Addenda: EUTHALIA; PYRAMEIS; VANESSA. By M. Gaede. 
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C. Sub-family: Euthaliinae. 
6. Genus: £11 ill alia Hbn. 
E. patella Roll. (Vol. 1, p. 191). — A subform occidentals Hall is established belonging to pratti occidental'^. 
Leech (Vol. 1, pi. 58 c) which has already been dealt with. It occurs at Ta-tsien-lu and is smaller. In the 
E the spots of the oblique band are smaller and more widely separated and almost round. On hindwings the 
2 white spots near costa are more or less extinct. The $ resembles the E more than is the case in the type 
form. On fore wings the white spots of oblique band are scarcely larger than in E, % rd as large as in 
pratti $. There are only 2 subapical spots present. Discal spot is absent on hindwings, costal spot can also be 
absent. 
E. undosa Fruhst. — The form rickettsi Hall (E) has a darker green ground colour on upperside and rickettsi. 
whiter bands than E and $ of undosa. The bands are also wider, those of hindwings bluer outwardly. Bands 
of underside are wide, pure white. East China, N.W. Fukien. — According to the same author themistocles 
Oberth. is synonymous with undosa. 
D. Sub-family: Vanessirtae. 
9. Genus : F.yrameis Hbn. 
P. atalanta L. — We have to add a few synonyms in this species: testacea Pionn. is already de¬ 
scribed as flavescens Fritsch and pallida Fritsch has later been named millieri Cab. 
P. cardui L. — In the subspecies rogeri Meilh. the black spots at base of forewings are almost rogcri. 
entirely absent. Of the normal 5 apical spots, the largest with 3 divisions lying furthest inwards has dis¬ 
appeared, the other 4 are conjoined almost forming a band. Marginal area of hindwings differs. The marginal 
row of black dots is retained, the following row is extinct and the 3rd row is white instead of being black. 
varini Meilh. is a transition to same. The innermost row of spots on hindwings is still black. — In varini. 
browni Meilh. the irregular and more or less traverse black band of forewings is absent from %rd of costa in browni. 
the direction of anal angle. Hindwings also paler owing to reduction of black markings. Only the ocelli 
stand out prominently. 
10. Geims: Vanessa F. 
V. io L. — transparesis Beuret is the name given to a deformed specimen in which the reel-brown transparens. 
scales are missing on forewings, whilst the black, yellow and blue patches are normal. On hindwings the 
patch that is normally red-brown, is black-grey. — askysia Haanshus has a grey-brown ground colour, the askysia. 
blue of eyespot is only poorly developed. 
V. urticae L. — Besides the forms already mentioned due to varying temperatures we still have 
amploides Beu-ss which is said to vary from normal type by relatively wider forewings. The lower corner of 
outer margin is poorly developed and also the curve above same, amploides is said to be obtained if the 
larvae breed in a slightly amplified temperature. The counterpart is: — falcoides Reuss with relatively narrow 
forewings and sharply pronounced corners, formed somewhat like e-album. This form is obtained if larvae 
are bred in slightly lower temperature (viz. in cool summers). The treatment of the pupae is said to be without 
influence. — The race septentrionalis Poulton from N. Norway is said to differ from specimens from more 
southerly regions by deeper red ground colour of hindwings. The blue marginal spots of hindwings are smaller 
and the red main band narrower. Underside also is more blackish. Differences as compared with polaris Stgr. 
(which is said to be only an aberration and no race) are not stated. Presumably there are none. — exitnia 
S'help from Mandchuria is distinguished by its large size and the fiery red ground colour. Black markings 
are heavy; the two discoidal spots on fore wings and the spot on inner margin are larger. Often black scales 
extend from the latter to close of cell. This form differs by its normal yellow spots from chinensis Leech. 
From this short description it is impossible to say whether the form described on p. 228 as mandschurensis 
Kleinschm. is identical with same. — In ab. flavofasciata Debauche the yellow apical spot on hindwings is 
extended forming a band, which stretches to anal angle. — fasciata Masl. is an older name for pseudo- 
connexa Cab. dealt with in Suppl. 1, p. 204. 
amploides. 
falcoides. 
septentrio- 
nalis. 
eximia. 
flavo- 
fasciala. 
V. polychloros L. The form described on p. 201 as circumpunctata Cab. should have the older name 
of quinquepunctata Reynolds. — Similar specimens occur frequently in E. Prussia and are named punctata punctata, 
du Bois-Reym. There are 4—5 black dots within the marginal band of hindwings and besides the wing contour 
varies and approximates that of Van. urticae. The black spot near base of hindwings often has a fairly 
straight edge; frequently these specimens are smaller. The yellow ringlets round the spots (as in quinque¬ 
punctata) are absent here or only rarely present in the shape of slight yellow dusting. In Konigsberg, E. 
