( -'21 ) 



p. 17:5 (1875) (Crimea); Butl., Tranx. Zanl. Snr. Laiut. ix. p. 'iTO. ii. 17 (ISTT); Weism., ed. 



Meld., Stwl. Theor. D,'xc. i. p 207. t. G. f. 51 (1882) (larvae) : Uom., Mna. Up. i. p. 70 (1884) 



(Erivan, 1 specim.) ; Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 067. n. 19 (1892) ; Hofin., Ilniip. Gro.isschiit. 



p. 29. t. 7 f. 7 (1893); id., Gross.schm. p. .30. n. 0. t. 17. f. 6 (1894); Bartel, in Riihl, Gms.'isrlim. 



ii. p. 90 (1899) ; Staud. & Reb., Cut. Lep. ed. iii. p. 10.?. n. 750 (1901) (Gal. in. ; It. s. oc. ; 



Grim. ; ? Hi). 

 fTi/les nirea (!), Hiibner, Vei-.. bet. Srhni. p. i:'.7. n. 1474 (1822). 

 Diilfphila ukea (!), Lucas, Lip. Em-, ed. ii. p. 138. t. 45. f. la (181)4). 



(J?. Pale median area of forewing above more or less speckled with brown 

 scales ; marginal area less pale than median area. 



Hah. South France ; Spain ; Italy ; Greece ; Crimea ; Caucasia ; Transcasjiia. 



In the Tring Musenm 2 larvae, U c?c?, 8 ? ? from South France, and a pair 

 from Askliabad, one of these latter specimens agreeing with tiie following sub- 

 species. 



I). C. nicaea castissima. 



Deihphila nicaea, Oberthilr, Et. Ent. vi. p. 63. t. 3. f. 9. 9a (1881) (Sebdou ; larva var.). 

 *Deilephi!a nicaea var. castissima Austaut, Le Nat. v. p. 300 (1883) (Miis. Tring) ; id., I.e. viii. 



p. 260 (1880) ; id., I.C. xi. p. 232 (1889) ; Kirby, Cat. Lep. IlH. i. p. 6il7. sub n. 19 (1S92) : 



Bartel, in Riihl, Gros.s.sr///,!. ii. p. 92 (1899) ; Staud. & Reb., Cat. Lep. ed. iii. p. 103. n. 75ii. a 



(1901) (Maur. oc). 

 *Deih'phil(i. nicaea var. ca.itia.^iiini ah. earned Austaut, I.e. xi. p. 2:i2 (1889) (Mus. Tring) ; Bartel, I.e. 



(1H99). 

 Deilephila nicaea var. carnea "Mub.," Kirby, i.e. 



S ?. Paler and often more pinkish tlian the preceding, with no or few sjieckles 

 on the jiale middle area of the forewing ; distal marginal- area of forewing as pale 

 or nearly as pale as middle area. 



Jlah. Morocco ; Algiers. 



lu the Tring Museum 3 cJc?, 5 ? ? from Morocco and Algiers, including 

 s])ecimens oi cist/sghna and cuvnea from Austaut's collection, labelled " type." 



c. C. nicaea lafln/ni.^. 



*D(Uephila lalhi/nis Walker, Lis-/ Lep. Ins. B. M. viii. p. 172. n. 10 (1850) (N. India ;— Mus. Brit.) ; 



Moore, in Horsf. & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mm. E. I. C. i. p. 274. n. 6.32 (1857) (N. India) ; 



Boisd., Spec. Gen. Up. Hit. i. p. 105. n. 7. t. 6. f. 2 (1875) ; Butl., Trans. Zonl. Sac. Land. ix. 



p. 570. n. 10 (1877) ; Cot. & Swinh., Cat. Moths Inch i. p. 21. n. 110 (1887). 

 Dilepliila eiijihorliiae, Hamp.^on, in Blanf., Fauna Brit. Ind., .\luth< i. p. 98. n. 154 (1892) (partim ; 



N.W. Himalayas to Naini Tal). 

 Deilejiliila enphorljiae var. lathtjnis, Staudinger & Rebel, dd. Lip. ed. iii. p. 103. n. 749. f. (1901) 



( partim). 



c? ? . This form has nothing to do with capltovbhtc, but is the N.W. Indian 

 representative of niatett, from which it differs in being more densely speckled with 

 brown on the forewing, in having on the hindwing a broader black postdiscal band 

 and a paler red discal one, and in being smaller. 



/la/j. N.W.India; doubtless occurring farther north-west. 



Two c?c? from Kumaon in tin' Tring Museum. 



(iso. Celerio zygophylli. 



!^/iliin.e ~.>ji/iijiliylli Och.seubeimer, Selim. Ear. ii. p. 220. n. 5 (1808) (S. Ru-^isia) ; Hiibn., Sainml. 



Eur. Schni., Spiling, t. 27. f. 125 (180- ?) ; Bieb., Bull. Moscou ii. p. 4. t. 2 (1809). 

 Celerio si/gophilli, Oken, Lehrh. Natnrg. iii. 1. p. 761. sub n. 2 (1815). 

 Deihphila :i/f/nj,hi/lli, Ochsenheimer, Selnn. Eur. iv. p. 43. n. 10, p. 181. n. 1(1 (I.HIO) : Boisd., /.„». 



J/ixl. Lip. ii. p. .■i2. n. 8. t. 51. f. 2 (18:i4) (S. Russia) ; Tieit.. in (Iclis.. .sV/,,». E„r. x. p. 132 



