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Underside darker, more grey. — major Oberth. denominates somewhat larger specimens from the Maritime 
Alps, which also occur in Piedmont and around Caserta. — minuta Vrty. from Monti Sibillini is small (24 — 25 mm), 
upperside blackish with faint orange-yellow spot in anal angle. All markings of underside less extensive and 
pale, white lines heavily curved. — bofilli Sag. does not vary in size or on upperside from typical specimens. 
A few $$ certainly show a paler patch in the middle of forewings, but not anything like in the same degree 
as in lynceus from Andalusia. Underside only slightly different by less extensive red marginal lunules, which 
retain their black borders. Albarracin. — Aberrations naturally only vary on underside, jusca-extensa Pether 
has blue spots of underside suffused with black. — In erythrophoba Bub. the orange-red surrounds to blue spots 
are missing. — latefasciata Courv. (— albosparsa Oberth., albo-extensa Pether, latifasciata PM.) has a wide 
white band on underside of hindwings. deleta Rbl. is entirely without same, paler on underside, red spots 
present on hindwings. Besides these Courvoisier has named the following forms: elongata: spots elongated 
inwards; multiconfluens with continuous line (according to Vorbrodt radiatci is said to occur, but this does 
not seem probable to me, as there is no discoidal lunule with which a junction could be formed), paucipuncta 
with only few spots. Besides we have minor Lamb, for small specimens. 
T. w-album Kn. (Vol. 1, p. 265, pi. 72 h). — majuscula Jach. from the North Caucasus (Borshom) is more 
distinctly marked on underside. — latefasciata *). {Courv. = albovirgata Tutt, semi-albovirgata Tull, merio- 
dionalis Schultz) occurs. Also minor Pionn. 
T. ilicis Esp. (Vol. 1, p. 266, pi. 73 a). — Specimens from Valais: inalpina Vrty. are inclined to be larger 
than type. A very constant yellow band on forewings in $, among the $$ only a few with band. In $ and $ 
spots always present at anal angle of hindwings. Underside darker. — inornata Vrty. from Tuscany is very 
different. Smaller, paler on underside, chestnut brown and in without exception unicoloured upperside and 
without spots. In $ there is rarely a small yellow spot. Among these there are some that somewhat resemble 
acaciae: acaciaeformis Vrty. — welantho Klug has darker margins to upperside of wings, anal spots smaller and 
less pronounced. Underside paler, outer marginal bands reduced, tails longer. Syria, Caucasus. — latior 
Fixsen is larger, scaling denser with the appearance of velvet. Underside also varies slightly. Corea, China. 
— latefasciata Courv. (= albosparsa Oberth., bialbolineata Oberth., latifasciata Rbl.) (15 a) also occurs in this 
species, as also inornata-latefasciata. — alineata Vrty. is synonymous with esculi Hbn. — Among this form 
one finds the following sub-forms: privata Courv. with white bands quite absent on underside of forewings and 
almost so on hindwings. — powelli Oberth. is synonymous with fountainei Aign. (15 a), it is illustrated here, as 
it was only mentioned in Vol. 1. — graslini Oberth. (15 a) has long black rays extending inwards from the 
yellow-red spots on underside of hindwings. — aurea Std. belongs to cerri Hbn. in which the pale outer band is 
so extended towards the base, that the whole discal area is filled with yellow-red. Small specimens are named 
minor Lamb. 
T. acaciae F. (Vol. 1, p. 267, pi. 73 b). According to Courvoisier the oriental race also named 
abdominalis Gerh. is the typical one. The western race from the neighbourhood of Vienna, Delta of Rhone and 
England is separated as nostras Courv. — Sub-races are: italica Vrty. differing from more northern specimens 
by a paler and more reddish underside. Markings consisting of white patches, black striations and orange-red 
lunae are fainter and less well developed. Tuscany. —- The other race frigidior Vrty. from Oulx (Turin) and the 
Maritime Alps is larger, with wider wings, darker. Underside is remarkable, dull grey, with faint golden sheen 
instead of dark nut-brown. — According to Courvoisier the species dealt with in Vol. 1 as myrtale Klug (which 
is only a Syrian mountain form) is related to same as a race through the sub-form armena Rbl. (15 c). This is 
darker black-brown on upperside with white fringes, anal spot is brighter yellow, $ with long tails. Underside 
is pale blue-grey. Cassicoparan. In both forms the $ sometimes has a greenish sheen on underside. 
T. marcidus Riley. Underside similar to acaciae, but the transverse line takes a different course. The 
dark spots are absent on underside at anal angle of forewings. Ground colour grey-yellow. The 3 spots near 
the inner margin of hindwings have a V shape with the point pointing inwards. Besides there are black spots 
at margin from over median vein to over discoidal nervure diminishing in size, the first one yellow anteriorly, 
black with white border, the others with pale edges. On upperside fairly like gerhardi Stgr. (Vol. 1, pi..73 c). 
$ 30 mm. N. W. Persia. 
T. pruni L. (Vol. 1, p. 267, pi. 73 d). — The following aberrations have been named: fulva Gillm 
(= fulvior Tutt) wings suffused with yellow-red, usual spots normal. — latefasciata Courv. (= albofasciata 
and semialbofasciata Tutt) as in other species. Besides Tutt has created the following names: progressa and 
excessa for specimens with a greater number of spots on both wings, in lutea the spots are more yellowish, without 
consideration to their number, obsoleta has no spots on hindwings. Another obsoleta Tutt has no white lines 
on underside, paupera has only a white line on forewing, 2 black marginal dots on hindwings. major and minor 
Tutt are specimens over 32 mm and under 25 mm, intermediate size are not yet named. 
T. prunoides Stgr. (Vol. 1, p. 267, pi. 73 d). The forms fulva and fulvo-fenestrata mentioned in Vol. 1 
under herzi belong here. 
*) As the names indicate identical variations, we do not repeat the description. 
Supplementary Volume 1 
major. 
minuta. 
bofilli. 
erythro- 
phoba. 
latefasciata. 
deleta. 
elongata. 
multi¬ 
confluens. 
w-album. 
majuscula. 
latefasciata. 
ilicis. 
inalpina. 
inornata. 
acaciae¬ 
formis. 
welantho. 
latior. 
latefasciata. 
privata. 
graslini. 
aurea. 
acaciae. 
yiostras. 
italica. 
frigidior. 
armena. 
marcidus. 
pruni. 
fulva. 
latefasciata. 
prunoides. 
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