8 PROCRIS. By Dr. K. .lf.KDA>'. 



P. globulariae. I consider HtJBirEB's.9/o6!</OT-/ae to be the large species ^vith pointed antenna which is 



not rare in Central and South Germany, being distinguished in the cf by the moderately long antennal 



pectinations and the simple clasper. The latter is without a basal tooth: the apex is obliquely truncate 



and slightly emarginate, the upper angle more projecting than the lower, both being somewhat incrassate. 



The species varies rather considerably in size and colour. — Larva in all stages mining, not only when 



young, in the leaves of Scabiosa and Globularia. The cocoon is fastened at plants close to tlie ground. 



Europe, with the exception of England and the Northern countries, eastwards distributed as far as Central 



notata. Asia. — The South-Western subspecies is notata Zell. (= soror Bamb.) (If), which occurs in Morocco, Spain, 



South France and Italy. Forewing usually very pale bluish green. — The Central European form is the 



globulariae. true globulariae Huhn. (? = tenera titgr) (lef). On the whole more densely scaled green or blue-green 



subsolana. than the previous. — subsolana Stgr. {= cuprea Ramh.) (If) has a less transparent hindwing; occurring in 



suspecta. Hungary and further Soutli and East. — In Central Asia fjfobidariae is represented by suspecta Stgi: (If), 



splendens. of which large specimens with deep-coloured hindwing have been described as splendens Stgr. (Ig). — All 



these forms are onl\' slightly different and are connected by intergradations. 



cognata. P. cognata H.S. (If), or what I regard to be this insect, has somewhat longer antennal pectinat- 



ions in the cf , but is otherwise hardly distinguishable externallj' from globulariae. The clasper of the cf is 

 narrower than in glohuhiriac and bears at the base a long, free, thorn-like process which is directed back- 

 wards as in P. amphvlophaga and rhloros. In order to perceive this process it is generallj' sufficient to re- 

 move the scales from the underside of the tip of the abdomen with the help of some moist blotting paper. 

 turatii. Strongly glossy Italian specimens which are more denseh' scaled on both wings are ab. turatii Bait. (1 g). 

 — Larva mining like that of globulariae , in the leaves of Gentaurea, in England especiall}' C. nigra. Pupa 

 in a loose cocoon in the ground close beneath the surface. — Spain, Italy, France and South-Coast of Eng- 

 land; perha])s also in German}' and Austria? 



P. budensis. Very similar to the two preceding species in colour. Wings more sparsely scaled 

 and therefore more transparent. The clasper of the cf bears at the ventral edge in the centre a broad 

 truncate tooth which stands crossways to the edge; the sternite of the 7. segment is a little produced, the 

 lobe being impressed and mesially shghth' emarginate. Hungary and Central Asia, frequently confounded 



budensis. with the following insect. — The Hungarian specimens, budensis Speyer (Ig), are reather more densely 

 scaled than the Asiatic form and therefore more green on the forewing and deeper fuscous on the hindwing. 



asiatica. — The Asiatic form is asiatica N/^r. (Ig); resembling the following species, with which it occurs together, 

 but is not quite so transparent. Fergana; Sajan; Sarafshan. 



votgensis. P. volgensis Moschl. (= mollis Gr.-Gr.; ? = tenera Stgr.) (Ih) is paler still than hudensix. The 



7. abdominal segment of cf ventrally not impressed; the clasper with strong pointed tooth near the apex. 

 Probably pnupera Christ, belongs also here. — South Russia, Fergana, Amdo, and Kuku-nor. 



Itamifera. P. hamifera spec. nor. (1 h) is similar to large dark specimens of P. budensis. Antenna hardly reach- 



ing to three-fourths of cell of forewing, blue. Forewing greenish blue, slightly transparent. Hindwing 

 shorter at hindmargin than in P. bmleiisis, distal margin emarginate before anal angle. Clasper of o^ in the 

 centre of ventral edge with a pointed tooth which is curved basad. — JVIts. of Fergana, 4 cTcf in the Tring 

 Museum. 



fleeter. P. hector spec. nov. (Ih). Antenna reaching to four-fifths of cell of forewing, deep blue; upper and 



under surface of head and thorax somewhat lighter blue ; abdomen green. Wings as in P. bmleiisi.'^, longer, 

 less transparent; forewing blue above, the posterior half of the hindwing being distinctlv washed w'ith blue. 

 Underside of hindwing dusted with blue scales, more densely at costal margin. Clasper with a thin, thorn- 

 like, rather long tooth at the ventral margin close to the apex. — ^Mersina, 1 cf in the Tring Museum. 



B. In the following species the cTcf -ant ennae have at least 3 segments besides 



the last without f r e e pectinations. 



siibtristis. P. subtristis Stgr. (Ih) has opaque dark green forewings. The hindwing is black, non-transparent. 



3 segments of the cT- antenna shortly dentate. Clasper of cf beyond middle with a broad, pointed tooth 



which only slightly inclines backwards, and deeply sinuate between this tooth and the narrow apex. In 



amaura. true subtristis Stgr. the forewing is on the upperside almost black towards distal margin : while ab. amaura 



Stgr. (Ih) has the forewing uniformly green. — Kuldja, Fergana, and Sarafshan. 



dolosa. P. dolosa Stgr. (li) is a small species which is almost identical with the previous species in colour 



and in the structure of the antenna ; but the hindwing is somewhat paler and the underside of both wings 



bears rather more blue or green. The claspei- of the cf, however, is widely different, bearing far beyond 



middle a very long, thin , thorn-like tooth. Sjiecimens Avith the underside of the wings extended gieen are 



subdolosa. ab. subdolosa Stgr. — Sarafshan, Karatagin, Fergana, and Tianshan. 



