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P. spinaciae View. (Vol. 3, p. 75; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 101). — plumbea Obraztsov are very distinctly marked pimnhea. 
specimens with darker median area and whitish outer margin without any yellowish dusting. From Kieff. 
P. draudti Wgnr. (26 e). This recently described new species is most closely related to proxima Hbn. draudti . 
(Vol. 3, p. 69, pi. 16 a; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 98). On an average it is smaller, colouration darker, inclined to blackish 
brown with stigmata finely and distinctly outlined in white. Especially in £ there is a wide whitish streak along 
costa. The subterminal is paler and clearer, almost straight. The pale band, that is situate inwardly towards 
base, is narrower. Below reniform stigma a large yellowish streak with a smaller one near the base. Differs 
somewhat in the genitalia from proxima , therefore probably a genuine species. From N. Persia (Demavend; 
Kendevan Wiss) at altitudes of 2700—3000 m. I had previously received a somewhat paler specimen from 
Kars (Kotzsch leg.). 
P. zerfii Dumont is unknown to me. Forewings ochreous reddish, bestrewn with brown and with black zerjii. 
markings, brownish in median area. Orbicular stigma elongate oval, ochreous rose with brown core and black 
circumscription. The large reniform stigma is roseate white with black outline. It is conjoined with the orbicular 
stigma by a black streak. The short obtuse claviform stigma is circumscribed by black. Transverse lines sharply 
dentate and all with white edges. The diffuse subterminal is indicated by 3 brownish spots, the centre one triiobed. 
situate between veins 4 and 6. Fringes ochreous rose, interrupted by brown. Hindwings white with brownish 
marginal band and veins tinged with brown, forming patches between veins 1 and 4. The marginal band is 
intersected by white at the anal angle. Wing expanse: 32—33 mm. Tunis (Djebel es Zerf, Metlaoui). The larva 
is grey, paler ventrally, with brownish dorsal stripe intersected by white and with brownish subdorsal. Head 
rosy grey, thoracical legs transparent yellow. It feeds in winter on Zollikoferia quercifolia, changes in January 
to a brown pupa and the moth emerges in May. 
P. bohemanni Stgr. (Vol. 3, p. 75, pi. 18 d). - unicolor Rangnow denotes specimens with dark, almost unicolor. 
unicoloured, forewings. — nigrofasciata Rangnow has black central band. Both from Lapland. nigrofas 
P. romieuxi Culot. A puzzling specimen captured near Florissant, Geneva, which according to Boursin 
had probably been imported from Brazil in a bale of some goods, very likely as a pupa. It would seem to be 
a Perigea related to apameoides. 
ciata. 
romieuxi . 
7. Genus: Harmodia Hbn. 
H. capsivora Drt. (Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 102) is a genuine Epia and not a Harmodia and should be classified cap.sivora. 
next to evestigata Drt. 
H. drenowskii Rbl. (Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 101). This nice and large species, that was described as a Polia, drenowskii. 
should be placed here and it appears to be most closely related to luteocincta , although the genitalia differ consi¬ 
derably. The type is a grey form from the Carso with only very little sprinkling of orange-yellow. The species 
also occurs in Anatolia (Ak-Shehir) and recently a few specimens have been captured in the Elburz mountains 
in N. Persia. We are illustrating an anatolian specimen (pi. 26 e), that is an intermediate form between the 
grey Carso form and the much darker persian form that is heavily admixed with orange. The specimen illustrated 
agrees exactly with specimens from Macedonia (Petrina plana near Ochrida, captured in August by Thurner 
at an altitude of 1600 m). 
H. thecaphaga sp. n. (pi. 25 k) is a nice small species, fairly closely related to luteocincta (Suppl. Vol. 3, thecaphaga. 
p. 103) and to be classified next to it. It is only half as large as the latter, similarly marked, somewhat wider 
in the wing and resembling ignicola Ware, by the rich admixture of orange-red. It can however be immediately 
recognised by the pure white hindwings, that are widely dusky grey-brown at margin. Also ground colour of 
forewings is a much paler and more whitish; blackish pepperings are much sparser. The arrangement of the 
markings is otherwise almost exactly like luteocincta. Abdomen is almost completely white. Genitalia differ 
considerably. A large number of this species has been obtained by Pfeiffer in the Elburz mountains (Kendevan 
Pass) in N. Persia and they are said to occur simultaneously with the equally prolific luteocincta. Types in the 
collection of Draudt. Time of capture 22—27 July 1936. 
H. caesia Schiff. (Vol. 3, p. 77, pi. 18 h; Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 104). — atlantis Drt. described from Morocco, atlantis. 
has now unexpectedly been discovered in limited numbers in the Elburz mountains (Tacht i Suleiman) in N. 
Persia. They are almost the same as the north african specimens, but somewhat deeper in colour, the ground 
colour suffused with deep ochreous rose, the dark markings are very deep slate black. - castiliana Reisser (25 k) castiliana. 
is a Spanish race, varying from nevadensis. by the pronounced blue ground colour with strongly contrasting 
blue-black markings. In basal area there is usually a small golden yellow patch, also the subterminal line has 
generally a slight sprinkling of yellow. Orbicular stigma is creamy white with an accessory spot of the same 
colour just below. From Sierra de Gredos. — transiens Drt. (25 k) is an intermediate form to the still paler transiens. 
clara. A small race with pure white median area from Ak-Shehir (Sultan-Dagh) occurring in July. 
H. clarescens Drt. (25 c) also belongs to the melanochroa group (Suppl. Vol. 3, p. 103) and so closely claresccns. 
resembles the transiens form of caesia, that one could mistake the one for the other. Forewings chalky white, 
paler than the head and thorax, which have a bluish grey tone. Wings sparsely speckled with blackish with 
a slight bluish grey hue in basal and marginal areas, as well as at costa and inner margin. Before the centre is 
