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SOMABRACHYS. By Dr. M. Hering. 
nisseni 
dubar 
maroccana. 
ragmata. 
arcanaria. 
holli, 
7“ fp buff ; ail ‘ e 1 " n “ wilh Ion g er pectinations. Lambese, Province Constantine. (Cotvpe illustrated I 
T " 1 ?! 7 ™ 7 . " * fo ™ t0 adherbal ’ differing from same by narrower and Imaller forewiL 
he veins are rather browner than the rest of the wing. Province Algiers._dubar Pow f g ‘ 
“• IS g rmi 
' ■ P 1S vei y small > antennae are very pale golden brown. Hairs of boclv darW +T , Q , 
veins not darker. '+ pale brown, less densely haired, differing thereby from following form South Eastfrf 
,nanasM,„l. the Provmce Oran. (Cotype illustrated.) - manastabal ObeA (151). Somewhat larger tha“'preceding tern 
7 Xr T dtTSr a e f’ the d ark COStal a « a °f fe-wings less extended at aplx, veins more dSndeTy 
7.7 • , , 1 antennae tPan previous form, abdominal hairs brown Aflou SE Oran (Cotvne 
l e browu’ fT, f “ 8 ' ° iertk ■ d ° Se ‘° * he lading form, costa rather more widely brown afapex othe^ 
the biown of the forewings is somewhat paler. The ? that is classified here, about which a doubt exists Zs 
OmY ZroZZaXrt;, lt p antem,ae ’ f>bd0n,inal hairs are P artM ly very long and whitish. Sebdou, N.W. 
West' Morocco 7 TT Cro' FWWM «* 'TV^T' #0 * U ° nly sli « htly curved - hairs yellow-brown. Mogador, 
T . • P- ragmata Chret. (= capsitana Seitz). Wings monotonous grey very narrow 
Tvery shSar 0 o C °tt follow T T * ^ 7“ «“* Gafaa ' TunisZZZaria Zl. 
' ' ‘ , j , followill g form. Veins however less distinctly prominent fringes somewhat aWtPr 
antennae ess densely scaled. ? also like that of the following form, but antennae linger ,Lie deZZ scMed 
bans of abdomen more reddish brown. From Tunis, Province Constantine to Province Algiers _ holli Oblrtk 
r '!f S i 1 " r ' r t W '" gS ° nger ’ 0t lmkr C ° l0 '' 1 ' than the w ings, veins distinctly prominent * o with shorter an 
tennae, hairs of the posterior edges of the abdominal transverse bands are less long hairs less reddish Only 
"Zf f 6 rjnmediate neighbourhood of Algiers. - powelli ObeA is a more robu! JZ. 
co ta of forewlngs faintly concave. Apex more acute than in the other subspecies. Wings densely scaled and 
"'IT. coieH Tli T , blaCk « h f’ hairS ° f b ° dy Shal ’> ly - **« ye g llow-orai; tbd- 
brown T)»v» P n * ’’of buff ’ forewm « wlth distinet dark veins, also costa duskier. Body pale 
inchned fo 7 rZ h Ti ° ra \V W"™™' Antennae of 3 very long, body with buff hairs, Zngs 
yellow ZehLm' Middle Atlas °M b T” W . itb whitish 7^ hairs - Larvae strikingly whitil 
3 w. Zienroun, Middle Atlas, Morocco. — mogadorensis Oberth. Wings wider than in the preceding form 
:rzir mations o£ a “« iy **>«*• 
S. infuscata King. (Vol. 2, p. 336). Frons of irrregular, scarred and warty grain which is not visible 
be lowtlm ^ ng JW Wr nd t Wh t iCh h ™? 7 P ro i ects over the e Y es - Abdomen with less dense spikes 
1 o u ttm r i n St r tef Wlth n0 apiCal pron S s - Vein 6 (median nervure) arises in forewing b e - 
(uncus) of theYpohited^tin e c ^ ark freaks along the veins are usually quite prominent. The 10 th tergit 
obliciue shohtlv 1 + , P \ . a . 1 ' Vf ) e ^ V1 1 glandular clefts on 8 segments, dorsal warts of abdomen scarcely 
Wu fa A7 I Vm? 1 i mVZC ( 7 ‘ he e T Pti ° n ° f the laSt three > with 4 - 5 hairs. Egypt to Algeria 7 
prominent Costaof Ww 7 1T° W forewl, ’f of 11 mm length. Colour pale buff, veins brown and very 
by Powell and emanaW ffo f> ' V e ° n * ftTe - Egypt '' (Type ilIuste >fed.) - The specimens classified here 
larger the mamin f / ^ ™ ,° ian r ®P resent a separate subspecies: robusta subsp. nov. (16 a); they are 
IX; i s a y„r:;”r7; s ,ess "• costa m r Garyviil " ^ 
wl - +p L . P ^ f ou : l 16 a) has much da i’ker grey forewings, the base of which is slightly paler yellowish 
mlratld?!! Pal r VeinS t° n0t Stand 0Ut — h - Evince Constat ml 
i In, • , at ™ erv,s Oberth. (16 a) is larger, with wider wings than the preceding form veins oencral v 
the p^Mons ^bus7er gS I bU t f h paler ’ ? similar to that of albinervis, hairs paler, ’antennae bolder, 
pectinations robuster. In the mountainous regions of Algeria and Oran. (Cotype illustrated ) 
sparse spiLes'tov! ^ P ‘ 33?> P !’ 60 d) * Frons with raised lines and scars, abdomen with only 
vertex of an<d e at close 1 v pi °" g at ' < r,J1niatlon on lnner Sld e. Vein 6 (median nervure) arises from 
ToLredtings wRhon i f rT l f* ^ ^ < Uncus > P ointed in «?■ ^ge and robust moths with 
mcoiouied wings without distinctly darker veins. Larvae with glandular clefts on 8 segments dorsal warts 
of abdomen oblique, very elongate, each one (excepting the last three) with 9 - ! 2 ^ long E! Only found in 
fornf their cob if ti r ° Unma 0berlh - ( 15 ] ) 18 a ver .Y robust form, wings shorter and wider than in the following 
loin-i ithe i colouration is a warmer brown, hindwings paler than forewings both scarcely transparent Tunis 
kh 7 he ' a f ou tj s Iike ,he 
amneeA geria,' Pr"ArbinZvi^oZ^rfT abd0ffiinal bandS ™' y Sh0rt - ridek. Al- 
somewhat reddFb cr.lo ,. A,. .•T "'" 8 , ' G ? sta of forewln g s a, ™ys concave. Wings transparent with 
, ® “ Id , T™* 1 ? 11 ’ knidwmgs paler. Veins do not. stand out and they are occasionally paler o 
with'the ZvTouXm f’ }27 n, T, ^ and 0ran > ««"»» » certain localities simultaneously 
v Me ZIT™””' 1 ,um(lsa 0ierth ■ has chocolate coloured forewlngs with outstanding veins Gert¬ 
ie not the shgirtce ^ ^ ^ -re prominently; there 
powelli. 
codeti. 
guillaumei. 
mogadoren¬ 
sis. 
infuscata. 
infuscata. 
robusta. 
micipsa. 
atrinervis. 
chretieni. 
kroumira 
khenchelae. 
fumosa. 
chretieni. 
