350 Alphabetical List of the Palearctie Heterogynidae. 



bejarensis. fohniriiig of the larva is very variegated and more constant, while it is very variable in mwburi. — beja- 

 rensis Chapm. is very dull in colour, blackish with strongly black veins; the larva vivid black-green, with 

 candelariae. very strong dark markings; from Bejar in Spain. — candelariae Cfuijmi. is described as another race of mm- 

 buri, in which the S is smaller and paler and the larva is variegated with bright markings; above Candelaria 

 in Spain. The larva feeds more on Cytisus, while Chapman found that of bejarensis on Genista florida. This 

 form rather closely approaches piedrasitae, but flies a fortnight later (middle of July) than the other races near 

 ramburi. — The differences between these forms are on the whole very minute, which does not mean that 

 the opinions of Kirby, who distinguishes 3 species, and Staudinger, who has 2 in his Cat. of 1871, may 

 not be correct. Chapman was quite right in drawing attention to the fact that in smaller and almost scaleless 

 species the larva, the geographical distribution, time of appearance, food-plant, etc., are of greater weight 

 as distinguishing characteristics than in the case of normal groups of Lepidoptera, and we refer to the 

 genus Somabrachys (cf. p. 335), to whicli tlie same applies. In the two forms paradoxa Hbn. and ramburi Kirby 

 the larger size of the latter, the somewhat different wing-contour and the colour and size of the cocoon, which 

 is smaller and lemon-yellow in paradoxa and larger and orange-yellow in ramburi Kirby {jxiradoxa Ramb.) are 

 important distinctions. The food-plants are chiefly Cytisus, Genista, Sarothamnus and Blackberry, but the 

 young larvae do not begin to feed on the plants before they have eaten the renmants of the mother in the cocoon. 

 Most of the forms are abundant where they occur and can be obtamed hi large numbers on sunny days hi July, 

 but some forms are said to be scarcer. The ?$ partly leave the cocoon at the hour of copulation, but return 

 into it at night or after copulation. 



Alphabetical List 



of the Palearctie forms of Heteroyynidue with references to the original descriptions. 

 * signifies that the speoies is figured at the place cited. 



iiffiiiis not. Ramh. Ann. Soc. Ent. Pr. 1836, p. 580. 1 paradoxa Het. Hbn. Siulg. Eur. Schniett. 2.* 



Iifjart'iisis Het. Chapm. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1902, p. 717. j piedrasitae Hot. Chapm. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lend. 1902, p. 718. 



eaiialensis Het. Chapm. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. lOOi, p. 71. j ramburi Het. Kirby, Syn. Cat. Lep. Het. 1, p. 499. 



i-andelariae Het. Chapm. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1902, p. 717. I ucedinis Het. Chapm. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1907, p. 102. 



