CRANIOPHORA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
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size and always lias a somewhat more yellowish tone and is generally paler. — ab. debilis Demaison is an 
especially pale euphrasiae with very obscure markings, only the outlines of the orbicular and reniform stigmata 
are sharply marked in black. From Rheims. — ab. esulae Him. is a somewhat darker, more brownish form 
belonging thereto, always having a similar yellowish tone, abscondita Tr. which is synonymous should be 
eliminated. It was given to euphrasiae from S. Germany (Wiesbaden, Taunus), S. France, S. Italy and 
Dalmatia. — xanthoniista n. /. (1 i) denominates a single specimen of unknown origin in the Dresden Museum 
showing yellow-red scales on the transverse lines in the grey-blue ground colour, its orbicular stigma is only a 
dot. — ottomana /. n. (1 i) are extraordinarily pale grey, finely marked specimens from Constantinople in the 
Pungeler Collection. Very close to same are also very pale, more inclined to grey-blue specimens which form 
a constant local form in the Abruzzi mountains: — apennina /. n. they are delicately and yet distinctly marked. 
— korlana /. n. (1 i) is possibly a genuine species; it is small, slender, margin oblique, ground colour coarsely 
sprinkled with black; from Korla, type in the Pungeler Collection. 
A. abscondita Tr. (= euphorbiae H.-Schdff.) (1 k) is certainly a genuine species, smaller, somewhat 
darker, markings rather more diffuse, the elbowed line scarcely dentate. The species closely resembles certain 
myricae, but always has a wider and more truncate wing contour and more glossy scaling. The larva is constant 
and varies from euphorbiae by the absence of the red oblique band on the 2nd segment. It feeds on heather. 
N. Germany, Lapland, Russia. — ab. faseiata Hannemann based on a specimen from Berlin has a black discal 
band on forewings. — subsp. glaucoptera Petersen (1 k) from Esthland appears to be a constant form there; 
smaller, dark blue-grey with scarcely distinguishable stigmata, hindwings and abdomen blackish grey, strikingly 
darker than in german specimens of abscondita. 
A. leporina L. The expansion of the black markings varies in typical forms. In ab. bimacula Maass. 
( 1 k) there are only 2 black spots, one above the other, in jilace of the reniform stigma, in ab. alba Gillm. wings 
are uniform white without markings. - bradyporina Tr. according to the researches of Gillmer is the english 
form that is dusted with black, with darker marginal area, and should be classified with semivirga. — leporella 
on the other hand is not sprinkled with black, but uniformly dusted with grey. — ab. melanocephala Mansbr. 
(1 k) is a bradyporina with heavier black markings and entirely black head and thorax; from Warrington in 
England. — subsp. leucogaea Stick, is similar to semivirga, but only the outer part of margin is grey; in this 
form the basal area is also grey, the discal area whiter, both transverse lines, especially the posterior one very 
sharply marked and continuous, dart-shaped marks retrogressive. Based on a bred specimen from Schwerin. - 
subsp. (et ab.) grisea Cochrane from England, as an aberration also from N. Germany and Denmark, is a 
bradyporina without dark marginal area, with bold markings, which can even closely resemble a pale psi, differs 
from same however by the absence of the orbicular stigma and the very delicate basal streak. — ab. melaleuca 
Culot (1 k) is an extremely melanic form, uniform dark grey-black, only the outlines of the two transverse lines 
remain light. From a specimen from Osnabriick. — The species is found as far south as Bilbao in Spain and 
N. Italy, eastwards in the form leporella as far as Saghalin. 
A. senica Ev. (? — literata Brem.). I have not obtained any fresh information in regard to these species 
including the ab. x-signata Stgr. that possibly belongs thereto. In appearance they remind one more of a 
Graptolitha (Lithophane) in the relationship of lavula and do not show any resemblance to any other A crony eta ; 
senica has in fact already been classified by its author to Xylina. 
A. omorii Mats, is compared by its author to literata Brem. I cannot see any resemblance from the 
illustration and would therefore more readily classify same near to strigosa. Forewings grey-blue with somewhat 
blackish markings: the short basal longitudinal streak is conjoined with the double antemedian, which bends in 
a sharp angle below the median nervure; the oval grey-white orbicular stigma has a black border on each side, 
the large grey reniform stigma is somewhat darkened in the centre; the postmedian is only visible between the 
costa and median nervure; subterminal line somewhat curved outwards, dentate on lower and upper median 
nervures, a fine anal streak on the submedian fold extending to margin; anterior to margin traces of a light 
undulate line; fringes white with fine dark intermediary line. Hindwings glossy white with fine black-brown 
marginal line. Wing expanse 34—37 mm. Hokkaido and Honsho in the middle of June. 
15. Genus: €raniophora Snell. 
In regard to the differences with Acronycta compare what was said on p. 7 in regard to this Genus. 
Type of the Genus: G. ligustri Schijf. 
C. faseiata Moore (= nigrostriata Pag.) and — ab. divisa, Moore. 
C. pontica Stgr. (11) of which we are again illustrating a specimen from N. Persia ex the Pungeler 
Collection. It also occurs commonly in Mauretania and the specimens are very large and dark — especially 
frequent in Tunis — suffused with rose, as often occurs in Acronycta species in the South. It has been observed 
from May to October and astonishing to relate has been advised as occurring also at Herkulesbad in Hungary. 
debilis. 
esulae. 
xantho- 
misla. 
ottomana. 
apennina. 
korlana. 
abscondita. 
faseiata. 
glaucop¬ 
tera. 
leporina. 
bimacula. 
alba. 
brady¬ 
porina. 
melano¬ 
cephala. 
leucogaea. 
grisea. 
melaleuca. 
senica. 
x-signata. 
omorii. 
pontica. 
