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glossy dark brown with faint coppery sheen and a small white dot at lower end of cell, otherwise devoid of 
markings, except for slightly darker veins, which are dusted with grey in outer area. Hindwings quite pale 
brownish, very narrowly darker at margin. Nikolsk Ussurjisk. 
S. acharis Pglr. (Vol. 3, p. 186) should be transferred from Luperina and placed here. The species is acharis. 
now illustrated (20 f). 
S. standfussi 11 7 isk. (Vol. 3, p. 178, pi. 41 i). The illustration was bad, a better one is given here (20 a). sUmdfussi. 
The species should now be known by the older name — pozzii Curd (1883!). As a further synonym —• nicaeensis pozzii. 
Culot. This fine and universally rare species is reported by Boursin to occur also in France (La Bessee-sur- 
Durance), Hautes Alpes at an altitude of 1000 m. It is further recorded from Italy (Romagna). 
S. doerriesi Stgr. was omitted from Main Volume. It is classified by its author next to subornata (Vol. 3, doerriesi. 
p. 179, pi. 41 h), but is really a Cucullianae (Crino ). Forewings dark brown, transverse lines scarcely discernible, 
slightly darker in the ground colour. The two central ones slightly more apparent, especially in paler inner 
marginal area, where they have broad grey-white edges on averted sides. Also apical half of costa is paler 
brownish so that there the outer transverse line is boldly dentate and distinctly visible. Subterminal line is 
very distinct and dentate, pale brownish with spotted darker inner edge. The pale orbicular stigma is small, 
oval with dark centre. Reniform stigma is light brownish and narrow. Hindwings impure yellow-grey, peppered 
with blackish and with dark central lunule, postmedian and wide subterminal bands. A black lunular marginal 
line before the pale fringes. Wing expanse: 42 mm. From one $ from the Apfel mountains. Probably Crino 
altijuga Kozh. is a synonym, compare p. 140 and what was said there. 
S. abrupta Ev. (Vol. 3, p. 79) is not a Hadena, but should be classified here, near to speciosa Brem. (Vol. 3, abrupta. 
p. 178, pi. 41 h). The type is from Syr Darja and is darker, perhaps this is only an individual aberration of —- 
johni Pglr. (20 a), which denotes the usual paler form. Forewings short and wide, pale grey, central and marginal jolini. 
areas darker with paler veins and 2 dark patches at base above inner margin. Transverse lines whitish, the 
anterior one almost straight, the posterior line faintly undulate. The upper grey stigmata with paler surrounds, 
orbicular stigma small, round; reniform stigma narrow; claviform stigma small with dark surround. Subterminal 
line obsolete, a blackish marginal line before the brown-grey fringes. The whitish hindwings dusted with grey, 
widely darker at margin; a delicate dark postmedian band. Fringes whitish. The $ is darker, inclined the 
grey-black. Syr-Darja. 
S. koshantschikovi Pglr. (20 a) resembles a small pale pozzii, but must be placed in the last section owing koshan- 
to the only faintly ciliate antennae with their smooth shaft. Forewings pale brownish grey, basal streak and tschikovi. 
claviform stigma indicated by dark scales. Stigmata obscure. Posterior transverse and subterminal lines in¬ 
distinct. Marginal line pale, fringes brownish grey. Whitish hindwings dusted with grey with dull grey mar¬ 
ginal band. Syr-Darja. 
S. aflouensis Rothsch. is very close to koshantschikovi. Antennae brown, head and thorax slate-grey, aflouensis. 
abdomen yellowish grey. Forewings slate-grey, no anterior transverse line, the posterior line delicate, black, 
dentate, curved with pale grey outer edge. Both upper stigmata indistinct, claviform stigma however prominent. 
Hindwings white. Wing expanse: 34 mm. From one from Aflou (Algeria) captured in October. 
S. fulva Rothsch. was originally described as a form of Meganephria oxycanthae and therefore probably fulva. 
must have some resemblance. Ground colour said to be unicoloured cinnamon-orange, markings fairly diffuse. 
Hindwings not described. From Algeria in October. 
S. hoenei Mats. (20 a). ForeAvings dark grey with black-brown markings, double subbasal with black hoenei. 
cuneiform basal streak, which intersects the double anterior transverse line. Central area rather darker, the 
cell is grey-white between the stigmata with black surrounds. Reniform stigma with black-brown centre. 
Posterior transverse line double, dentate, Avith whitish interfilling, projecting sharply outwards on veins 3 
and 4. Subterminal line whitish. Hindwings white with grey marginal band. Honsho. 
S. fissipuncta Haw. (Vol. 3, p. 179, pi. 41 i). — - cinerea Heinr. has pale ashen grey colour without any cinerea. 
admixture of yellowish or brownish tones. Digne. — otosolescesis Lenz has all markings extinct, only the outlines obso- 
of the 3 stigmata and the subterminal line are retained. lescens. 
S. oberthiiri Rothsch. (20 b). The author considers this moth, that was described as a form of fissipincta, oberthiiri. 
to be a genuine species and in this I concur. It is larger, more robustly built and with wider Avings. Forewings 
somewhat paler in ground colour, more dusted, markings fainter and less distinct. Stigmata much larger, sub¬ 
terminal band straighter and less excurved. Posterior transverse line Avell developed and closer to reniform 
stigma. Algeria (Batna), April to July. Before me are specimens from the Caucasus (Achalzich) that agree 
identically with those from Algeria. —■ orenburghensis Bartel and plebeja Stgr. are both similar and it will be 
