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costa where it narrows; the termen with some white irrorated 

 with fuscous and black striae in the interspaces from apex to vein 2 ; 

 cilia pure white. Underside of fore wing black-brown, the base 

 and costal area to middle bluish white, an oblique white medial 

 band from the costal area to submedian fold, a curved white post- 

 medial band, the termen white irrorated with brown, expanding on 

 apical area, a fine waved dark terminal line, cilia white with a 

 series of dark points ; hind wing bluish white, a black diecoidal 

 lunule, a curved black medial band from just below costa, towards 



Fig. 5. — Catocala fraxin i, (^ . 



which it narrows to just above inner margin, a curved black-brown 

 band on terminal area leaving the termen white irrorated with 

 brown from apex to vein 2 and a series of black striae on termen. 



Ab. 1. moerens. Fore wing suffused with fuscous. 



Ab. 2. gauJens. Much paler ; fore wing grey-white. — W. 

 Turkestan. 



Ab. 3. maculata. Hind wing with white mark at lower angle of 

 cell. 



