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PTYCHOPODA. By L. B. Peout. 



suhstrami- P^- substfaitiinata sp. nov. (praec. subsp. ?) (7 d) is larger on an average than obsoletaria, the ground-colour 



nata. Jess bright, similar to that of sylvestraria (= straminata) or slightly paler, with similar scattered black atoms. 

 Vertex of head white (in the only two heliantJiemata which I can examine it is strongly tinged with ochreous). 

 The (S antennal ciliation agrees with that species, the hindtarsus appears even more strongly abbreviated. 

 The position of the markings seems to agree essentially with that of helianthemata, including the placing 

 of the discal dots; but the median shade is scarcely at all thickened and in most specimens no more conspi- 

 cuous than the postmedian. The black dots on the fringe are usually smaller or weaker, in one or two aberrations 

 nearly obsolete. Under surface towards base (especially of the forewing) rather more strongly dark-dusted; 

 cell-spot and median and postmedian lines usually fairly distinct. The to me unknown mancipiata Stgr. can- 

 not be identical with this species, on account of its long antennal ciliation. I have already expressed a doubt 

 whether it may be a form of Milliere's helianthemaf a-SiberTSi,tion, but Herr PtJNGELBE has sent for my inspec- 

 tion a pair from Cuenca, 25 June 1906 (M. Koeb) as a species for which he cannot find a name. My own 

 specimens (type and coty^ies) are from La Granja, 1500 m, July 1904 (T. A. Chapman) and Tragacete, July 

 1901 (T. A. Chapman). Thus it is evidently somewhat distributed in Spain. Rather variable; the type and a 

 second La Granja ^ are rather pale and rather strongly marked, the Cuen9a pair also strongly marked but not 

 quite so pale; the other two from La Granja ((J$) are pale but with the lines much weaker; the two from 

 Tragacete ((J?) are more tinged with reddish ochreous, especially the $, the lines moderately developed. 



capnaria. Pt. capnaria Pilng. (= cineraria Bang-Haas, nee Leech) (3h). Ground-colour glossy pale brownish 



grey, so strongly and uniformly dusted with fuscous as to make this latter appear to be the prevailing tone. 

 Costal edge of forewing basally darkened. Cell-dots present, at least on hindwing, but usually not conspi- 

 cuous. Antemedian line weak or obsolete; postmedian strong, following nearly the same course as in ostrinaria. 

 A very faint dark outer shade indicates the proximal boundary of the subterminal line. Under surface si- 

 milar but lighter. Differs entirely in colour from ostrinaria; also structurally in having less extremely short 

 antennal ciliation in the ^ and longer hindtarsus — in capnaria much more, in ostrinaria much less than 

 half the length of the tibia. Only known from Beyrout. 



ostrinaria. Pt. ostrinaria Hhn. (4 e). A pretty and easily recognized species of a rather bright yellowish tone, 



dusted and suffused with red, especially at the costal margin of the forewing and over the whole hindwing; 

 base of costa of forewing more purple. Fore\ying with a distinct, sinuous, purple postmedian line, nearer the 

 distal margin at the costa than at the posterior margin, rather strongly inbent shortly before the latter; 

 distal area in posterior half more or less strongly purple. The other lines on forewing and the lines on hindwing 

 fine and weak. Discal dot present on forewing. Under surface pale straw-colour, hindwing unmarked, forewing 

 darkened at base of costa, discal dot and postmedian line present, distal area with a duller, weaker purplish 



oenoparia. suffusion than above. (^ antennal ciliation extremely short; hindtarsus greatly abbreviated. — ab. oenoparia 

 Pilng., ab. nov. (= purpuraria Trti) (3 h). Both wings entirely overspread with purple. S. Spain, Murcia, Sierra 

 d'Espuna, 2 ??, M. Koeb, end of June 1909; S. Portugal, Algarve, 2 ^^, Dr. Joedan, 1910". Renamed 

 purpuraria by Txjeati (on 3 $$ from Sardinia) after the appearance of our plate. — The egg is oval, apparently 

 with the usual sculpturing ; whitish yellow at first, becoming flesh-coloured with a red spot at one end. The larva 

 is short, tapering anteriorly, carinated laterally, strongly rugose; head small, retractile, body with fine, well 

 developed hairs, which — at least towards the hibernating stage — are recurved at the tip so as to attach 

 to themselves the pollen of the flowers in which the larva is feeding, forming a clothing which is quite ex- 

 ceptional in this genus; reddish brown with rather pale lateral line; the middle segments with'^light, some- 

 times white, heart-shaped dorsal spots; ventral surface concolorous, with pale lozenge-shaped markings. 

 Lives on various low plants, feeding successively on the pollen, the stamens, the petals and the leaves. Imago 

 in June, in all the Mediterranean countries. 



purpureo- 

 marginata. 



Pt. purpureomarginata Bhtsch. The unique type-specirnen of this species is unfortunately in a bad 

 state of preservation, having apparently been injured in relaxing. It has recently passed into the Pungelee 

 collection. Herr Pungelee considers it a good species, near ostrinaria (as also Bohatsch indicated); in any 

 case it has nothing to do with exihiria Guen., to which Staudingee has referred it. Clay-yellow, duller than ostri- 

 naria, vertex of head concolorous, not white as in ostrinaria; forewing with a distinct antemedian line present, 

 a median line and discal dot indicated, the postmedian less incurved in its posterior part, running nearer to the 

 distal margin, the purple costal margin somewhat more extended, the purple dusting of the distal area densest 

 towards the margin, a slender, dentate subterminal line of the ground-colour indicated ; hindwing with the two lines 

 (median and postmedian) distinctly visible, only the distal area strongly dusted with purple, containing a slender 

 subterminal line. Under surface more tinged with red than in ostrinaria, redder distally, with postmedian 

 line present, distal marginal line violet-black, fringes reddish at base. Structurally also purpureomarginata 

 is differentiable, the wings being more elongate, the (J antenna more strongly ciliated and the hindtarsus 

 decidedly shorter. Syria: Beyrout district. 



