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CHLOANTHA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
lutulenta. 
consimilis. 
sedi. 
brunnea. 
decolor. 
liine- 
burgensis. 
aterrima. 
ingenua. 
albidior. 
cyrenaica. 
seileri. 
aethiops. 
haasi. 
rangnowi. 
scannensis. 
is a small local form from Spain, Rothschild maintains that it is only a slightly darker colour aberration. 
The illustration in Main Volume is unrecognisable, a better one is given here (17 f). 
A. lutulenta Bkh. (Vol. 3, p. 123, pi. 30 a). The many forms of this species are not yet all definitely 
known. The main form is not exactly perfectly illustrated, but nevertheless it is recognisable. — consimilis 
Steph. is actually much greyer, the illustration in Main Volume is much too brown, we are therefore illustrating 
a typical specimen here (17 f). Besides the grey colour, the nebulous, dusty grey diffuse marking is charac¬ 
teristic. This form occurs chiefly in S. France, Castile and in the Abruzzi, but always among the other forms. 
sedi Dup. on the contrary, has grey colour, but clear and distinct markings. We are illustrating a Spanish 
specimen (17 f). — brunnea Schaw. has a fulvous hue and is described from Austria. It also occurs in Italy and 
is common around Rome, where it often assumes an ochreous yellow colouration. This latter form, I denomi¬ 
nate — decolor /. n. and am giving an illustration of such a specimen from the collection of Sohx-Rethel (17 f). 
A. liineburgensis Frr. (Vol. 3, p. 123, pi. 30 b). I cannot bring myself to enumerate this as a form of 
lutulenta. I hold same to be a genuine species, even though Diehl's examination of the genitalia showed that 
same are “practically” identical. The general impression differs too much, liineburgensis is smaller, seems 
to have narrower wings and in certain districts certainly occurs concurrently with lutulenta. I have typical 
specimens from Ireland and S. France before me. Very deeply black specimens are named — aterrima Warn. 
Forewings are unicoloured jet-black with bluish sheen, the black transverse lines are reflected through. Also 
the thorax is jet-black, abdomen darker than in normal specimens. The white hindwings are more heavily 
black at margin, also those of the $ are deeper grey-black. From around Hamburg. The irish specimens ap¬ 
proach this form, in them however the fine white edge to transverse lines is absent. The sheen is not bluish, 
but coppery. In any case both species should be most carefully investigated to determine their relationship. 
A. australis Bsd. (Vol. 3, p. 123, pi. 30 b, c). The illustrations in Main Volume are relatively good, 
except for that of ingenua Fr. Titrati is of the opinion that the illustration of this large and unicolourous 
dark grey-brown form would more likely refer to the subsequent new species. Freyer’s — ingenua is more 
grey-brown with distinctly prominent markings. It is much darker than scriptura and probably identical 
with the unicolourous ashy grey cinerea Stgr. This latter, remarkable to relate, is described by Hampson as 
being “monotonous pale yellow” and as emanating from Morocco and therefore not corresponding to Stati- 
dinger’s cinerea from Algeria. — albidior A. B.-H. described as from N. W. France (Bretagne) has almost 
pure white ground colour with bold markings reminding one of pascuea. 
A. cyrenaica Ttri. as mentioned above, according to Titratt, this is very like the illustration of ingenua 
on pi. 30 d of Main Volume. It is a larger, robust race (wing expanse 40—42 mm). Forewings dark ashy grey 
with faint stigmata. Claviform stigma with brown centre, transverse lines faintly darker. Hindwings white 
with delicate brown marginal line, dusky in $, darker towards margin. The grey thorax with woolly hairs. 
Cyrenaica (Bengasi) occurring in November/December. 
A. nigra Haw. (Vol. 3, p. 124, pi. 30 d, e). In regard to the form — seileri Fuchs it should be stated 
that according to Pungeler, this form is identical with — aethiops O. and should therefore lie deemed a synonym. 
A, haasi Stgr. (Vol. 3, p. 132) (17 f) is certainly an Aporophyla and should be classified here. Forewings 
are not such a deep black, but duller, more or less admixed with brown, the $ is usually still browner. Trans¬ 
verse lines are distinct, deeper black, with somewhat paler edges. The subterminal line is dissolved into paler 
patches, which have black sagittate marks inwardly. Stigmata distinct, reniform stigma with whitish outer 
edge and with whitish centre. Fringes with pale dots at extremities of veins and a pale intersecting line. Hind¬ 
wings white with dark veins and marginal line. Fringes violet-brown, darker in $ being almost grey-black. 
The ova hibernate; larvae are brown, more rarely green with pale dorsal and subdorsal lines with darker edges. 
They have very wide white lateral lines with orange red spiracles at upper edge. Ventrally they are marbled 
with dark patches. They are polyphagous and pupate in the earth. The imagines emerge after 2 t o—3 months, 
thus occurring from August to October. In the day time they rest on Juniperus thurifera and at night come 
to light. 
27. Genus: ClhlonsalBia Guen. 
C. solidaginis HI). (Vol. 3, p. 124, pi. 30 e). — rangnowi Stick, is the melanic extreme of obscura Lutz.; 
forewings dee]) black, scarcely paler at the transverse lines, with whitish reniform stigma having black centre 
in whitish surround. Subterminal line distinctly whitish. Hindwings pale grey-brown, dusky towards the 
margin. Lapland. 
C. pulla Him. (Vol. 3, p. 124, pi. 30 f). — scannensis Dhl. (17 f) is a characteristic form from the Abruzzi 
with grey-white ground colour, all the brownish black colouration is absent, only the reniform stigma still 
