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PYRRHIA; MERISTIS; ELYDNA. By Dr. M. Deaudt. 
murciegoi. 
turatii. 
discolor. 
plumbosa. 
leuco- 
gra/pha. 
boreli. 
franciscae. 
aurantiaca. 
goossensi. 
uniformis. 
orientalis. 
vexilliger. 
exprimens. 
taurica. 
Irigram- 
mica. 
brunnea. 
albescens, 
renala. 
qua dr i- 
grammica. 
-uAgre- 
punetata. 
fasciata. 
convergens. 
basivolula. 
oculala. 
coreana. 
H. murciegoi Fdz. A quite recently described Spanish species, which from its structure would appear 
to be conspecific with hucherardi. It is described as ochreous yellow, almost devoid of markings, only the 
lower half of reniform stigma being slightly darker grey. Extremities of fringes not darker, but lighter than 
ground colour. The $ is somewhat darker. From La Vid (Burgos). 
H. puengeleri Trti. (Vol. 3, p. 225, p. 46 c). — turatii Gostni. is a somewhat larger and paler form, which 
originates from Como and Milan. Later on the author claims it as a genuine species, which is said to also occur 
in the Province of Emilia (Mte. Gihbio). 
H. micacea Esp. (Vol. 3, p. 226, pi. 46 d). — discolor Krul. denotes specimens with grey or black-brown 
ground colour, frequently with greenish but not coppery sheen. From Wiatka. -— • plumbosa Harrison are still 
more blackish specimens with leaden gloss, described from England. 
H. leucographa Hbn. (Vol. 3, p. 226, pi. 46 e). The larva of this fine and large species, like related 
species, feeds up well on carrots; the imagines emerge from the pupae after 30—40 days. — boreli Pier. (22 e). 
According to an examination of the genitalia by Le Cerf, these so closely resemble those of leucographa , that 
it must be held to be a subspecies. The larva feeds in Peucedanum parisiense, but can also be fed on carrots. 
When fxdly grown, it closely resembles that of leucographa , but appears darker and the warts seem coarser. 
H. franciscae Trti. (22 b) should be classified before xanthenes, as the first species of Section VII. 
Owing to the formation of the antennae, it is most closely related to that species, although superficially it 
more closely resembles leucographa. It is only half as large and in colouration it more closely resembles Xanth. 
flavago, the yellow is heavily interspersed with red-orange, the claviform stigma is completely orange. The 
marginal area is paler orange-yellow contrasting with the violet-brown of the narrow subterminal area. There 
is a pale yellow subapical patch. Hindwings as in leucographa. •— aurantiaca Trti. is a form in which the violet- 
brown colouration is quite absent from the orange-yellow ground. On the other hand the cell, subterminal 
band and fringes are pale reddish brown. Sardinia (Aritzo). 
H. xanthenes Germ. (Vol. 3, p. 227, pi. 46 f). — goossensi Dumont has forewings of brick-reddish hue 
with metallic sheen, the stigmata are paler with delicate red circumscriptions. Hindwings very pale grey- 
red with almost whitish fringes. — uniformis Dumont has unicoloured reddish ochreous forewings with elliptical 
yellowish orbicular stigma having longish brown centre. Reniform stigma is absent. There is however a fine 
yellow marginal line. Hindwings paler, unicoloured. — orientalis Obth. is the east-algerian form, which is very 
pale, but less yellowish than the andalusian and Sicilian specimens. It occurs in October at Lambessa and 
Batna. The larva of xanthenes is pale claret-red with orange-red head and black-brown scutellum with pale 
dividing line, the larva has black warts, thoracical and abdominal legs. Dorsal and subdorsal lines paler. It 
is polyphagous and is found in artichokes and Umbel] if era, Compositae, Solanum and Crucifera roots. 
95. Genus: I*yrrlii n Hbn. 
P. umbra Hufn. (Vol. 3, p. 227, pi. 46 g). — vexilliger Ghr. (22 b) is to be removed from the synonyms. 
It forms together with — exprimens Whr. ( = angulata Grote, aconiti Holizermann), which can claim rights 
of priority, a form with ochreous reddish forewings and deep brown suffused postmedian and marginal areas. 
Also the head and thorax are dark brown, exprimens was described from Canada and the LUS.A., vexilliger 
from Krasnojarsk in S. E. Siberia, but has also been found in Finland, Perm, Leningrad and Moscow. 
P. treitschlcei Friv. (Vol. 3, p. 228, pi. 46 h). — taurica H.-S. should be removed from the synonyms 
and deemed to be a race. It is predominantly yellow-white with greatly suppressed rose. We are illustrating 
a specimen of this nice form from the Lebanon (22 b). 
97. Genus: Meristis Hbn. 
M. trigrammica Hujn. (Vol. 3, p. 229, pi. 46 i). We have to add to the numerous forms mentioned 
in Main Volume: — brunnea Lenz a dark brown, not grey form. — albescens Lenz are pale whitish specimens, 
only in marginal areas of forewings and on hindwings are there darker shades. — renata Lenz has reniform 
stigma with dark surround and hence prominent. —- quadrigrammica Lenz has the outer transverse line 
double. — nigropunctata -Krombaeh has a black dot in place of the reniform stigma] — fasciata Krombaeh has 
an unusually wide median band. — convergens Wilian has central and outer transverse lines converging at 
inner margin. — basivoluta Wilian has outer transverse line curved convexly outwardly, the ends are con¬ 
joined by a transverse streak. -— oculata Wihan has the central transverse line transformed in the shape of 
a lentil, forming a patch 3 mm long by 1 x / z mm wide. The last 3 forms from Bohemia. 
100. Genus: jElydim Wkr. 
E. coreana Mats. (22 c) should be classified after albisignata Obth. (Vol. 3, p. 229, pi. 46 k) and closely 
resembles the species under Dyrzela Wkr. occurring in numbers in the Indo-australian territory and especially 
tumidimacula Warr. (Vol. 11, p. 176, pi. 20 a). Dyrzela is a synonym to Elydna , the species was classified by 
