502 LITHOSIAD.E. 



ab. Ursula, Schultz, Ent. Zeitschr. Guben, xviii. p. Ill (1904). 



radiata, Spiiler, Eur. Schmett. ii. p. 135 (190G). 

 Fore wing with the spots conjoined into longitudinal fascia?, 



ab. paucimaculata, Spiiler, Schmett. Eur. ii. p. 135 (1906). 

 Fore wing with the spots reduced in size. 



ab. Strandi, Schultz, Ent. Zeitschr. Guben, xviii. p. 109 (1904). 



medionigra, Spiiler, Schmett. Eur. ii. p. 135 (1906). 

 Fore wing with the spots reduced in number. 



ab. neglecta, Schultz, Ent. Zeitschr. Guben, xviii. p. 114 (1904). 

 Fore wing with only traces of black markings. 



ab. caliginosa, Schultz, Ent. Zeitschr. Guben, xviii. p. 110 (1901). 



Fore wing almost entirely black. 



ab. illltstris, Schultz, Ent. Zeitschr. Guben, xviii. p. 113 (1904). 



Fore and hind wings almost without spots. 



ab. contractu, Schultz, Ent.^eitschr. Guben, xviii. p. 110 (1904). 



Hind wing with black bands. 



ab. Tcrodeli, Schultz, Ent. Zeitschr. Guben, xviii. p. 113 (1904). 

 Hind wing with the costal area blackened. 



ab. pallida, Schultz, Ent. Zeitschr. Guben, xviii. p. 105 (1904). 

 Foi'e wing with the ground-colour grey. 



ab. brunnescens, Schultz, Ent. Zeitschr. Guben, xviii. p. 105 (1904). 

 Hind wing with the ground-colour brown. 



var. bellieri, Pailla, Nat. Sicil. vii. p. 203 (1880). 

 chavigneriei, Failla, Nat. Sicil. x. p. 28 (1891). 

 Ground-colour of fore wing and spot of hind wing chestnut 

 brown. — Sicily. 



subsp. arabum, Oberth. Et. Lep. Comp. iv. p. 678, pi. liii. f. 447 (1910). 

 Algeria = coneucai. 



ab. nigricans, Oberth. Et. Lep. Comp. vi. p. 318, pi. cix. f. 992 (19121. 

 ab. fere-unicolor, Oberth. Et. Lep. Comp. vi. p. 318, pi. ex. f. 993 (1912). 



ab. conflitrnttssima, Oberth. Et. Lep. Comp. vi. p. 319, pi. ex. f. 995 



(1912). 

 ab. nigrella, Oberth. Et. Lep. Comp. vi. p. 319, pi. ex. f. 996 (1912). 

 ab. brittanica, Oberth. Et. Lep. Comp. vi. p. 319, pi. ex. f. 998 (1912). 



2064. Metacrias strategica. 



9 . Apterous, remains in cocoon laying its eggs in the wool that 

 lines it. 



Ovum. Quail, Tr. N.Z. Inst, xxxiv. p. 227, pi. xiii. ff. 8 10 (1902). 



Spherical ; shell thin with irregular hexagons, pale yellow. 



Larva. Young. Head, 1st and two terminal somites smaller; 

 colour yellowish brown with numerous dark tubercles; seta black, 

 the skin covered with minute secondary hairs. 



Pupa, In an oval cocoon of coarse dart brown silk mixed with 

 hairs. 



