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E. catax L. (Vol. 2, p. 154, pi. 24 g). From a larva discovered near Vienna a E moth resulted differ¬ 
ing considerably from typical specimens by the absence of the reddish colouration. Forewings ochre golden 
yellow with no dark edge to the white discal spot. Hindwings paler almost whitish yellow: auriflua Schaw. auriflua. 
E. rueckbeili Graes. (9 d). We are now illustrating this species, which was dealt with in Vol. 2, p. 155. 
6. Genus: X^asiocampa Schrk. 
L. quercus L. (Vol. 2, p. 156, pi. 25 a—c). The following forms of the race alpina Frey are denominated: 
semifasciata Wgr. E- the yellow band on hindwings is completely absent, on forewings it is present but dif- semifas- 
fuse. The margin on underside of both wings is not golden yellow, but has only sparse yellow scales. —■ caeco- data. 
puncta Rbl. is without white discal spot on forewings of E, in $ there is a brown spot in normal or almost punda. 
normal size. The edge of the marginal area appears to be fainter. Further breeding produced an increasing 
number of caecopuncta amongst normal alpina until the latter became completely extinct. — hasfifera Std. hastifera. 
$ is a normally dark alpina $ only all the veins are completely yellow commencing at base and not only in 
the marginal area. — spadicea Wgr. $ is very dark but not so dark as quercus E> it has a slight rose coloured spadicea. 
sheen somewhat like a dark Mai. franconica - —- doriai Rocci & Trti. is described as a race from 3 Go from doriai. 
the Isle of Giglio (Tuscany). Ground colour is less intensively reddish and resembles that of trifolii. The yellow 
transverse line of forewings is delicate similar to that of spartii (Vol. 2, pi. 25 b). The margin of hindwings 
is much less pale than in sicula Stgr. (pi. 25 c). — Besides we are illustrating olivacea Tutt (9 e) mentioned 
in Vol. 2, p. 157. — wagneri Tutt is the hybrid of quercus $ x trifolii §. It is denominated because as Stand- wagneri. 
fuss remarks a $ was bred from this hybrid. No description appears to exist. — augusfilinea Valle $ from augusti- 
Finland is as dark as callunae $, but all bands are as narrow as in the southern forms spartii and sicula (Vol. 2, tinea. 
pi. 25 b and c). 
L. trifolii Esp. (Vol. 2, p. 158, pi. 25 c, d). Occasionally one finds EG in the South Tyrol in which the 
pale outer line on forewings is sharply defined and there is a further faint line near the base. This has a 
pointed projection in the middle such as is faintly indicated for medicaginis E in Vol. 2, pi. 25 d. Such a 
pale line also occurs in codes Hbn ., the other southern races have a dark line with a more or less clear pale 
edge at the base. These are named bilinea Hartig ; basilinea Lenz from Bavaria will probably be practically bilinea. 
identical. — mitfordi Oberth. is very pale fulvous, the orange-yellow marginal area being separated by a dark mitfordi. 
line. In basal area and on hindwings a faint dark line. The outer line of forewings in the $ is situate somewhat 
nearer the base than customary. The inner area is somewhat paler than in the E, the outer area of the 
same colouration as in E, hindwings scarcely darker than the marginal area. — ochracea E Hartig probably ochracea. 
differs very little. The forewings are said to be reddish yellow-brown, the white discal spot larger, the outer 
line narrow. Underside monotonous ochreous red without the outer line on both wings which occurs in mit¬ 
fordi. Tutt deems specimens with a basal line on forewings as typical trifolii and denominates (normal) specimens 
in which same is absent as unilinea-typica and specimens in which both lines are indistinct and pale radial 
longitudinal streaks occur: suffusa-typica. — In the Journal Iris 1, p. 156 an aberration or race is cited as rcmana 
Stdfss. which does not appear to have been described. — A sub-race of codes Hbn. from Sardinia is named sardoa sardoa. 
Trti. (9 f). Whilst in codes the ground colour appears to be fairly variable, it is always dark fulvous in sardoa E 
similar to medicaginis Bkh. and has a clear pale band on both wings and is not paler in marginal area. The $ can 
be as dark as the normal E, generally however it is somewhat paler. Similar specimens occur in Corsica (Viz- 
zavona). — daddi Heinr. described from a single E from Digne and therefore not definitely a race, is similar daddi. 
to sardoa. It has a clear pale line on hindwings, bub differs by the paler margin of both wings. — semifasciata semifas- 
Failla occurs occasionally among codes in Sicily. The pale outer line on hindwings is absent in same and the data. 
specimens are smaller. It is probably a starvation form which resembles a small typical trifolii. — devittata devittata. 
Trti. are specimens from the Apennines of Modena in which only occasionally the lines of both wings are ab¬ 
sent. The ground colour corresponds to that of medicaginis so that such specimens are not quite identical with 
iberica Gn. — samnitica Dhl. from the Maiella is probably a transition to same. Colouration of ground is a very samnitica. 
uniform pale grey, the outer margin somewhat lighter and the outer line less prominent. This line is also in¬ 
distinct on hindwings. E 35—39 mm. The $ is a monotonous yellow-grey, the pale band is wide and quite in¬ 
distinct. 
L. serrula Gn. (Vol. 2, p. 159). As the illustration in Vol. 2, pi. 25 f is not very natural we are giving 
a fresh illustration here (9 e). — The race aegyptiaca Oberth. (9 e) differs by the greyer forewings than the typ- aegyptiaca. 
ical serrula and it approaches to palaestinensis Stgr. (Vol. 2, pi. 26 a). In the only pair which I have before me 
the pale outer line on forewings of E is very distinct, fainter in the $. Hindwings in both sexes fulvous, a 
faint pale line is present which is somewhat more distinct in the E and fainter in the $. — An aberrative $ 
among palaestinensis is denominated as seileri Stertz (9 g). It was also mentioned in Vol. 2 but we are now seileri. 
illustrating same. In it a dark band is also indicated on the hindwings, the marginal area of both wings is 
somewhat paler than basal area. 
L. bomilcar Oberth. (10 d) is only known to me from a copy of the illustration. It differs on the fore- bomilcar. 
wings in the E from serrula as there is no narrow pale line beyond the dark outer line, however there is a pale 
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