( 719 ) 



yellow. lu a black specimen from Saratow the second row of spots vestigial ; two 

 pale examples from the same place have twn rows of spots. 



Jlnli. Enrojte ; from Spain to Morea and the Caucasus, northward to the South 

 Coast of England, Southern Sweden. 



In the Tring Mnsum 22 caterpillars, 2 pupae, and SO-odd specimens. 



It is quite possible, even j)robable, that at least the caterpillars from the various 

 districts are different. A series should be compared especially from Spain, Italy, 

 Greece, and Southern Russia. 



This subspecies is individually variable. The principal varieties are the 

 following : 



a. ( '. eujjhorbiae caphorbma f. puralias. 



Ikilejiliila eiiphiiibiae var. pund'uia Xickerl, Biilun. Taij. p. i'i. f. 2 (1837) (Veaedig) ; Kirby, Cat. 



Lep. Het. i. p. UUG. u. 17. a (18'J-_'). 

 Deilephila eiqili'irhim a,h. jKimlUis, Romanoff, .I/t'/«. Lep. i. p. 70 (1884) (Borjom) ; Staud. it Rebel, 



Cal. Lep. ed. iii. p. lOl'. n. 74:1. a (1901). 

 Deihphiht eiiphiirbkte var. (et ab. ?) panilias, Bartel, iu RitUI, Grususcli in . ii. p. 85 (IS'.HI). 



A large, sharply marked, reddish form. 



b'. C. eup/iorbiae euphorbiae f. vubescens. 



Deihphila eiiphnrbiae ab. j'ii/je.iw/is Garbowski, Sits. Ber. Ak. Wisx. Wien p. '.'17 (18iL') ; Bartel, I.e. 

 p, XO (ISO'.l). 



Differs from ordinary specimens in being more red. 



c'. C. euphorbiae euphorbiae f. (jrentzenberyi. 



Sphiiir iiicoMi?, Ochseuheimer, Selini. Em: ii. p. 'i^b (1808) (Portugal). 



Veilejihila eu/ilinrliiae var. grenhenherip Staudinger, Ent. Naelii: xi. p. 10 (1885) (Capri) ; Austaut, 



Le Nal. viii. p. 259 (1886) ; Kirby, I.e. (1892) : Staud. .^-Reb., Cat. Lep. ed. iii. p. 102. n. 749. b 



(1901). 

 Deileiiliilu eiiphorbiiie var. (et ab.) 'gre/ilr.e/ibercji, Bartel, I.e. ii. p. 8G (1K'.I9) (Capri ; Lissabon ; 



Toulouse). 



/ 'pper.iit/e of wings brighter rosy red than in the jireceding. 



It wonld perhajis be wise to keep forms a', b', and c, under one head ; they 

 intergraduate so completely that it is imjiossible to say where the one begins and 

 the other ends. 



The following forms have more the nature of true aberrations : 



r/.' ( '. eiipliorhiae caphorhiae ab. helioscopiae. 



f>phiii.,: euiihui-hiae, Selys-Longch., Hall. Sue. Kid. Frniiec p. IKJ (1850) (var.) ; Boisd., Ibiil. (185(i). 

 Deilejiliila euplwrbiae var. he/iiineiijiiai; Selys-Lougcb., Ann. line. Ent. Belij. i. (i. 40 (I8.')7). 

 Deiliphilii eupliorhiae, Calberla, Iris i p. 141 (1887) (Firenzo). 

 Dcilejiliila piijiliiirliiiic ab. Iieiuiseopine, Bartel, l.i: ii. p. H8 (1X99). 

 Ilcilejihila eiiphnrbiae ab. defeetii id.. I.e. ii, p, KH (1H99). 



ilindwing without black subniarginal band. 



e.'. ( '. e.iiphorbiiif ea/ikorbiae ab. lajitulei. 

 /hilipldlii eiiph.irbiae ab. Iajili,lei 'I'ljitrry-Mieg, Le .Vat. .xi. p. 181 (1H89) (I'yroiioeB) ; Bartol, /..-. ii. 



p. K7(1899). 

 DeiUphihi niphnrbiae ab. tajiteliii (!), Kirby, Cat. Lep. Il<l. i. p. OCO. rj. 17. b lIKllJ) (laps. cat). 

 DeMephda eiiplinrbiae ab. latifnlii (!), Htaudiiiger, in .Stan.!, .v:' Hob, Cat. Lep. ud. iii p. 102. (tub 

 n. 749 (1901) (lapn. cat), 

 Vi'llow instead ol' red. 



