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L. pyropata Hhn. (8 g). A very elegant species, the wings strongly glossy, witli broader white margins pi/ropata. 

 to ihe median band coslally than in most Lt/gris. The median band is not normally quite so dark as in our 

 figure. Under surface rather weakly marked. Russia and the Ussuri district, also, though very rare, in 

 N. E. Germany. 



L. pulchranaLeec/j(i;-?n) is closely related iopiiropata but has a darker ground-colour (more reddish), darker pulehraria. 

 markings, reduced proximal area and in general more angulatcd markings. The hindwing is clearer white 

 with better defined dark markings, which sometimes extend over most of the wing. \\^ China, June-July. 



L. albicinctata Pilng. is described as: "■'^Qav pyropata, the markings of the forewing similar, the colouring albicinctata. 

 quite difl'erent, dull brown, the basal area, the median band and the marginal patch behind the apex darker 

 brown, all with fine white edging, which stands out specially sharply on both sides of the median area coslally. 

 Hindwing whitish, in the basal part very weakly, before the distal margin more strongly dusted with grey. 

 Underside similar to that of p//ropata, but greyer. Described from I cT from Koko-Nor". The figure shows 

 that it differs from pulehraria in more uniform colouring, narrower median band, finer white lines, the post- 

 median indented at the 1 ^' radial, the white apical streak short, etc. 



C. Palpus long; structure of cf forewing as in Gandaritis (Christophiella Berg). 



L. agnes BtJr. (11 h). Very Abraxine in its appearance, with yellow body, yellow base of forewing agues. 

 and dull black markings; sometimes the costal margin of the forewing is yellow-dusted nearly to apex. 

 Decidedly variable; median band usually nearly solid, somewhat spotted with -white, occasionally much broken 

 up; marginal area in Butler's type black with traces of deeply dentate white subterminal, oftener with the 

 subterminal broader. Japan. — festinaria Chr., from the Ussuri district, is said to differ in having the yeilow fesHnaria. 

 costal dusting confined to the base and the marginal bands of both wings more broken up into spots; perhaps 

 nearly a synonym or quite an unimportant aberration. Some Japanese examples have the bands much 

 broken up. — In the present species the peculiar secondary sexual modifications of the forewing are even 

 more strongly developed than in typical Gandaritis; in pyraliata, on the other hand, they are very slight 



L. pyraliata Schiff. (^ populata CI. nee. L., dotata Stgr. nee L.) (8g). Forewing slightly narrower pyraliata. 

 than in the other yellow Lygris species to which it bears the nearest resemblance; also generally recognizable 

 by the narrow central area, the row of dark spots beyond the postmedian line and by the darkened (but not 

 spotted) fringe of the forewing. Under surface more strongly marked, especially that of the hindwing, which 

 has a brown or fuscous cell-spot, a larger spot near the anal angle, etc. — ab. deleta Strand (8 g). Much deleia. 

 more weakly marked, only the two lines of the forewing remaining on the upper surface and even these 

 usually weakened. Fringe not darkened. Our figured example is not at all an extreme one and unfortunately 

 the markings have been depicted rather too strongly. — ab. johansoni Lampa is an aberration with the distal johansoni. 

 part of the forewing grey-brown. Sweden. Staudinger's diagnosis is erroneous. Larva slender, cylindrical, 

 green with dark mediodorsal and whitish subdorsal and ventral lines; spiracular line fine, yellowish. It feeds 

 on Galium, especially G. aparine. On the wing in July and August, often very plentiful. Distributed in Europe 

 (except the South-west), Asia Minor to Central Asia and throughout a great part of Siberia. 



D. cf forewing without secondary sexual modifications. 



L. flavomacularia Leech (1 1 h). Quite distinct from any other known species, though showing some flavomacii- 

 indications of relationship with the species of Gandaritis; distal margin of forewing slightly less obhque. The laria. 

 markings of the upper surface are shown in our figure. Beneath the ground-colour is ochreous yellow, becoming 

 whitish at the hindmargin of the forewing and white, sparsely dusted with fuscous, on the hindwing from 

 subcostal to inner margin and from base to beyond middle; both wings with fuscous cell-spot, double post- 

 median line, row of subterminal spots and some terminal clouding. Wa-shan, August. 



L. intersectaria Leech (lib). Of this species 1 only know a single example and although it is a cf inierseeta- 

 I am somewhat doubtful as to its exact generic position. It may perhaps best be compared with trigo)iiplaga '■«'*• 

 fabiolaria, but the palpus is still shorter, appressed-scaled, nearly as in Callahraxas. From fabiolaria it differs 

 markedly in that the brown markings of the forewing are much darker, almost black, and all greatly extended, 

 while the grey shading is entirely wanting; on the hind-wing, on the contrary, the dark markings are greatly 

 reduced, in part obsolete. Underside the same, but with the markings of the forewing somewhat more blurred. 

 Omei-shan, taken in July or August. 



