ZYGAENA. By H. Reiss. 
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spotted with confluent spots 1 and 2, as well as the round spots 3, 4 and 5 with fairly heavy yellowish-white 
surrounds, spot 6 divided as in carniolica but situate much lower than in same and almost without white border. 
Hindwings with narrow black margins. Underside as above. On the sides of the pronotum a little red, traces 
of a red belt on the abdomen. Clubs of antennae rounded anteriorly, legs yellowish. From the Hissar Mountains, 
Ulaxs Capa in July from the collection of Grum-Grschimailo. I am naming the insect in honour of Lord 
Rothschild who has graciously placed all his types at my disposal. A second identical q is in the Museum 
at Tring. 
Z. cocandica Ersch, (Vol. 2, p. 31, plate 7 g) (2 k). Type race: Western Alai along the river Kisil-su in cocandica. 
Chan Kokan. Specimens without abdominal belt are ab. nigra Dziurz. A fresh is now illustrated. var. nigra. 
minor Ersch. from Chan Kokan, near Djiptik, at end of June is in the same relationship to cocandica as iherica minor. 
is to occitanica. According to the description of one single $ the wing expanse is 26 mm; collar red, scapulae 
and tip of abdomen blackish-blue ( cocandica has collar, scapulae and tip of abdomen yellow) forewing spots 
small, situate separately, darker red. As nothing is said in regard to the absence of the red abdominal belt, it 
must be presumed that same occurs, otherwise presumably also like cocandica. — The subsp. banghaasi Bgjf. banghaasi. 
(2 k) from the village of Dombrachi, in the south east of the Karategin mountains (Bokhara) has much enlarged 
brilliant golden yellow forewing spots with rather paler yellow surrounds, so that the forewing is predominantly 
yellow. The hindwings are more yellowish-red than in the type form. The black margin is narrower and 
separated from the red wing area by a distinct yellow line. The specimens illustrated are cotypes from the 
collection of Bang-Haas. Specimens of this subspecies similar to the main form are designated with ab. 
pseudococandia (Ersch.) Bgfj. — subsp. pamira Sheij. (= avinoffi Hmps. and Durr.) (2 k): Forewing spots pseudo- 
usually pure yellow are somewhat reduced as against cocandica, spots 1 and 2 are intersected by black veins, “ llC( 
also spots 3 and 4. — Margin of hindwings somewhat wider, abdomen without red belt; general colouration 
duskier. Pamir in July. The specimen illustrated is a <J-cotype from the collection of Sheljuzhko. The 
subsp. cotiserta Gr.-Grsh. (Vol. 2, p. 31 as ab.) from Darwas has red collar and spots instead of yellow. conserta. 
Z. lydia Stgr. (Vol. 2, p. 27 and p. 443, plate 7 a), cremonae Seitz mentioned here in Vol. 2 is placed with lydia. 
olivieri Bsd. 
Z. Olivieri Bsd. (= dsidsilia Freyer) in Vol. 2, p. 28 and p. 443, plate 7 h from Syria, Lydia, Taurus, olivieri. 
Armenia with ab. laetifica H.-Schdff. (Vol. 2, p. 28, plate 7 g) and ab. confluens Dziurz. (Vol. 2, p. 44.>). The confluens. 
name of hebe Seitz (Vol. 2, p. 28) is withdrawn. - Here we must add as subspecies haberhaueri Led. mentioned 
as a species in Vol. 2, p. 26, plate 6 i, from Hankynda (Armenia) and Bernd-Dagh (Taurus). The subsp. 
libanicola Bgff. (2 k) from the eastern Lebanon, surroundings of the town of Zahle has thinly scaled and libanicola. 
consequently transparent wings. Base of hindwings is scarcely scaled and hyaline. Instead of the brilliant 
red of cremonae, it has delicate rose-red spots and hindwings. The specimens illustrated are cotypes. — The 
subsp. cremonae Seitz (instead of Stgr.) (in Vol. 2, p. 27, plate 7 a) probably emanates from the immediate 
neighbourhood of Beirout and is not from the Lebanon. 
Z, ganymedes H.-Schdff. from Pontus (Vol. 2, p. 28 and p. 443, plate 7 h) is probably a genuine species, ganymedes. 
— I mention as aberrations: ab. algarvensis Dziurz. and ab. confluens Dziurz., both in Vol. 2, p. 443. algarvensis. 
confluens. 
Z. sedi F. (Vol. 2, p. 26, plate 6 k) from Bulgaria, South Russia. Specimens with separate spots on sedi. 
forewings have been denominated ab. dissoluta Bgff. The typical sedi from Sarepta have fairly thoroughly dissoluta. 
confluent spots and at all events in the $ sex only traces of yellowish-white surrounds. 
Z. laeta Him. (Vol. 2, p. 26/27, plate 7 a) (2 b) from lower Austria, Moravia, Hungary, the Balkans, laeta. 
South Russia, Pontus. A $ from lower Austria (Marchfeld) is now illustrated. Specimens of the normal 
inversely marked laeta designated ab. reversa by Burgeff, revert to the older five-spot type. Specimens of reversa. 
the type form with extreme inverse marking of forewings, but with 2 to 3 black basal segments of the 
abdomen are ab. pseudomannerheimi Bgff. The ab. eos Sterzl has almost completely red forewings, the black pseudo - 
ground colour only appears at costa as a narrow margin, wider towards the apex. Abdomen with wide red belt. 
— The subsp. orientis Bgff. (laeta Stgr., akschehirensis Reiss, mannerheimi Seitz in Vol. 2, p. 26/27 plate i a) eos 
is said to cover the eastern races of laeta. These differ from the typical laeta of Austria anti Hungary abo\e all oiieniis. 
by the abdomen being reddened to the base and the frequent occurrence of the extreme inverse marking. 
Hindwings with traces of black margin at apex. Type race from Bogdanzi and Nicolic (on the lake of Dojran) 
in Macedonia. The larvae are found on Eryngium campestre L.; the insects rarely at rest on Scabiosa, Centumea 
and Cirsium. Differing only slightly are south russian specimens from Bogdo (in the Province of Astrachan). 
Near Ak-Shehir in Asia Minor a small number of laeta were caught in June 1928 at an altitude of 900 1100 m, 
that correspond also with orientis. 
The mannerheimi Chard does not belong to laeta, it is classified with cynarae. 
