no GHAilAESPHECIA. By M. Bartel. 



between it and the species mentioned are noted in the following description: Expanse: 17 mm (^J). Wings 

 exceedmgly narrow, forewing rumiing into a point, with brown margins and the vems densely covered with yellow- 

 isli scales. The vitreous patches are much smaller than in trianriuliformis, the longituduial patch is quite 

 vestigial, the wedge-sliaped spot verry short, extending only a short way beyond the edge of the basal area. 

 Outer vitreous area only slightly lighter, reduced to three small spots, because the yellow scaling of the outer 

 area covers part of the vitreous cells. The transparent patches of the forewmg are also densely covered mth 

 whitish scales, so that they do not appear so transparent as ui triannuliformis. The median spot appears 

 shorter, the costal margmal area beyond it more widely scaled. A small marginal stripe of both wings is brown ; 

 fringes broM-nish grey. Cross-vein of hmdwing only slightly scaled in its upper half. The hmdwing also appears 

 relatively narrower and longer, not so much rounded, especially the outer margm is more oblique and the anal 

 angle appears almost angulate. On the underside of the wings the veins and the scaled parts are clothed with 

 golden yellow scales, only the median sjjot and the costal margmal area beyond it are dark brown. Palpi si- 

 milar to those of triannuliformis m shape, whitish yellow dusted with golden yellow, end-segment brownish 

 on the outside, antennae with a small golden yellow spot below at the base, with fine cilia ((J). Frons with 

 a golden gloss, anterior borders of eyes a glossy silvery white. Vertex with yellowish hau', as is also the posterior 

 edge of the head. Patagia with a broad golden yellow inner edge; a long transverse spot (tuft of hair) of the 

 same colour on the metathorax. Abdomen densely clothed with golden yellow scales (especially segment 1 

 almost entirely golden yellow), so that the dorsal line of spots is not especially promment. The white belts 

 also are not much m evidence, they are present on segments 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7, but are usually covered by the 

 golden yellow scaling; they extend to the ventral side, but do not meet below. The fu-st four segments are 

 striped with golden yellow beneath, otherwise the underside is dark. The anal tuft is almost slenderer than 

 in triannuliformis; it is predominantly golden yellow, only the long narrow lateral lobes are dark, but have 

 a golden edge laterally. Breast entirely golden. Legs brown, with a golden gloss. Fore coxae with golden 

 yellow spots at the end. Tibiae with golden yellow rings, these being broadest on the the hmd tibia. — 

 Russian Armenia (Kulp, June 30th 1901). Type m my collection. * 



Irianmdi- Ch. triannuliforttiis i*"/';-. (51 h). Frons with white bands before the eyes. Antenna of (J strongly 



forniia. pijiate, that of the $ with a white spot before the apex ; not suffused with golden yellow on the outside in 

 cither sex. Abdomen with very distinct dorsalline of spots. Facies very narrow, especially m the [J; segments 

 2, 4 and 6 with white posterior edges. Anal tuft black, median lobe of cj broadly yellowish below at the 

 apex, and faintly so at the base above, sometimes entirely yellow on both sides; lateral lobes very long and 

 divergent, black with a narrow yellow basal line on the outside. In the $ it is sliglitly variegated with yellow 

 in the centre above and below, but sometimes predominantly yellow and only variegated with black. Fore 

 coxa yellow or white with a black inner edge. Outer vitreous area of forewing higher than it is broad, consisting 

 of five small spots ; longitudinal area of (^ long and narrow, of $ short but never obsolete. Scaling of tranvserse 

 veui of hindwmg broad, but very pomted posteriorly. Palpi yellow, m the (J black on the outer side. Thorax 

 with narrow yellow median luie and broad yellow inner edges to the patagia. From North, Eastern and Central 

 Germany, the Baltic provuices, Gouv. Pleskau, South-Eastern France, and from Austro-Hungary through 

 Dalmatia and the whole of South-Eastern Europe to Northern and Central Asia Minor and Mesopotamia, also 

 from Western and South Russia, the Volga district, Orenburg and Transcaucasia. — Egg elongate-rotundate, 

 rather flattened on both sides, black with a bronze-like green gloss. Larva at first greasy white with abundant 

 hairs and honey-coloiu'ed head. After five weeks the retracted cordiform head becomes rust-browii, the nuchal 

 plate brownish white, shaped like a truncate hood, with two diverguig impressions. In the autumn the larva is slen- 

 der, dirty white, tinged with brown, with a white contrasting lateral line; the dorsal vessel, which shines through, 

 is interrupted by the white edges of the segments. Lives at first ui the lower part of the tap-root of Rumex 

 acetosella, and then, gnawing away the tissues of the root, makes a spiral-shaped silk-Uned tunnel upwards 

 under the bark. In the spring one finds it in the upper part of the tap-root, before pupatmg it descends a 

 little way, and makes a tubular silk-lmed tunnel, an inch or an inch and a half long, ascending to the surface 

 of the ground, its end beuig rounded. Pupa slender, brownish yellow, with short beak-shaped apex of the 

 head, which is brown like the belts of spines on the abdominal segments and the edge of the wing-cases; the 

 latter reach to segment 7 and the leg-cases to segment 8 inclusively. Anal portion with several sharj), lunular 

 tubercles with brown edges, at the top of each of w-hich is a bristle. The moth appears from the middle of 

 Jiine to the beginning of August, in the south already from the beginnmg of May. 



mannii. Ch. mantiii Led. (51 h). Stouter than triannuliformis, also usually smaller, especially the $. Outer 



vitreous area very small, consisting of 4 or 5 spots which are almost linear in the $, lowest and highest spot 

 usually filled in with yellow. Cross-vein of hindwing relatively more densely scaled, pointed posteriorly. An- 

 tennae black above. Dorsal line of spots of abdomen yellow in the ^, orange m the $. Segments 2, 4, 6, 

 and in the $ also 7 with light posterior edges. Anal tuft of ^ black, median lobe above with a narrow yel- 

 low longitudinal stripe on both sides, below golden yellow, in the 9 the anal tuft quite black, sometimes with 

 a few golden 5'^ellow hairs laterally. Each segment laterally bears a small light yellow spot in the 3* and a golden 

 yellow one in the $; below the abdomen in dark. Legs stouter and the tibiae much more densely hairy than 



