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APHARITIS; THESTOR. By M. Gaede. 
confusa. 
pallescens. 
supra- 
impunctata. 
funebris. 
allardi. 
meridiona- 
lis. 
occidentalis. 
epargyros. 
marginalis. 
maxima. 
myrmeco- 
phila. 
acamas. 
egyptiaca. 
cypriaca. 
obscurata. 
chitralensis. 
ballus. 
mareoticus. 
latter is not a separate species. Upperside like a pale zohra with small black spots. On underside the ground 
colour is about as light as zohra, but the rows of spots incline to be dissolved, which is more pronounced in 
siphax. Boghari (Algeria). — Nothing is to be added to that which was written about siphax Luc. and erythrea 
Stgr. in Vol. 1. confusa Oberth. designates specimens, especially $$, having ground colour of underside of 
hindwings approximately like jugurtha; however the spots there are larger, ring-shaped, so that there is little 
room for the ground colour between them. — pallescens Oberth. is like erythrea on underside, upperside is pale 
straw yellow like phlaeas-schmidtii. — supra-impunctata Oberth. (= impunctata and paucimacula Oberth.). 
On upperside only the spots at disco-cellular and traces of a submarginal row are present. The outer margin 
is whitish to anal angle of forewings, immaculatus Oberth. is the same, but without the white patch. — funebris 
Oberth. has a more or less completely adumbrated hindwing. On underside the ground colour is as brown as 
the centre of the dark brown ringlet spots, so that the markings are indistinct. 
C. allardi Oberth. Upperside approximately like zohra (15 e) but the margins more narrowly black. 
Black markings on the other hand sharply outstanding and more extensive. Easily differentiated from zohra 
on underside by the straightness of the dark bands of hindwings, which contrast sharply from the light ground 
colour. Sebdou. The <$ illustrated in Vol. 1, pi. 75 a as zohra, represents allardi according to the underside, 
whilst the upperside would indicate the race of occidentalis. — meridionalis Riley is pale ochreous on upperside 
instead of coppery. Black markings small, sharply outlined. The ochreous marking on underside is also pale, 
hindwings not such a pure white; the short black streaks, that adjoin the bands, stand out clearly. All spots 
smaller, intersected by veins. Algeria. — occidentalis Le Gerf. Larger, more brilliantly coloured than typical 
specimens from Sebdou. Black markings heavier, margins and base of wing blackish. White patches at costa 
and outer margin on underside of forewings reduced. Lines and spots larger, more completely surrounded by 
black and somewhat confluent, especially on hindwing. Both wings with yellow marginal line. Morocco. 
Genus: Apharitis Riley. 
In colouration and marking similar to previous Genus. Neuration of wings similar to Spindasis Wallgr. 
Forewings more acute, hindwings with more acute anal angle, the hindermost tail very long. Type: epargyros Ev. 
A. epargyros Ev. (15 e). This species was dealt with in Vol. 1, p. 279 as being synonymous to acamas 
King. The illustrations on pi. 75 i represent acamas. In the latter, base of forewings is darkly dusted, epargyros 
is pure, yellow. In acamas submarginal band on underside is edged by an almost straight line, whilst in 
epargyros there are sharply curved lunules, that almost dissolve the band into spots. Persia-, Turkestan, Hi 
territory. - marginalis Riley is somewhat smaller. Margin of forewings is so vide that it unites with the 
submarginal spots and joins up with the discal row close to the inner margin. Black markings of hindwings 
are also more extensive. Underside faintly suffused with green. Suleimanieh. —- Whilst previously this species 
was not even deemed to be a form, the researches of Riley have on the other hand established, that the 
previously known species cilissa Led. (Vol. 1, p. 279, pi. 75 i) with its sub-form minima Stgr. cannot be distinguished 
as a species from epargyros. On the other hand the former cilissa-maxima Stgr. is a genuine species: 
A. maxima Stgr. It is larger. Upperside brilliant ochre-yellow. Black basal spot more or less absent, 
black basal dusting less extensive. Costa only narrowly black, outermargin black to a depth of 1 mm, submarginal 
spots absent. Hindwings scarcely black at all at base. Colour of underside approximately like cilissa. Marginal 
and submarginal spots of hindwings more widely separated. Kurdistan, North Syria. 
A. myrmecophila Dum. Similar to the following acamas , smaller and more delicately built. Forewings 
more convex at outer margin. Underside of all 4 wings pure white with orange-red spots, instead of being impure 
yellowish white with ochre-brown spots as in acamas. 24—32 mm. Tunis. 
A. acamas Klug. (Vol. 1, p. 279, pi. 75 i). The form transcaspica Stgr. of this species mentioned in Vol. 1 
should, according to Riley, be classified under epargyros. — egyptiaca Riley is typical in regard to size and 
markings. But the ground colour is a brighter ochreous. Spots smaller, more precise and deeper black. Marginal 
and submarginal bands of forewings well separated. Similarly on underside of forewings. Basal and discal 
bands on hindwings more or less conjoined at costa. Mocattam Mountains. — cypriaca Riley is little different 
from typical specimens from N. W. Persia and Mesopotamia. Grey dusting on upperside extends from base to 
deeply into the wing. Dark markings are well developed. The two marginal bands are inclined to be confluent. 
Spots on underside somewhat brown-black, ground colour purer white. Cyprus. - - obscurata Stgr. from 
Hadjin is dusted with black on upperside. This name may claim priority over cypriaca. — In chitralensis Riley 
only the hindwing is very dusky, forewing deep ochre-brown. The two marginal bands are confluent. White 
apical spot is present. Chitral. — divisa (Central Sahara) has not been definitely ascertained on palaearctic 
territory. 
21. Genus: Thestor Hbn. 
Th. ballus F. (Vol. 1, p. 28 0, pi. 75 d, e). — mareoticus $ Graves has an orange red spot in outer half 
of cell on upperside of fore wings and separated from same a row of submarginal spots diminishing in size upwards. 
