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33a. Genus: Peucephila Hmps. 
Proboscis developed, palpi obliquely porrect with longer hairs on lower edge; frons smooth, eyes hairy; 
9 antennae ciliate. Thorax hairy and with hair-like scales; on prothorax a large pointed, triangular tuft; meta¬ 
thorax with bushy tuft of hair. A row of tufts dorsally on abdomen. Forewings with rectangular apex and 
a regularly rounded, scalloped margin. Tibiae without spurs. Only 1 species: 
P. essoni Hmps. This remarkable species, of which only a single specimen is known, reminds one of essoni. 
Panolis flammea. Thorax grey admixed with brown, abdomen inclined to rosy red, tufts brown and grey. 
Forewings rosy red dusted with brown with grey-white costa. Veins and marginal area grey-white, the latter 
with rosy red patches in the interstices. Anterior transverse line is black at upper extremity, inclined to brown 
and indistinct at inner margin. The small black claviform stigma has grey centre. Orbicular and reniform 
stigmata are grey-white with black circumscriptions, the former is small and round, the latter inclined to be 
quadrate, with traces of a median line between them. Posterior transverse line is blackish, dentate. Sub- 
terminal line whitish with dentations on veins 3 and 4 and a dark shade before same. Hindwings yellowish 
white with subterminal shade and short streaks along the veins in place of the posterior transverse line. Fringes 
reddish yellow. Wing expanse: 40 mm. Scotland, Aberdeen, only one $ captured at sugar on a fir tree; pos¬ 
sibly an exotic species that had been imported by chance. 
34. Genus: Moniisaa Hbn. 
M. rorida Friv. (Vol. 3, p. 89, pi. 22 a). This species has meanwhile been found to occur in central Italy rorida. 
and in the french Maritime Alps. - caliginosa Trti. appears to be a genuine race from Sardinia. Specimens caliginosa. 
from there are darker smoky brown with darker and more distinct markings and spots. 
M. jezoensis Mats. (15 g). Forewings pale grey-brown. Subbasal line indicated by 2 black dots. A 3rd jezoensis. 
dot posteriorly above mediana. Transverse lines black with white edges on averted sides. Stigmata grey with 
white circumscriptions, orbicular stigma somewhat conical, elliptical at top, the cell before and behind same 
reddish brown. The pale subterminal line has a dark outer shade, a black-brown patch before same at costa. 
The apical veins are whitish, peppered with black. Hindwings dark grey, somewhat paler towards base. Japan 
(Hokkaido). 
M. gothica L. (Vol. 3, p. 89, pi. 22 b). Besides the colour varieties already named we have: — obscura 
Lenz with dusky brown ground colour, — reducta Lenz orbicular stigma with no black on inner edge, the horse¬ 
shoe mark only half retained, - nictitans Lenz stigmata are exceedingly prominent owing to their pale edges, 
obsolescens Lenz all markings with the exception of the black elements in median area are more or less ex¬ 
tinct, — taeniata Lenz with striking pale band inside of subterminal line before the margin. — conflua Kiefer 
has all black markings in median area confluent forming one patch. — circumscripta Hasebroek is probably 
the same aberration, the black circumscribes the entire stigmata; if identical the name conflua would have 
priority. —- expuncta Delahaye is an ashy grey mottled form without transverse lines, only the double subter¬ 
minal line is retained. The black patch is absent except for a small triangular spot, all other markings are 
almost obsolete; obviously this is a form that exceeds obsolescens. — aurifera Delahaye is a nice reddish yellow 
to golden yellow form, brightly marked and dusted with violet. — A hybrid has been bred of gothica $ and 
stabilis <J. Of these 2 are in the collection of PIingelbr. The moths can scarcely be differentiated from 
very dark gothica. They were bred at Neuwaldegg in Lower Austria. 
M. munda Esp. (Vol. 3, p. 90, pi. 22 e). Here also there are analogous forms to those of the preceding 
species. — obsolescens Lenz with extinct markings, — fasciata Lenz with darker median band. - kammeli Rbl. obsolescens. 
is a partially melanic form from Innsbruck. Forewings are blackish brown, the markings are however finely fasciata. 
outlined in delicate ochreous yellow. Hindwings darker blackish grey. 
M. miniosa F. (Vol. 3, p. 91, pi. 22 e). — rufa DM. is a unicoloured dark yellow-red form i. e. without rufa. 
darker median area. Described from Terlan in the S. Tyrol. 
M. stabilis View. (Vol. 3, p. 91, pi. 22 e). — cruda Lenz has sharply prominent transverse lines at the cruda. 
edges of median area. — fasciata Lenz is a form with dark median band and reniform stigma filled with the fasciata. 
same colour. — nictitans Lenz with pale circumscriptions to stigmata and a similar line before margin. — nictitans. 
obsolescens Lenz all markings more or less merged in ground colour. — tangens Heinr. the two stigmata are f™°ens 
contingent, without however becoming confluent. — extincta Heinr. surrounds of stigmata are the same shade tangens. 
as ground, not paler; occurring only among red specimens. — flavilinea Heinr. has subterminal line widely extincta. 
yellow and without paler inner edge. - dalmatica Wgnr. is a race with red hue; from Dalmatia. Also the hind- daimatiea 
wings have red fringes. — violacea Car. has a rich reddish violet marginal area. Rumania. violacea 
obscura. 
reducta. 
nictitans. 
obso¬ 
lescens. 
taeniata. 
conflua. 
circum¬ 
scripta. 
expuncta 
aurifera. 
