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embla. E. embla Thunb. (9 f, 10 a). Bryk has denominated the following aberrative forms from Sweden: 
pscudodisa. pseudodisa eyespots so increased and enlarged that a fine band is formed as in clisa, quadrannulifer with 4 eye- 
quadrannu- S p 0 ^ s on forewings, hellgreni also with 4 eyespots and a 5th minute one above the top eyespots “in a small 
hellgrcni. loop pushed out towards the apex”, albocentrata with white pupils in all ocelli on underside of forewings. — 
albocenira- ethiis F. with only one bi-pupillated ocellus on forewings and 3 small ocelli on hindwings, in bipupillata Strcl. 
the latter are absent, in etheides Strcl. the white pupils are missing in the 1 st eyespot of forewings. The 
bipupillata. last 3 forms occur in Norway. 
etheides. 
rossii. E. rossii Curt. The last word has not yet been said in the question of the right to be a species of 
rossii (9 g), ero Brem. (9 h) and erda Shelj. If one has only single specimens before one, one does not doubt 
that there are 2 or 3 genuine species. But in larger series there are all sorts of gradations of one form to 
another, so that doubts as to the rights of species arise. These doubts have been reflected in the opinions 
of Elwes and Sheljushko in regard to rossii and its forms. The latter has written expressly to say that he 
does not consider it certain that his erda has a rightful claim to be a species. The position in regard to the 
arctic american rossii forms is not quite clear. Under rossii (9 g) one can understand the relatively small specimens 
with sparse scaling, fairly wide wings, moderately developed ocelli, faint checking of margin, and underside 
ero. of hindwings with indistinct and dusted undersides. —- ero Brem. (9 h) is larger, forewings more acute, scaling 
denser, the grey-brown-black checking of margin more distinct, ocelli often more numerous, underside of 
erda. hindwings sharply marked and more heavily dusted. — erda Shelj. is a better developed ero from the Sajan 
mountains in point of size, pointedness of wings and development of ocelli. These are with red-yellow sur¬ 
rounds and not red-brown. Underside of forewings more unicoloured, hindwings paler, dusted with grey and 
poly opts, less distinctly marked. The utmost development of ocelli is shown by polyopis Shelj. (9 h). It has 4 — 5 on 
dzhelindae. forewings, 3 on hindwings. Also dzhelindae Shelj. from East Siberia (Dzhugdzhurg mountains) is according 
to written reports of Sheljushko no genuine species, but only a local race of ero-erda, distinguishable by 
much darker ground colour of upper and undersides and constant rich development of ocelli with red-brown 
surrounds. We still have to mention a A from the Sajan mountains that is unicoloured black-brown on upper- 
side without spots or ocelli. Also underside is more unicoloured, the rust-red of forewings much reduced, 
nigra, band and pupils indifferently developed on hindwings. I name it nigra {ah. nov.). — Further a $ of the form 
pallida, polyopis also from the Sajan mountains with grey instead of black-brown ground colour (pallida ab. nov.). 
It seems to me probable that ero, erda and polyopis are only recurring forms of a species to which dzhelindae 
belongs as a local race. Whether rossii can be established as a separate species I must leave undecided. It 
flies as a matter of fact also on the european side of the north Urals. 
cyclopius. E. cyclopias Ev. (8 g). A sjjecimen has been named by Schawerda aporia on which the yellow sur- 
aporia. r0 und of the apical eye is missing and that therefore resembles tristis on the upperside. 
mani. E. mani Nic. is a species widely distributed over Asia and that inclines to form local races in its 
various localities. Eiffinger already recorded 5 forms (fasciata Stdgr., jordana Stdgr., icelos Gr.-Grsh., icla 
Gr.-Grsh., ab. suboculata Stgr.). Further 10 have been added, of which 6 occur in the indo-malayan territory 
kusnezovi. and consequently will not be dealt with here. In the palaearctic region we have: kusnezovi Avin. from the 
northern Ferghana with extreme development of chestnut-brown colouration, that in the $ covers almost the 
entire upper surface of the fore wings, so that the bright colour of the outermargin is only retained just around 
summa. the apical eyespot, hindwings completely dark, summa Avin. from the lower reaches of the Ala-Tau with 
quite narrow, closely outlined pale band, extending to the hindwings and being almost without reddish dusting, 
styx. styx 0. Bang.-Haas (9 h) from the S.W. Tian-Shan with dark red-brown band on forewing, only the sur- 
hclios. round of the apical eye yellowish, hindwings black, hellos, 0. Bang-Haas (8 . .) from mid and S.E. Tian- 
Shan and from Aksu “differs from jordana by an extension of and uniform yellow colouration of band of 
fore wings” and the generally smaller size of the apical eye, which is often without white pupil. 
discoidalis. E. discoidalis Krb. (Vol. 1 , plate 37 h). Eiffinger clearly appears to have had before him a north 
lena. American specimen for description and illustration. Those from Asia ( = leaia Christ.) (9 h) are much larger, 
the ground colour black-brown, the red-brown colour of disc of forewing more extensive, wing contour much 
more truncate, striation particularly on underside more distinct. 
atrumcnia- E. atramenfaria 0. B.-Hacts (9 g). A curious genuine species from an altitude of 3500 m on the Nan- 
r,a - shan mountains in W. China. Wings on upper and undersides uniform black with scarcely any marking or 
eyespots. The upperside has a faint red-brownish silky sheen. Body, legs, palpi, antennae are quite black on 
upper and undersides. Forewing is truncate at apex, anal angle of hindwings slightly prolonged as in oenus 
Ev. Length of wings 22 mm. Flight in July. 
• silo. E 0 sibo Alph. We are giving the illustration of the upperside (10 a) omitted from Vol. 1. 
