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The head and the thorax are a purplish brown interspersed with 

 some grey hairs. The abdomen partakes of the colour of the inferior 

 wings with its extremity darker. The antennae are brown. 



This description applies only to the male ; the female is unknown 

 to us. This species is in some respects like adusta, but is very distinct 

 from it. Not having been able to recognise it in any other author, we have 

 dedicated it to M. Chardinyi, who had the kindness to communicate it 

 to us. 



Duponchel's figure at XXI, fig. 2, has been drawn as spotted 

 with white. Apparently age has caused the white to turn grey, as 

 it often does where lead is present in the white. 



Herrick-Schaffer says of this figure that it is unrecognisable, 

 vide extract herewith. 



Extract from the " Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmette- 

 linger von Europa " of Dr. G. A. W. Herrich-Schafer, p. 80 



(1845):- * 



Hadena. 



306 Pavida Boisd. — Suppl. 497 — chardinyi, Dup. pi. 21, 4, unkenntlich 

 —18—19 L. 



Fusca, cinereo-& purpurascenti-mixta, linea undulata acute nivea. 

 Ein weibliches Examplar, welches Herr Chardiny aus Russland brachte ; 

 von Herrn Donzel mitgelheilt. Ich beweisle den specisischen Unter- 

 schied von Adusta, weil nur die Farben abweichen. Es findet sich 

 namlich keine rostgelbe, sondern nur purpurbraune Einmischung, die 

 Querstreifen die Makeln sind weissgrau aufgeblickt, die Wellenlinie fast 

 schneeweiss, eben so die Punkte.hinter dem hinteren Querstreif. Die 

 Hinterflagel sind weisser als sogar beim Manne von adusta, und so wie 

 bei diesem rauchbraun bezeichnet. 



English translation of above : — 



Pavida Boisd — Suppl. 497 — chardinyi, Dup. pi. 21, 4, unrecognisable 

 —18—19 L. 



Fuscous, grey and purplish mixed, undulated line brilliantly snow 

 white. A female example which Herr Chardiny brought from Russia 

 was communicated to Herr Donzel. I doubt the specific distinction 

 from adusta, because only the colour differs. One finds indeed no rust 

 yellow, but only purple brown suffusion, the fasciae and the spots are 

 shining whitish grey, the discal line, bright snow white, as also the 

 spots within the submarginal line. The hind wings are whiter than 

 even those of adusta thus rendering the smoke brown on them distinct. 



There can be no doubt that chardinyi Dup. and pavida Bdv. 

 and H.S. are synonymous. Staudinger in his Cat. Lep. Pal., p. 

 171, and Kirby Eur. Butt, and Moths, p. 238 (1903) gave preference 

 to the name pavida, which is clearly wrong. Moreover Kirby 

 says of pavida, " much darker, nearly unicolorous." Duponchel's 

 figure shows distinct variation and Staudinger says variegated with 

 white. Duponchel and Herrick-Schaffer both call attention to the 

 white variegation of the form. Hamp. Noc. Phalaenae, vol. VI, p. 

 330, sinks pavida, as a synonym and in this I concur. 



Full synonymy is therefore : — 



chardinyi Dup. Lep. Fr. Suppl. Ill, pi. 21, fig. 4 

 (1836). 



ib. Hamp. Cat. Noct. Phal. VI, p. 330 (1st 



Nov., 1906). 



