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S. nyiwonis Mats, is very close to the preceding. It is somewhat smaller. Central area under the med- m/m-onis. 
iana velvety black. The black, white ringed orbicular stigma is not oval. Black reniform stigma is auriform 
deeply indented outwardly and with white edge. The stigma is pure silvery white, either conjoined or separated 
from the spot behind. A large grey-white triangidar patch on costa before the subterminal. Marginal area 
very pale grey-wliite with bluish tone, almost pure white at anal angle. Hindwings black-brown, with wide 
yellowish band posterior to centre. Wing expanse: 31 mm. N. Saghalin, at the beginning of August. 
P. festucae L. (Vol. 3, p. 347, pi. 64 c). - 
has the 2 silvery spots below the cell coalescent. 
4. Genus: Phytometra Eaw. 
coalescens Schulz (= marisola Krai., 
festucella Slrd.) (23 g) coalescens. 
P. bractea F. (Vol. 3, p. 347, pi. 64 d). — bracteama Strd. (= ab. 1 Hmps.) denotes a specimen in which bracteana. 
the lower end of the golden mark is somewhat prolonged outwardly. — argentea Gronemann lias a silver mark argentea. 
instead of the golden one on forewings. 
P. chryson Esp. (Vol. 3, p. 348, pi. 64 e). — coreae Strd. (23 g) has the golden spot of forewings greenish, coreae. 
it does not extend to the subterminal'line. Corea. We are illustrating a similar specimen from Japan. euporia euporia. 
Dhl. denominates an autumn brood, that occurs in the S. Tyrol (Terlan) in October and November. Very dark 
specimens in which the gold mark almost touches the costa, the transverse lines of hindwings standing out more 
distinctly from the marginal band and closer to the margin. 
P. zosimi Hbn. (Vol. 3, p. 348, pi. 64 e). brunnickii Klem. is a form in which the metallic bands of brunnickii. 
fore wings are not green, but coppery golden. Podhorce near Stryj. 
P. chrysitis L. (Vol. 3, p. 348, pi. 64 f). decorata Dhl. is an aberration in which the metallic sheen is so decorata. 
extensive that the inner marginal patch of the ground colour is almost completely extinct. From Bolzano and 
Rome. — rosea Kaucki denominates a specimen from Poland that is suffused with rose. — croesus Bryk denotes 
a Swedish specimen with golden macula at end of cell. —■ splendidior Fdz. is of much more lively colouration, the 
metallic green is of quite extraordinary intensity. The outer line that edges the green band is strongly undulate, the 
brown median band is deeper scarlet-brown. Hindwings darker, subterminal that expands at anal angle com¬ 
pletely absent. Salamanca. 
P. aemula Schiff. (Vol. 3, p. 350, pi. 64 i). argentea Hoffm. has pure silvery macula. Styria. — carin- argentea. 
thiaca Strd. forewings uniformly suffused with reddish, macula faintly golden. Carinthia. — altaretensis Testout carinthiaca. 
has pale grey yellowish forewings with blackish veins and pale silvery spot and dark brown subapical patch. 
From Lautaret, at an altitude of 2100 m, occurring among normal specimens and therefore probably aberrative. 
rosea. 
croesus. 
splendidior. 
P. ornata Brem. (Vol. 3, p. 351, pi. 64 i). — contacta Kozh. denotes specimens in which the ‘ V 
is conjoined with the silvery tear-shaped spot. From Minussinsk. 
mark contacta. 
P. pulchrina Haw. (Vol. 3, p. 351. pi. 64 k). — juncta Greer is synonymous with percontatrix Auriv. — percontatrix. 
incipiens Schaw. corresponds to ab. inscripta Esp. of jot a, both golden spots on forewings are absent or the hook incipiens. 
mark is indicated by a minute golden triangle. From the Tyrol (Kufstein). 
P. gamma L. (Vol. 3, p. 351, pi. 65 a). — gartneri Skala is clearly an aberrative specimen of strange gartneri. 
appearance. Ground colour is pale with “dissolved" gamma mark. According to a specimen from Gratz in 
Moravia. — alepica Nitsche. Forewings paler, hindwings completely hyaline, except for the wide blackish margin, atepica. 
Rohrwalde. — bipartita Orstadius has the silver mark split in two. Sweden. — rufa Verity the black dusting is bipartita. 
replaced by a nice red, the more or less golden gamma is silvery. — comma Ostrejkowna. The gamma mark is ru i«- 
reduced to a simple, fairly thick bar, that is excurved in centre towards the outer margin. From around Vilna. 
P. nigrisigna Wkr. (Vol. 3, p. 352, pi. 65 a). lama Strd. shows the silver mark below the cell in “y" iana. 
shape. — mala Strd. is deeper coppery brown in the innermarginal half of central and subterminal areas. East Asia. nala. 
P. confusa Steph. (Vol. 3, p. 352, pi. 65 b). - deamgulata Strd. The silver mark on forewings is not deangulata. 
angulated inwards, but has anteriorly a small silver streak on mediana. - aestiva Krul. is obviously a 2nd aestiva. 
generation. Much darker, innermarginal half more of a rusty brown, the silvery transverse stripe better deve¬ 
loped. Hindwings also are darker. Wiatka, Kasan; also from S. Tyrol in October. — grisea Dhl. denotes more grisea. 
unicoloured, greyish specimens. Similarly from the S. Tyrol. 
has the silver acuminata. 
disjunctana disjunctana. 
P. albostriata Brem.-Grey (Vol. 3, p. 352, pi. 65b). — acuminata Strd. (-= ab. 2 Hmps.) 
mark attenuated at both ends, it extends neither to the mediana, nor to the postmedian line. 
Strd. The silver mark does not quite extend to the postmedian, (ab. 1 Hmps.) 
P. accentifera Lef. (Vol. 3, p. 353, pi. 65 c). — atra Rocci. Forewings dark brown with bronze sheen, atm. 
the silver mark consists of a minute streak. All other marks are quite extinct with the exception of the 2 brown 
