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median fold. Subterminal line is completely absent. The white fringes are checked with black. The white 
hindwings are dusky at margin and on veins with indications of a postmedian line. From the Amanus mountains 
(Taurus), in July. 
nigrescens. A. strigosa F. (Vol. 3, p. 16). — nigrescerss Barr, is completely black with the exception of the yellow- 
white orbicular and reniform stigmata. Described from England. 
obsuia. A. obsuta Drt. (pi. 25 f). Forewings grey-white, speckled with brownish with black basal streak that 
branches out. Both transverse lines grey-brown, double; of the posterior line the outer part is bold and black, 
the inner obsolete, the space between them whitish, the area behind is dusky. Both stigmata are whitish with 
black surrounds. The reniform stigma is obliquely intersected by a brownish central shade, which is bent in 
a rightangle at lower end of cell and which extends close before and parallel to the postmedian line to the inner 
margin. There is a finely marked black dart-shaped mark subanally, which intersects the postmedian. Sub- 
terminal line is indicated by the contrast between the dark postmedian and the paler marginal areas. Fringes 
are intersected by black at the extremities of the veins. Hindwings are pale grey-brownish with duskier marg¬ 
inal area and a dark arched line in front. In the Amur territory (Sidemi). 
bercei. A. rumicis L. (Vol. 3, p. 17; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 9). — bercel Sand denotes a completely black aberration, 
devoid of all markings except minute traces of the white inner marginal spots. Described from France (Inclre). 
psideleta. A. psi L. (Vol. 3, p. 15; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 9). - psideleta Turn. The subanal dart-shaped mark is com¬ 
pletely absent. A small indistinctly marked aberration from Coventry. — A critical analysis of the difficult 
group of psi-tridens-cuspis has been given by Crosse in the Frankfurt a. M., Ent. Zeitschrift, 50th Volume 1936, 
Nos. 19 and 20, pages 213 and 229, to which we wish to draw attention. 
mdot\. A. tridens Schiff. (Vol. 3, p. 16; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 10). — radoti Le Cerf is a more uniform grey, without 
any paler patches, both transverse lines extend in equal width and straightly, almost without dentations. The 
soltowensis. subanal dart-shaped mark is bold and thickly marked. From Marakash (Morocco). — soltowensis Schultz denotes 
a specimen that is heavily dusted over with dark grey-brown and with very bold basal and subanal marks. 
Also the hindwings are dusky. Soltow. 
A. alni L. (Vol. 3, p. 13; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 11). The name nigromaculata Gelin was a mistake, it should 
nigromargi- have read — - nigromarginata Gelin. 
basistriata. A. auricoma F. (Vol. 3, p. 16; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 11). basistriata Warn, has typical ground colouration, 
but with a deep black long and wide basal streak, that extends right to the subanal streak. 
ankarensis. 
igdyrensis. 
dungerni. 
fasciata. 
acerbata. 
farinosa. 
andalusica. 
A. megacephala F. (Vol. 3, p. 15; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 12). — ankarensis M. Hering (25 f) has the pale patch 
behind the reniform stigma, coloured whitish and besides the posterior transverse line is intertilled with white. 
From Angora. — igdyrensis Teich has the pale ground colour of aceris with faintly yellowish tone. Markings 
are as in type form, but only faintly indicated with the exception of the posterior transverse line, which is very 
distinct and has finely outlined black dentations. Hindwings white, barely darker at margin. This form was 
bred from a batch of typical megacephala larvae feeding on willows near Igdyr in the neighbourhood of Ararat. 
dungerni Rangnow has very variegated forewings, markings black on pale grey ground, the pale patch behind 
the reniform stigma being reduced by black transverse markings. Hindwings grey. From Lapland. 
A. euphorbiae Schiff. (Vol. 3, p. 17; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 12). — fasciata Hannem. denotes an aberrative 
specimen with wide dark central band. The name — ottomana Drt. must be withdrawn in favour of the older 
name acerbata Schaw. This latter form was described from Corsica and is almost exactly identical. Spe¬ 
cimens received from Asia Minor (Akshehir) are also placed here. On the other hand the name for the form 
from the italian Chalk Alps — apennina should be retained, the specimens are still paler, with much more 
delicate markings and pure white hindwings. — farinosa Bytinski-Salz from Sardinia is much darker, the 
markings more distinct, the transverse lines are not double, but simple, the central shade is absent. — anda¬ 
lusica Schaw. is strikingly marked. The inner marginal area of the centre, especially around the stigmata, is 
heavily speckled with black. Similarly to a certain degree in basal and outer areas. The grey ground colour 
itself is heavily interspersed with whitish. Fringes distinctly checked with black and white. Andalusia (Sierra 
de Luna). 
flavescens. 
musella. 
minor . 
grisescens. 
A. leporina L. (Vol. 3. p. 14; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 13). - flavescens Lemplce is a dutch form, that is suffused 
with yellow. musella Rangnow has silky mouse-grey forewings, devoid of markings, except for an indication 
mark on costa, where transverse lines should commence and the discal spot, as well as the faintly discernible 
outer marginal band. - minor Rangnow is almost the same only with a brownish hue and denotes a very small 
specimen with an expanse of only 11 mm. grisescens Rangnow is heavily dusted with grey. Costal, discal and 
marginal spots all boldly black, otherwise devoid of markings. All these last 3 forms from Lapland. 
15. Genus: Cranio phara Snell. 
navasi. C. pontica Stgr. (Vol. 3, p. 15; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 13). — navasi Bours. differs from typical specimens by 
the absence of the black streaks along the veins in marginal area. Further there is a paler patch in subterminal 
