PACHETRA; HADENA; THOLERA; THARGELIA. By Dr. M. Dbaudt. 
white outer edge and sharply outlined by black, slightly constricted in centre; orbicular stigma half as large 
and less prominent; claviform stigma very distinct short and wide, heavily outlined by black. Hindwings 
monotonous grey, faintly shaded with brownish, diseal spot and postmedian line appearing through from under¬ 
side. Wing expanse: 48 and 54 mm. 
A. vespertilio sp. n. (14 i) seems to me to be very close to the preceding species. A large, wide winged vesperlilAo 
species, thorax and forewings dove-grey with blackish interspersions; anterior transverse line only visible in 
traces, similarly the orbicular stigma, which is scarcely apparent; reniform stigma is large, incurved outwardly 
and with white circumscription being elongated at lower edge in a pomt on the mediana to the orbicular stigma, 
where it is sharply outlined by black; claviform stigma unusually large, a shade paler than the ground colour 
and circumscribed by black; the posterior transverse line is almost absent, instead of the subterminal line there 
are a few blackish sagittate marks; on the margin in the interstices between the veins are black triangles; the 
grey fringes are intersected somewhat paler at termination of veins. Hindwings pale brownish grey with 2 
darker shaded lines posterior to the discal spot and quite similar to those of malchani. Irkutsk, Tunkinski 
Mountains. There are 7 in the collection of 0. Bang-Haas. 
9. Genus: l*aclietra Guen. 
P. fulminea F . (Vol. 3, p. 79, pi. 19 e, f). A very large number of colour variations and forms have 
been described: - brurmea Rbl. has almost unicolourous brown forewings, generally with orbicular and reni- brunnea. 
form stigmata with white surrounds. - diluta Rbl. is much paler than type form with grey-white forewings and diluta. 
indistinct dark markings, only the claviform stigmata is dark, generally also the marginal area posterior to 
subterminal line. — quadriniaculata Kujau has a large quadrate deep black mark below the 2 stigmata in quadri- 
the generally paler ground colour. — melaena Hartwg. is a melanic, almost completely black suffused aber- 
ration in which the white or paler markings on forewings are absent, also the 6 stigmata are suffused by shade 
and are only discernible through their deeper black circumscriptions. Captured near Brunswick. — conjunct?, conjuncia. 
Hirschke shows the orbicular and reniform stigmata conjoined by a white streak along the mediana. - hilaris hilaris. 
Wrli. has the subterminal line and the “W” widely and prominently marked by white, claviform stigma in¬ 
distinct, reniform and orbicular stigmata with wide white surrounds. Also the basal transverse line is inter- 
filled with white and the sagittate marks are indistinct and reduced. Thurgovia. The sharply white marked 
- bombycina Ev. has meanwhile been discovered by F. Wagner also in Asia Minor. — ab. nigra Wgnr. is a nigra. 
monotonous dark blackish slate-grey form of this race. — britannica Turner is a very pale race, the white being britannica 
predominant so that the darker and pale tones form a sharper contrast. Especially the veins are prominently 
white. England. A further race — syriensis Strd. is described, with white hindwings and only the veins are syriensis. 
brown. From Syria. 
10. Genus: Hadena Schrk. 
H. texturata Alph. (Vol. 3, p. 79, pi. 19 g). As synonyms to this species we have to add: — kitti Schaw. texturata. 
This interesting species is now also known from Hungary, Austria (from around Linz; Ennstal and S. Tyrol) 
and from the Engadine. It therefore also belongs to the european fauna. 
11. Genus: Tliolera Hbn. 
Th. popularis F. (Vol. 3, p. 80, pi. 19 h). — subsp. nervosa Zerny is smaller than the usual central nervosa. 
european specimens, it has fine white markings which contrast distinctly, all veins are prominently white, 
also the subterminal line which is more heavily dentate. The large orbicular stigma fills out the entire width 
of the cell, the claviform stigma is shorter. Hindwings with distinct white veins in the darker marginal area. 
Aragon und Portugal. Specimens from the southern Abruzzi form a transition to same. 
Th. cespitis F. (Vol. 3, p. 80, pi. 19 h). — carboniosa Trti. is a deeply black-brown race, the velvety carboniosa 
black transverse lines stand out from the dusky ground colour of forewings and only the subterminal line and 
surrounds to the stigmata are finely yellowish white. From the Monte-Rosa territory (Macugnaga). Specimens 
from the southern Abruzzi are similarly dusky but have rather more yellowish white markings. desyllesi desyllesi. 
Bsd. (Vol. 3, p. 185) is, according to an examination of the types, the pale reddish brown form of cespitis and 
therefore the name replaces ferruginea Hofn. (not Hofm.) which becomes synonymous and to which also — decolor 
Sohn should be added as a further synonym. The name has nothing to do with dumeriliil (14 i). 
12. Genus: Tliargelia Pglr. 
Th. gigantea Rbl. (14 k). A large species described from the Sinai Peninsular and also before me from gigantea. 
Egypt. It is very similar to Odontelia megastigma-, a large species with relatively narrow wings. Forewings 
marked with pale grey on very pale whitish yellow ground; a long fine black basal streak extends into the 
