asciata Raynor. Compendium 1920 p.6, varleyata with white band interrupted, sometimes considerably , by black in irowr half. ab. nigro varleyata Porritt. Ent.M0n.Mag.56 p. 102 1920. The narrow white band on the forewings of ab. varleyata is obliterated, the wings becoming entirely black. In the hindwings the white remains but is reduced. ab. soarsata-v&rleyata Porritt. Ent.Mon.lfeg. 56 p. 10 1 1920. The white bands of ab. varleyata are filled up with the black spotting of ab. nigrosparsata,in greater or lesser density. In extreme specimens the white is almost obliterated. ab. lutea-varleyata Porritt. Ent. Mon. Mag. 56 o. 102 I920. The white parts of ab. varleyata are replaced by yellow of various shades. ab. albovarleyata Porritt. Ent. Mon. Mag. 53 p. So 1917. Differs from typical varleyata in that the hindwings are entirely white with the exception of the veins, and a series of four marginal spots, one between each of the basal wing veins, and a few almost unnotieeable freckles, all of intense black. The for swings , besides the usual white shoulder-band, have a series of seven large oblong-square white marks on the outer margin, separated from each other by black streaks; and there are also two parallel short streaks of white just anterior to the middle of the black central area. ab.xantha Raynor. Compendium 1920 p.6. varleyata form in which the band of the forewing is buff or pale yellow instead of white. . Hindwings presumably normal.. '? Greom. 203* p. 10. grossulariata. L, ab. erocea Raynor. Comp ondium 1920 p. 6 varleyata with the band of the forawing bright orange, ab. leucostieta Raynor. Compendium 1920 p.6. varlayata with the black area of the hindwing showing a few tiny spooks of white. ab.actinota Raynor. Gorge ondium 1920 p.6. varleyata form with horizontal white wedges ornamenting the outer margins of forewings , hindwings , or both. ab. pul ©hr a Raynor. Snt. Reo.pl p.20p I9I9- varleyata form with the white (or fulvous) band very broad, about twice th® width of that in varleyata. Tho discoidal spot which is large and striking, is situated in a sort of white recess trenching upon the broad black outer marginal band. Tli© latter, on reaching the costa, does not end suddenly as in varleyata., but is continued conspicuously for a short .space along the costa inwardly. Another striking difference is that, whereas in vari@ya.ta there is no white on the underside except exactly beneath th© white fascia on the forewings, it is suffused with white over about two thirds of the wing. ab.-mlchra-a.enea Raynor. Compendium 1920 p.6. varleyata form similar to tha -©receding but has a. few bronze radiations on tho outer margins. ab. ©xquisita Raynor. 3nt.Rec.30 p. 189 19 18. Forewings with black shoulder-knot at base; then a broad white median band containing a conspicuous black discoidal spot; then a broad black band extending to outer margin, except that it is bordered outwardly with a band of largo white e uneat© blotches edged with black towards th© fringes. Hindwings without black shoulder-knot , with base therefore white, tho rest of the wing similar to the forewings. ab, exquisita-aenea Raynor. 3nt. Roc. 30 p. 1 89 1918. Similar to the preceding except that tho white markings are suffused with a delicate bronze, the hindwing ba3e however remains white. ab. nigroerotacoa Raynor. Snt. Rea. 35 p.141 1928. Similar to ex quia it a. but having the white areas larger and more transparent. On the hindwings the only black markings, besides the discoidal spots, are a faint black transverse band, so broad as to cover about a third of the wing, and a row of small black spots, sometimes forming a narrow band, round the edge of the outer margin. ab.seminigra Cockayne. Entomologist ~J2 p. 153 pi* 3 f . I 1939. Ground colour pale yellow; the blael at the base is increased, but parts of the orange blotch are visible and the ground deepens to orange near tho subcostal nervure. The whole space between the costa and subcostal nervure is black and there: are two black dots just inside the cell. The outer part of the wing from a point just proximal to the disc is uniformly black, with the discoidal spot and the usual! black markings faintly visible. Hindwing with the outer part uniformly black, but the lino demarcating it from tho light inner part is not straight, three wedges of ground colour extending into it. There is a small black spot on the m lian nervure, just proximal to the point where 2 is given off, and there arc a number of small black dots just internal to the black area* Hoad , thorax ,l©gs and abdomen arc wholly black. , . * I loom. 204. Abraxas Loach. sylvata Scop. : ulmat a P. aberrational forms etc. ab. suffusa Tutt. hint. Rec. 9 7'. 307 1897* = plumbea Rbbel. Bergo fs„ Schijiotto I9I0.'p.384. (fig. Barrett. )!. J>2Q ) With the wiiol® of the wings and body suffused with paler or darker slatgr-gc '„ ab. int ermedia Tutt. Ent. ioc. 9 7'. 307 IS97* /ith the wings or som© part of the wings, irregularly or unequally cuff used, with slaty-gr ®y p atone 3 ab.obscura Tutt. Ent. dec. 9 . 307 1097* • ‘/ith the wings or part of the wings suffused with dirty oehreous or cream colour. ab. tr answer sa' Tutt. Ent. Egg. 9 '.'*307 1097* ■/ith the disooidal and ©antral slaty-grey shades forming a central transverse band across tha for swings* See bifasciata Hannomann (below) ab. nigrescens Hannomann. Int. Ent. Z. 13 P* 1 14 1919* The darkening (blue-grey) reaches the outer margin of the forewing and continues to around the ©y®-apot* Hindwing sometimes with the spots running out to the middle of tho wing and more rarely to the outer margin, specimens with normal hindwings are rarer. ab. seminigra Hannomann, Int. Ent. Z. 13 p. 1 14 1919* Forewings as in the -erased ing nigrescens but hindwings entirely darkened with blue-grey from tho middle to the margin. discoidal ab. bif isciata Hannomann. Int. Ent. Z. 13 p. 114 1919* Strongly spotted, with a row of dots or an uninterrupted band from spot to the inner margin, of tho forewing, 'This must bo very similar to Tutt T 3 t rams v or sa , w r © s umably the spots form a mor definite line and are more separated from the postmodian row to form two bands as the name implies. ab. guttata Hannemann. Int. Ent, Z. 13 p.114- 1919* The discoidal spot of tho for owing runs out to form a large drop. ab, eonf luens Hannemann. Int^Ent. 1. 13 p. 114 1919® Tiie discoidal snot elongated to the basal field ana to the &nt emar ginal row of dots forming a bue-grey horizontal band. ab. radiata Hannomann. Bit. Ent. Z. 13 p. 114 1919. All dots on fore and hindwings radiate towards the outer margins. ab, redust a Hannomann. Int. Ent, Z. II p.o2 1917. All tha grayish markings absent. ab. p antarioides Spitz. Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. 7ion p8 p. (263)1909* The dark markings much reduced, resembling Abr.pantaria. A 32-501 in the distal margin, though sometimes much reduced ,and the dark head, remain distinctive. ab. eontinu&ta /arren. Nov. Zool. 10 0.269 1903* Described under sylvata but belongs to A.miranda. ab. ruf omaculata Lempko. Tijdsehr.Ent. 94 p.271 1931* All the normally brown soots are changed to red-brown. ab. fassiata Lempke. Tijds@hr.7dnt. 94 p.271 1931* The postdiscal row of spots on fore and hindwings united into a continuous band. ab.purissima Cockayne. Ent. K@@, 64 p.238 pi. 10 f . 10 I932® On both fore and hindwings the transverse fascia is entirely absent; the only markings on the forewing are tho basal blotch, a pear-shaped loadon coloured mark at the discoidal cell, a dot on the costa towards tha apex, the blotch with a bluish centre near the anal angle with an oblique brown streak running upwards and outwards from it, and small dark marks on tho middle of the termon. Hindwings with the fascia absent, .the only markings being the discoidal spot, the dark blotch near the anal angle with a short jstreak running from it, and three very narrow marginal. marks. * Geom. 204, continued continued sylvata ■ )CO • 9 ab. cireumnotata Coskayn©. Ent.K©@.64 p.239 pi. 10 f. II 1952. On both wings the transverse fascia, is displaced outwards and lies close to the nurgin. On the forewing the basal marking's aro normal, there is a circular discoil- al spot, and two small marks on the termen. ab. glomerata Cockayne, dint. tec. 46 p, 118 1934. The. postmedian fascia is drawn inwards towards the base and the whole of the fore wing proximal to it is completely ,or almost completely, suffused with grey and rust colour. The grey markings along the termen are reduced or absent, the postmed- ian fascia on the hindwing is also drawn in towards base and sometimes united along the outer margin to the grey basal mark,, while the diseal spot is displaced away from the base and confluent, or nearly so, with the postmedian fascia. ab. argyphoa Cockayne. 13nt.Eoa.38 p. 94 1946. (pi. 2 f. 12) The ground colour of the forowing is greyish-white and the rust colour is absent; the basal area is silvery gray with a line of dark brown bordering it externally; . the large spot near the anal angle of both wings is silvery grey ringed by a narrow line of dark brown. I Geora.205. I Lomaspilis Hbn. marginata L. aberrational forma etc.. The lype form has couplet© black outer borders to both wings and the costa with the black border , broken in the ©nitre and just before apex . There are no median spots or blotches. ab. staphylaeata Scopoli. Ent. Cara. 1763 p.22I pi. % f.j>48. Fo. rewing shows a black median band of spots or blotches , broken just below the middle, and an incomplete median chain of spots on hindwing . ab.naevata Hubner. Beitr. Sshmett. 2 ;o. 108 1790. (nom. nov. pro maculata Hubner) = mac ul at a Hubner. Beitr. Schmatt. I p.24 pi. 3 f. P 1786. - marginaria Hubner. Eur. Schmett. (georn) fig. 80. 179&-99* TIi© figures of both maeulata and marginaria show the median band ©ours lota on the hindwing but on the for owing it is broken just below the middle, thus leaving a costal blotch and a smaller inner -marginal black spot. ab. nigrof aseiata Schoyen. Tromso Kus. Aarsh.5 p.29 1882. = marginaria Hubner. Eur. Sehmett. (geom) fig. 5 44 (nee. 80) 1796—99- A median band ,at least on the forewing, ©outlet®, otherwise normal, ab. eonflua Strand. Arch. Math. Naturv. 22 (p ) 0.29 1900. The costal blotches confluent, also confluent with the marginal band. ab.naevaria Hubner. Eur. Schmett. :1. Ip f.79 I79'h-99. The figure shows the forewings with two rather small black spots representing a median band, sen anted from each other and from the costal blotch though some¬ times linking up with the latter. The hindwing with three or four very small separated black spots in the median area. ab. dissosellularis Strand. Arch. Haturg. 8p A4 J4 1919. Markings normal but with a black isolated spot on the disooscllulars, of the forewing. ab. subdeieta Cocker oil. Entomologist 22 p. 99 18 89 ( Newman T s Brit. Moths . I0l) = wendlandtiata Fuchs. Jahrb. Nassau. Ver. Hat. 1899 vol. p2 p. 142. Fo rowing with the outer marginal hand almost or altogether obsolete, narrow patches of black at base and middle of costa remaining. Hindwing unmarked. ab. demarginata Fuchs. Jahrb. Nassau. Ver. Nat. 52 p. 141 1899. all wings with the margins white with black spots at apex and anal angle just inside. Tliis presumably means that the normal black marginal band is divided by a thin white line separating the blotch at the apex and the one at the tornus of the for owing, from the .extreme margin, and separate from each other. ab. albomarginata Osthelder, Mitt, munch en. Eat. Gas. Suppl. Sehmett, ?udbay era 1$L Posses as .between the brosmsh-black marginal field and the similarly coloured fringe a narrow white line. Similar to the preceding but presumably & ©marginata had th® inside snots small and separated while albomarginata had a normal margin merely divided by a white line. ab. polutaria Hubner. Eur* Schmett. ( Geom) fig. 77 I79&-99. The figure shows th© fo rowings more or less normal but the hindwinga without markings except for a small single spot at the apex, the fringes black. Various authors describe this form as having the outer marginal band of the forewings divided by a white line as in albomarginata but in our copy of Hub nor ’ s Eur. Schmett, there is 110 trace of such a line. ab. androaria Lambillion, Rev. Soe. Ent. Nam. 19 p.22 1919. Forewings with two black blotches on costa, one basal th© other median &r ’ slightly separated from the first. Oh the outer margin there is a fin© linen I mm. wide without the least dentation, the disc of the wing entirely without black points. G@om.205 cont. marginata L. continuod. ab, somialbata Mellacrt3. Lamb. 28 0.H7 1928. More extreme than subdeleta Ooekerell. At the apex of rho forevings only traces of the outor-marginal b &nd , the second costal spot is very small or entirely absent, only the basal blotch is normally, develop od, Hindwings entirely white. ab. dumeei Joannis. Bull. Soc. ont.Pr. 1912 -j.248 fig. Fore and hindwings with a complete median band but all other markings absent, even the basal blotch, fails completely. ab . mediof as data Hof nor. Jahrb.Naturhist. Landes :lus. Karnten 24 p. l68 1897. = mediof aseiata Huene. B@rl.Ent. 2. 46 p. 314 pi. 6 f . I 1902. lings with a com' let© median black band but no marginal band, hindwing band sometimes incomplete. ab.albocilia.ta Horhammer. Mitt.munehen Ent. Ges. 13 p. 8 1923. Helatively normal markings, in one specimen with snow-white fringes on all wings in the second specimen the finge.3 are black and white chequered on forewing but "'uro white on hindwing . ab. nigrounicolorata Haverkampf . Ann. 3oc.Ent.Belg. 48 18 7 pi. I f. To. 3700 1904. The wings black throughout. ab.diluta Cockayne.. Entomologist 83.p*53- 1959 ♦ - brunnescens Lsm-ke. rijdschr.Ent. 94 p.275 1951. The markings not black or black-brown, but paler, more golden, or wale reddish-bra ab. nigrosparsata Cockayne. Ent. He®. >8 p. 94 pi 1 1 f. 8 1946. Both wings are sprinkled with black scales, particularly along the nervuros, giving a radiated a? -pearan©® and partially obscuring the normal markings. ab. laeticolor Lsmpke. Tijdsehr. Ent, 94 p.275 1951. Ground colour of the wings yellowish white. ab.wostalbata Lerapka Tijdsehr. Ent. 94 p.274 1951. Markings of the forewings normal, hindwings without markings. ab, suffusa Prout. (nom.noy. -iro staphyleata Huene. ) Seitz 4 o.3I2 19 5- = staphyleata Huene. (nom.preoo. Scop. ) Bor 1. Ent. 2. 46 p*3I4 pi. 6 f.2 1901. The ground colour suffused with smoky y ollow-gr ey , the dark markings weak and blurred. ab. artoni Burrau. On use. Ent. Lund. 15 p.85 ab.hjordisi Lingonblad. Ifetul.Snt.26 p.57 fig* 1946 . n C-oom. 20o Ligiia Guenee. 4 V '* adust at a Sehiff. aberrational forms etc. ab. extinota Hannemann. Int.Ent, 2. II 0.62 IC)T), The grey-blue band markings, also th® marginal markings of the forewing and undulate lines of tha hindwing axe suffused. ab. suffusa Prout, Saitz 4 p,3I3 1913. The pale ar®a completely infuscated. ab.'^lumbosa Cockayne. Entomologist 83 n.p3 ?1. 10 f . 13 1930. The whole of upper and underside of both wings 1® ad on- gray', but the normal black markings arc still visible. ab. obseura Lempke. Tijdsehr.Ent. 94 p.276 193 1. The basal area of the for swings is eonneeted by a black-grey suffusion along the costa with the dark postdiseal band, marginal area unieolorous black with whitish submarginal lino and apex; hindwings black- grey up to the submarginal lim in the centre a pale spot of the ground colour. Tha underside of both wings almost completely black-grey, in the centre somewhat paler. \ Bupta Stph, Gaom. 207. d is tinetata H. - Sah. - piataria Curtis. aberrational forms etc. ab.palloseons Lempke. Tijds@kr.Snt. 94 p.277 1951. Ground eolour of the forewings almost as nal© as that of the hindwings. ab.varisgata Lempke. TijdsoIir.Ent.94 -.277 1951* The marginal area of the forewings very pale and gray, sharply contrasting. ab. oontrastaria Fuchs. Stott. The median area darkened. This form io described under on Prout’s part. Eat* ttg.62 n. 378 I9OI. (Prout in Seitz 4- .414) C. quadrifasciaria L. and would seem to bo an error i Goora, 208, Biota 3 too h, 3 z(> bimaculata F. - tami.ua ta Sahiff. aberrational forma etc. ab. brunneimargo Prout, Seitz 4 p. 314 1915. Distal margin of for owing to the ••jostmodian lino, or nearly, strongly suffused with brown, the linos generally batter expressed. ab. subnotata ,/arr an. Nov. 2©ol.2 p. 12 1 I895» = bi unotata Fuchs. Soc.Ent. 18 p. 43 1903* T$i® costal spots strongly reduced. ab. suff uaa Cockayne. Entomologist 8.3 p. 54 19.50. (Barrett i.274 f.3B. ) Surface of the forewings is finely powdered with brown soalos , especially along the narwuros; the inner half of the hindwing is similarly powdered. ab. unimaeulata Cockayne. Entomologist 83 p.53 pi* I f. 3 1950. Only one costal mark present, at the end of the postmedian lino. ab. costijuneta Cockayne. Entomologist 83 o. 53 pi* I f*2 1950. The ante and postmedian linos are unusually close together and are united along the costa by a r oddish-brown bar. . doom. 209. Bapta Steoha teraerata Bailiff. aberrational forms ate. ab.-oau-ver Hoffmann. Mitt. Nat.urw.Vor. dteierm. rjA p. Ty2 I9I8. The blackish darkening* on the outer margin of the forewing 1.3 completely absnnt no that only the transverse line and diseoidal snot remain. ab. scriceata Horharamer. Int,Snt. Z. 27 p.296 1933* Completely markinglcss except for the diseoidal snot. Of the blackish shading of the for owing only a few brownish scales are visible with a Ions, also the normally sharply marked black spots are reduced to four weakly developed lunulas ab. tangens Loranke. Tijdschr.Snt. 94 p.279 1931. (d scrint.vol.90 .147) ‘The two transverse, linos which border the central area of the for swings touch each other below the middle and then separate again. ab.obscura Lenrke. Tijasehr.Ent. 94 n.279 1951. The white subterminal line of the for owing is completely covered by tho dark suffusion. ab. basinotata Cockayne. Entomologist 83 ?.53 pi. I f. 1 1930. Tho base of the for owing between th© median nervure and the inner margin is occupied by a conspicuous black blotch, ill-defined dis tally; the submarginal band of th© hindwing is more distinct than usual. \ ' Goom. 210 Gab era Tr puaaria L. aberrational forms ©to. ab. rotundaria Haworth. Lop. Brit. 1809 289. = conf inaria Prefer. Nouc Boitr, I p.IIp pl.60 f.2 I8J2. Pounder winged, with th® first two linos strangle approximated. ab. junota Lamske. Lamb. 39 ' The first two linos of the .145 pi. 9 f.6 1939. forewings for the groat or part united. ab. rodueta Lem®ke. Lamb. 39 ?• 146 el. 9 f . 7 1939* The first, or basal lino ox the forcings absent. ab. bilineata Galragni. V@rh.zool.-bot.Ges. /ion 'J8 p. ( l6 ) 1928, On the for ©wings the second transverse line, and on the hindwings the basal line, is absent. ab. lino aria Dob&uche, Lamb* 29 p.66 1929. On the forewing the first two lines are absent, on the hindwings tho basal is absent leaving only the postmedian on both wings. ab. abl&taria Fuchs. -Jahrb. "lass, Ver. Jat. 52 p. 144 1899* Almost markingless, only the outer transverse lino on all wings weakly indicated and a discoidal swot on hindwings. ab. monotouiea Strand. Pfyt.Mag. Ta.t.39 n.56 1901. .HI .the transverse linos &ro absent, tho disco id al spots axtremsly o ah. inornaria Moves. 3nt. Tidskr. 35 "".125 1914. = striaria Hubner. Eur. Sehmett.f ig. 50 6 I8I8-I9. ( nom. ;or eoc. ) Zings eompbtely without tho transverse lines and discoidal spots. ab. quadrilineata Lcmeke. Lamb. 39 y. 147 *1.9 f.I3 1939. An extra blackish transverse line on both wings on median, snaking four lines on the for ©wing and three the outer side of on the hindwing. tho x ©st¬ ab. quadripunetata Kits ©he. Verb. zool.-bot. Gas. Wien. 74-?5 p. (177) 1924-25 1926. A prominent discoidal spot on all four wings. ab.nosteroyunctata Lems-ke. Lamb. 39 p. 143 pi. 9 f.2 1939. A black discoidal spot showing on hindwings. ab.irrorata Lenmke. Lamb. 39 p. 147 ?1.9 f . 14 1939. 'ings covered with small striae slightly -'alar than the transverse lines. ab. erassosignata Lemake. Tijdschr.'iit. 94 p.280 1951. Both wings with thick transverse lines. ab.flavescens Lampke. Lamb. 39 '.148 1939* Ground colour of the wings yellowish. ab.melania Oberthur. Etudes d?Ent.20 ,~JC pi. 6 f. 99 1896. The fringes and thorax remain white, the wings arc dusky grey. ab.heyera.ria Herrich- Schaffer. 3yst Boarb. 3 p.85 nl. 41 1.25I-252 1847 . 'Th® thorax, etc, whitish , wings blackish- grey, almost black. The figure shows four tran l©s on forewing and throe on the hindwing. This form would appear to be very mush darker than Obsrthur's melaaia. ab. nivea Petersen. Beitr. fund© Eat. -Liv.u Kurland s 1902 Sen. '. 1 45. hybrid. flotcheri Tutt. Brit. Ley. 5 ?• p43 1906. Ososo between pus aria male and exanthemata female if exanthemata. Scop aberrational forms et® ab.pcllagr&ria Queue©. Spec. dan. Lop. 10 p. 55 18.57 » The' ground colour whiter, less irr orated, both wings with a black disoal dot. ab. sup»rapuQ©tata Wehrli. Mitt.munshen Ent. G®s. 14 pi. I f. 30 I924 & Ip ?*59 I925» Clear discoidal seats on upper and underside. ab. apnroxinaria Haworth. Lap. Brit. 1809 p.289. fiie first two transverse lines very close together, almost united to one. abbistriaria Msr es. Snt. Tidskr. 35 p. 12 p 1914. jf’zrl — tr ill.W or 0 C 1 111 0 — abo ant), far description, se.c below. ab . p s eudapp roximar ia Lsrnake. Tijdschr. Hit. 88 o.34$ pi. --.347 f.b 1947 . The second transverse line of the forewing is close to the third or outer one. ab. redueta Lem© fee. Tijds@hr.Ent. 88 p#349 pi. p. 347 £.7 1947. The basal or first lino of the forewing is absent. ab.. 1 inear ia L©nr«ke. Tijds@hr.Snt. 88 p. 349 pi. '>347 £.8 1947. The first and second transverse linos of the forewing are absent, the outer one remaining. ab. unieolorata Taieh. Stettin Ent.Ztg.33 ; .356 1892. almost unicolorous white. ab.inornata Lempk®. Tijds@hr.Ent. 88 p.350 pi. p*347 £.9 1947. All transverse lines .are absent. ab. crass esignata Lempke. The transverse lines of with the ground colour. Tijdschr.Ent.88 p.350 pl.p.34'7 f . 10 1947. both wings much darker than usual and share ly contrasting ab, irrorata Lemr.ke. Tijdsehr.Ent. 88 w.350 wl. p.347 f. II 1947. The wings covered with numerous short strides of the colour of the transverse lines which thus become hardly or not at all visible. In typical specimens th® wings are also covered by dar atoms but in irrorata they are much intensified, both in colour and number. ab.arenosaria Haworth. Lap, Brit. 1809 P.289. The wings strongly covered with dark atoms or short streaks, the transverse lines still darker, so that they are clearly visible. ab. nog@ia.tina Thierry-Mieg. Ann. 3oe. Ent. Belg, 34 p. 388 1910. The ground colour colour whitish with a tint of yellow but almost entirely covered with grey scales, the transverse linos absent. More extreme than the two preceding forms which are not uniformly grey. ab.wlumbata Haekray. Lamb. 46 p.35 1946 (fig. Lamb. 33 pi* 5* ) Uniformly leaden- grey, the transverse lines not visible, head and thorax white. £ ' f a c\. ab. lativittata Cockayne. Ent. R®©. 64 9. 239 pi. 10 f. 9 (not 7 as abated. ) Ip;. .-. The second transverse line, the median, is very much thickened and darkened forming a conspicuous band on both wings; the third line, the wostmedian is also very- thick and dark. ab. glabra Lempk®. Tijdsehr.Ent. 94 p.282 1931. Th© dark streaks on the wings fail completely. ab. alba Lompks, Tijdsehr.Ent. 94 w.282 1931. Th© ground colour of the wings white instead of y sllowis h-whit © . ab. bis triaria. Mev es. Snt. Tidskr. 1914. 35* P* 123 . The marking on both fore- and hindwings consists of only two yellow-brown transverse lines, of which the inner is the broader, and appears to have arisen through the fusion of the normal basal and central lines. Tne brown dusting on all wings is darker than usual, and the wings have a. more rounded appearance. Similar to the ab. rotundaria Haw. in C. pusaria. (Prom the German translation, Geora.212 }0 Anagoga Hufencr. pulveraria L. aberrational forms rb®. ab. unicolor Hirsahke. Verh. zool, -bot. Goo, . ien bO 41 p 19 10. Uniform black-brown, without the lines or band. ab, pas set ii Tlii®rry-Meig. L© Natural, 1884 .437. = saturaria ,/agner. Bat. 1. 23 5% 18 1909. Violaceous gray instead of r ©iiish-brown, tho median band ab, grisoseons Lem- ke. Tijds®hr,Bnt,94 307 1951. Ground colour of the wings grey-brown. ab.rufosoons Lerapko. Tijdschr.Snt, 94 ; 1951* The ground colour of the wings red-brown* s harply ©x: re s 3 ed . ab. 1 in® aria Lerapke. Ti.jdschr.3nt, 94 -■>. J>0~/ 1951. Forewings with the two transverse linos, but the spa©© between them is not darken¬ ed. ab, approximata Lerapke, Fijdschr.'Snt, 94 The two transverse lines which border the 308 1951. (daacri t.vol.90 ; .147) central area of tho f o rowings ore together. close ab.raarginepurpuraria Bast alb or gar. Stett.Ent. I.38 ;:„2l6 1897. Specimens of the summer gener at ion*De®n er red, the median area of forewing and basal half of hindwing’ more orange tinged., the rest more purple tinged, linos thick, antemedian rather curv®d,postmodian less broad anteriorly Rather small and round winged. than in Type. ab. eonstricta Sehnaider, Bolsk,3?ismo Ent. 19 r.2p4 io ora. 213 Ellovia 'Sr fy*© form is gre; fasciaria L. aberrational forms ete, h-red. ab. prosapiaria Linnaeus. Syst. Nat. I ~ , i2I YJJS. Ground colour red-brown. ate.gr is ear ia Fuchs. 3tett.Ent.Ztg. 38 y. 143 1877- Ground colour grey. ab. int armed iaria Gum enter g. Nova Asha, A«ad. Leoj. . -Carol 64 , p/5 1895- (Millier© leones I pi. 3& f . 6, ) Transitional to the following prasinaria. Fore and hindwimgs green with reddish costal mar gin, fringe 3 and edging to the transverse linos of forewing. ab. prasinaria Sehiff. Syst.Vorz. 1/75 ?. 96- = viridifasoiosa Ssper. Sehmett. in Abb. Sir- '1. Geom.n. 58 wl*90 f. 6-7 1794-97* Ground ©olour green ,the fringes and edging to the transverse lines white. In the figure of Ester’s viridifasoiosa the costa lias a yellow edge but the fringes are not reddish, neither are tho transverse .lines so it is probably the same ras inaria 3 , If thought necessary it can stand as a different form with yellow-red eosta but whitish lines and fringes. ab. oelirearia Joannis. Bull. 3oa.Ent.Fr. 1903 ‘'.231. - ochra.sea.ria Rebel. Ground ©olour clear oahreous. ab. extincta Wehrli. Mitt. Thurg. Mafurf. Gas.pt. 20 1913 n.272. Both wings with the white lines almost or entirely obsolete. 1892. ab. ©inoreostrigaria Klemensiewicz. Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. ;ien. Sitzungsbor. : 42 w. 67 The transverse lines dark grey instead of white ab.manitiaria Her r ieh-3chaff or . Schmett Bur. 3 yl.58 f. 355 1847. Uniform dark reddish liver ©olour with tho transverse lines hidden, the ©antral band showing somewhat darker. ab. rufostrigaria Lenr-ke. Ti.jdsohr.Ej.it. 94 y.286 1952. The transverse lines dark red. Occurs with the red as well as with the green forms though rarely with the latter. ab. approxdmata Lampke. Tijdsehr.Eat.94 y.286 1952- (deseript.vol.90 y. 147) Til® two transverse lines which border the -central area of the forewing are ©lose together, ab. eonjunsta Pokorny, Act a. So ©.Exit. Cash. 15 y. 8 fig. 1918. The two transverse lines of the forewings are joined together in almost their entire length. ab. anas tomos aria Hofer. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. ien. 70 • . (81) fig. 9 2920. The two transverse lines of the f crowing touch ©aeh other below the middle and then separate again. ab. reduct a Zwoigolt. Z. Ost.Ent.Vor.3 F-54 1918. Transitional to ab. extincta Wehrli (above). The transverse lines very narrow, and obsolete in their upper half. ab. unicolor Heinrich. DtscIi.Snt. Z. 1916 p.529 pi. 4 f. 18. I9I7. The v/hitish transverse lines covered by the ground colour and have a, distinct greenish shad© so that it has a uniform appearance. ab. inter rur.ta Cockayne. Ent.Ree.64 p. 239 2952. On the forewing th® postraadian line is displaced towards tho base and broken into two parts; there is a costal part extending to the median norvure where it turns 'bo join the broken antemedian line and an inner marginal -©art extending to a -j»oiiit just above nervure I where it also turns basad to join the antemedian lino; the two areas between the remains of the ante and postmedian lines arc darken than the ground and are the only remnants of the median area. On the hindwing the transverse line is displaced towards the base. >> Goom.,213 continued. f&sciaria L. continued. ab r ubronerv ata Albers. Bombus Hamburg Ho. 3 1 n. 137 1946. Goom. 2 14, Caranaea Lamarck, mar gar it a ta L. aberrational forme ate. ab. rubrociliata Sahawerda. 2. 0 st » Ent, V er, 17 P.30 1932. Both wings with the fringes carmine rad. ab. anproodmata Lempke. Tijdsohr.Ent. 94 p. 287 1951* (descrint.vol. 90 .147) The two transverse lines which border the central area of the f ©rovings are clo together. ab. triangularis. Cockayne. Snt.Mbn.Mag. 84 p.263 pl.B f . 1 1948. The ante and wostmedi&n lines of the forewing are much closer together on the ©osta than usual and approach on© another to coalosao midway between norvurea 2 and Informing a single narrow white strips, which is continued to the inner margin. The lino on the hindwing is much nearer to the base than usual. ab. zawiszae Wize. Motyl© Olcolia Jez©wa,Posnan 1917 p. 14. = dulsinaria Dannehl. Ent. 2. 41 p.316 I927. Specimens of th© summer generation, smaller. ab. olivata Burrau. Opus©. Ent. Lund. 13 p.85 Geom, 215 Ennornos Tr Zb autummaria /erneburg. aberrational forma etc. ab. pallida Lsroke, Tijdsehr. Ent. 94 p.288 1951. Ground colour vale yellow. ab. aurantiaoa Lonoke. Tijdsehr. Ent. 94 p.289 1951. Ground colour deep orange-yellow. ab. brunneata Cockayne. Ent.Hao.64 p.239 I952* The head , thorax, abdomen and wings are brown with no trace of the normal orange, the brown besoming darker towards the apex of the forewing and the margin of the hindwing; the ante and postmedian lines are plainly visible on the for ©wing and the discoidal swot is present. Underside entirely brown. Differs from ab. schultzi which has an orange head and thorax and orange at the base of the forewing. ab. sshultzi Siebert, Soc.Ent.22 p.33 1907* Both wings entirely inf'u seated, only the veins and extreme base of the forewings remaining orange and the costal margin of the hindwing more or less orange. ab. clara Cockayne. Ent. He©. o4 13.239 I952* Trie usual speckles on both wings are almost entirely absent, but the lines are oresent. transverse a-fe. apisata Lemcko. Tijdschr.Ent.94 w.289 1951* At the an ex of the for ©wings is a dark purplish blotch. ab. maculosa Lempke. Tijdschr.Ent.94 p.289 1951* The wings heavily marked with dark atoms. ab.tangens Lempke. Tijds@hr.Ent. 94 p.289 1951* (descript.vol.90 p. 147 ) The two transverse linos which border the central area of the forewings touch each other below the raid die and then separate again. ab. triangularis Cockayne. Ent.Mbn.Mag.-84 p.265 l.S f.4 1948 On the for owing the ante and postmedian lines ' are thick and before reaching the inner margin. are united just ab. augustaria Kroulikovsky. Bull. So®. ITat.Moseou( I896)n. s. 10 p.32 1897* The transverse lines and dark speckling entirely lacking. ab. distineta Heinrich. Dts&h.Ent.Z. 1916 y.2p9 pi. 4 f.2j> 1917 The transverse bands , which in the type arc mostly not continuous are complete and very distinct from the costa to inner margin, the also very distinct. or prominent, discoidal spot hybrid dartfordi Tutt. Ent. Mon. Mag. 31 'A 280 1895* Gross between autumnaria male and quarcinaria fomal©. I 4 , J O G®ora»2I8, Deutoronomos Rout fusc&ntaria Sfeephs. aberrational foims etc. ab. ©ffusaaria Hebei, otgr. ~Hbl. Gat. Ed. 3 .327 1901. The usual darkening in the marginal area is absent, or almost so, ab.nerfuseata Hebei. Barge’s Schm'ett. 19 10 p.388. Hgieolorous strong brown dusting over the -whole of the wings instead of only in the marginal area of the forewings; the lines strong. ab. glabra Viz®. Pol 3k. Pismo Ent. 13 n. Ill 1934. The dark shocks on the inner uide of the forewing fail. ab.dastrigaria Galvagni. V erh. soil. -bot. Ges. ion. p2 ,7^2 1902, Both of the transverse lines of the forewing aro absent. ab. pallida Lampk®. TiJdsehr.Ent.94: ' .292 1931. Ground colour male yellow. ab. aurantiaca Lemoke. TiJds@hr.Eati 94 p.292 1931 Ground eolour orange. ab. Juncta Wiz®. in Romanis zyn, Fauna Mot. Pols Id. I p . 483 1929. The transverse; lines of the forowing touch each other at the inner margin. ab.nallidior Burrau. Op.uss. iUnt.Lund. Ip o„8p. ab.approximata Lucas. Ent* Ber. (itost. ) 1959* 19*P*206* The two transverse lines which border The central area are close together. 4 ' " *> » * o .. » Oeom.219. i) outeronomo s Proul srosaria Schiff. aberrational forms rbc. ab. tiliaria Hubner. Bur. 3®hmett. (Geom, ) 1796-99 -fig. 23, Ground colour ?»al@ yellow. The figure of "tiliaria” in Beitr. Sahmett.2 ?1,4 f. [ is id •. looks more like ciuorcinaria. ab. aurantiasa Lempko. Tijds@hr.Bnt.94 -.293 1931. Ground colour orange. ab, unisoloria Bsper. Bur, Sahraett. 1795 7.5 01,19 IOI. ? obaolota Lom-kc. Tijds@hr.3nt. 94 *0,294 1931, Tho transverse linos are obsolete. ab, eitrina Cookgyna. Bnt.Eeo.64 7. 240 1952. Ground colour citron or. lemon yellow. ab. angulif era Bamaison. Bull. So©. 3nt. Pr. 1918 p. 234. clausa lemonQ, Tijds©Brt3?it» 94 p.293 « 19.51* ideserint.vol, 82 *0.197 •) l/io ^two transverse lines of the forawing, separated at the costal mar gin, meet or join before reaching the inner margin to form a sharp angle. In the tyoe these linOo uoueh tnc inner margin but on the whole they cio not quite roach it. Domaison ©ibes the igure in Oberthur Lon. Oonr> .4 pi. 5 1 f • 436 as similar. In this ine transverse linos moot on tho inner margin forming a largo triangle. ab.-tangens Leirn-k®. Tijd3shr.Ent.94 0.293 1951. (des@riyt.vol.90 p. 147 ) Tli© two transverse lines of the forewing moot below the middle and than separate again. In tne 01 seeding form the lines do not separate again after uniting. ao. approximata Lamyke. Pijdschr. Hint. 94 p.293 1951, (descrint.vol. 90. - n 147) Tli^ transverse lines 01 tne x or swings are closs together. ab. satura Schwingensehuss. G .ora, 220 . Selenia Hbn. bil unaria. Esp. aberrational forms etc. a® at. illunaria Esper. Eur. Sahmstt. 5 ]?• 1& pi. 14 f . 1-2 T/9% - juliaria Haworth. Ley. . Brit. 1809 p.293. = aestivalis Guanss. Ann, 3oe.Ent.Er. 1842 p.243. 3p@«imens of the summer generation. Mu©h smaller and much lass irrorato . ab. braeonieri Nordstrom. Sat. Tidskr. 'jo p. I>6 1935* On forewing the middle shadow and the basal line are placed next to oaah other almost or parti;/ merging. ab.daumhraria KLemensiewicz. in Romaniszyn, Fauna Mot. Pol ski. I = estynonsis Smith. Pro®. Chester 3oe. Mat. 3©i. L.& A. 0.72 On the forewings the middle shadow line is absent. n. 484 1929. pl.f.5 1W. ab, biline at 3 On the o rowing Gross©, the , Gasopis Gs. Spol.Ent.35 ?• nostmedian line is absent, CO , Cu X Ig. 23 1933, ah. unilinear ia Smith. Proo. Chester Son. = ‘ oentril ineata L smpko. Tijdsehr. Eat. 94 On the forewings only the second cross iv , _ J. rt _ 4 r 0 \ iiC od. L. ; • P.293 1951. line, the central 00) p.76 pi. 4 f.2 1931 shade, is > r o s c nt , ab. infuse ata Strand. l^rt.Mag. The space between the middle into a distinct band. daturv.39 -.,56 1901. shadow line and the postmedian lino is darkened ab. brunneof aseiata Saith. Pro©. Chester So®, Hat. 3®i.L.& A. 4 p. 74- pi. 3 f , ; I,. 2. Forewings pale orange-brown heavily dusted with dark brown. The second, and third transverse lines have the space between thorn heavily clouded with dark brown forming a band. Hindwings with a line of middle. An unnecessary name as it is so similar to til c-ark dusted scales about the' 3 preceding in its main eharastcu ab.superba Smith. Froc. Chester So©. ,?at. Shi. I». & 4.4 p.74 pi. 3 f . I 1931, For swings pale beige ground dusted with pale greyish-brown. The first tr answers' line black and very distinct, the second and third also black and the snaes tween t t i rly a > fela :,thu miing r© . . slight band across the middle. An unnecessary name as it is covered by ab. inf uscata Strand. ab. nigrof aseiata mith. 15hp..& Pro©. Chaster Soc. %t. S.L.& A.p.72. fig. 6 I947. j?'o rowings ground colour smoky-cream, whit© along costa, dustod with greyish- black, markings greyish- black. The first transverse lino is very distinct, th© usual second line takes the form of -a broad band about 4 mm. at the eosta and 31am. at the inner margin. Heavily clouded towards the outer margin. Hindwiay similar, more heavily dustod about the middle giving the impr ossion of a broad band. Ve 7/ similar to the -©receding forms. ab. exquisita Smith. Pro©. Chester Soc. fat. 3. L. % A. 3 p*72 pi. 9 f.7 1950. Forewings ground colour smoky-whit®, except along the hindmarginal area includ¬ ing the lunate blotch where it is a dull orange-brown, the lunate blotch having traces of orange red, as also has the ovate natch at the base of the costa; the whole surface of the wings is slightly speckled with gr eyish-blaok, oxo© ;.t the first transverse lino and the spa©© between the second arid third lines which are both blackish, thus forming a broad band. Hindwings ground colour smoky-white speckled with gr eyish-blaok,more so about the middle, thus forming a band; the hindmarginal snaoo also rather heavily fr ©skied, Head greyish-white; thorax grayish-brown; abdomen greyish- brown with smoky-white rings , Gaom. 220 continued, p.2. biX unaria X-rr . continue ab. tetrafasaiaria Smith. Pro®. Chester So©. Nat. 3.L-.& A. 4 p.75 ?1*3 f*5 1931* Forewings smoky-white, but so heavily dusted and sr> ccklod with brown as to appear of this colour, ©x®ept for a small portion of the costa on oach side of the first line and between t ho central band and the lunate blotch at the tip of the wing. The ovate patch at tho base and the lunate blotch are both chestnut. There are no second and third lines but a broad black band occmics the space between where those should be. Hindwings similar also having a. broad blackish band across approximately tho middle of the wing, dead smoky- whit®, thorax and body brownish. ab. orythrofassiata Smith. 'Pro©. Cheater So©. Hat. 3. L.& A. 3 P*72 pi. 9 f*3 1930. Forewings ground colour brownish-white, dusted or sneekled with reddish-brown; the usual golden-chestnut ovate patch at tho base of the costa and the lunate blotch at apex are present. Tho first line is very distinct, the space between the second and third lines is heavily clouded with reddish-brown forming a broad band. Hindwings similar in colour heavily dusted with reddish-brown forming a band .just anterior to the middle* the hindmarginal space similarly dusted. Head brownish-white, thorax reddish-brown and abdomen brownish with darker rings. ab. rosea Smith. Pro e. Chester So a. Nat. 8. L. & A. 3 p*72 pi. 9f.4- 1930* Forewings ground colour pink speckled with brown, except along the dorsal margin where tho ground colour is cream, and the hind-marginal area including the lunate blotch both of which aro pale orange-brown; the ovate patch at the base is reddish; the usual, transverse linos are dark brown, Hindwings cream, slightly speckled with brown except about the middle where the irroration is heavier forming a slight band across wart of the wing. Head pinkish, tho rax brownish and abdomen brownish with pinkish rings. Tho whole insect has a. pink appearance. ab. nigrobrunnaata Smith. Pros. Chester So®. Wat. 3. L.& A. 3 p*73 pi* 9 f*8 1930. The forewings have a smoky-brown appearance; the ovate patch at the base is reddish-brown; the lunate blotch at the apex and the hindmarginal area have traces of orange brown; the usual cross lines are black. Hindwings smoky-brown. The underside of both wings blackish chocolate with a few whitish specks along the costa and traces of brown in the lunate blotches; there is also a faint trace of brownish colour at the base of the hindwings . Hoad , thorax and abdomen ur/oerside smoky-grey, underside blackish-chocolate , the abdomen also having greyish-whit® rings. ab. axtreraa Smith. Pro®. Chester So©. Nat. S. L. & A. 3 P-73 pi. 10 f.4 1930. Tho underside of all wings have a white ground, and except for two small spooks of orange-red on the ovate patches at the base of forewings the whole of the* markings are bln~kish-®ho®olat.e.Head whitish, thorax and abdomen smoky-whit® with naler ningson the latter. The name refers particularly to the underside, tho uopersid® has a white ground with two small specks of orange-rod on the ovate patch; the transverse lines are black anf the rest of the markings bl aakish- ©ho sol ate. ab. pallida Sbiith. Pro©. Chester. So©. Mat. 8. L.& A. 3 P* 73 ' 1. 10 f.5 195° « For ©wings pal© beige ground dusted with beige* hindmarginal space except for a white edging to the lunate blotch is entirely of. a pale brown colour; the ovate j patch at the base is orange; between this and the second lino there is a small line about Ip- mm. in length descending from the costa, those lines are brown; there, is no third line. Hindwings whitish, thv hindmarginal snae® heavily enecklsd with beige, as is also the area near the base, there is a faint cross-line in this sn ace. Head , thorax and abdomen pale brown. ab.v-signata Smith. Pro©. Chester 3o©.Nat.S.L.& A. 3 p. J4 pi. 10 f.6 1950. Forewings with whitish ground colour; all markings brownish ex® ant the ovate patch at tho base which is reddish; there is no first transverse lino; the second, is so shaped as to resemble a V -placed almost horizontally, the ooint of the V towards tho third line which is normal. Hindwings whitish ground spudded . -ith brownish. Head, thorax and abdomen pale brown, the latter .ith lighter rings. Goom. 220 continued,, P* 3« bilunuria Esp. continued. ab.fumata Smith. Pro©. Chester So*. Nat. S. I*. & A. 3 ''*74 -1. 10 f‘,7 1930. Porewing’s ground colour beige, heavily speckled with blackish- oho ao late; the costa is lightly speckled with white and the lunate blotch which is dull brown is edged on the ins id© with white, one ovate natch at the base is redd is’d brown; the three transverse lines are blackish, Hindwings ground beige, heavily speckled with blackish chocolate , especially on the hindmarginal space; about the middle of the wing there is a blackish transverse line. Underside of both wings dark chocolate , except for the ovate natch which is brown, some whitish markings along the costa and edging the lunate patch on the inside, and a few other markings including a transverse line about the middle of the hindwing. Head, thorax and abdomen greyish-brown. ab. fulvooustulata Smith. Pros. Chester 3oc. Gat. S. L.& a. 3 9.74 pi. 10 f.9 1950. Forewings ground pal© yellow, darker in the hindmarginal ar® a, including the lunate blotch; the ovate patches at the has© axe orange; the 7/11010 surface of the wings is lightly speckled with blackish— grey; the usual three transverse lines ar®. present and are blackish; there are whitish specks along the costa. Hindwings ground pale yellow, darker in the hindmarginal space; the whole of the wings lightly speckled with blackish-grey^ Underside ground smoky-whit®, except along the costa and the edging of the lunate blotches which are white; the markings and irrorations are smoky— chocolate; in addition the ovate patch, the lunate blotch, and' the hindmarginal area ar© yellowish, Hindwings arc* remakable about two • thirds of the area being greyish-chocolate and the remainder bright yellow; a largo yellow patch at the base and another in the hindmarginal space, a smoky-white line crosses the middle of the wing transversely. Head, thorax and abdomen light brownish beige. ab. cormexa Smith. .Pro©. Chester 3oc. Hat. S.L.& 4 p.74 0I.3 f.4 193 1. The main feature of the abereration is the joining of all three cross lines 3-long the costa of the f Drawings, the space between the second and third lines being heavily clouded with the same colour as the lines forming a band. ab.br unneopustulata Smith. Proe. Chester 3os. [Tat. 3.L.& A. 4 p.73 pi. 3 f.7 1931, Forewings whitish ground, except the marginal area, including th© lunate blotch, which is golden brown; the whole surface of th© wings i -*■£2 v-a • WWii^ _ i c lightly speckled with grey is a- b r own. ihe usual three transverse linos are present and dark brown. Hinawings similar to fotawings as regards colour and irr oration, including the golden-brown marginal area. Hindwings underside similar, in colour to th© for 3- -wings but more heavily speckled, th® usual cross— linos being present. Ther® is ©• largo brown paten ao th© bass and ansfch@r in the marginal area; a. smoky— white lino crosses- the middle of th© wing transversely. Head* thorax and body brownish ab. rubra Smith. Pro®. Chester So®. Hat, S. L. & A. 4 p.73 pi. 3 f . 8 1951. Fo rowings underside bright orange-brown with the usual throe cross-linos which are black, the area between th© first and second linos being lighter in colour than the rest of the wings. The spaces between th® base and the first lino and between the second and third are speckled with black, giving the appear anc© of bands. Hindwings underside, similar to forewings but brighter between the first black transverse line and tha base; there is also, nearer the marginal area, a second black lino which is not so pronounced. Head , thorax and body similar in colour to the wings. ab. rovers a Smith. Pro®. Chester. So®. ?3at. S. L. $. A. 4 P.76 pi. 4 f,3 1931. Forewings pal© beige ground spoeklad with brown; The cross lines aro brown, not - vo-T -©istiaet ,and broken in places. There is hardly a trace of tha ovate patch at the base, and the lunate blotch is only slightly brighter than, the rest o-p t the wing. Hindwing similar ground to the forewings but very heavily speckled with brown from about the contra of tha wing to the margin. Underside' of both wings similar in ground colour to the upper— wings, but the hindwings , except for a line running across the centra, ar© so heavily dusted and speckled that" they appear brown. o 0 Go ora. 220, continued 0.4. bilunaria Esp ab. nigrovanollata Smith. Pro©. Chaster So®. Nat. 3. L.& A. 4 p.77 v'l. 4 f,5 1951* Forewings ground colour varying from white to beigej heavily sty .elded with bro brown, ©specially in th© hindiaarginal area. The main feature is the blackish area from about the norm 1 position of the -second ©ross-lin® to the base of the wing. Hindwings similar in ground colour to th© f Growings , also heavil / speckled in the marginal area.. ab. f lavoraarginaria Smith. Fro®. Chester 8oo. Mat. 3.L.& A. 4 p.77 ?1.4 f.7 1951. Und ;rs'id® of both wings is typical as regards ®olour,with the ex@er.tion of the marginal area of the hindwings which is yellow. ab. mixta Smith. Bro®. Chaster 3oc. Nat. 8. L. 1 A. 4 p.77 pl.4 f*8 1951. The ground colour of both wings ©r eamy-white , v ©ry heavily spo&skled in places with blackish-brown; the markings ar® not of a distinctive character and appear to be mixed; the orange markings of th© ovate patch and the lunate blotch on the forewings are hardly visible. ab. nigra Smith. Pro®. Chester So®. Wat, 3. L. & A. 4 p.77 pi. 5 f.2 1951. /ings sooty black ax® opt for traces of dark chocolate-brown towards the outer margin. There are no white markings. The fringes are ©hoeolato-brown. Head , thorax and body black. ab.nigrata Smith. Bros, Chester Soc. Mat. 3.L.& A. 4 p. 78 pi. p f.3 1951. The wings are dark chocolate , slightly paler towards the outer margin. There are traces of th© usual transverse lines on th© for .wings , but there ar© no whit© markings. Head , thorax chocolate, the body blackish. ab. ©hal@os3.ons Smith. Pro®. Chaster Soc. ' Tat. 3. L. p n. 91 pi* 5 j'h I 1954. Hoad, thorax and abdomen pinkish-buff mixed,, with fuscous* palpi warm buff,frona with some whitish hair- scales; abdominal segnents oloarly edged with pinkish- buff. Ings pinkish buff , strongly suffused with warm buff over th© cell, the inner margin and th© distal third of the wing; oval patch at base of forewing and lunar apieal patch orange-brown* ant ©medial and postmadial fasciae fus@ou.s- bla«k, sparse fuscous-black irr oration overall. Underside of forewing -inkish- buff heavily shaded with two long diverging wedges of fuscous from base towards termen, distal third suffused with orange-brown. Sparse fuscous black irroration over all. Tno only traces of whitish are the above-mentioned hair- scales on th© frons,an& a. trace on the underside of the forewing costa. ab. gLa»@@s@@ns Smith. Pro®, Chaster So®. Nat. 3. L.& A. 5- p.9i ?1.5 -*2 I954 The general colouration of thi.: variation is a fairly uniform greenish to bluish grey (glaucous) with the antemediai and postrnodial fasciae fuscous black, the oval patch at base of costa, the medial shade and th® lunar apical natch olive brown. Underside similar but with the for swings dark olive green over the distal third, th© hindwings dark olive broken medial glaucous band. green with a narrow almost ab. ehionoehlora Smith. Pro®, Chaster So©. Nat. 3. L, & A. 5 ?. 91 pi. 5 f.3 195^. Head whit©, palpi light buff. Thorax whitish mixed with olive green to greyish olive, each segment distally edged with whito.Abdom.cn light buff. Wings with a whit© ground colour, suffused in the case of the forewing with light buff over the area, between th© coll and the inner margin, and in the hindwing over the basal half, most noticeably along the inner margin. Underside delicately shaded with olive green. The whole insect sparsely irrorat© with smoke groy to fuscous black or greenish black. * ' *1 Geom, 220. continued. fell unaria Bsp. p*9» ab. doliehob&lia Smith. Proc. Chester Soe. Hat. S.L.& a, 5 .92 pi. 9 ~*4 199 • Hoad, thorax and abdomen light buff, vertex whitish, palpi warm buff, thorax strongly shaded with fuscous, abdominal s ©gments strongly barred with fuscous blast* forewings pale buff shaded with warm buff ; from bass to antsmsdial along costa and base of sail a patch of oehraeeous ©rang® streaked with chestnut; antemedial fascia fuscous, medial shade fuscous, broader and loss concentrated, with a strong elongate fuscous soot along costa from antemod ial , nr o j e ctiag beyond the medial sha.de to the light diseocellular mark; postmedial fascia fuscous, edged dis tally with whit®, broadest at costa; lunar apical mark oehrac- eous orange streaked with chestnut and ■©receded by white subtcminally from costa to vein M2. Hindwing with proximal two thirds light buff, distal third warmer in tone, the whole wing lightly irr orate with fuscous, less so in the proximal quarter, the wing appearing divided into three zones. Underside more heavilly inf useat® , the diseocellular lunules and the postmodial fasciae sha paler, and the sub terminal whitish fascia evident at the toruus as well as before the an ex. ab. rubronustulata Snith. Pro©. Chester Soc. Tjat. S. L.& A. 5 P* 92 pi* 5 '*• 8 1954* Forewing reddish orange in colour, the marginal area, including the lunar awical patch, the ovate patch it the base of the costa, most of the costa and medial fascia, being brighter in colour than the rest of the wing; antemedial and postmedial fasciae are brownish. Hindwing upper side similar in colour to the forewing with the marginal area brightest. Fore and hindwing underside ground colour blackish-brown with the marginal areas and the base of the wings reddish orange* largest patch of this colour being in the hindwing joining the anal angle. ab. postmedia juncta Boyes. Proc. Chester Soc. Mat. 3.L.& A. 9 P* 99 pl*9 -*9 1994* Forewing with medial fascia, joined along the costa to the postmedial fascia. The width of this connection extends from the costa, to the nearest vein. ab. inf ravenosa Boyes. Proc. Chester Soc. Mat, 3. b.l A. p P*99 pl*9 f . o 1994. The veins of the hindwing are particularly prominent from the subterminal whitish fascia to the cilia. ab.albicosta Boyes. Proc. Chester Soc. TTat. S.L.& A* 9 p*99 pl*9 f*7 1954. General coloration light to warm buff, with fasciae fuscous; oval spot at base bright ochr&ceous orange marked with chestnut; no trace of orange or chestnut in the lunar apical patch; between the oval basal snot and the lunar apical mark the costa is broadly white, broken by the fasciae and a few fuscous striae little 'trace of fuscous irr oration. Underside fuscous; forewing pattern almost identical with the upper side, hindwing with a prominent whitish diseocellular mark and a prominent postmedial fascia, with some chestnut and orange shading in proximal and distal thirds. ab.radiata Boyes. Proc. Chester Soc. Hat. 3. L. 1 A* 3 P*79 pi* 10 f . p 1990* Forewings and hindwings almost typical except for a remarkable series of seven elongated, almost wegde -shaped creamy white markings on each forewing all of which reach to the hindaarginal fringes.. The longest marking on the rig>: right forewing emerges from the base but the corresponding left wing marking starts at the first cross-line. The bottom marking starts between the second and third lines and the others on about the third line. Between each marking is a brown vein, the underside also shows these markings very distinctly. ab. ialensis Vaugh.an-3oberts.Proc, Chester Soc, N&t. 3.L.& A* 3 p*79 pl*I0 f. 2 I95C Both wings ground colour whitish, very heavily speckled with reddish-brown except that about the centre of each wing there is a space which gives the impression of a broad wale line running transversely across each wing just anterior to the hindmar ginal areas; all the usual dark transverse lines are absent; the lunate blotch at the tip of forewing is yellow; the ovate natch at base represented only by two minute orange coloured dots. Head ^thorax and abdomen reddish-brown. Geom.220 continued, bilunaria Esp. continued, p. 6, ab. schizomedia Vaugh&n-Hoberts. Proc. Chester Soc.Nat. 3.L. A.4 p.78 pi. 5 1951. The feature of this aberration is the occurrence of two lines in nlace of the usual single median line on the forewings, giving with the first and third the appearance of four transverse lines, except on the costa and dorsum where these two lines converge, ab.grisescens Lempke. Tijdschr. Z3nt,94 p.295 19531 Ground colour of the wings greyish, without yellow tint, , Sometimes among the first generation. ab.obscura Lempke, Tijdschr. Ent, 94 p, 299 19531 Ground colour of the wings black-grey. The form is not identical with ab. harrisoni Wagner which is dark brown or black-brown. ab. glabra Lempke, Tijdschr. Ent. 94 p.299 1951. First generation without the dark specks on the forewings and hindwing’s. ab.rufescens Lempke. Tijdschr.Ent.94 p.295 19531 Ground colour of the wings, reddish. ab, eblanaria Baynes. Ent. dec. 64 p.p 1952. Male, upper side of wings varies from pinkish-brown to deep maroon-red. Usual markings obscured, to the extent, in some specimens, of making the insect appear almost unicolorous. In most examples there is a band of lighter scales along the costa. Underside much darker and more obscurely marked than in typical form, Female, upper side brownish-buff through varying shades of obscure olive-buff. Extreme examples have a dark almost leaden appearance. Some are almost unicolor-! ous. Undersides considably duller than in typical bilunaria. ab. costijuncta Cockayne. Ent.Mon.Mag. 84 p.26o pl.S f. i 1948. Forewing with the ante and postmedian lines united by a thick dark brown mark; on the inner margin these lines are the usual distance apart. The description is wrong, the figure of the type shows the antemedian and median shadow-line united along the costa, not the nostmedian as stated in the description. jj ab. brunnearia Mansbridge. Ent.Hec.23 p.228 I9II. Zings of a uniform dark ferrugineous-brown colour. ab. harrisoni ;.'agaer. Z.Ost. Ent.Ver. 13 p. 62 1928. Ground colour sepia-brown, lighter or darker, with a reddish tinge. Some examples j almost black-brown. All the usual markings appear to be pushed aside, except for the transverse lines in the basal and marginal fields, which are whitish, as is '• also the fine white central spot on all wings, showing up clearly on account of the dark ground colour. On the hindwings the central shadow of the typical forms shows up as a rather distinct whitish line in this aberration. ab. garret ti Wagner. Z. Ost. Ent.Ver. 13 p. 62 1928. The summer generation form of the preceding harrisoni. Differs in having a distinct, brighter , more copper-brown ground colour, the central spots far less distinct and often entirely- absent, the same appying to the whitish transverse lines.lt agrees with the summer form, juliaria Haworth, of the typical form. hybrid tetrabilunaria KLemensiewicz. Int.Ent. 1.22 p.309 1928. Gross between tetralunaria male and bilunaria female. hybrid parvilunaria Bartel. Ent.Nachr.26 p. 3 42 1900. Gross between bilunaria male and tetralunaria female. 0 G@©SU 22 1. Solania Hbn. lunaria Sehiff. aberrational forma otc. gen, aest.delunaria Hubner. Bttr,S©hmatt. ( Geom)fig.34 1796-99. Tho summer generation usually smaller , somewhat lighter, the moon on forewings leas distinct or entirely absent, the margins lass strongly scalloped. ab . r iv at ar i a Bannehl. Ent. 2. 41 n,3I8 I927. .Among del unaria* The moon of the for swings entirely extinct. It is not stated whether or not this allies to the diseoidal snot or the moon- shay ®d apical swot. ab. eonstrieta Kofer. Verb. zool. -hot. Gos. /ien. 73 n. ( 194) 1924* The outer transverse lino of both wings is displaced or moved inwards towards the line nearest the base 30 that the lines all stand on the basad side of the small diseoidal snot and therefore give the impression of a broad, dark transverse band. / ab. sublunar ia Stephens. Ill.Haust.3 v. I70 pi. 28 f . I I829-31. iuch darker and more purple, almost exactly the colour of some 3. tetral unaria. ab. rossofaseiata Lerapke. 7ijds@hr.3nt. 94 p.297 1951. -n tns j. orewings outwards xrom the postmedian line a beautiful broad rosy band. ab. brunnea Lemnke. Tijds@hr.Ent. 94 p.297 1951. Ground colour brown without yellow tint. ab. maculosa Lemvke. 7ijdschr.3nt.94 p.297 1951. Ground colour coarsely speckled. ab.nigrumbrata Lernoke. Tijdsehr.3nt.94 p.297 1951. For ©wings with blackish central shade. ab. deumhrata Lempke. Tijds@hr.3nt. 94 p.297 1951. The central shade fails completely. ab.cantripatala Cockayne. Ent. Sec. 64 p.24I pi. 10 f.j> I9p2. On the x or ©wing ohe outermost transverse lino is disnlacod inwards towards the base especially at the costa and lies about 1,3 mm, internal to the discocellular nervurOjtha diseoidal spot being absent. On the hindwing both linos are displaced towards the base, the outer one lying internal to the diseoidal spot, which "is unusually small. ab. laeiimarginata Cockayne. Ent. Fee. 64 ->.240 1952. me groom, colour is pale, so that the transverse lines show very clearly; tho wholi area o± 00 wi wings outsiao the transverse line is cream coloured with the except—, ion of the aoieal mark. n o Ge@m. 222- Sslonia Iibn, totralunaria Hufn. aberrational forms etc. gen. aest. aestiva S'taudkinger. Gat. 3d. 2 p. 157 1 87 1. Specimens of the summer generation, smaller, lighter ,mor© reddish, the underside more inclining to orange. ab.kuhnai Kuhna. 3nt.2.22 p. 70 1908. Violaceous rose-red, without the irroration of the type form. ab. clara Lempke. Ti.jdsshr.3nt. 94 p.298 1951. Specimens of the first generation with much paler brown-yellow ground colour of the dark parts, instead of purple-brown. ab. rufescens Lempke. Tijdsehr.Snt. 94- p. 298 195 1. Ground colour of the darker parts reddish. Spring brood Type. ab. nigrolineata Lenrake. Tijdsshr.Ent. 94 p.298 195 1. The transverse lines and central shade blackish. ab. obs cur a Lempke, Tijdschr.Snt, 94 p.297 195 1* Ground eolour black-brown, without the reddish tint of the snaring form, therefore clearly darker, the light parts normal. ab. lacticolor Cockayne. 3nt.He®. 64, p.24I pi. 10 f. 15 1952. The ground colour is vary pale, cream coloured and slightly smoky, so that the transverse lines and the dark longitudinal line along the median nervure stand out very distinctly. ab.oostradiata Cockayne. 3nt.Rec.64 p.241 pi. 10 f . 12 1952. On the hindwing there are whitish rays along the nervures, particularly conspic¬ uous along nervuros 3 & 4. ab.notabilis Thierry-Misg. Ann. Son. 3nt. 3alg. 54 p.386 1910. From the figure in MUliere Icon I87O pi. Il6 f. 3. The figure shows the forewing, from the postmedian line to the base, reddish-purple, but from the line, outwards to the mar gin, blackish with no tint of red. Hindwings completely blackish with faint whitish median lino. Tho apical blotch of the forewing remains rather light reddish brown, outlined in whitish. ab. nigra s cens Cockayne & Kettl swell, 3nt.Rec.6l 12 pi. I f. 1-8 1949. Male , spring gen. Upper side. All the normal markings are present, the darker parts of both v?ing3 are deep smoky purplish-brown; the areas along the costa, usually pinkish-white, remain unaltered, but the other pinkish-white areas are more or less suffused with leaden' grey. Thorax and abdomen dark brown. Female. All the darker parts of the wings are smoky blackish-brown; the whitish areas on the costa and external to the nostmedian line are very distinct and without tho usual pinkish tint. 'The female has a much more black and white anoear- ance than tho male. ab.vi 'idobrunnea Sshawerda. 3nt. 2.54 p.263 1941. Male with violet ground colour, dark greenish transverse median bands on both wing the light reddish-brown colour lacking. This may be racial but Sshawerda described it as " ab" . ab. ? hybrid? clarilunaria D&nnahl. 3nt. Z.4I p.3I9 1927* Pssible hybrid between tetral unaria and lunar ia. Unites the characters of these two species; relatively small and has the only slightly tinted colour of lunar ia formation of the lines as in tha latter, the pale sharply marked lunulas however are distinctly as in tetralunaria. V Georn. 22'3L Aoiera Gistl. syringaria L. aberrational forma etc. gen. aest, holvolaria Hobson & Gardner. Young Nat. 7 p.33 1886. (List.) Second brood specimens, smaller and paler. ■’ ab.hoffmanni Sehreibcr. Regensburg Bor. Nat. Ver. 9 38 Both wings strongly darkened in the distal area, from the median line; the norvuras and fringes deep black. ab. mar is color a Lernnke. Tijdschr.3nt.94 n.299 193 1* Female with the rich color of the male. ab.flavascen3 Lempke, Tijds@hr.3nt. 94 p.299 1951. Ground colour of the wings yellow— brown, approximately the sain© as the squarish blotch at the outer margin of the f ©rowings in normal specimens, For the rest normal. ab. obsoleta Lcmpke. Tijdsehr.3nt. 94 p.299 1951. Central shade and second transverse line of the forewings obsolete. ab. - allid aria Cockayne. Sat. Mon. Mag. 84 p.266 pl.E f.6 1948. Male with the colour of th© female; the area which is usually orange is wale lemon— yol low and the marks on the costa, which are usually white are whitish all the dark markings are absent. Hindwing with the proximal half palef than distal half; all markings are absent. lilac; the ab. loniceraria Stokl. Polsk Pismo Snt. I p. 62 Tho ground colour, mostly whitish-lilac, the markings dirty lilac-grey; the ochreous -yellow is confined to the middle of the outer margin. Goom. 224, Plagodis Hbn. dolabraria L. aberrational forms etc. ab.ruf ©scons. Loirrko. Tijdschr.Ent. 94 s. 308 1951. Ground colour of the forewings reddish, ab. aurantiasa Lempke. Tijdschr.'Snt. 94 p. 308 1951. Ground colour of the forewings orange-brown. ab. atrox ferny. Vorh. aool. -bot. Ges. 7ien 58 p. (270)1908. Ground colour of the forewings dark ©ho stnut -brown, blackened towards the base and inner angle, only at the extreme -base the normal ground colour, leather-yellow, is retained in one small area. There is nothing to be seen of the fine rust- brown irrorations of the type form. Ground colour of hindwings r oddish-brown- grey, blackened towards the hind angle. gen. a©st. acstiva Diossgghy. Vorh. Siebenburg Ver. IVaturw. 83-84 p. 13 1 1935* Ground colour more vivid yellow, the violet irrorations less dense than in the first generation. — I Goom.225 , Gonodontis Hbn, •]T« bident at a Clerek. aberrational forms of c. * iSifri/sOy/t % ab. pallida Lanroke. Tijdsehr, Ent. 94 23*300 1931- Ground colour 2' ale whitish brown- gray ab. ochracea Fleck, Bull. Soe. stints Bucur - ochre a Borsnne. Lamb .2 "/ ">.49 1927- Ground colour yellowish. &rAY*a w'rS esci II n. 174 1904. 7/CW ■ Q9S/& y ab..^ealhid ata Nordstrom. Svsnska Fjar. 1941 -0.297. The white bordering along the outer transverse line of the forewing is absent. ab. dafasciata Kiefer. Kr anchor ’3 Ent. Jahrb.25 n. I bo I9l6. - defasciata' Hanneibann. Iht. Bat* 2, II p.62 1917. Only some white dots remain of the transverse lines of the for owing. ab. trapezoides Schille. Polsk.Pismo Eat. 3 . II 1924. The inner transverse line of the forewing sharply brokaa at the median vein from whence it goes, parallel with second transverse line, to the inner margin. ab.edentula Kroulikowsky. 3oc.Ent.23 - .12 I90S. Th© small teeth on outer margin of forewing are absent. ab. f us comar ginata Lempke. Tijdsehr. Ent. 94 p. 30O 195 1. The marginal area of the forewings darkened. Bcitr. I yfc . 4 f 71 pi, Mv3--I7-6^»@9. k • - fusca Lempka. Tijdsehr.Ent.94 p»300 1951. Ground colour dark brown-grey. ab.ferruginea Oockayno. Ent. doc. 58 -3. 95 1946. Forewings dsep bri^it f errugineous colour with the the hindwings less rufous. transverse lines indistinct; ab. fenestrata Cockayne. Ent. dec. 58 p. 94 1946. The inter neural spaces of both wings aro so thinly scaled as to be more or less transparent, but the sealing- of the nervuras, margins and fringes is normal. ab. oaradoxa Cockayne. Ent, doe. 58 P- 93 1946. The basal and marginal areas are dark brown, but the median aroa is pale. ab. semifasciata Cockayne. Ent. Mon. Mag. 84 p.266 1948. Ground colour of the forewings is light brown and -devoid of speckling* the ante and wo sf median lines are much thickened and not sharply defined on the side towards the median area; the nervures crossing the median area aro dark brown, hindwing paler brown with a very broad postmsdian line, which touches the fiscal spot and is ill-defined on its inner aspect. The form has a banded appearance. ab. hafneri agner. I.Ost.Ent. Ver.3 0.45 I9I8. Liuch darker than typical form, the males almost black-brown, the dark shadow of 00 ta transverse line a is absorbed by the dark ground colour, the white transverse linos th@rej. or© much moro distinct. Tho so lines are more or loss broken uo into dots on the veins. Females with this white lino not quit • broken up ana the dark shadow of the lines is apparent but the colour is much darker than typical form. ab. &. 1 roximata Lempk Tipcioshx. but. 94 . yOO 195 T* (d-.ssri t.vol, 9d . 14/ j Tho two transverse linos are close together. . Goom. 225 continued. b id ontat a Cl- or ck . oontinu ab. clausa Lempke. Tijdsehr. Snt„94 '> The first and second transverse lin ,301 1951. (de3G.ript.vol» 82 . os of the forewing are joined 197. ) or united the inner margin. at ab.raediorufa Cockayne, Pro©, S.Lond.Ent. 'Tat, Hist, 3oc. I937“38 ''.83 1938. Both wings deep bla®kish-browh, almost black, with the median area smooth, bright, rufous ,dark red-brown, or pale brown with red-brown nsrvures. form, of nigra. Bxu ab. nigra Hr out. Ent.Hec, 13 p.33& 1901. - surtur Bang-Haa.s, Iris 20 p.84 1907. Both wings are deep blackish-brown, almost black, with the markings either just visible or comwletaly ob, soured, The antennae, logs and abdomen are black, but the thorax is light coloured trata Cockayne, Bnt.RQ®, 38 p. 94 pi, 10 f, II I94o. This is ab. mo strata occurring in ab, nigra Prout, So® f one strata Cockayne, ab. bowateri Cockayne. Snt. He®. 64 p. 324 pi. 14 .figs, I-I2 1932. Distinct from ab, nigra and occurs in combination with mediorufa and nigrofenest- -rata. Thorax almost always reddish-orange or buff, and rarely brown as in nigra. On the up*? ©raid© of both wings there are inter neural buff markings at or near the margin, or the whole border is buff, lightly or heavily sprinkled with black scales. In one s-eeimen in addition to the buff border , almost the whole of the hindwing is suffused with buff very lightly sprinkled with black scales, but there is a blackish streak running from the base through the discoidal spot to the dark transverse line and a shorter blackish streak close to the inner margin In others there is the same arrangement of blackish streaks on the hindwing, but a buff area occupies the basal part between the discoidal spot and the black streak near the inner margin^along the margin there are only short inter neural buff wedges. The f r inge s , ev ©n in both wings. The abdomen is black extremity. the blackest, specimens, aro buff coloured on with reddish-orange or buff scales at the / Geom. 226. Croc&llis Tr. elinguaria L« aberrational forms ©tc. ab, pallida Lampka. Tijds@hr.Ent.94- -1*. J02 1951. Ground colour whitish-fellow , markings normal. ab. aurantiaca. Lenroko. Tijds@hr.Eat. 94- p. 302 1911- Ground colour orange— yellow. ab. unioolor Front. Seitz 4 p.332 1915* ‘The markings comwletaly absent. Prout say3 the ground eolour is uniform! / "reddish" which seems rather exaggerated. ab.faseiata Gillmer. Ent.Woehenbl. ( Insekteriborse)25 p.IIS I90S. The median band uniformly fuscous. ab.defasciata Lempke. Tijdschr, but. 94 p. 302 1951. Wings unieolorously yellow with normal strong mark! igs of transverse lines and snots but witho ut the usual feeble darkening of the central area. ab.rd.grolin.eata Lempke. Tijdschr. Ent. 94 ".*302 1951. The transverse lines of the forewing are black. ab.delineata Lempke. Ti3ds@hr.Ent. 94 p.302 1951. The central ar©a of the forewings is normally feebly darkened but the two darker transverse lines bordering it, fail* ab.fusea Beutti. Lap id op taro n Fauna iadens. I898p. 120. - insolitaria Fuchs. Jahrb. lassau.Vcr. Mat. 54 p. 55 1901. = solitaria Fuchs, Int.Ent.Z.3 p. 4 3 4 1910. Zings fuseou3,only the transverse lines remaining yellow. Fuchs described his forms as dark rust-brown, the transverse bright yellow. stripes and fringes ab. deouncta Stephan. Iris 39 p . 9o 19^5. The diseoidal snot on the hindwings completely absent, on the forewings hardly visible. ab. reticulata Lentpko. Tijdschr. Ent. 94 p. 303 1951. 'The marginal area, or a 3 till greater part of the wings, densely covered with dar/c str/ao,for the rest normal. ab. radiata Cockayne. Ent. Mon. Mag. 84 p . 2 6 6 pl.S f. ~J 194' . The two transverse lines of the forewing unite at the inner margin and the triangle thus formed is brown as in faseiata Gillm, , In each interneural space on the outer margins there is a dark brown streak, running inwards from a point just internal to the termen for 3 or 4 mm. On the hindwing in each interneural 3-© ace there is a. conspicuous dark brown spot. ab. crass ilineata Cockayne. Ent. Mon. 1 lag* 84 p . 266 1948. (barrett.pl. 293 f. I It ; Ground eolour is pale to dark orange, of the same shade in the median area as the rest of the wing; the ant© and nostmedian lines are very thick, dark brown and ill-defined on the distal aspect. On the hindwing the ^ostmedian line is thick, dark brown and ill-defined on the innor aspect ab. trapezaria Boisduval. Gen. Ind.Msth. 1840 p. 184. Transverse lines diverging more, the small marginal spots absent. Pale ground. Geom. 226. continued ellnguaria L ab.marginenuda Leiroke. Tijd3@hr.Bnt. 94 p.302 1951. The dark joints along the outer margin ox the winga fail, for the re3t normal. ab.aequaria Fuchs. Int.Ent. Z.3 0*234 1910. Very similar to defasciata Leur-ke. lings unieolorously light yellow without a darkening of the median area; the two transverse lin@3 bordering the median area weak. In defaseiata the transverse lines are strong. ab.prunarioides Holbig. Ent. Z.53 p.287 1940. On the for owing is a pale brownish longitudinal rippling as seen in A. pr unaria L, This appears sometimes well developed, sometimes less strangly,and erosses the wing in its entire breadth and also occurs on the outer margin of the hindwing. The ground colour of the- forewing is light brownish and dull in tone, not yellow as in typical form, with the middle area of the same colour, therefore unieolorous as in aequaria Fuchs. The inner transverse line is dark brown or blackish, the outer one oehreous. Hindwings paler, the striae light brownish. The form is extremely like the rippled forms of prunaria which are covered with dark striae. *■,a6 1933. growings Mpt the outer area darkened with blaeld.eh.0n the hindwing margin, between one two transverse lines, filled in with blackish. ab. biroi Dioszeghy. Verh. Siebenburg V'er. Haturw. 83-84 w. IS I 19^3. The oasal ana outer area of the forewing blackish-brown, middle Ires wale, weakly b“ 8 thB °Uter th. middle line similarly M S ao.chobauti Testout. Bull. 3oc. Linn. Lyon 3 r . 93 ,140 Markings fairly dark violet-brown with a wrinkling, which is sometomaa confluent o ths same aolour The ant«wdi«a lino is indistinctly thickened and there is , oan-.x 01 sr)ot3 m cho niar^insQ. ar^a.* ab. domaculata Lempke. Tijdselir. Ent. 94 p.318 1931. Five white spot on the outer margin of the f© rowings fails. ao.cuprea. Sshwingens shus 3 . z. /ion Ent. Ges. 39 "o. 218 1934. Completely markingless, with a copper-red ground colour. Elmos t the same lorm as ab.nuda Hewn. Described under the Algerian race. ab, i. usca Schwingensehuss. Z.’ /ion Ent. Ges. 39 n.218 1934. Completely markingless with black-brown ground colour. ’Described under EL^erian sub specie 3. _at.i ab, gla.br a viz®. Polsk. Pismo Ent. 13 n. Ill 1984. itn no striae or dusting on the wings. ' Gteom.227 Colotois Hbn, pennaria L. aberrational forma etc. ab, f laves eeiis Schawerda. Verh, zool. -bot. Ges. '-/ien. 72 p. (91) 1922, The ground ©clour ochre-yellow, transverse lines we ale and somewhat brownish, no dark sealing. ab. nubilosa Hepn, Ent. Anz. 12 pi. 12 1932. [lot the same form as the preceding which has no dark scaling. Male- with the forewings sulphur-yellow, tr ansver s © linos ashy-grey, otherwise sprinkled with ash-grey scales denser in a cloudy manner near the transverse lines ,T> articular ly in the middle area and outer margin. Hindwing whitish-yellow, transverse lines suffused grey, margins with ash-grey scales. Abdomen yellow, tuft orange. ab. aurantiaca Lempke. Tijis@hr.Bnt. 94 ?. 3^7 1931. Ground colour orange. ab. olivaeea Hoffmann. Mitt. Naturw.Ver. Stoiormarh 33 [A 13 1919* ( X. sen next xg:, ) Ggp npd -aq! cmtr,...groy±ahn-gr e an. khraJn-trthcr ..synonyms- of :this f orm'vsoo next- xage- -of thha^:.-i%Atgs.., ab. grisoa Hannemann. Int.Ent. Z, 14 p. T23I920. Ground colour grey. ab. rosea Foltin, 1. Wien. But. Ver. 27 n. 36 1942. ■Ground colour rose, fck« e? k-.tr ofc ppi'mm |l$L, ab. mar is color a Lenroke. Tijds@hr.Ent. 94 p. 3 18 1931. Female with the reddish ground eolour of the normal male. ab. rufoscens Lent? Ice. Tijds@hr.Bnt.94 p.3I8 1931. ■ Tale. Ground colour dee© red-brown or deep reddish. ab. oastiniaria Lamb ill ion. B@v, trongly charged witi Mens. But. £yl/. veyy » oirii-hoT aur. ■ OC. 9 X.Z . with blackish at oms 9 -'ffexx '^4 % _ _ _ _ ... Transitional to the following obseura) /-/?<->< 3 Y^:a/' axeas /A mA t A \ A'*suAY7