RHYPARIOIDES; DIACRISIA; HYPHORAIA By Dr. M. Draudt. 
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61. Genus: Rliyparloides Btlr. 
B amurensis Brem. (Vol. 2, p. 94, pi. 14 i). — obliterata Hard. Both wings devoid of markings, only obliterata. 
with a faint ochreous stripe and spots and one dark dot near the middle of inner margin. Hmdwmgs with 
small diffuse pale brown spots with yellow surrounds. Barabash (Amur). July. 
R. subvaria Wkr. (Vol. 2, p. 94, pi. 14 k). — flavidior Oberth. is a form with much brighter ochreous y av idior. 
yellow colouration from V/. China. 
0. okinawana Mats. Described from a single §, is said to be very like metelkana (Vol. V pi- 14 i). Doie okmauana. 
wings yellow-brown with 6 diffuse brownish spots, one in centre of cell, one in centre of mediana, one each 
at angles of cell, two subterminally between veins 2 and 3; between veins 5 and 6 of hmdwmgs scarlet with 
black discocellular spot with a black line from its lower extremity to the base; 5 subterminal spots the two 
subapical ones being smaller than the others. Underside orange-yellow with black spots. Head and thorax 
yellow, abdomen orange with black dots dorsally and laterally. Legs scarlet, tibiae and tarsi black-brown. 
Wing expanse: 37 mm. Okinawa (Japan). 
62. Genus: IMacrisia Hbn. 
We consider Hampson’s separation of sannio from the large group classified under the GenUs Dia- 
crisia to be correct. The characteristics mentioned in the main Volume, the sleeker build and the sexual di¬ 
morphism among others, suffice to separate same; sannio is the original type for the Genus Diaciisia. 
D. sannio B. (Vol. 2, p. 94, pi. 14 k). In this species we have the following further denominations: - 
vulpinaria L denotes the northern race according to Bryk, separating same from sannio, the nnd-european vulpinaria. 
type. The latter has paler undersides to the wings. The following forms belong to the former: - bohemanm bohemanni. 
Bryk with dark cell spot on hindwings, — lativiftata Bryk with wide outer margin to hmdwmgs. karehca ^hmttaia. 
Bryk with completely red cell spot on forewings. — nebulosa Bryk (7 c) has ashy grey-biown hinc wings wi ou neb ulosa. 
spots. — derosata Gloss denotes a S from the neighbourhood of Berlin without any rosy-red colouration. — derosata. 
schawerdae Anger is a nice aberration with normal forewings and hindwings densely and uniformly c ustec schanerdae. 
with rosy red; from Cervignano. — krejai Gloss ( = krejae Strd.) differs from karelica by its completely brown- krejai. 
black cell spot. — immaculata Oberth. are aberrative specimens without any central spot. Such specimens immacu- 
were already mentioned in Vol. 2 from the Valais, similar to moerens Strd., but in the formei tie m. wings 
are only adumbrated in the $ sex. Similar specimens occur in the Aosta Valley: — ab. $ montana Gian. In montana. 
Turin very pale specimens occur: — pezzii Rocci; here the ground colour of the S 1S P ale yellow with faint pezzn. 
rose markings on forewings; hindwings are scarcely pale yellowish, almost white, the dark submarginal band 
and central spot are totally absent. The original description gives no particulars of the $. — aestiva Cosiantim aeshva. 
are smaller specimens of the 2nd generation from the Emilian Apennines; here the hindwings are scarcely brown, 
quite yellow. — hijaris described by Spuler denotes deep yellow specimens without red and faintly developer lutam. 
hindwing band of grey colour; from Turkestan. - mortua Stgr. is illustrated (7 c). - caucasica Schaposchmkoff caucasica. 
are specimens from the Caucasus with increased black. Strand has unnecessarily altered the name into can- 
casiana-, as we consider this Genus to have but the one type and as the other caucasica Alph. refers to jmrpurata 
of the Genus Rhyparia , this new denomination should be rejected. The.same applies to the proposed alteration 
of moerens in pseudomoerens Strd. (nec moerens Btlr. as a form of Arctinia cacsai^a) and of unifoimis . aas 
in syrdarja Strd. (nec uniformis Mr. as a form of Spilosoma punctata Mi.). 
63. Genus: Hyplioraia Hbn. 
H. festiva Bkh. (Vol. 2, p. 95, pi. 17 e). Of this species which has been captured more frequently of 
late years, a number of forms have been named: — diplosema Stick, are smaller, more thinly scaled specimens diplosema. 
which therefore look paler; the postdiscal markings are conjoined forming an “X or R shaped mark, 
lemniscata Stick, is larger, all bands of forewings strikingly wide, the 2nd costal spot broad, conjoine m an lemniscata. 
angular band with the posterior marginal spot. Hindwings ochreous yellow, only reddish outwaidly. er ^" u G l,( 111,1 ■ 
thema Stick, denominated from a single $ with intensive red hindwings, the black spots of hindwings out me 
by rusty brown. All these 3 forms from the Vilui territory. — rosea Shelj. has rosy red hindwings extensively rosea. 
dusted with darker scales, the red-brown colour of fore wings is darker. From Alexandrowsk (Murmansk coast). 
H. ornata Stgr. (Vol. 2, p. 95, pi. 17 e). Of this beautiful and very variable species, larger quantities ornata. 
seem to have been captured of late years. Mr. 0. Bang-Haas was so kind as to send some of his varieties oi 
illustrative purposes. — pallida farm. nov. ( 0. B.-H. i. 1.) (7 d) is a form with whitish hindwings faintly suffused minaa. 
with grey. — flavescens form. n. (0. B.-H. i. 1.) has yellow hindwings. — rosacea form. n. (0. B.-H. i M has l^esccvs. 
hindwings with yellowish ground colour suffused with rose towards margins. ati opurpusea 0. B.- . 01 e atro- 
wings inclined to violet-black ground colour, the yellow spots somewhat reduced in size. Hindwings g ie J ibl pm puna 
white with heavily enlarged and confluent spots, so that almost the entire inner marginal area is gieUsh i ac v. 
All these forms from Irkutsk Province. 
