TRYPANOPHORA. By Dr. K. Jordan. 9 



P. graeca upec. nor. (li) has likewise 3 antenna! segments with fused teeth. The upperside of gmcra. 

 forewing much more golden green than in the 2 preceding species, and the hindwing seraitransparent in" 

 centre. The 7. ventral segment of cf (the ? is not known to me) produced and somewhat incised at the 

 apex. Clasper with a triangular tooth near the base and another before the broad, obliquely truncate 

 apex. — Greece, one of the two specimens before me collected by Maktin Holtz on the Taygetos in 

 June 1901. 



P. orana Aiisf. (1 i). According to the description a small species which we have from Morocco; orana. 

 the teeth of the 3 last but one segments of the d"- antenna contluent. Head, thorax, and base of forewing 

 golden green, distal portion of wing somewhat bluish or at lest less golden, fringes sometimes distinctly 

 chequered. Hindwing feebly transparent. Clasper of cf obliquely sinuate at the apex, the upper angle 

 projecting. — Morocco ; Algiers. 



P. statices L. (= staticus Fourc; aureosa Eetz.) (li). Forewing green or bluish, usually ieehly stadces. 

 transparent in consequence of the thin scaling of the under surface. Hindwing semitransparent. The ? 

 usually much smaller than the cT. In the latter mostly the teeth of 9 antennal segments confluent. Clasper 

 of cf broad at apex and obliquely truncate, the lower angle usually somewhat projecting, forming a small 

 lobe. — Larva feeding on Rumex acetosa; paler above than at sides, with a reddish dorsal stripe, naked 

 around the upper setiferous warts. Pupa in a loose cocoon on the ground at the bases of plants. The 

 name uralensis Gr.-Grsh. (Ik) refers to pale bluish specimens; there is in the Tring- Museum a specimen uralensis. 

 from the Ural from the collection of Grum-Grshimailo. — In Russia distributed northward about as far 

 as the 64"; in Great Britain extending north into Scotland. The southward distribution of staiicc.s is not 

 known with certainty; the species bas been recorded from all the Mediterranean countries of Europe and 

 also from Asia Minor, but all these records require confirmation. The commonest species in Central Europe. 



P. micans Frei/er (^ manni Led.) (1 k). Similar in size to the preceding species. Forewing much micans. 

 more densely scaled blue or green, and the hindwing much blacker and below more green or blue. Clasper 

 with a rather strong tooth near the broad apex. Specimens with very thick antennae are ab. heydenreichi heydenreidii. 

 Led. {= crassicornis Stqr) (Ik). — Bavarian Alps (Freyer, not found again?), South Hungary, Balcan 

 Peninsula, Italy, South France, Spain. 



P. geryon Hiibn. (= minor Eversni.) (Ik). Smaller than statices, the sexes nearly equal in size, i\iQ geryon. 

 clasper of 5" usually with a triangular tooth before apex. — Larva on Helianthemum vulgare; less bright 

 in colour and smaller than the larva of duticex; with a brown dorsal stripe which is divided by a thin 

 white line; a few granules around the upper setiferous warts. Pupa in a dirty white cocoon, which is 

 attached to plants, especially moss, close to the ground. In small specimens usually only 7 antennal 

 segments of the c? have tlie teeth merged together, jjesides the end-segment; this is ab. chrysocephala diryso- 

 Nick. (11), which is especially plentiful at high altitudes in the Alps. The British specimens of geryon cplialn. 

 cannot be distinguished with certainty from rhnj^oceiiliala. — Common on chalky soil. Europe, extending 

 northward as far as England and Scandinavia, soutinvard to Asia Minor and Spain. 



P. obscura Zell. (11). Forewing narrower than in geryon; hindwing less transparent, especially &i obscura. 

 the posterior margin, anal angle rather more prominent. — There are apparently two geographical races. 

 The one described by Zellku occurs in Asia Minor and on Rliodos; glossj- yellowish green specimens are 

 ab. anceps .SY^rr. (1 1). — In Turkey occurs the form balcanica >>tgr., which is larger and has dull yellowish anceps. 

 green forewings. balcanica. 



C. Species with clavate antennae. 



P. capitalis Stfjr. (11) is easily distinguished in both sexes by the clavate antenna and gveen capita/is. 

 forewing. — Armenia. Staudinger found the insect very plentiful early in June on the Jenikeni Plateau, 

 where it was flying about close to the ground. 



P. duskei (irAh-sh. Antenna clavate. Forewing black-brown, according to the author, rarely dai'k duskei. 

 green, tongue yellow. The ab. aerea (h-.-Grsli. is larger and dark bronze-colour. — Persia. aerea. 



P. chalcochlora Ifamps. (11). Head, thorax and forewing golden. Hindwing black-grej'. Antenna dmlcodi/ora. 

 of cf and ? clavate, in cP strongly pectinate (club excepted), in ? dentate. — Chitral. 



6. Genus: Trypanopliora KoH. 



Antenna of c? strongly, of ? shortly pectinate, but the teeth of the distal segments rather long also 

 in ?. In forewing 3., 4. and 5. subcostals stalked, 2. und 3. radials from the cell; in hindwing 1. radial 

 absent; both wings with vitreous spots. — Larva narrowed behind, truncate anteriorlj'; ground-colour black, 

 green, or red, paler below than above, smooth, with rows of setiferous warts, a tubercle on each side of 

 thorax larger. Polyphagous, feeding on the leaves of Anacardium, Terminaha, Spondias, Mangifera etc. 

 The j'ellowish brown pupa in a dense, milky white cocoon. — Indo-Malayan Subregion, extending northwards 

 to Kashmir and South China. 



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