ZYGAENA. By H. Reiss. 
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with them. Pure rose-red on the very narrowly margined hindwings and pale vermilion mixed with carmine 
red on the large spots. Apical spot well developed into an axe-like mark. 
The asiatic races of achilleae can scarcely be envisaged: subsp. bitorquata Mm (Vol. 2, E - >) ' “ cl) ^ 
limited to Pontus and Armenia. A $ from Erivan from Burgeff s collection is illustrated. Subsp. aiiatohca 
Bqfi (Vol 2 plate 7 d) from southern Anatolia (Ak-Shehir and Marash m the Taurus) is smaller than former 
with large rose-red spots and hindwings and strong inclination to confluence of the spots. 1 he forewings of 
no and ? ome of 33 are densely scaled with yellow. The races of Staudinger var. antiochena and var. plwemcea 
dlustrated in VoL 2, p. 27, plate 7 d belong here. - The var. senilis Bgff. from the alpine regions around Malatia seml,s. 
is still a little smaller than anatolica, yellow scaling considerably increased, the legs and underside of abdomen 
completely"whitish yellow. On the upperside of forewings the yellow surrounds of the spots are increased maze. 
The shell-shaped spot is reduced to a round dot, its pre vious size is indicated by a more intensive yellowish scaling 
The red is the usual rose of specimens from Asia Minor. The hairs especially of georgiae 
far only the are known. - - subsp. georgiae Reiss (2 d) from the neighbourhood of Ab red “ ° * 
the mountains of Tiflis is larger and more densely scaled in comparison to previous asiatic laces. 1 he i • 
dark rose Spot 5-6 seem falcate. Forewings of generally without yellow scale mterspersion among! the-red 
spots, in the $ relatively few. Fairly heavy blue or green gloss is visible. Margmation of hindwings rathe 
heavy especially at apex. The types are illustrated. 
Food plants of achilleae are Hippocrepis comosa L. and Coronilla vana L. 
Z. ignifera Korb (Vol. 2, p. 27 and p. 443) (2 e). A freshly emerged pair caught by Mr. 0. Qgerci is ujmfcra. 
illustrated; in Vol. 2 there is an illustration of a 3 (" a )- 
Z. ecki Christ. (Vol. 2, p. 24, plate 6 c) and Z. cambysea Led. with subsp.V ^ cambysea. 
and p. 443, plate 6 i) are placed here. In the latter ab. cingulata Dziurz. (Vol. 2, p. 443) with red abdomma , ringulata . 
Z armena Eversm. (= kadenii Led.) (Vol. 2, p. 27 and p. 443, plate 7 c). Specimens with confluent armena. 
spots in “al area of forewing from Georgia are named by Byrcere «b. eonfiuens _ ZZZ. 
caucasica Stgr.-BU. has proved to be an alpine armena. var .caucasica Stg, -BU must be, p 
alvina Dziurz (Vol 2 p 443) is synonymous with caucasica, its chief characteristics are. , - c . , ’ 
more tMckTjGiaired in f S , sparse sealing of both sexes, weak margination of the spots which in the ^ .s o e 
quite reduced, reduction and dissolution of the shell-like spot on margin, that separates into 2 diffuse but 
distinctly distinguishable spots and less heavy black margins of hindwings m the do- 
Romff. (Vol. 2, p. 26 ecki. 
Z. haematina Kollar (Vol. 2, p. 27/28) (2 e) 
is to be considered a separate species. The type from the haematina. 
_ . /—J TTT TV * \ r 1 ' 1 1 .-v Ill -Vi4 1 * 
Vienna Museum is illustrated. It is caught at Shiraz, Province Farsistan (S.W Persia). There a further 
specimen in the Vienna Museum. Faintly scaled forewings with quite faint green gloss; spots pale ose spots 1 
S 2 confluent spots 3 and 4 small and separate, spot 5 and 6 elongated crescent shaped and confluent. 
Hindwings pale’rose, semi-transparent, slightly more densely scaled with rose at inner angle,gather mom 
heavily scaled with darker rose in the outer area, especially at the apex, collar, scapulae and abdominal 
on one segment coloured rose. Legs yellowish. 
VIII. Subgen. Peristygia Bgff. 
Z. anthyllidis Bsd. (= erebus i Meig.) (Vol. 2, p. 22 and p. 442) from the high Pyrenees. The J and anlKyUMis. 
tbp 0 from Gedre are freshly illustrated on plate 2 e. In regard to caucasica Stgr.-RU. see above under 
arL» T e form with confluent spots 1 and 3 and also spots 5 and 6 and other comb.natmns is ab con- consuncta. 
I(,nda (= conjnncta Dziurz., Vol. 2, p. 442, eonfluens Le Charles ). The ab. flava Oherth. (Vol. 2, p. -2) is 
described under exulans and therefore need not be mentioned here. 
Z. oxytropis Bsd. (Vol. 2, p. 25 and p. 443) (2 e): Obebthub and Verity see in 
surrounds to the spots The distribution of oxytropis is Italy (westwards Pox to Maun o, c ,- 
~“ra‘ce being from Tuscany. The tp “ —■ 
vzz tsr 
without black surrounds on forewings, spot 6 is absent on upperside; ab. rubernma Sid., all 0 spots wide j 
