Publ. 7. V. 1930. 
ZYGAENA. By H. Reiss. 
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red is a pale carmine, almost carmine rose which is rather brighter on the forewings than on hindwings. 
The black areas of the wings almost without gloss, legs black also in the ?. A <J from the collection of 
Bukgeff is illustrated. - subsp. barthai Bass (1 g) is a race from the mountains of Sultan-1 agh m Asia tarlhm. 
Minor occurring at an altitude of about 2000 m. Flying at the end of July they remind one in their conduct 
strongly of Z exulans from the Alps. They are much smaller than subsp. diaphana Stgr. (Vol. p. 1 / • , 
plate 4c) from the Taurus, antennae especially in the are strikingly longer than in same m comparison 
to the size Thorax and abdomen fairly heavily haired. A considerable extension of the red axe-like mar a 
of the forewings is not rare. The type is illustrated, — subsp. rosalis Bgff. (= rosea Bgff praeocc.; rosalis. 
nolygalae Star ) from Malatia (middle of May) is rose coloured and of very dainty build, lhe spots are 
confluent and extended. - subsp. clavigera Bgff. (1 g) from Akbes (Syria) varies considerably^ from pur- clavigera. 
jmralis It emanates probably from the spurs of Lebanon and from high altitudes. It differs m the ns in¬ 
stance by the brilliant red of the spots and the hindwings. Scaling is appressed and very fine, the hair scales 
are very short. The constant characteristic that strikes one most is the unusually thick club antennae which 
are considerably heavier than those of the european pur jmralis. The average size is somewhat smaller t lan 
same The hindwings as in var. bosniaca show a more or less wide black margin in the <$, with only an me i- 
cation of same at the apex in the $. The $$ are sometimes faintly dusted yellowish. A cotype is illustrated. 
— Finally subsp. tianschanica Bgff. (4 n) has to be mentioned. It is the same size as the name form. The wings hanscham - 
are very truncate at the apex, clubs of antennae are heavier but not so heavy as m subsp. clavigera. I ie rec 
spots of the forewings are confluent in a great number of specimens, forming a large patch rounded oil dista y 
but of a different shape to ab. rubrotecta Vrty. The red is a very dark shade of bright carmine red with a 
slight inclination towards vermilion: the black parts of the wings have a bluish or greenish gloss in the 
suffused with yellowish-grey. The legs in both sexes have yellowish hairs inwards. In a series of somewhat 
varying populations (races?) from Alcsu, Kuldja, Tian-shan. The illustrated $ is from Burgefe s collection. 
Specimens of this main race are often erroneously offered by dealers as smirnovi Christ. Further we can 
mention here ab. flava Dziurz. (Vol. 2, p. 441) which is the yellow form of an eastern purpuralis race from Issy- flava. 
_The var. naryna Bgff. from the neighbourhood of Naryn which is placed here as a race, is very close naiyna. 
to tianschanica in regard to size, marking and colouring, whilst the contour of the wings approaches more to 
the normal purpuralis. 
The larvae of purpuralis occur in mid Europe on Thymus serphyllum L.; grass and clover are not 
acceptable. 
Z smirnovi Christ. (1 g) (Vol. 2, p. 19) differs considerably from purpuralis in the genitals. Pure smirnovi. 
smirnovi occur at Achal-Tekke (Nuchur), they differ superficially, especially by the rose-red of the spots of 
the fore wings, and hindwings, the considerable constriction that occasionally occurs of the round part of the 
axe-like end of the longitudinal band of spots 5—6 which sometimes leads to its complete separation t ie 
narrow black edge at the apex of the hindwings and the relatively longer feelers and wings m the S- A ? fr01 ^ 
Btirgeff’s collections is illustrated. - The var. persica Bgff. (1 g). - <? specimens from Tancre m North persica. 
Persia differ by the unusually finely scaled transparent wings and the separation of the spots, that are confluent 
pr the name form. The unknown $ may however nevertheless have confluent forewing spots. A p-cotype is 
illustrated from the collection of Bang-Ha as. 
Z. brizae Esp. (1 g) (Vol. 2, p. 19) from Lower Austria, Hungary (the type-race), Balkan Peninsular, brizae. 
Crete with ab. interrupts Hirschke, ab. cingulata Dziurz. ad ab. rubrianata Bgff. (Vol. 2, p. 441). We illustrate rubnanata 
here a specimen from Galyn Alo in Hungary, as the figure in Vol. 2 (4 c) is not very characteristic. 
Z. erebaea Bgff. (1 h) (= erebus Stgr., Vol. 2, p. 19, n. praeocc.; brizae H.-Schdff.) from the Caucasus erebaea 
(Achalzich), Armenia is more robust than brizae, it has brighter red which is sometimes considerably mixed with 
yellow, the * dark edge of the hindwings is wider in the a narrow border is present also m the ?. The 
fringes are longer, body heavily haired. The specimens illustrated (from the collection of Burgeef) were cap¬ 
tured by Ixorb near Achalzich (Chambobel) and in the Adjara Mountains. 
Z. corycia Stgr. (Vol. 2, p. 19) from Lydia, Taurus and Syria; typical from Mamssa. The var. bmssensis 
Reiss is based on specimens from Brussa, somewhat larger than typical corycia and m its whole appearance 
between brizae and corycia. - In subsp. adanensis Reiss (1 h) from Hadshjin (Vil. Adana) the red of the stripes adanemis 
in the forewing is increased so that one has the impression of a uniform red surface. Antennae almost without 
clubs (like scabiosae). The type of the is illustrated. 
Z. brizae Esp., erebaea Bgff. and corycia Stgr. form a group of closely related species. Erebaea end brizae show 
important differences in the genitals. Brizae like the majority of Zygaemdae has an additional pair of spurs, besides the usual 
2 end spurs. They are slightly higher below the middle of the tibiae of the hindmost legs m both sexes and are absent i 
the S °f erebaea and in both sexes of corycia. 
Z. aallica Oberth. (1 h) (Vol. 2, p. 19) from Digne and the ligurian Apennines (according to Rocci) gallica. 
which was only mentioned in the text in Vol. 2, is now illustrated (according to Oberthur). — Here we must 
place subsp. giesekingiana n.nov. (1 h) (= interrupta Boursin, n. praeocc.) from the Maritime Alps (\enc-e). 0 > c ±t 
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