136 

 Catocala elocata Esp,=uxor Hub. 



*5454 Hungary, 1883 (Staudinger). 



Catocala electa Bork. 



3522 Germany, 1876 (Staudinger). 

 "90 „ 1873 



6728 Amurland, 1888 (Tancre — taken by Graeser). $ 



The ground colour dark iron-grey, a broad black shade 

 running along the inner margin, and the nervures 

 of the outer area of the fore wings conspicuously 

 black. 



6729 Amurland, 1888 (Tancre — taken by Graeser). ^ 



Ground colour a paler tone of the preceding, the black 

 shading along the inner margin not so extensive, and 

 the nervures as in the type. 

 *5445 Germany, 1883 (Staudinger). 



Catocala dula Brem. 



In Dr. Staudinger's 'Catalog,' 1901, this species is 

 noted as being a ' Darwinian form ' of C. sponsa. 



6394 Chabarofka, Amurland, 1 881-1886 (Graeser's expedition). ^ 



6395 „ „ „ „ ? 



Of a darker and more unicolorous appearance, owing 

 to a dark suffusion of tho typical whitish patches 

 near the costa. 



Catocala conjuncta £s/>.=conjuga Hub. 



5525 Dalmatia, 1883 (Staudinger). 

 5526 



The area on each side of the second line darker, so that 

 the line itself is not so conspicuous. 



Catocala dilecta Hub. 



In Dr. Staudinger's Catalog, this species also is noted 

 as being possibly a ' Darwinian form ' of the follow- 

 ing. 

 3827 Dalmatia, 1877 (Staudinger). 

 3828 



Ground colour suffused with brown, producing a more 

 unicolorous appearance, but the sharply-pointed 

 second line very conspicuous in its upper portion. 



Catocala sponsa Linn. 



2687 New Forest, 1875 (Spiller). 

 2688 



Ground colour darker, and the usual pale markings in- 

 conspicuous. 



2689 New Forest, 1875 (Spiller). \ 



2690 „ „ „ / 



Ground colour more ochreous in tone, and the area 

 between the first and second transverse lines pale, 

 the ' sub-reniform ' stigma conspicuously so. 

 3699 Bred 1877 (Harwood). 



Markings darker, but otherwise as the two preceding 

 specimens. 

 *6oi3 Germany, 1585 (Staudinger). 

 ♦5717 Leipzic, 1884 (Gerhardt). 

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