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EUXOA. By Dr. A. Corti. 
mendeli. E. mendeli Fdz. (3 a <$ cotype). Similar to v. multisigna of the preceding species but much more 
vividly marked. Generally smaller, more unicoloured grey, no light streak along costa, inner and outer trans¬ 
verse lines as a rule distinct. Hindwings pure white to grey white. Specimens occur that are most distinctly 
deleta. marked and again others that are almost unicolourous. It varies therefore considerably. — The ab. deleta 
Fdz. with paler forewings and with extinct lines and stigmata is according to Boursin probably synonymous 
■identata. with cos Hb., that is to say with a small specimen of this species. —- ab. identata Fdz. denotes specimens 
in the author’s collection without sagittate marks. Spain in September-October. Early stages unknown. 
capsensis. E. capsensis Ghret. (3 a). Similar to mendeli Fdz. but much more brightly marked and coloured, inner 
and outer transverse lines clear, a pale yellowish undulating subterminal line present. Often has heavy sagit¬ 
tate marks, which rarely occur' in mendeli and then only faintly. Hindwings pure white, rarely grey-white. 
chretieni. Also resembles lasserrei Obth., which however belongs to Agrotis 0. (Feltia Wkr.), the pale — v. chretieili Obth. 
(3 b $ type) is probably only a colour variation of capsensis. Algeria in September-October. Early stages un¬ 
known. 
perambu- E. perambulans nov. spec. (3 b $ type). Almost identical with temera-hubneri Pus., however the antennae 
lans - are pectinated to the apex. Hindwings still whiter than in temera-hubneri. Sagittate marks always more or less 
distinct. Algeria in September-October. 
carthalina. E. (?) carfhalina Chr. (Vol. 3, p. 24) is probably no Euxoa but an Agrotis 0. (.Feltia Wkr.). 
The following species classified in Vol. 3 under Sections I and II, p. 24 — 26 do not belong to Euxoi but are to 
be classified under Agrotis O., (Feltia Wkr.): obesa B., scytha Alph., crassa Hb., dirempta Stgr., lasserrei Obth., boetica B., 
pierreti Bugn., matritensis Vasqu., fatidica Hb., sdbulosa Rbr., chretienni Dum., bifurca Stgr., segetum Schiff., robusta Ev.. 
characteristica Alph., trifurcula Stgr., tr if urea Ev., rata Ev., corticea Schiff., turatii Stdfs., anarmodia Stgr. and lanzarotensis 
Rbl. Further trifida Fisch-Wldh. belongs in a quite different Genus and polybela Joan is no Agrotinae at all, but belongs 
in the subfamily of the Cucullianae, Genus Omphaloscelis Hmps. 
Section III: Antennae of $ pectinated to 2/3rds of their length, pectinations shorter. 
E. temera Fib. In this species and its varieties I follow the researches of Boursin with the exception 
of villiersi Gn. despite the fact that everything is not clearly laid down yet and that all the variations are prob¬ 
ably simply colour and marking aberrations. The most likely is that temera-hubneri is a genuine varia- 
temera. tion. Underside of forewings in all forms with very distinct discoidal spot. — temera Hb. Fig. 393 (3 b) is 
considered by Boursin to be the type and this is the form with distinct inner and outer transverse lines, 
ruris. similarly coloured costa and almost absent claviform stigma. — v. run's Hbn. (3 b) has an indistinct clavi- 
form stigma, more faintly visible transverse lines, costal margin scarcely paler than ground colour. — v. (ab.) 
liubneri. hiibneri Brs. {= fictilis Hb. 710) (3 b type) has very distinct claviform stigma, paler costa and scarcely 
villiersi. indicated or absent transverse lines. — v .(ab.) villiersi Gn. (3 c) is the pale, sometimes almost unicoloured buff 
boursini. form with extinct claviform stigma, absent transverse lines and similarly coloured costa. -— v. boursini Schaw. 
$ dark brown to almost black-brown with reddish yellow, pale costal streak, $ dark vinous grey with pale 
costal streak and similar stigmata. A pale colour aberration from Corsica, which also occurs in Spain and 
the Apennines and probably everywhere else where temera occurs. All these forms do not belong to obelisca 
Hb. Mid and S. Europe, also according to Botjrsin, N. Africa, Asia Minor, Arndo. Breeding from the ova 
would perhaps produce clarity in regard to the above named forms, but only the early stages temera-hub¬ 
neri are known. Ova are deposited in batches, they are yellowish without ridges. Larvae when full fed are 
almost without markings, similar to hastifera Donz. Pupa in a frail cocoon, red-brown with 2 stout spines on 
cremaster and besides with a few lateral chitinous bristles. 
alphonsina. E. alphonsina Fdz. In this species it is certainly a case of a pale and less vividly marked specimen of 
temera v. ruris Hb. Captured by Fernandez in June 1928 at Ucles in Spain. Whilst a pair was taken, the G 
escaped. 
abdallah. E .hastifera Donz. (Vol. 3, p. 27, pi. 5 h) (3 c). — The var. abdallah Obth. (= suffusa Fdz., ambrosiana 
Brs.) (3 c o type) is the north african race of hastifera. It is more brightly marked, the orange of the costa 
and the stigmata is much more vivid, the fore wings in comparison for instance with the austrian hastifera 
earbonis. are much more rufous instead of dark brown. Occurs also in Spain (Cuenca). — ab. (v.) carbonis Warr. (Vol. 3, 
p. 27, pi. 6 a) belongs here according to Kozhantschikov and not to obelisca Hb. These specimens originating 
from the Urals are said to represent the eastern subspecies of hastifera. The specimen illustrated in Vol. 3, pi. 6 a 
is a $ and the figure is too blackish, it should be more vinous. The has almost white hindwings. To the 
localities of distribution of hastifera in Vol. 3 we must add the Herzegowina. Ova very pale yellow, ridges 
faintly indicated. Larvae olive-grey with wide yellow-grey dorsal stripe; head and scutellum glossy. Pupa 
yellow-brown in a black earthern cocoon. 
bugeaudi. E. bugeaudi Obth. (3 c $ type). Generally smaller than obelisca Hb. but very similar otherwise to same. 
Can also be compared to hastifera-abdallah Obth. Varies considerably in colour and marking. Can be differ¬ 
entiated immediately from obelisca by the heavily pectinated antennae, from abdallah by the considerably less 
prominently pale yellow costal margin and also the orbicular and reniform stigmata. In abdallah the pale 
islyana. costal margin is always distinctly present, in bugeaudi much less and sometimes not all. — var. islyana 
