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MALACOSOMA. By M. Gaede. 
In both species the pale median band on underside of hindwings is narrow and clear, almost forming a semi¬ 
circle. In aurivillii it has an inner edge of dark brown. In zanoni fringes of forewings are not checked on the 
underside. A 30 mm. 
osthelderi. Ch. osthelderi Pnglr. (9 b). Antennae extremely heavily pectinated. Wings dark grey-brown at base, 
separated from the slightly paler outer area by an indistinct darker band. Hindwings of same shade as this 
marginal area. A dark band is indicated somewhat before the centre. On underside of forewings the dark cen¬ 
tral band is only distinct anteriorly. It is more clearly marked on hindwings and forms a semicircle as in our 
powelli. $ 20 mm (Type) to 26 mm. Konia, Akshehir. 
gdtsch- Ch. gotschmamii Stertz (9 b) in the imago is very like pastrana Led. (10 a and Vol. 2, p. 149. pi. 24 a), 
mumn. ] mt the larvae are different. The antennae in gotschmanni have not such enormously long pectinations, but 
the ground colour of upperside and the incurved costa are just as in pastrana. Occasionally traces of a dark 
outer band can be observed at costa of forewings. Same is better discernible on underside of both wings; this 
however is faint enough in the only specimen I have. According to Pungeler the eyes are only weakly haired. 
The $ is a paler brown than any of the other species. A 25 mm. Jerusalem. 
mtacta. Ch. intacta Pnglr. i. 1 . (9 c) appears a more sandy yellow than pastrana and gotschmanni. As in pastrana 
there is no band on upper or undersides. On closer examination however the differences are considerable. 
According to Pungeler the eyes of pastrana are hairy, those of intacta naked. Besides the antennae are somewhat 
more shortly pectinated than in gotschmanni and barely half as long as in pastrana. Costa of forewings is not 
incurved. The red-brown $ is outwardly not different from pastrana. <$ 26 mm. Valley of the Jordan. 
P auh - Ch. pauli Pnglr. i. 1. (9 c). Antennae as in intacta, as also size and formation of wings. According to 
Pungeler the eyes are hairy. Basal area of forewings is somewhat darker to the area where an outer band 
might occui. On underside a wide diffuse brown band is discernible, which is formed about as in gotschmanni. 
s 26 mm. $ pale brown with white anal tuft, exactly like a $ of palaestrana Stgr. Jerusalem. 
Ch, pastrami and palaestrana which in Vol. 2, p. 150 are grouped together are, separated as distinct 
species by Pungeler and Stertz. 
2. Genus: Malacosoma Him. 
momea M - nmstria L - ( Vo1 - 2 > P- 150 > P 1 - 24 b). — cinnamomea Trti. & Vrty. denominates cinnamon brown 
momea ■ cJ<J, sometimes having a darker central band, which occur among typical yellow of the italian Maritime 
bicolor. Alps. A similar pair from Herzegowina is found in the Pungeler collection. — bicolor Sibille are S3 having 
base of forewings a straw-yellow and the outer similarly coloured line being somewhat wider and diffuse. Such 
inter- specimens occur evervhere. — In interrupta Le. Charles $ the central band of forewings is interrupted, which 
is a very rare occurrence. — A form corresponding to castrensis-pallida and franconica-pallidea also’occurs 
here (1 $ from Amur in the Pungeler collection), but so far it is not denominated. — A few hybrids have 
caradjae. been reared, viz: neustria $ X jranconica $ = caradjae Stdfss. (9 d), but only in the sex. Colouration of 
wings is like neustria A, but the scaling is somewhat transparent, the shape of the two lines is more like 
those of ftanconica. On underside too, the pale band resembles that species. — Also a copulation of neustria 
schaufussi. X castrensis var. veneta $ ( = scliaufussi Stdfss.) (9 d) was successfully carried out by Prof. Standfuss. It 
resulted in only $$. On forewings the inner edge of central band is heavily bent at costa as in veneta, extending 
then straightly and not regularly curved. Both margins are heavier than in veneta (9 d) but weaker than in 
nmsiren- castrensis. - The hybrid neustrensis Klemann from neustria $ x castrensis $ is also only known in the $ sex. 
It may be presumed that same does not differ much from the previous description. 
fasciata. M. castrensis L. (Vol. 2, p. 151, pi. 24 c). — fasciata $ Gloss has a dark central band on forewings 
and may therefore be considered a variation of the same form that is named veneta Stdfss. as a race; it there- 
jundci f ° re seems desirable to also illustrate veneta here (9 d). — costipuncta $ Gloss has the dark central band reduced 
PU>1C U ‘ to a sma11 s P ot on costa. As one can see from the original illustration this form is a stunted cripple and not 
desiejnata, ch sc i \ ing of a name. designafa Aigner is an extreme albino and paler than the illustration of franconica- 
pallida in Vol. 2, p. 151, pi. 24 d. Not only is the forewing still paler than in the pale form Jcirghisica Stgr. 
hatophila. but it is devoid of markings. Hindwings and abdomen are also yellowish white. — The race halophila Std. from 
Vluggia (Piieste) resembles veneta Stdfss. (9 cl) but is still larger. In the A the yellow colouration of upperside 
of foiewings is darker and the central band is rather more vertical to the inner margin. Behind same is an outer 
band of brown spots, the outer margin, in contrast to veneta, is almost always dark yellow and not brown, 
whilst the thorax also in veneta (for instance in the specimen illustrated) is dark yellow. The $ appears to 
thomalae. differ from veneta $ only by the darker basal area of forewings. — thomalae form. nov. is a still paler form 
than hhghisica Stgr. described already in Vol. 2, p. 151. The submarginal dark band of the latter is quite 
