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1790). Basal line obsolescent, blackish, submedian streak short, black, defined with some reddishbrown scales. Antemedial line double, blackish-brown, outer part stronger, its filling, light grey. Orbicular large, whitish grey with some darker scales in its centre, encircled with dark brown. Claviform large, black, strongly arcuate, with some whitish irroration at its tip, reniform very large, its filling brownish mixed with grey, white and some reddish, outline of it strong, dark. Postmedial line serrated, upper part sometimes obsolete, outer edge with whitish shadow, being accentuated to inner margin, and with a reddish-brown patch between postmedial and subterminal lines near to inner margin. Subterminal line whitish with darker inner side, sinuous, tornus with Figs 18-25. 18-22: Brachionycha syriaca decipulae Kovács (18: paratype, Makkoshotyka, 19-20: Sikfó'kut; 21: Macedonia, Strumica; 22: Bulgaria, Kozuch). 23-25: B. syriaca syriaca Warren (23-24: Asia min.; 25: Armenia)