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N. anceps Goeze (Vol. 2, p. 300, pi 46 b). In acerba Schaw. forewings and costa of hindwings arc grey, acerba. 
paler than type with distinct black lines. Reniform stigma with white edge instead of yellow. Elsewhere 
also the yellow tone is absent. Costa whitish to centre. Hindwings purer white. Bosnia. transversa tramvcrsa. 
Wagner is a transition form to same with distinct dark inner line. Also the outer line, which is white in 
acerba, appears more prominent with its dark inner edge. — The form from Barcelona is more distinctly 
marked than type, ground colour of forewings is dark grey; hindwings somewhat whiter than type. It is 
probably like baetica Zerny from Albarracin. The latter is larger than type. Colouration of forewings with a baelica. 
light buff-grey hue and prominent markings; the oblique stripes are more extended, a bright russet (this 
does not apply in the specimen from Barcelona). On hindwings the veins are shaded at margin, in specimens 
from Barcelona only the marginal line is clear. — The brown-black aberration, that is frequent everywhere 
has not yet been denominated. 
N. phoebe Sieb. (Vol. 2, p. 301, pi. 45 h). grisea Heinrich is fairly unicolourous pale grey. Bred from grisea. 
larvae. _ lemur Frings is a melanic form, corresponding to tritophus-melaena Spuler. Forewings dusky black lemur. 
except for a deep brown shade at base and in discal area, the discal lunule and a pale grey stripe in 
centre of costa. The prediscal and subterminal lines are just discernible. Hindwings impure grey. — terio- teriolensis. 
lensis DU. from the South Tyrol denotes a pale yellowish specimen, which more or less constitutes a transition 
form to tiefi Brtl. The latter is illustrated as a species in Vol. 2, p. 301, pi. 45 h. Pungelee also held tiefi 
to be a phoebe form and Dannehl has announced that all grades of transition from phoebe-tritophus to 
teriolensis exist, so that this would support this contention. The form can be called tiefi as a race and 
teriolensis as an aberration, but both names signify almost the same. — Should however teriolensis not be 
identical with tiefi, but only a transition form to same, then instead of teriolensis, we should have to adopt 
the name ochracea Vorbr., as same has rights of priority. The latter is described: ground colour paler. In ochracea. 
some specimeus buff with rather darker pale ashy grey dusting. From the Valais and Tessin. 
N. cinerea Btlr. (15 c) is briefly mentioned in Vol. 2, p. 302. We are now giving an illustration of cinerea. 
same. I hold same to be a slight variation of the Indian species irrorata Mr. (Vol. 10, p. 641). As is often the 
case in indistinctly marked species, specimens occur in which one or another of the markings is a trifle 
more, or less, distinct. Therefore in a short series cinerea and irrorata may accidentally appear to differ 
more’than is’actually the case. — ussuriensis Moltr. differs distinctly by its white, instead of ashy grey ussuriensis. 
ground colour, a wide submarginal band can also occasionally occur in cinerea and can be black light up 
to the costa and not merely between veins 5—6. The scaly tooth or lobe on inner margin is probably also 
present, as indicated by Molteecht. Ussuri territory. Marumo illustrates the species as Ochrost. punctatella 
Motsch., Wileman places punctatella to his Stauropus obliterata; originally punctatella was described as a 
Lymantriidae. 
N. pacifica Moltr. Forewings dark grey, pale grey at costa, the russet basal area does not extend as tai as pacifica. 
the costa and inner margin; sometimes however it projects narrowly as far as the postdiscal line. The inner 
line is double, black, dentate and distinct. The outer line is pale, simple, faint or absent. Hindwings whitish 
from inner margin to vein 6, then grey towards the costa. The species is illustrated as moltrechti Oberth. 
in Vol. 2, pi. 49 b. pacifica is probably only a sub-form to lativitta Wilem., from which it differs by the 
darker thorax and less pronounced rusty yellow stripes. 
N. moltrechti Oberth. (15 f). We are now giving a correct illustration of this species, kotshubei Schelj. is moltrechti. 
synonymous with same. Also Mesodonta rotundata Mats, which is only known to me by an illustration, will 
probably be the same. 
N. grahami Schaus. Similar to moltrechti (15 f). Forewings black-brown in basal area except on costa, graharm. 
This area is outlined by a black line that is excurved below costa and slightly incurved at submedian 
nervure. Below the cell a small brown spot intersected by a black line. Costa whitish to disco-cellular below 
same to under the cell whitish dusted with black-brown. Disco-cellular black with white edge. A blac v- 
brown outer shadowy band behind the cell excurved to centre of inner margin. Beyond same an undulate 
black line, vertical below vein 2, posterior to same brown. Black dots in front of the margin. Hindwings 
white, brown at inner margin, outer margin and outer line dark. 57 65 mm. Omei-shan (China). 
N. arnoldi Oberth. (15 d). In Vol. 2, p. 300 it was stated “nearly related to N. graesen ”. It is cer- amoldu 
tainly the same species. We are giving a life-like illustration of a specimen captured at Nikko m Japan 
on 10th August. — Bang-Haas considers the illustration of graeseri <J on pi. 46 a as being poor as the 
forewings should be browner. However the specimens in the Pungelee collection are as grey as the illus¬ 
tration,°we admit however that a rather pale specimen was chosen for illustration. Obebthub’s illustration 
(arnoldi <$) is much too dark. 
N. korbi PM. Similar to anceps, but somewhat larger, wings wider, colouration purer grey, antennae korbi. 
of $ with longer pectinations. Forewings with similar arrangement of markings as anceps, but les. c l.tmck 
Basal area darker. The scaly tooth or lobe on inner margin of forewing is shorter with a brown edge, the 
dark marginal line of wings is narrower with white dots at extremities of veins, fringes gu}. nu vm c 
also like anceps except for the grey fringes. 54 mm. Aleppo. 
