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nugro- 
striata. 
radiata. 
alexandri. 
is a transition to same with faint brownish tone. — walkeri Curt, is, as already mentioned under Spil. lutea , 
to be removed from here and classified under the latter species. The analogous group of forms of menthastri 
would be: godarti Oberth. (= albiramis Strd., ab. 3 Hamps.) in which the interstices between the veins are godarti. 
streaked with black, so that only the veins, narrow streaks between same and a row of spots at margin remain 
white. — costa nigra Lamb, has costa including apex, the upper half of outer margin and fringes a dusky black, costa nigra. 
— marghiestriata Mezger is very similar but it has also black striations in the interstices at margin extending margine- 
into the fringes. Neuilly-sur-Seine. — drueti Derenne is an asymmetrically marked dusky pathological variety dru J^ iaia ' 
of ab. costa nigra Lamb. — tripuncta Lamb, has only 3 black dots near base on forewings and hindwings devoid ir i punc t a . 
of markings. — unipuncta Strd. has only one central spot on hindwings. Oslo. — apicistrigata Kard. has only unipunda. 
fine black apical streaks on forewings, all other spots are absent; hindwings pure white. Vladivostock; Narwa apici ^\j ada 
Island. — fasciata Closs has spots partially confluent forming transverse lines, the reverse form to godarti. fasciata. 
From a single specimen from the neighbourhood of Berlin. — pura Vorbr. ( Kruger i. 1.) is pure yellow on upper- pura. 
side of abdomen, only the last segment is white and all black spots are absent. — flavotergata hard, is probably flavotergaia. 
very similar. The black spots on abdomen are missing. Amur territory, Narwa Island. 
S. punctarium Or. (Vol. 2, p. 87, pi. 15 g) is certainly a genuine species. — opulenta Kard. is a more opulenta. 
richly spotted form; black spots on forewings enlarged, a marginal row of black dots from apex to anal angle, 
also on hindwings to halfway across. Amur territory, Narwa Island. 
S. urticae Esp. (Vol. 2, p. 88, pi. 15 g). Specimens quite devoid of markings are — blanca Schaiv. blanca. 
( = peralbata DM.). — nigrostriata Schaio. the rows of black dots are conjoined forming 3 black longitudinal 
streaks, one at costa with 2 below. — radiata Spul. is probably the same, it is described as having black rays 
at costa, at posterior and anterior edges of disc and a row of black dots between veins 1 and 2. — alexandri 
Pazsicky denotes specimens with pure white wings on upper and undersides. — anomala Maslowscy has the anomala. 
apical part of fore wings divided by a short oblique row of-black dots as in menthastri. 
S. mandli Schaiv. (7 b). The resembles the $ of menthastri. Antennae are purer white, pectinations mandii. 
much shorter than in menthastri, more like in urticae. Eorewings narrower, 4 small black streaks, not spots, 
in basal area; a row of black streak-like spots in centre, forming a sharp angle pointing outwards, behind 
centre a further row of spots and streaks, which almost forms a line, 3 small double streaks at apex; 3 smaller 
ones in centre of outer margin; fringes white. Hindwings white, a black double streak sometimes in the middle. 
Abdomen ochreous yellow with 2 rows of black dots. From Nikolsk Ussurijsk, but apparently widely distributed, 
having been captured also in Hungary (Iglo) and probably only not observed owing to its similarity to other 
similar species. 
S. irregularis Rothsch. Head and thorax pure white, vertex, collar and tegulae and centre of thorax irregularis 
spotted with fawn. Palpi and antennae brown, femora of forelegs carmine-red on upperside; abdomen pale 
carmine-rose on upperside with brown bands, white underside, basally and at tip. Forewings pure white wdtli 
pale brown subbasal band and with a row of small irregular dots before the centre; in the centre a wide ir¬ 
regular band, beyond same a band of small dots and spots and posterior to same an irregular band, interrupt¬ 
ed between veins 3 and 4. There is a row of sagittate marks subterminally and a row of dots on margin. 
Hindwings white with pale brown discal dot and a subterminal band of spots, which expand towards anal 
angle. "Wing expanse: 60 mm. Central China. 
S. rostagnoi Oberth. (Vol. 2, p. 446). Thorax white with black spots on tegulae and metathorax. Ab- rostagnoi. 
domen scarlet with black dorsal and lateral spots, underside white. Forewings white, a black streak at base 
of costa, a curved row of spots before centre, an oblique row of partially conjoined spots in centre; posterior 
to same a further row of spots from costa to vein 3, the uppermost of which is conjoined with an oblique 
band of spots extending to apex; subterminally there are 4—5 spots and black dots on the fringes. Hindwings 
white with black discal spot and 5 small subterminal dots; extremities of fringes black in centre. In the £ 
the spots are increased in size, hindwings have a black subterminal band of spots. Wing expanse: 58—62 mm. 
W. China (Siao-lu). 
53. Genus: Ljic,v<U‘s Wkr. 
spectabilis Tausch. (Vol. 2, p. 89, pi. 15 i) which was classified here, is now placed to the Genus - 
Volgarctia Alph. — semiramis Stgr. (Vol. 2, p. 89), which it appears was originally described from Egin, Asia 
Minor, seems to me to belong to the Genus Phragmatobia. 
, 57. Genus: Areas Wkr. 
A. galactina Hoev. (Vol. 2, p. 91, pi. 17 b). — oehracea Mell. has all spots yellow-brown, which in the och 
name type form are carmine-red; the black spots on the body are larger; margin of forewings is more or less 
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