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CUCULLIA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
maure- 
tanica. 
timber ia. 
barthae. 
reisseri. 
mino- 
genica. 
scroplru- 
larivora. 
osthelclcri 
oberthuri. 
lobnorica. 
C. scrophulariphila Stgr. (Vol. 3, p. 109, pi. 27 f). — mauretanica Bouts, is much darker at costa and 
inner margin, so that it reminds one of prenanthis , on the other hand the submedian area of forewings is much 
paler, especially in the <J. Hindwings considerably darker with well developed discoidal spots. These are charact¬ 
eristic of the species. Spanish Morocco, Algeria. 
C. blattariae Esp. (Vol. 3, p. 109, pi. 27 f). — timberia Drt. is the race from Capri, small and with espe¬ 
cially dark brown hindwings which are almost as dark as those of scrophulariphaga. Forewings dark iron grey 
with very distinct marking (16 c). 
C. barthae Bours. (16 c) is larger than blattariae. Forewings wider and more elongate, submedian area 
almost completely filled by a long pale patch, brownish in disc and postmedian area. Hindwings more angu- 
lated, apex protracted, quite impure grey-brown, discoidal spot frequently indicated; blattariae has whiter 
hindwings with darker outer margin. There is also a resemblance to anceps but the latter is much paler, more 
whitish, larger and more heavily built with wider white hindwings. In the Minutes of the Entomological Society 
of Munich (23rd Volume, part 1, p. 21 [1933]) the author gives a very handy identification table of these species 
that so closely resemble one another and we refer to same here. Taurus (Marash); Anatolia; Diabekir; Lebanon; 
Haifa; Beirut. The larvae feed on Scrophularia in June and resemble the blattariae larvae but the head is a 
golden yellow inclining to orange. Imagines emerge in March, April. 
C. reisseri Boms. (16 cl) has superficial resemblance to thapsiphaga, the larva also is very similar. The 
moth differs however by its greater size and the very dark slate grey colouration that reminds one of scrophu- 
lariphaga. The posterior transverse line is visible throughout its extension, the anterior transverse line is paler 
and stands out clearly, showing 3 large pointed dentations. The submedian area is distinctly paler and striated. 
Orbicular and reniform stigmata distinct, especially the former, with dark centre and with black dots at the 
lower end of the contour. Hindwings dark with wide blackish marginal band and distinct discal spot. Spanish 
Morocco (Xauen A’Faska), bred in May. The larva is bluish green with pale yellow dorsal line which has white 
edges and which expands on the anterior half of the segments to a round spot. There are wide whitish yellow 
lateral lines and black warts with bristles. Head a porcelain white with black dots. It feeds on the large 
mullein (Verbascum). 
C. minogenica Bbl. (16 d) somewhat resembles blattariae, it is larger and much darker. Forewings pure 
iron grey with very faint brownish striations in the cell and under the costa. The lower part of the inner mar¬ 
ginal lunules is angulated and not merely curved. The white longitudinal streak over the inner margin is much 
less distinct being confined to a white longish patch before the inner marginal lunule. Hindwings deep black- 
brown to the base, in the pale yellowish grey in the disc. Also underside is much darker blackish. The larva 
has been found on Scrophularia at Assitaes (Crete). 
C. scrophularivora Guen. (= erythrocephala Wgnr.) (16 d) should be removed from the synonyms of 
blattariae (Vol. 3, p. 109, pi. 27 f) and introduced as a genuine species. It is somewhat smaller than blattariae, 
the costa is paler, otherwise very similar but there are differences in the larva. The subdorsal markings are 
not connected on top, in blattariae they are united forming x-shaped marks. The head is inclined to red-brown 
and is not orange-yellow. It is found on Scrophularia canina in June and again in the autumn, there being 
2 broods. From Andalusia and Tunisia. 
C. ostlielderi Bours. is related with scrophulariae and lychnitis, it is somewhat smaller than the former 
and slightly larger than lychnitis. It differs from scrophulariae by narrower wings; by slightly bolder orbicular 
and reniform stigmata and through a more apparent whitish median longitudinal stripe. It is browner and 
not so grey as lychnitis. Forewings more elongate, orbicular and reniform stigmata less prominent. The best 
characteristic is the strongly contrasting wide dark black-brown costal margin against the long whitish pale 
submedian patch. IIindwings of quite blackish brown with discal spot indicated, paler in the $ only with 
a darker outer margin. Wing expanse: $ 37, $ 41 mm. Syria (Taurus: Marash) and Amasia. 
€. oberthiiri Rothsch., held by Oberthur to be anceps (Vol. 3, p. 109, pi. 27 g), is unknown to me. Head 
yellow reddish brown, collar whitish yellow with brown edge, scapulae similarly, somewhat mixed with grey, 
thorax black-brown, abdomen yellow-reddish. Forewings whitish yellow, costa and subcostal area dusky grey- 
brown, a somewhat irregular band of the same shade extends from base of inner margin to the outer margin 
on vein 3, and there are a few oblique brown striations from outer margin inwards. There are 3 black spots 
in the cell on mediana 3. Hindwings yellowish white with yellow-brown veins. Extent of forewings: 22 mm. 
S. Algeria (Bou-Saada, El Kantara). Probably conspecific with one of the former species. 
C. biornata F.-d. W. (Vol. 3, p. 110, pi. 27 h, i). — lobnorica /. n. (16 d). Specimens from Lob-nor in 
the Pungeler collection in the Berlin Museum are smaller, whitish, with greater yellow admixture and more 
delicate paler markings. 
C. lampra Pglr. (Vol. 3, p. 110). We are now able to illustrate a specimen from the Pungeler collection 
(16 e). ' 
lampra. 
