TARUCUS; ZIZERA. By Chr. Hollow. 
25. Genus: Tarucus Mr. 
telicanvus. 
simplicior. 
immargi- 
nata 
boeticoid.es ■ 
T. telicanus Lang (Vol. 1, p. 293, pi. 77 h). Verity introduces a new subspecies simplicior from Modena 
in Italy, which is said to be characterised by the very much reduced and simplified decorations of the underside. 
Similarly reduced markings are shown by ab. immarginata Std. These are AS from the Tyrol with uniform 
blue without a trace of darker margin. The counterpart to this is d'-ab. boeticoides Std., which as the name 
already indicates, reminds one of P. boeticus by the wide marginal bands especially when they are of a similarly 
wide width. Stauder has given the name of pygmaea to dwarf forms of 15—17 mm. expanse, which occur pygmaea 
especially frequently among the antumn and late autumn generation. — Sagarra denominates a race tetrica tetrica 
that occurs at St. Pere de Vilamajor near Barcelona, it differs from specimens from southern France and Italy 
chiefly by the much browner ground colour of the wings on upper and undersides. 
T. theophrastus F. (Vol. 1, p. 293, pi. 77 i). Only a few aberrations have been made known, ab. 
micaerulescens Oberth. is a $ from Zebeh near Sebdou in Algeria having the left side normal and the right 
suffused with very dark blue with faint, although clearly outlined markings. — ab. radiata Oberth. also from 
Sebdou has typical radiata markings on the underside. Elongated eyespots in the arcuate spots are shown by 
ab. disco-elongata Gourv. and ab. tribasipuncta Courv., an aberration only rarely met with, which shows very 
striking combinations on the hindwings between the 3 basal spots on the one hand and the first arcuate eyespot, 
discal lunule and second lowest dot in the arc of eyespots. — The ab. rosea mentioned by Ruhl-Heyne is 
identical with rosacea Aust. (Vol. 1, p. 293). $ ab. frivaldskyi Aign. from Turkey belongs to subsp. balkanicus 
Fir. (Vol. 1, p. 293). It is grey-brown with little blue sheen. Instead of the absent middle band of ocelli, white 
rays stretch towards the base from the wide outer margin which almost completely covers the marginal spots 
In the hindwing all the spots in the discal and basal area are replaced by such rays. The white underside of 
both wings has only small reduced dots. 
theophras- 
tus. 
micaerules¬ 
cens. 
radiata 
disco-elon¬ 
gata 
tribasi¬ 
puncta. 
frivaldskyi. 
T. mediterraneae B.-Bak. from Alexandria (Egypt), Algeria and Palestine seems to be a new species, mediterra- 
The AS have lilac uppersides and a black end cell spot on forewings, the anal spot of hindwings is distinct, 
margin narrow, blackish. Underside white-grey with dark markings. Basal and subbasal markings are as usual 
but well separated. A long narrow streak stretches from the costa to the end of cell on fore wings, under same 
a wide diffuse streak, then follows a subcostal spot with a second spot to veins 5 and 6, then still another spot 
almost immediately under the subcostal spot between veins 3 and 5. The postmedian line is continuous, forming 
an obtuse angle between veins 5 and 6. The submarginal consists of a row of dots lying internervally. On the 
hindwings a marginal dot is placed below the basal streak and a median row of 4 dots one above the other of 
which the 2 lowest are sometimes confluent. Under the costa there are 2 dots usually united; further 3 con¬ 
joined dots lying further outwards between veins 3 and 6 as well as 2 confluent dots and a streak at the close 
of the cell. Further outwards is a coherent arcuate line, which adjoins the submarginal spots which show a 
metallic green sheen. The second anal spot is the most striking. In the $ the upperside of both wings is brown 
with whitish traces in the disc. The underside is the same as in the A- 
26. Genus: Zizera Mr. 
Z. lysimon Hbn. (Vol. 1, p. 295, pi. 79 c). Of this common species Graves has described the following lysimon 
forms from Egypt, which may occur anywhere under the name type form. ab. minor is smaller than the summer minor. 
generation with reduced row of eyedots and smaller spots, ab. subtus-radiata could be placed under the 
centroelongata forms established for all Lycaenides by Courvoisier. — A large form with dusky underside, in 
which nearly all spots, especially those of the underside of the hind wing are reduced or almost absent with the 
exception of the arcuate eyespots, which are large and bold, is called imperator. — Oberthur denominates the 
A ab. vandalusica from Grenada in S. Spain, it differs from the name type form by a specially wide marginal 
band on the upperside of the wings. 
subtus- 
radiata. 
imperator. 
vandalu¬ 
sica. 
Z. minima Fuessl. (Vol. 1, p. 295, pi. 82 d). Colour variations occurring in the AS i n the blue dusted 
basal area have given Tutt an occasion to denominate ab. viridescens, specimens with greenish sheen in basal 
area, violascens those with distinct violet sheen and ab. coerulescens those with bright pale blue scaled base. - 
A rare aberration A pallida Tutt has quite lead-grey ground colour. — Aberrations in markings are named: 
caeca Courv. with extinct row of eyespots, eventually also the middle and marginal lunules are absent. — ab. 
paucipuncta Courv. with very reduced number of ocelli dots. — In ab. semiobsoleta Tutt the dots are present 
on the underside of forewings, whilst they are absent on the hindwings. —ab. obsoleta Tutt (= simplex Aign.) 
is almost without dots on the underside and ab. extrema Tutt denominates specimens which are absolutely 
without spots on the underside of all wings. In this form only the discoidal lunule is recognisably retained. — 
minima. 
viridescens. 
violascens. 
coerulescens. 
pallida, 
caeca, 
pauci¬ 
puncta. 
semiobso¬ 
leta. 
obsoleta. 
extrema. 
