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EUXOA. By Dr. M. Drattdt. 
gracilis. 
subdistin¬ 
guenda. 
mendelis. 
anatolica. 
boursini. 
ruris. 
suffusa. 
ambrosiana. 
distinguen- 
da. 
rumelica. 
akschehiren- 
sis. 
perdistincta. 
distincta. 
christophi. 
continenta- 
lis. 
schawerdae. 
obeliscata. 
schwingen- 
schussi. 
Also — gracilis Wgnr. (Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 174), which was held to be a subspecies, had best be classified 
here and it may be considered to be a genuine species. Esteparia is thus synonymous with Oedibrya. 
3. Subfamily: Euxoinae. 
20. Genus: Enxoa Hbn. 
E. subdistinguenda Cti. (Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 23, pi. 3 a). This and the following — mendelis Fdz. (p. 24) are 
conspecific. mendelis has priority rights and is the type of the species with multisigna Cti. (p. 23) as synonym. 
Just like temera, mendelis has parallel forms, thus subdistinguenda is the more variegated, being the correspond¬ 
ing form to hubneri with pale costa. — anatolica Drt. (pi. 25 a) is a form recently described from Akshehir. 
It is uniformly earthen brown, no pale costal streak, obsolete transverse markings and stigmata with fine 
black surrounds. Hindwings pale yellowish white with delicate brownish marginal line. Antennae more boldly 
pectinated. Genitalia identical with mendelis. 
E. temera Hbn. (Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 24). — boursini Schaw. (pi. 25 g) is marked identically like hubneri, 
also in the pale costal streak, but the ground colour is a deep brown, black-brown or slate-black, the costal 
streak being pale yellowish or reddish yellow. The form was described from Corsica, but is also the predominant 
form in Anatolia and the Taurus. — alphonsina Fdz. is synonymous with ruris Hbn. 
E. suffusa Fdz. was originally classified with villiersi Gn. (= temera-ruris Hb.), but should be held to 
be merely a name for an aberration, denoting a somewhat paler specimen of ambrosiana, that is more heavily 
speckled with grey. As it was described first and in accordance with the rules of nomenclature, it must be 
introduced as the main form and the normal — ambrosiana Bours. (pi. 25 g) as a form thereof. It closely 
resembles hastifera Donz. (Vol. 3, p. 27; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 24), differing however distinctly in the structure of 
the antennae, tlie shaft of which is thinner and pectinations longer in the E and thinner by half than in hasti¬ 
fera. Forewings are somewhat longer and more rounded at apex. The ground colour is a warm brown; trans¬ 
verse lines and subterminal sagittate marks are virtually absent. The black triangular mark in cell in front 
of the orbicular stigma is much reduced and narrow, in hastifera it is about as long as the diameter of the 
orbicular stigma and much wider. Stigmata are much darker in hastifera, in ambrosiana they are almost white 
and faintly yellowish like the costal streak. On underside forewings are whitish, no discal spot, in hastifera 
they are dusky with a black discal dot. Spain (Cuenca; Albarracin). 
E. distinguenda Led. (Vol. 3, p. 27; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 25) covers a very difficult group, among which 
are a number of closely related forms and even species. The following have recently been described: — rume- 
Sica Bours. The contrast of the various markings on forewings is much greater than in typical specimens, 
ground colour being very dark brown to black; the 3 stigmata very distinctly darkly outlined, the intermediate 
space in cell almost black, also subterminal sagittate marks prominently deep black; costal area and oblique 
streak behind claviform stigma very pale. Size is considerably greater than that of type. Bulgaria. — aksche- 
hirensis Cti. (25 g) closely resembles the preceding form, it is similarly darker and more sharply marked with 
pronounced reddish yellow tinge, especially in the pale oblique streak behind the claviform stigma; generally 
however exceedingly variable. From Anatolia (Akshehir). The name — perdistincta Zerny seems to me un¬ 
justifiable and Boitrsin concurs with me in this, as with the exception of the very pale brown form - dis¬ 
tincta Stgr. from Amasia, there is no other distincta described by Stgr. According to J. Kozhantschikov 
also — christophi Stgr. (Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 25) should only be considered a subspecies of distinguenda. This 
question may prove very difficult to decide with the great variability of all these forms. 
E. haverkampfi Stfs. (Vol. 3, p. 29; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 26). — continentalis Beisser has been quite rec¬ 
ently recorded and is a surprising discovery in Spain (Sierra de Gredos). The pectinations of the antennae 
are slightly finer, but genitalia are identical. It is a purer whitish grey without any yellowish admixture, 
markings are more distinct and purer black. Transverse lines edged with purer white on averted sides. Hind- 
wings paler whitish grey. 
E. aquilina Schiff. (Vol. 3, p. 32; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 26). The aquilina group still remains one of the 
most difficult to classify and according to Kozhantschikov also wagneri, sabuletorum (= squalida Ev., puncti- 
fera Cti., terrestris Cti.), actinea, glabella, quassa, obscurior Stgr. (= oberthuri Leech) and distaxis are all merely 
forms of it. - schawerdae Bours. is an interesting form, which in its outer appearance is a parallel development 
to the grey forms: temera to hubneri and praevisa to distinguenda. Costal area is the same colour as the ground, 
the transverse lines are more distinct, claviform stigma indicated by a fine brownish outline. Savoy. — obelis¬ 
cata Wgnr.-Cti. (Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 27 erroneously places it as synonym to actinea Kozh.) and — schwingen- 
schussi Cti. (Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 27) are conspecific with aquilina. Boursin writes to me: “I cannot find suffic¬ 
ient diiterence to separate the 3 forms specifically. Besides, this race from Asia Minor (obeliscata) varies just 
as much as aquilina does in France and central Europe.” Among the obeliscata specimens occur that superfi- 
