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encircled orbicular stigma in a double line to the inner margin. Above the wide brown reniform stigma, there 
is a blackish costal spot and posteriorly the crenulate outer transverse line, which is white with dark inner edge. 
In place of subterminal line there are triangular black spots, tipped with white outwardly, forming a double 
arc to inner margin. The marginal area beyond is dark brown, the black marginal line is interrupted by 
white patches on veins. Hindwings are more uniformly whitish grey, traversed by 4 brown transverse lines, 
the 2 outer lines are wider and more diffuse. Marginal line as on forewings. Corea. 
13. Genus: Pamlesma 
P. anysa Guen. (Vol. 3, p. 367, pi. 67 g). — distincta Eothsch. is smaller, the build is less compact, colour- distincta. 
ation more unicoloured dark grey. Reported to occur in Algeria and Tunis, June to September. 
20. Genus: Apopestes Hbn. 
A. spectrum L. (Vol. 3, p. 370, pi. 68 a). — nigra ah. nov. (24 a) denominates a very nice deep black- nigra. 
brown aberration, in which all markings are obscured by the sooty ground colour. From a perfect specimen 
in the collection of Sohn-Rethel from Capri. — koreana Herz has a narrower wing contour and less pointed koreana. 
apex. The marking of the bands is very faint, reniform stigma with black surround, not pale, narrower. The 
white punctifonn marginal specks are absent. Underside darker and more glossy. Corea. 
21. Genus: Autophila Hbn. 
In this Genus one cannot avoid the impression that one page of Warren’s original manuscript may 
have been omitted. On the one hand several species that have long been known and described, have been left 
out and on the other, illustrations were given, which were not mentioned in the text. It is important that this 
difficult Genus be subjected to a closer examination, especially also in regard to its relationship to the Genus 
Dasythorax, which is certainly closely related. 
A. cataphanes Hbn. (Vol. 3, p. 371, pi. 68 c). In view of the great similarly of many of these species, cataphanes. 
the illustration in Main Volume, is not sufficiently exact and we are giving here a better illustration of a specimen 
from Capri (24 a). — roseata Rothsch. Here also we are illustrating a very typical specimen (24 a). — amianta roseata. 
Schaw. denotes a specimen from Croatia, that is pale ochreous with barely indicated transverse lines, and that amiania - 
on upper as well as undersides, is completely devoid of markings. — corsicosa Schaw. is a large form (35—40 mm) corsicosa. 
with dark yellow-brown forewings with 3 black costal spots, transverse lines delicate but very distinct, the 
subterminal line being more widely black especially at costa and inner margin, so that a spotted effect is created. 
Reniform stigma black. Hindwings dark blackish yellow at base; posteriorly to the paler central band, the 
wing is dark blackish. Corsica at an altitude of 1300—1400 m. - inconspicua Btlr. is illustrated in Main Volume inconspicua. 
on pi. 68 d, but not mentioned in the text. It is larger and darker than ligaminosa and also praeligaminosa, 
which is almost identical, but both of these are more greenish grey. From Japan and Corea. — caucasica Herz caucasica. 
most closely resembles maculifera, it is a pale reddish grey form with black streaks before the outer margin; 
caucasica is smaller and more daintily built and paler grey. It is a transition form to subligaminosa and is very 
similar on the underside with a wide, black, sharply outlined outer marginal band, however it is still more 
silkily glossy with a yellowish sheen. Caucasus. 
A. limbata Stgr. (Vol. 3, p. 371, pi. 68 c). As the illustration of this very variable species is not perfectly limbata. 
satisfactory, we are illustrating afresh here an armenian specimen (24 a), limbata has a very difficult group of 
forms, which will one day have to be carefully checked. For instance, Amsel has ascertained that in — obscurata obscurata. 
Stgr. from Djarkent, the genitalia are completely different, so that it must be deemed a genuine species. Super¬ 
ficially it looks almost exactly like draudti from Marash, described by Osthelder. This also shows a completely 
different construction of the genitalia and was meanwhile classified with Dasythorax (vide p. 147 of this Supple¬ 
ment), although without a doubt, it is very closely related to the Autophila species. All those specimens from 
Spain and Algeria, that have hitherto been designated as limbata, appear to be dilucida forms; limbata appears 
to be a purely eastern species, that also occurs in Palestine and Syria. The original specimens ex collection 
Lederer from “Grusia” (Caucasus) have been submitted to me. — luxuriosa Zerny ( = einsleri Amsel) (24 a) luxuriosa. 
is a limbata form with paler, almost golden yellow ground colour and intensively black and heavy markings, 
so that the very dentate lines are especially prominent. This is certainly a limbata form, as all grades of transition 
are found. The form luxuriosa seems to be the only form occurring in Palestine. Lebanon. Bang-Haas advises 
that similar specimens are to be found at Hadjiabad and Hyrkania. — parnassicola ssp. n. is the name I give parnassi- 
to a form submitted to me by Bang-Haas ex the collection of Staudinger and which was obtained by Kruper 
in Greece (Parnassus); the wings are remarkably wide, dull ochreous grey, less glossy, more evenly speckled 
with dark dusting, very pale dull grey markings. Marginal area barely darker, the sharply intruding dentations 
of the inner subterminal shade are completely absent, otherwise everything as in typical specimens. Perhaps 
this is a separate species. 
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