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EPICIMELIA; DILOBA. By Dr. A. Seitz. 
but it should be remarked that these alterations do not transpose the Axia from their position in the general 
classificatory system; they remain where they are at the end of the other Cymatophoridae, only now they 
are separated by a deeper cleft. — The larva has no similarity with any other Cymatophoridae larva. The 
former assertion that it moved forward like a Geometridae, must have been due to some misconception. The 
larva of A. margarita more closely resembles certain microlepidopteral larvae. It is a smooth greenish yel¬ 
low, turning to a rosy hue anteriorly and posteriorly and has a green dorsal longitudinal streak. It feeds 
on Euphorbiacae. Pupa is fairly shortish, very tough skinned, stoutest in centre, at posterior end of segments 
a slightly raised, narrow ridge. Cremaster is short, blunt and conical with a curved pointed tip inclining an¬ 
teriorly. The dark red-brown colour turns to deep black-brown about 5 days before emergence. _The imago 
v\hen at lest, sits on stalks of grass and has an attitude like that of Rhodometva sacraria. The wings are placed 
together like a steep roof in such a way that the outer margins of forewings touch along their entire expanse. 
Hie moth only uses the two first pairs of legs when at rest, the 3rd pair is pulled up alongside the abdomen. 
When disturbed it promptly flies away, taking cover at short stretches. It readily comes to light, so that 
the main flight will probably be at night. It seems to have two generations everywhere. 
margarita. A. margarita Hhn. (Vol. 2, p. 331, pi. 56 h) is distributed over the entire southern Europe, from Spain 
to the Balkan peninsular. It varies fairly considerably. The illustration on pi. 56 h in Vol. 2, was from an 
old carinthian Fresh specimens have a more lively rosy colouration. — In the disc of Spanish specimens 
soledad. the rose is suffused with deeper crimson and the central area with olive brown. These are named var. “sole- 
dad (15 f ) by Schawerda, but they vary considerably, even in series of the same brood. Generally the 
have dull white hindwings, whilst those of the 9$ are dull black. Among normal however some have a 
greyish marginal shade on hindwings. Andalusian specimens, such as we have illustrated on pi. 15 f, from 
freshly emerged specimens, have a narrower, but very golden lustrous cuneiform submarginal stripe. Fringes 
of hindwings are sometimes white (twice among 12 specimens before me), but they are generally crimson 
led (= ab. rubrociliata Schaw.). Also the silvery streak before the marginal area varies in width and length. _ 
In regard to the larvae and pupa see remarks above under “Axia”. 
napoleona. A. vaulogeri napoleona Schaw. (Vol. 2, p. 332) is much smaller than name type form, but this may be 
a peculiarity of the type. Forewings are almost monotonous golden yellow, with only faint suffusion of 
rose; darker colouration is only found at base of forewings. Hindwings suffused with dull dark grey. From 
Corsica. 
12. Genus: Hpielmelisi Korb. 
E. theresiae Korb. (Vol. 2, p. 332, pi. 56 e). Specimens from Aleppo are quite especially large and with 
intensive colouration; the body and all the wings are suffused with deep crimson, instead of rose. The form 
tischendorf- has been named tischendorffi 0. B.-H. 
fi. 
Genus: Diloba Bsd. 
Also in this genus the stretch in which veins 7 and 8 approximate is close to base of hindwings, so 
that, whilst m Vol. 2, p. 332, it was classified with reserve to the Cymatophoridae it may one day be separ¬ 
ated and classified with the Noctuidae ; possibly with the Cucullianae. So far the relationship of the only 
species of this Genus with the other Heterocera families has remained so uncertain, that it has repeatedly 
been proposed (Gloss and Hannemaot) to create a new family — Dilobidae — for this single species. 
D. caeruleocephala L. (Vol. 2, p. 332, pi. 49 1). In contrast to forms with separated stigmata on forewings 
coalita. {■ separata Schtz.), others occur where these are confluent. Such specimens have been denominated ab. coalita 
Mewes. confluens Daumer is identical. — ab. capnodes Dhl. from the South Tyrol denotes duskily suffused 
specimens. — Generally speaking caeruleocephala varies very little; the aberration already mentioned by 
Treitschke, in which the two stigmata of fore wings are displaced and separated from one another, is named 
bipartite, by Strand as ab. bipartita; it is said to occur more frequently near Oslo (Norway) than in central Europe — 
orbimacu- orbimaculata Strd. is a further aberration from Norway, in which a small ring-shaped spot occurs inside of the 
lata, usual large stigmata. 
