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DIPTERYGIA; PARASTICHTIS. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
andreji. 
apennini- 
gena. 
horrida. 
caeru- 
lescens. 
brunnca. 
indiges. 
si cula. 
pallida. 
corsa. 
funerea. 
aquila. 
flavo- 
niaculala. 
veterina. 
pallida. 
rosea. 
abruz- 
zorum. 
Corsica. 
sardoa. 
sicula. 
syriaca. 
albida. 
8. Genus: Dlpterygia Steph. 
D. scabriuscula L. (Vol. 3, p. 163, pi. 38 f). — ssp. andreji Kard. has a dark anal patch and dusky inner 
margin of forewings, similar to that which occurs in thibetan or Chinese caliginosa. Vladivostock (Narwa Island) 
in August. 
9. Genus: Parastichtis Hbn. 
P. lithoxylea F. (Yol. 3, p. 163, pi. 39 c). — apenninigena Dhl. denotes specimens with whitish blue- 
grey colouration with scarcely any sign of yellowish grey, the dark patches are however a rich black-brown. 
Hindwings inclined to grey. Southern Abruzzi. — horrida Dhl. in contrast are deep rusty yellow with dense 
black-brown dusting; from the highest peaks of the Abruzzi at 2500 m altitude on the Gran Sasso; in this form 
the deep brown costal patch extends to beyond the mediana. Hindwings brown with cell spot and discal band. 
— caerulescens Reisser has a bluish grey ground colour instead of the ochreous yellow. It is a remarkable shade 
and extends from base to central shade, only being interrupted by the yellowish surround to orbicular stigma, 
along the costal margin to apex and in marginal area. The central shade is red brown at costa and beyond 
same costa is pale whitish. Hindwings grey-white, head and thorax pale grey, collar and thoracical tufts brown. 
Corsica. —- bruraraea Lamb, has forewings suffused with a chestnut brown, hindwings have a wide brown marg¬ 
inal band. 
P. indiges Trti. closely resembles lithoxylea and also sicula Trti, its author considers same a genuine 
species and not a form of monoglypha. Forewings yellow-brown, similar to sublustris with a wide brown central 
shade between the stigmata and down to submedian fold. The postmedian area and stigmata blue-grey, the 
orbicular stigma oval. Marginal area behind the subterminal line is dusky brown. As in monoglypha a long 
black-brown basal streak. Hindwings yellowish, brownish towards margin with brown veins and brown discal 
lunule. Wing expanse: 46—48 mm. Cyrenaica. 
P. sicula Trti. (Vol. 3, p. 164, pi. 39 c) is now, perhaps justifiably, considered a genuine species, which 
is close to the preceding. As the illustration was very poor, we are giving a better one here (19 f). 
P. rurea F. (Vol. 3, p. 164, pi. 39 e). —- pallida Heinr. has the greyish white colour of type, but the 
brown markings of costa, the dark patch between the stigmata and also the brown marginal and basal streaks 
are inclined to be absent or uniformly yellowish grey, whilst not however being the ochreous shade of ochrea 
Tutt. —- corsa Schaw. Forewings dark sandy to steely grey with dark grey-brown markings at basal part of 
inner margin and on costa above stigmata. Outer margin pronouncedly dark black-brown, the stigmata them¬ 
selves pale grey. Hindwings sandy grey, darker at margin. Corsica. 
P. funerea Hein. (Vol. 3, p. 165, pi. 39 f). The specific type, as was first pointed out by Heinrich, 
should be denominated by the earlier name aquila Donz., f unerea being a form of same. The latter has mean¬ 
while been found in Switzerland (Martigny, Chur, Lenzburg etc.) as well as in the Tyrol (Klein Goll near Gol- 
ling). — aquila Donz. (= albomaculata Gram.) is the much paler, almost coppery coloured form with scarcely 
any black dusting, its reniform stigma has a pure white surround and central dot. A local swiss form from 
Elgg, also from Chiasso, Lake Maggiore and from the Pyrenees (Gedre). —• flavoniaculata Dhl. denotes specimens 
with stigmata having yellow to orange red centres. This is an apparently rare aberration from Hanover, east 
Friesland and Liibeck. As the illustration of funerea in Main Volume was poor, a better one is given here (19e). 
P. veterina Led. (Vol. 3, p. 165, pi. 39 g). Instead of veterina an illustration of the american roridenta 
was erroneously given in the MainVolume. We are therefore now giving a correct illustration of this species (19 f.) 
P. monoglypha Hfngl. (Vol. 3, p. 165, pi. 39 g). —- pallida Bodart are pale specimens with almost pure 
white stigmata and lines. Belgium. — rosea Schonfeldt has ground colour suffused with rose. From around 
Berlin. — abruzzorum Dhl. is the almost bleached, pale whitish grey race from the Abruzzi with delicate mark¬ 
ings and with posterior transverse band pale with wide white edge. Also stigmata are with whitish or grev- 
white centres. Hindwings similarly pale with wide black-brown margins. Generally these specimens are small. 
The following forms are no doubt conspecific with monoglypha —- Corsica Trti. and sardoa Trti., as well as sicula 
Trti. which was previously classified as a species. In the Main Volume it was a mistake to place them with 
standfussi Trti. (Vol. 3, p. 164). The two former certainly, the latter probably also, are races of monoglypha. 
Further the illustrations of Corsica and sardoa leave a lot to be desired and better illustrations are now given 
here (19 f). — syriaca Osth. (19 f) is somewhat smaller than the average of the european type race. Forewings 
monotonous dark brownish red, more or less speckled with black, markings very distinct, the pale anal streak 
is absent. Hindwings with distinctly outlined marginal band. — albida Osth. belongs to this race and is a strik¬ 
ingly pale subform. Forewings whitish grey with faint darker markings. Both from Marash (Taurus); syriaca 
also occurs in the Lebanon district. 
P. arabs Obth. (Vol. 3, p. 169, pi. 40 d). Some confusion was created in the MainVolume with the forms 
arabs. 
