CATOCALA. By Dr M. Draudt. 
C. nozawae Mats, is said to resemble lava. Forewings grey with brown scales, inner line undulate, not no::unuc. 
very oblique, about as in puerpera. Central line parallel to the inner one, more boldly dentate at inner margin. 
Postmedian boldly dentate over the inner margin, but without the long dentation on vein 2 as in lara. The 
subterminal as in lara. Central area dark brown, so that the central line and reniform stigma are submerged. 
Hindwings yellowish white, the bands as in puerpera. Wing expanse: 70 mm. Hokkaido. 
G. nupta L. (Vol. 3, p. 304, pi. 55 a). — grisescens Hannemann are monotonously brownish grey spe- grisescens. 
cimens with diffuse markings. — tiigrescens Hannemann are duskier grey-black specimens with darker markings nigrescen « 
and no paler patches. Both described from tire neighbourhood of Berlin and not deserving denomination. 
— xantliopliaea Schaw. Iras brownish yellow hindwings, while flava has pure yellow, languescens whitish yellow xantho- 
with rosy suffusion. From Klosterneuburg near Vienna. — gulartii Lamb, is probably very similar to coeru- 
phaea. 
(juiartii. 
lescens Cockerell, it has hindwings suffused with bluish black, whilst in coerulescens they are dark brown with 
violet sheen. Described from specimens captured in Belgium. — kansuensis 0. B.-Ii. has pale grey forewings Jcun.sacn.vis. 
with very indistinct markings, in the $ blue-grey with white patch below the reniform stigma, which is con¬ 
nected to the outer transverse stripe by a ribboned band. Hindwings pale red with abbreviated narrower 
central band. From the Richthofen mountains (N. Kansu) in July, at an altitude of 2500 m. — clara Osth. dura. 
is a larger form with much paler, pure pale grey forewings that are more faintly dusted, so that the 2 black 
transverse lines stand out sharply. The central area round the reniform stigma towards the costa is more 
heavily dusky blackish, the whitish patch before the reniform stigma is remarkably large, pale and prominent. 
Hindwings are paler red with a narrower black band than main type form. From Marash (Taurus). 
C. afghana 'Swinh. (Vol. 3, p. 305). — kaschmirerssis Strd. has head, thorax and forewings dark grey, kaschmi- 
with scarcely a trace of brown, but much more heavily peppered with black. Kashmir. rensis. 
C. deducta Ev. (Vol. 3, p. 306) was not illustrated in the Main Volume. An illustration is now given deducta. 
(23 d). — uralensis Spul. is, as Spitler quite correctly asserted in 1908, not the type of Eversmann, but the urulensis, 
darker, usual form, described in the Main Volume as deducta , deducta itself actually being a very pale, creamy 
white form, the name innocens Spul. (= uralensis Strd. nec Spul.) is therefore withdrawn. 
G. oberthurii Aust,. (Vol. 3, p. 306, pi. 55 c). — flavicans Obth. have very pale hindwings, inclining to fiavicans. 
yellowish. — liaroldiana Obth. is without the more or less pronounced black marginal band to hindwings. — haroldiana. 
erubescens Rothsch. are specimens with heavy reddish suffusion; from Algeria. As the genitalia of oberthurii erubescens. 
are identical with those of elocata, this is probably only a subspecies. 
G. adultera Men. (Vol. 3, p. 306, pi. 55 d). — fumosa Vincent are dusky specimens with the whitish fumosa. 
ground barely visible. Amur territory (Kasakewitsh). 
G. puerpera Giorn. (Vol. 3, p. 307, pi. 55 c). — roseolimbata Dhl. has red lunular or triangular spots roseolim- 
in the black marginal band of hindwings. They may expand to cover the entire outer half of the band with bata. 
red, the band being in such a case widely interrupted by red at anal angle. The form has dark, boldly marked 
forewings. S. Tyrol. — diniensis Heinr. is close to romana Schultz, the forewings being the same yellow-grey diniensis. 
shade as the body. From Digne. — lutescens Vorbr. is a specimen bred at Martigny with completely dull lutescens. 
yellow wings. 
G. promissa Esp. (Vol. 3, p. 308, pi. 56 a). — sponsoides Gloss is a doubtful specimen, being perhaps sponsoides. 
a hybrid of promissa and sponsa (?). The central band of hindwings is angulated as in sponsa and extends 
to hind margin. From the neighbourhood of Berlin. — hilaris Obth. (= electra B.-H.) is very pale, heavily kilaris. 
admixed with white. From Algeria. 
€. kotschubeyi Shelj. is nearest to conjuncta Esp. (Vol. 3, p. 308, pi. 56 a). Forewings unicoloured dark kotschubeyi. 
black-brown without pale bands or else with these merely indicated as pale shades. The transverse lines as 
in conjuncta, but much more delicate. The black longitudinal basal streak is entirely absent. The pale sub¬ 
terminal barely indicated. The pale brown reniform stigma with its dark centre is much smaller and darker 
than in conjuncta and without the black edge. Below it there is a small pale brown spot with black circum¬ 
scription, which is open outwardly. Fringes black-brown. Hindwings cinnamon red, a deeper shade than in 
conjuncta. The curved central band is fairly wide and extends from costa to inner margin, being slightly nar¬ 
rower at upper end. Marginal band uniformly wide, only slightly narrower at anal angle. Inner margin black- 
brown and intensively hairy, with a pale yellowish spot subapically at outer margin. Fringes black-brown 
with somewhat yellowish patches. Length of forewings: 22—23 mm. From Sutshan (S. Ussuri). 
C. fugitiva Warr. seems nearest to timur B.-H . Forewings grey with olive-brown tone, a delicate sub- fugitiva. 
basal line that extends obliquely below the centre. Antemedian is oblique, excurved above and below the 
centre and dentated inwards on mediana and vein 1. It is separated by a narrow pale area from a nebulous 
olive-brown patch that lies anteriorly. A black basal streak is present. The black outer line, as in timur. The 
reniform stigma is shaded over by olive-brown, it has a pale ring with black circumscription. The pale dentate 
