PANTHEA; MOMA; DIPHTHERA; COLOCASIA. By Dr. M. Dkaudt. 
2. Family: Mcctuidae. 
1. Subfamily: Acronyctinae. 
1. Genus: Psvntliea Hbn. 
P. coenobita Esp. This species advances to the north as far as the Baltic Provinces, in E. Prussia it is coenobiia. 
occasionally very frequent without however becoming a pest; it is common on Saghalin in the middle of July; 
towards the south it is found as far as N. Italy. — In ab. latefaseiata Bbl. the black markings in the discal area latejasciuia. 
become heavier forming a black discal band, whilst the basal and marginal areas continue to remain predom¬ 
inantly white. — ab. immaculata SJielj. is based on a $ found in Germany: it is without orbicular or reniform immuculata. 
stigmata which are apparently covered over by the transverse lines which are displaced. — In the Amur region 
this species occurs as a special subspecies: ussuriensis Warn. (= kotschubeyi Shelj.), it is much larger than the ussuriensis. 
european form, the black spots are somewhat diffuse and appear to stand on lighter ground. The white ground 
colour thereby becomes more prominent. This is a distinct form from Ussuri. 
2. Genus: Moma Hbn. 
M. ludlfica L. The name type generally varies little and the species is therefore scarcely to be mistaken ludifica. 
for any other. — ab. dlffusipicta Strd. is distinguished by the more diffuse markings of the fore wings, hind wings diffusipicta. 
are quite suffused with black with the exception of the inner marginal area which retains the yellow. Probably 
the name is synonymous with — ab. lugens Gulot (1 a), established from a specimen caught at Dresden. This lugens. 
probably represents the melanic extreme of this form of aberration. The type is found besides in mid-Europe, 
southwards to E. France, also in the Bretagne; northwards it is found as far as Reval. 
M. champa Moore — v. ainu Wilem. differs by the more distinct posterior transverse line of forewings ainu. 
which forms an arc from the costa to beyond the middle of the wing and then proceeds obliquely to the inner 
margin; hindwings yellowish widely margined with blackish. Japan, Yesso, Kiushiu. 
6. Genus : JMphtliera Tr. 
D. alpium Osb. In the form designata Trti. (la) from a specimen from Sestola, in the Apennines of designata. 
Modena, the black markings are absent in the discal area that usually traverse between the stigmata from costa 
to inner margin. — glauca Trti. from Camaldoli is clearly a further stage in evolution, here the basal and sub- glauca. 
marginal black markings are also absent; fringes are quite white, the green is restricted to 2 bands of spots, 
one median and the other antemarginal. In contrast to the designata form we have — fasciata Lenz (1 a) with fasciata. 
a coherent wide black middle band. It is described from Bavaria. The name type is found eastwards as far as 
Saghalin. In northern regions the larvae are found chiefly on birch, as for instance in Esthland. 
7. Genus: Oolocasia Hbn. 
G. coryli L. A number of varieties have been described. — ab. avellanae Huene (1 a) is a uniform grey avellanae. 
form without any brown marking in basal area, this has often been observed and occurs from Esthland to S. 
Bavaria and the Tyrol. — nielanofica HaverJcpf. ( = weymeri Hold) (1 a) is a specimen that is uniform sooty melanotica. 
black over the body and wings, only the basal half of the wings being faintly darker. It is found in the industrial 
regions of the Rhine (Elberfeld and Barmen). — ab. mediortigra Vorbr.: concurrently with the typical form, medionigra. 
