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of forewings, the darker grey-black, faintly brownish colour, slightly less transparent, more opaque wings, 
more distinctly prominent veins (resembling in this respect the subsequent R. majorella Rbl. 14 k). Further bv 
the ends of the fringes being of same shade as the wings and glossy and silky. Build as surientella Brd , expanse 
15—17nim. The $ reddish grey with slightly more reddish wool; eyes dark brown, head lighter, dark brown 
thoiacic scutellum, wider and paler on 2nd segment than on the 1st. A casing now before me measures 
_1 mm long, 3 mm wide, almost cylindrical, grey-brown; colour and shape being more like that of sapho *) 
than surientella. Ossimo, Val Camonica, Upper Italy, in July, at an altitude of 600 m. 2 from Broglio 
in the Tessin, captured in July, at 700 m altitude, are certainly also of this species. According to particulars 
supplied by Turati, Pungeler considered krugeri to be a genuine species. In my opinion it is closer to plumella. 
majorella. R* majorella Rbl. (14 k) is described as follows: “remarkably large and with wide wings, purer grey 
with somewhat less glossy fringes. Forewings much wider at outer margin. Pectinations of antennae longer 
and sleeker. Forewings 11—12 mm. — Also the $ is very large and robust, dull pale yellow with grey anal 
wool . — In Carinthia and Styria, in alpine valleys and on the lower hills in May to early June, flying in the 
morning. — Larva like that of the preceding species (plumella, sapho and surientella), however when full 
grown it bears also lateral yellow dots on the black scutella. The sac is very large and stout, 22—25 mm 
long, in the $ often up to 5 mm thick in centre, whitish grey and often with band-like dark zones' 1 . _ Vor- 
brodt **) says the species occurs on fields in the Tessin, Arogno, Mendrisio, Maroggia, between the 23rd March 
sapho. and 3rd April. majorella $ cannot always easily be distinguished from sapho (14 k) and according to Naltfock 
the latter cannot always be separated from surientella (Vol. 2, p. 365, pi. 55 g). Gabriel Hofer surmises that 
they are forms of the same species. According to Naltfock, who has bred majorella and Lobel, who was 
able to observe them in nature on a locality just by his house, its flight is between 7—9 a, m. in any weather, 
at the end of May and early June. Lobel asserts that this is only every other year. Breeding under cover 
Naufock obtained abt. 30% of imagines after 1 year, 70% after 2 years.' It occurs in very limited localities 
that are widely distributed, but where it occurs it is in profusion. 
berytella. 
nudclla. 
balcanica. 
vestalis. 
subvestalis. 
R. berytella Rbl. Body and antennae grey-brown, structurally like R. surientella Brd , wings larger 
and wider than in same, reminding one more of R. majorella Rbl. (14 k), dark dusty grey with brownish shiny 
fringes. Forewings 9.5 to 10 mm, expanse 18—18.3 mm, greatest width of forewings being 6 mm. On the 
Dustje plains near Beirout in Syria at end of April. I have not seen a specimen. 
B. Foretibiae of <J without spine. The species have whitish grey to whitish wings and white fringes (Leuchcanacanthia 
subg nov. = [Acentra Burrows}). In spite of the absence of the spine, I am leaving this nearly related ioup in the Genus 
ipfvui- °r g to the very Similar general appearance and the homogeneous casings. Heylaerts had actually separated 
the latter Genus from the Epichnoptenx particularly on account of the presence of the spine. ' 1 
R. nudella O. (Vol. 2, p. 365, pi. 55 g) (14 k). Is recorded from Switzerland and has been captured 
m the S. Tyrol, but is not common anywhere. The type specimen originates from around Vienna, All the 
specimens I have received from France and which were classified as nudella, are actually surientella. I have 
not seen definitely certain specimens of this species either from there or from Switzerland. The illustration 
given represents a hungarian specimen. My austrian and hnngarian $ specimens have no spine on the fore- 
tibiae, as is also the case in the subsequent species, of all of which I have prepared microscopic slides. The 
illustration m A ol. 2, pi. 55 g is not satisfactory, consequently a fresh illustration is given here _ balcanica 
subsp. nov. (= vestalis Rbl. nec Stgr.) (14 k type]). I have 2 good specimens from Witosch near Sofia before 
me ex the collection of Tratttmann (as vestalis). The wings are much wider and shorter, more rounded at 
apex than subvestalis and nudella, whiter than in the latter, costa and margin dark grey, similarly the an¬ 
tennae of which the pectinations are shorter than in nudella; comparison of lengths 6—7 : 9_10. subvestalis 
b.o—7. Ming expanse 12 — 13 mm, nudella 14 — 15 mm. It flies early in the morning of 3rd and 4th July 
i. e. later than nudella. Bulgaria, Albania. 
L. vestalis Stgr. (14 k [<J type]). According to the 2 original specimens from Sarepta, this must be 
considered a genuine separate species from nudella 0. It is smaller and whiter than nudella and has entirely 
differently formed antennae; these are whitish and not dark grey, much finer and more delicate and of ail 
nudella forms^ they have the shortest pectinations. The proportionate length as compared with those of 
nudella is 4—5 : 9 —10, whilst a comparison of the expanse of this species is 12—12.5 mm against 14—15 mm 
of nudella. The typical vestalis has whitish wings and fringes and only the costa is suffused faintly with 
darker shade; head and body are with whitish hairs. I only know Sarepta as the locality; all the other 
vestalis I have seen from the Balkans, are a race of nudella; those classified from Austria as vestalis Stgr 
have no resemblance at all to vestalis and seem to be a separate but different species. 
L- subvestalis sp. n. (= vestalis auct.) (14 k [c^ type]). This species was chiefly obtained by Schwingen- 
schitss from Laxenberg m Lower Austria and transmitted to collectors as vestalis Stgr. My 4 specimens, 
c?d\ hitherto classified as vestalis Stgr. in my collection, originated from there. They are smaller than vestalis, wing 
ex panse 10.5—11 mm : 12—12.5 mm. The wings are narrower, whitish just slightly more grey than vestalis. 
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*) sapho is illustrated on pi. 14 k and not in Vol. 2, pi. 56 
from top should be deleted. 
**) Mitt. E. Schweiz. Ges. XIII, 3/4, p. 206 and XIV, 
so that the erroneous reference in Vol. 2, p. 365, line 
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p. 84. 
