SPILARCTIA. By Dr. M. DraudU 79 
here; forewings black-brown, whitish markings reduced to narrow lines. Hindwings orange-yellow, peppered 
with blackish and with wide black marginal band. Kashmir. 
M. buraetica 0. B.-H. (7 a) is a newly described species, which no doubt is very close to the preceding, buraetica. 
Ground colour of forewings white to yellowish white, the black spots separated from one another by fine white 
lines, more constant in form and colouration than in glaphyra\ 2 acute points touch the margin and two fine 
lines, one ending before the apex, the other at anal angle; hindwings bright yellow, base and inner margin 
black with 3 large black marginal spots which almost conjoin with marginal band and a heavy roundish central 
spot. Abdomen black, segments with yellow edges and a dorsal stripe. Tannuola mountains, Shawyr and 
Sajan mountains, Mondy; in July at an altitude of 2500 to 3000 m. - subsp. validus 0. B.-H. from Trans- validus. 
baikal is much larger than the type form, wing expanse 31 mm, markings of wings purer white, perhaps slightly 
wider, the spots on margin of hindwings somewhat further apart from one another. — subsp. elwesi 0. B.-H. elwesi. 
is smaller with narrower forewings, marginal spots of hindwings completely conjoined forming a wide marg¬ 
inal band. From Ongodai in the S. E. Altai. 
M. kindermanni Stgr. (Vol. 2, p. 84, pi. 16 k) like glaphyra this is an uncommonly migratory small kinder- 
species. The origin of the type, stated to be the Urals, appears to be wrong, as the species has never been 
rediscovered there. Two specimens are mentioned from Minussinsk which are said to be from there. Smaller, 
otherwise marking and colouration as in mongolica (Vol. 2, pi. 16 k), hindwings pale orange-yellow. — pomona 
Stgr. has very wide white markings on forewings and lemon-yellow hindwings. Apfel mountains. roseni O. roseni. 
B.-H. (6 k) is an Unusually large, very nice form, the $ with red hindwings, black base and 2 large marginal 
black spots; $ very light with wide yellow-grey bands of spots and dull ochreous hindwings with relatively 
small spots. Closely resembles pretiosa. From Chita. — pretiosa Stgr. (Vol. 2, p. 78) should be classified as a 
form here and not to Ocnogyna. — ussuriensis 0. B.-H. (6 k) is very like pretiosa and the illustrations in Vol. 2, ussuriensis. 
pi. 14 e as pretiosa represent this form. Larger than these with more extensive black spots, ground colour of $ 
is dusky brownish, the yellow of hindwings peppered with black. Ussuri territory. albovittata Rothsch. albovittata. 
should similarly be classified as a form of pretiosa, it has pure white bands on forewings instead of the yellow- 
grey. From Kuku-Nor. 
M. erschoffi Alph. (Vol. 2, p. 84, pi. 16 k). As already stated in main Volume it is better to deal with erschoffi. 
this insect and its group of forms, as a species, which normally differs by having red instead of yellow hind¬ 
wings. — ab. flava O. B.-H. is the rare form with yellow hindwings from Kuldja. — issyka Stgr. (Vol. 2, pi. 16 k) flava. 
has ochreous yellow instead of white ground colour and larger marginal spots on forewings. — seraram Gr. serarum. 
Grsh. (= schottlaenderi Strd.) (7 b as schottldnderi) differs by the absence or almost complete absence of the 
spots of hindwings and on the forewings it has a very wide pale transverse band through the disc. From Xaryn. 
— ab. infrapicta Strd. has a faintly roseate hue to markings of forewings. — korlana O. B.-H. is half-way be- infrapicta. 
tween serarum and mongolica differing from the latter by white ground colour to forewings and smaller black ^ oilana. 
spots. Spots of hindwings reduced in size. From Ivorla. — mongolica Alph. (Vol. 2, pi. 16 k); the markings of 
forewings should be a shade more yellow than shown in our illustration in main Volume. — selmonsi Bottch. selmonsi. 
(7 a) is a very small form, close to fergliana but with yellowish ground colour with small black spots. Hind¬ 
wings intensively red, also on underside. West of Narynsk on the Naryn river. — ab. transversata Bottch. has transvcrsata. 
the 2nd band of forewings (from base) extended to inner margin. — fergliana Stgr. (Vol. 2, pi. 16 k) differs from 
selmonsi by the pure white ground colour with larger black spots and less intensively red hindwings with yellow 
underside. — marxi O. B.-H. (7 a) from the Himalayas, N. E. of Simla is still more intensively yellow than marxi. 
selmonsi, all transverse bands extending to the inner margin; upper and undersides of hindwings deep scarlet 
with heavy black basal dusting and 3 small marginal spots. Abdomen black on top and yellow underneath. 
M. ladakensis 0. B.-H. (6 k) from Ladak can scarcely be called palaearctic. Forewings deep black with lada- 
4 yellowish white bands, the conjoining longitudinal streak of the previous species is absent, otherwise very 
similar; the 1st and 3rd bands extend to the inner margin, respectively anal angle. Hindwings reddish yellow 
in (J, red in $ with 2 black marginal spots and in the $ with central spot and a faint transverse band. Body 
black, abdomen with red longitudinal stripe. It certainly does not belong to Oroncus. 
5. Subfamily: Spilosominae. 
50. Genus: Spilarctia Btlr. 
S. lutea Hufn. (= lubricipeda auct.) (Vol. 2, p. 84, pi. 15 a as „lubricipeda“). By the utilisation of the hdea. 
name lubricipeda for lutea and also for menthastri a great deal of confusion has been caused among the forms. 
For instance — walkeri Curt, is referred to by many authors and also in the main Volume (p. 87) as a form 
of menthastri, whilst actually it is a transition to zatima and belongs here. It differs from the latter by the pres¬ 
ence of the yellowish spots of the ground colour behind the cell; hindwings remain light. — A further variety 
of zatima has been obtained from cross-breeding of Heligoland strains and named — frisia Muller, only the frisia. 
wings are with typical zatima markings whilst the body is ochreous yellow as in the main type form. — hip- hipperti. 
perti Lamb, is a form of the $ as pale yellow-white as the — When hindwings are devoid of markings but 
