236 ARCTIADJ3. 



medial spot in cell and another above vein 1 ; a spot in upper 

 angle of cell and spots above bases of veins 2 and 5 ; a subapical spot 

 and larger subterminal spots above veins 5 and 2 and on 1. Hind 

 wing crimson, with oblique blackish band from middle of costa to 

 near torn us ; a discoidal patch conjoined to the dark costal area ; 

 a large subterminal spot from costa to vein 4 and others on veins 2 

 and 1 ; cilia brown. 



2 . Hind wing deeper crimson. 



Ab. 1. simplonica. Antennae of male with the branches shorter ; 

 colour dull grey-brown ; hind wing with the spots forming a more 

 or less complete terminal band on inner area running up to near 

 base ; abdomen with pale brownish subdorsal bands and ventral 

 surface in male. — Alps. 



Ab. 2. mannerheimi. Paler brown ; abdomen with some crimson 

 lateral marks ; hind wing with the black spots smaller. — Russia, 

 Armenia, Hyrcania. 



Ab. 3. ccecilia. Smaller ; fore wing suffused with black and 

 variegated with white. — Balajaria, Armenia, Altai. 



Ab. 4. reticulata. Hind wing with the crimson slight. — Nuchur, 

 Issykul. 



Ab. 5. strigulosa (Stgr. ined.). Fore wing with the black spots 

 larger, the veins more clearly streaked. 



Ab. 6. dahurica. Paler; antennae and markings of fore wing whitish 

 flesh-colour ; hind wing suffused with pale crimson. — S. Russia. 



Ab. 7. aragonensis. A pale form with the spots somewhat re- 

 duced. — Spain. 



Hah. Germany, Zeller Coll. ; Switzerland, Frey Coll. ; Hungary ; 

 Spain ; Norway, Zeller Coll. ; S. Russia, 1 cJ , Frey Coll. ; Turkey ; 

 Armenia ; Altai ; Issykul, 1 6 . Exjp. 34 millim. 



*1658. Phragmatobia rupicola. 



Arctia rupicola, Gr.-Grschm. Eom. Mem. iv. p. 535, pi. 19. f. 6 (1890) ; 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 266. 



5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen brown, the last with the last three 

 segments yellow above leaving a dorsal brown line. Fore wing brown ; 

 the basal half grey-brown, with the dark brown markings reduced to 

 short antemedial streaks in cell and on vein 1 and to medial streaks 

 in and below cell and on vein 1 ; the postmedial line grey-brown, 

 angled at lower angle of cell and connected with the subterminal line 

 by streaks below costa, from lower angle of cell and above vein 1 , the 

 subterminal line being angled inwards at vein 4; cilia pale. Hind 

 wing grey-brown, with diffused fuscous streaks on base of median 

 nervure and veinl; a large discoidal lunule; a semicircular apical 

 patch and another on termen above tornus. 



Hah. C. Asia, Transalai. Exj). 30 millim. This species is un- 

 known to me. 



1659. Phragmatobia kindermanni. 



Arctia kindermanni. Stand. Stett. ent. Zeit. xxviii. p. 102 (1867) ; Kirby, 

 Oat. Het. p. 266 ; var. pomona, Stand. Iris, x. p. 326, pi. ix. f. 23 (1897). 



