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transverse shade. Between this and the marginal shade, the outer marginal area is faintly paler. On the 
whole it is paler than decolor (Vol. 10, pi. 62 c). The pale, almost cream coloured hindwings contrast sharply 
from the fore wings and the body. 
16. Genus: Mimas Hbn. 
tiliae. M. tiliae L. (Vol. 2, p. 243, pi. 38 c). As might be expected in such a variable species, a considerable 
number of aberrations and forms must be enumerated. First of all Tutt’s forms. As already mentioned by 
Dr. Jordan in Vol. 2, Tutt sub-divided according to ground colour; the brown, green and bleached forms 
therefore received a multiple name with the addition of brunnea, virens and pallida. — Further we have: ab. 
bimargina- bimarginalis Gillm. the spots of central band of forewing are only retained as small marginal spots at costa 
constricta. an< ^ hind margin. ab. constricta Gillm. has a complete band, but same is reduced in size to a narrow 
excessiva. Mint stripe. ab. excessiva Gillm. has the anterior spot of the band enormously increased, whilst the 
trimacula- posterior one is small. — ab. trimaculata Brornb. the anterior spot of band is intersected in 2 parts. — ab. 
inversa'. inversa Gillm. the posterior spot is divided, whilst the anterior one is normal. — ab. pseudotrihiaculata Gillm. 
pseudo- is the same aberration, but the anterior spot does not extend to costa. — ab. semicentripimcta Bunge is an 
tri Teniiccn- ab ’ ceniri puncta, in which the posterior spot is only faintly retained. — ab. viridis Gloss has pale yellowish 
tripuncta. g ree n fore wings without any variation in the shade of colour at marginal area. — ab. clara Gloss has red brown 
Vi ciara Centfal area with S reen band - — ab. discifera Gloss the central band has a spot at the costa of the same colour 
discifera. as ma ldle area. ab. roseofincta Schaw. has rosy ground colour with green band and green outer margin. — 
roseotincta. ab. vitrina Gehlen (12 c) is a very remarkable aberration, differing from normal specimens by having a round 
r ii fob run- trans P arent disk ln the size of a pea on both hindwings. — ab. rufobrunnea Lenz are red-brown specimens 
nea. with pale reddish ground colour. — ab. atroviridis Lenz are dark green with black green central band. — 
atroviridis. all. atrobrunnea Lenz are dark brown with black-brown central band. — ab. marginalis Macke has a complete 
ahub'un-. band, but same does not extend as far as costa, ending 2 mm from same. — ab. griseothoracea Cab. has a 
marginalis. grey-white thorax devoid of markings, only at base of same there are 2 greenish, barely visible dots. 
griseothora¬ 
cea. The following denominations are in my opinion synonyms, as the minute differences do not warrant a 
sub-division: ah. bimaculata Gill. = tiliae vara L., ab. colon Gillm. = bipuncta Clark, ab. fasciata Gillm. = 
transversci Tuft. One must reject the denomination ab. maculata Wllgr., as the description is too vague. According 
to V allengren one could name all tiliae that have the central band divided into any number of spots as 
ab. maculata, therefore also tiliae vera. 
17. Genus: CallsiiiifHilyx R.&J. 
tatarinovi. C. tatarinovi Brem. & Grey (Vol. 2, p. 244, pi. 38 b). — Head of larva extended to a straight point, 
which is incised at the tip and is red-brown and bifurcate. Farva thicker at front and hind ends; it is com¬ 
pletely covered with short pale conical humps; on the markings, lines and pronotum these humps are coarser. 
Horn 6 mm, glossy and porcelain-like with short dark granulations. — Pupa rich dark brown; cremaster grey- 
flavina. black with glossy black quill, which is bifurcated at tip. — ab. flavina Aust. from Japan is pale brown on upper- 
side with pale buff markings instead of dark green and pale green. The underside is lemon yellow instead 
of green. The author presumes that all specimens of the 2nd generation have this colouration. As the descrip¬ 
tion is made on the basis of a single specimen (captured in August), one cannot assert, until further material 
is available, that this is a f. aest., but can only consider same an aberration, which forms a transition to 
/. eversmanni Eversm. (Vol. 2, p. 244). 
18. Genus: Smerintlms Latr. 
J he genus extends in Asia southwards over the Yangtse-kiang to south China, where Mell dis¬ 
covered S. planus Wkr. The area of distribution is therefore enlarged to the 8th degree latitude. 
obscura. S. kindermanni Led. (Vol. 2, p. 244, pi. 38 d). — f. aest. obscura Closs from Syria is darker than the 
meridio- spring form; also hindwings are darker red. — subsp. meridionalis Gehlen (13 a) from Bashahr, N. India (Hima- 
nalls - layas 5000 m) on the boundary of the palaearctic territory, is larger than kindermanni and has as dark a ground 
colour as k. kindermanni, although it is closer geographically to the pale coloured subsp. orbota Gr.-Grsh. and 
obsoleta Stgr. Antennae are dark brown on top; the pale markings of forewings more whitish grey and not 
so yellowish as the other races. Apex of hindwings rounder, not so pointed; the transverse bands are much 
more clearly pronounced in the anal angle of hindwings, the most anterior pale stripe expands forming a 
spot. ()n underside the carmine red basal area of forewings is edged outwardly by a deep carmine red trans¬ 
verse band. Pulvillus scarcely discernible. Length of forewings 38,5 mm. $ unknown. The area of distribu¬ 
tion of kindermanni has been extended somewhat southwards by its capture in Bashahr. — The area of distri- 
caecus. bution of S. caecus Men. (\ ol. 2, p. 244, pi. 38 cl) extends westwards over the Urals into the province of Le¬ 
ningrad, where larvae of the speeies have been discovered (Moeberg). 
