SYNTOMIS. By Dr. M. Draitdt. 
herthula. 
saliicola. 
silvatica. 
danieli. 
turbi- 
depicta. 
cuprea. 
tenera. 
ntavistica. 
warneckei. 
phegeulus. 
pseudo- 
delict, 
feuerlierdti. 
biga. 
postice- 
privata. 
felkel i. 
scmini- 
groides. 
philippsi. 
puellula. 
marjanoi- 
des. 
luetke- 
meyeri. 
tepid a. 
nigricornis. 
subdivisa. 
rossiea. 
cocandica. 
raspia. 
minuta. 
mara¬ 
candica. 
posicaecata. 
aurivala. 
postmacu- 
lata. 
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Stdr. the hindwings are typical, spot 6 is absent on the forewings whilst between spots 4 and 5 there are 2 
additional dots inserted, the forewings therefore have 10 spots. From Naples, Sorrento, Calabria. The illus¬ 
trations we owe to the kindness of Count Ttjrati. 
S. herthula Stdr. (5 e). It still remains to be ascertained to what degree this insect has a right to claim 
to be a species. It certainly is apparently very close to ragazzii and is similarly built with the same wing contour, 
but the antennae are distinctly more delicate and shorter with a buff tip; abdomen shorter and somewhat 
weaker. Wings vary in colouration from blue-black to brownish, without gloss; abdominal belts are dull pale 
yellow. Basal spot of forewings very small, generally only punctiform, spot 3 narrow situate almost vertically. 
The subapical spot long, rectangular, generally larger than spots 5 and 6, the latter generally punctiform and 
near the margin. Statjder differentiates meanwhile 2 local forms: — salticola Stdr. a delicate small high 
altitude form with almost extinct spots and: — silvatica Stdr. a larger more boldly spotted form from the low¬ 
lands with a greater blue sheen. According to the 3 types the following differences occur in the ground colours: 
danieli Stdr. representing forms inclined to violet-blue, — turbidepicta Stdr. with wings inclined to brown 
and with suffused spots and — cuprea Stdr. with coppery brown tone to the wings. The following further 
names have been given: — tenera Stdr. with minutely small spots occurring chiefly among salticola. — 
atavistica Stdr. are exceedingly small tenera specimens from a partial 2nd brood that was bred; with elongated 
forewings and rudimentary hindwings. — warneckei Stdr. with basal mark absent on forewings; in — phegeulus 
Stdr. spot 6 is absent; in — pseudoclelia Stdr. only spots 2, 3 and 5 are present on forewings; — in feuerherdti 
Stdr. spots 2, 3 and 4. — biga Stdr. has only spots 2 and 3 on forewings, hindwings without spots. — postice- 
privata Stdr. has normal spot marking on forewings, but hindwings without spots. — felkeli Stdr. has only spot 
3 on forewings, hindwings only have basal spot, whilst: — semirsigroides Stdr. has forewings without spots and 
hindwings with basal spot. — philippsi Stdr. corresponds to the completely black iphimedia form of phegea. 
- puellula Stdr. has the anterior abdominal belt missing. The extreme silvatica form is represented by — 
marjanoides Stdr. which is a specially large and boldly marked form. — luefkemeyeri Stdr. is a A with especially 
well developed preapical mark on hindwings and finally — repicta Stdr. denominates various forms with super¬ 
numerary spots of forewings or hindwings. This entire series of forms is limited to the territory of Aspromonte. 
The illustrations are from specimens in the collection of Turati. 
S. nigricornis Alph. (Vol. 2, p. 38 part.) (5 d) is smaller than the former. The preapical spot of hind¬ 
wings is similarly very small, the basal spot large, roundish to cordiform. Wings black with blue metallic sheen, 
the 2 middle spots quadrate. Antennae quite black or dark black-grey. A form with spot 2 of forewings sub¬ 
divided is named — subdivisa Trti. Caucasus (Borshom; Tiflis). 
S. rossiea Trti. (5 e). A small, pronouncedly brown species with faint coppery sheen. Hindwings with 
large well developed basal mark extending widely towards the inner and outer margins. Near to same a longish 
preapical mark; arrangement of spots on forewings is quite similar to that of liertliula, but the spots are larger. 
Tips of antennae white. Described from a specimen from Saratov which was kindly placed at our disposal by 
Count Turati for illustrative purposes. 
S. cocandica Ersch. (Vol. 2, p. 39) (5 d, $) is to-day no longer considered as merely a form of mara¬ 
candica Ersch. as classified in the main Volume, but it is deemed to be a genuine species with pure white spots. 
In maracandica these have a yellowish tone, cocandica is a much larger species with wider wing contour and 
of more robust build. Wings with a vivid blue-violet gloss. Tips of antennae grey whilst in maracandica they 
are quite black. Abdominal belt is open on underside whilst in maracandica it is complete. Spots of forewings 
are smaller, especially the outer ones are round and not longish as in maracandica. Generally speaking cocandica 
appears to be more closely related to ragazzii. Hindwings only have a basal spot. Ferghana. 
So caspia Stgr. (Vol. 2, p. 39, pi. 9 d). The illustration is a good one; it must be presumed that this is a 
genuine species and similarly not merely a form of maracandica. It has pure white and not transparent spots. 
S. minuta A. B.-H. (Vol. 2, p. 444) (5 e) with large quadrate basal spot on hindwings, entirely black 
antennae and yellow abdominal belt complete on underside. It can scarcely be merely a form of caspia. The 
pearly white spots of forewings are relatively large and slightly transparent. From Merw (Transcaspia). 
S. maracandica Ersch. (Vol. 2, p. 39 “maracandina” pi. 9 c) is as already mentioned under cocandica 
a genuine species with smaller round basal spot on hindwings, all spots yellowish and not transparent; a smaller 
species with elongated longer wings. The yellow abdominal belt is complete on underside ; antennae quite black. 
Alai, Aulie Ata. 
S. sintenisi Stfs. (Vol. 2, p. 39, pi. 9 d). A form without spots on hindwings is named: postcaecata Trti. 
S. aurivala Schaw. is very similar to sintenisi. Ground colour metallic violet-black with the same 
yellowish spots as the previous species. Besides the golden yellow abdominal belt and the yellow spot at base 
of abdomen, also the thorax and collar are very strikingly coloured a golden yellow. It therefore can be presumed 
that this is a genuine species. Antennae extending to % of length of costa and yellowish at tip. In the name 
form the hindwings are without spots and violet-black, whilst in — postmaculata Schaw. they have a yellowish 
basal spot. Described from 9 specimens captured in May near Mosul. 
