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ARCTINIA; DIAPHORA; RHYPARIA. By Dr. M. Draddt. 
black. On hindwings this is only the case at anal angle. Kwangtung. 
58. Genus: Arctinia Eichw. 
furcula. A. caesarea Goeze (Vol. 2, p. 91, jib 17 b). — furcula Bryk is a pathological aberration with pronounced 
stalks to veins at the upper angle of cell. 
59. Genus: Diapliora Stph. 
mendicana. D. mendica Cl. (Vol. 2, p. 91, pi. 17 b). — mendicana Strd. (= ab. 2 limps.) is a form, more or less 
sabulosa. covered with brownish black streaks and spots. — sabulosa Derenne denotes a large $ with sandy coloured 
vcnosa. forewings, the milky white hindwing as in type and spot marking also. — venosa Adkin from Ireland is pale 
hibernica. grey in both sexes, the veins standing out slightly darker and usual black spot marking. — hibernica Oberth. 
micheli. is probably the same, a pale grey form without other variation, from Ireland. — hybr. micheli Grosse denotes 
an interesting cross between msnthastri A + mendica $ with very variable results. The moths are smaller than 
mendica and mentha&tri, the A pale sandy to ashy grey with the markings of mendica, the $ like normal mendica 
$$ only smaller and with shorter hairs on abdomen. The larvae only moulted three times. 
curula. D. sordida Hbn. (Vol. 2, p. 92, pi. 17 c). — emu la Th.-Mieg. denotes a pale grey $ with blackish apex 
and margin to fore wings. 
djamila. D. luctuosa Hbn.-G. (Vol. 2, p. 92, pi. 17 d). — djamila Schaw. is a form with heavier spots, especially 
janeckoi. the subterminal row on hindwings is heavily developed. Herzegovina. — janeckoi Schaw. is a large form of 
same, the $ pale yellow-grey, the more an impure grey with fainter markings, abdomen devoid of spots. 
; panthcrata . From Trebevic. — pantherata Schaw. are extreme specimens of djamila in which the black spots are partially 
conjoined forming transverse bands, the 3. basal indicated, the premarginal band of spots incomplete. 
60. Genus: l&liyparia Hbn. 
R. leopardina Men. (Vol. 2, p. 93, pi. 14 g) has been renamed leopardinula by Strand, because Hampson 
had placed this species and leopardina Roll., wdiich is older, in his Genus Diacrisia. As we deal with these 
species in quite different Genera, we retain the previous name. 
R. purpurata L. (Vol. 2, p. 93, pi. 14 h). — flava Stgr. (= rhypariella Strd.) is illustrated (7 c). — 
transiens. Transition forms are: — transiens Spul. with hindwings discoloured yellow from inner margin and margin 
flavescens. and — flavescens Spul. with pale yellow-red hindwings. — uralensis Spul. is very close to caucasica Alph. with 
uralensis. markings strongly reduced, only costal spots and remnants of a marginal band of cell spots on forewings, 
hindwings with sparse black spots, with intensively orange yellow hindwings in $ with cliscal spot, dorsal spots 
ochrata. of abdomen faint, sometimes quite absent. From the S. Urals. — ochrata Wagn. belongs to the generally 
adumbrated forms, thorax, forewings and abdomen show a richer deeper ochreous yellow colouration. — 
obscura. obscura Rehberg has deep black forewing spots of normal size; the band at base of hindwings is dissolved 
into 2 dots or distinctly constricted; the specimens are somewhat smaller. Bremen is indicated as origin. 
obscuras - Probably the name replaces atromaculata Galv. — obscurascens Strd. is a name given by Strand in place of 
cens. 0 b,scura Schultz, which has only recently been given and should not be confused with obscura Reliberg just 
paradoxa. mentioned and with which it is not identical. — paradoxa Philipps (7 c) illustrates the degree to which these 
aberrations can go. The spots of forewings and hindwings are compressed to marginal bands of half the width 
marchica. of the wings. Thanks to Dr. Philipps we are in a position to illustrate this remarkable form. — niarchica Class 
is stated by its author to be a subspecies from the neighbourhood of Berlin. It is said to be smaller with more 
acutely pointed wings. Spots smaller and blackish, not grey, with inclination to be absent. In comparison to 
bsrolinensis Fuchs a further subdivision seems unjustified nor is there any reason to claim the rank of a sub- 
rubescens. species. — rubescens Gloss are specimens of marchica with forewings suffused with reddish. — griscescens Gloss 
gnsescens. denominates a A bred from Berlin in which the red of hindwings is replaced by grey, there is only a faint 
gerda. reddish hue left at base, spots diffuse; underside of forewings is red. — gerda Warnccke on the other hand 
seems to be a genuine subspecies. The grey-black spots in inner and central areas of forewings are very small, 
partially extinct, wiiilst at outer margin they are wide and contiguous, especially in the $; similarly in the $ 
the black spots of hindwings in front of the outer margin are very large. The black spots on abdomen are very 
barteli. small or quite absent. Underside only suffused with red to a very small degree. Amur territory. — barteli Krul. 
from the southern Urals also has reduced spots, but even those of the outer area of wings are not enlarged, 
the colour of same is dull. Later on the author himself admits that this form coincides with uralensis Bartel. 
