(. 720 ) 



f. C. cnplwrhiac cuphorhiae al). niijrescens nom. nov. 



Deilephila csiilae Boisduval (««« Hufnagel, 17(56), Icon. H/st. Lep. ii. p. 26. t. 50. f. 1 (liS.^4) (Italy); 

 Dup., in God., TJp. Fmnrc, Suji/il. ii. p. 18. n. 4. t. 2. f. 1 (1835) ; Frey., .V. Biytr. iv. p. 5. 

 n. 475. t. 2in. f. 1 (1842) ; Herr.-Sch., Eur. Sclim. ii. p. 88. f. 3 (1847) ; Led., Verh. Zw,l. B„t. 

 (?c». Wkii ii. p. 91 (1852) : Walk., Ll«t Lep. /h.s. B. M. viii. p. 166. n. 3 (1856) ; Dep., Bulh 

 Sm. Ent. France p. 28 (1868) (painted specim.) ; Kiinlc., iUd. p. 39 (186H) ; Selys-Longch.^ 

 C. R. Soc. E,il. Bclg. xi, p. 16 (1868) ; Boisd., Spec. Gen. Lep. IIH. i. p. 163. n. 5 (187.5) ; But!., 

 Truns. Ziiul. Hoc. Loud. ix. p. 571. n. 19 (1877) ; Curo, Bull. Sue. Ent. Ital. xxi. p. 8(1 (189(1). 



Deilephilij enpliorhiai ? abV esiiUie, Staudinger & Wocke, Cat. Lip. p. 16. n. 16, b (1861). 



Deilejihilii enphorbiae, ab. e.-inlne, Eomanoft', Mem. Li/i. i p. 70 (1884) (TiHis, 1 (^) ; Mina-Pal. & 

 Failla-Ted., Nat. Swil. vii. p. 42 (1889) ; Bartel, /.c ii. )). 87 (189;ij. 



Deilephihi aiphorbiae, Ribbe, iris ii. p. 186. t. 4. f. 4 (188'J). 



Deile2>hihi enphorbiae var. esulue, Staudinger & Rebel, Cat. Lep. ed. iii. p. lOJ. u. 749. c (1901). 



Costal area of forewing above exteniled blackish brown, brown discal band 

 also deeper in tint than in the ordinary enphorbiae. 



The specimen figured by Ribbe is an extreme development, the pale area 

 of the forewing being reduced to a narrow band. 



/. C. enphorbiae eapliorhiae ab. re.strictu (PI. VIll. f. 11, c^). 



A cj iu the Triug Museum has the forewing entirely tawny-olive above, except 

 a small spot at end of cell, and a series of small elongate, hastate or linear, spots 

 on the disc upon the veins ; frin^'e of hinder margin huffish white, that of distal 

 margin clay-colour!; marginal band deeper brown. Disc of hindwiug, above, 

 yellowish red, far less bright than in ordinary eupliorbiac. Underside of l)ody 

 and wings much shaded and speckled with brown, especially the wings ; forewing 

 with very little red, hindwing yellow-red on disc. 



The specimen was caught on the drilling-ground at Bamberg ; we received 

 it from A. Heyne. 



e. C. euphofbiae conspicua suBsji. nov. 



Veilepkila enpliorliiae, Mann, Wien. Ent. Man. vi. p. 6() (1862) (Brussa). 



DcHepkilu cnphiirhhie ab. paralia.i, Staudinger (/njn Niokerl, 1837), Hor. Soc. Ent. Tfo.s-.s. xiv. p. 297 



(1878) (Asia Minor) ; Hofm., Gross.se/int- p. 30. sub n. 5 (1894). 

 Deib'ji/iild euphorbiiic var. (ah.) paralins, Holtz, Ulnstr. Zeilsclir. Ent. ii. p. 63 (1897)(Cilicia, Ii. vii.). 

 Deile/iliilii enphorbiae, Bartel, in Rilhl, Grossschm. ii. p. 79 (181l'.l) (partim). 

 Dcileplula enphorbiae var. UUhi/rtis, Staudinger (non Walker, 1856), in Staud. tV Hob., C:',l. Leji. 



ed. iii. p. 103. n. 749. f (1901) (partim). 



(? ? . A large and jiale form resembling small specimens of nicaea. Meso- 

 thoracic tegula with vestige of white U])per border. (_lostal margin of forewing 

 with little brown scaling, patch beyond end of cell isolated, very sharply marked, 

 distal marginal area as pale as disc. Underside of body and wings as pale as 

 in ccntralasiae. Spines of first protarsal segment stout. 



Larva varying from yellow to blaclc ; two rows of large lateral spots ; very 

 few or no dots, difl'eriug in this respect very conspicuously from eitph. cuphorhiae. 



Ilab. Syria and Asia Minor. 



I([ tlie Triiig Museum •> <S S and 7 larvae fnuu : Beirut {tif/ie) ; Haifa. 



f. C. citphofbiue siehei. 



J)eile/,hila siehei Piingeler, Bert. Ent. Zcit. .\lvii. p. 235. t. 3 (^J, ? ) (1903) (Bulghar Dagh). 



(? ? . Mi'sothoracic tegula with jiale upper border. Costal median jjalcii "t 

 forewing much reduced on upprrside, not disliiK't below. Externa! s]iines of fir.-- 1 



