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Included species. — A. terren.s (Walker), t. var. metoecopus Dyar, 

 and t. var. podographicuH Dyar and Knab. 



Discussion. — A rather comprehensive treatment of this subgroup 

 inay be found in Dyar (1928). However, as it stands at present Sub- 

 group I is badly in need of some additional study. 



Subgroup II, ARGYROTHORAX 



Defnition. — As in Subgroup I except: Male palpi with only a few 

 sliort stiff setae on last two segments, the palpi themselves being only 

 about two-thirds as long as proboscis; claspette filament broadly ex- 

 panded in lateral view: and vertex doi*sum broad scaled (except pos- 

 sibly on the ocular margin and nape). 



Included species. — A. argyrothorax Bonne-Wepster and Bonne. 



Subgroup III, GUBERNATORIS 



Defnition. — Oriental, with representatives in the Australasian and 

 Palaearctic regions. Male palpi and basistyle as in Subgroup I (male 

 of loatasei is not described). Claspette filament curved, bladelike in 

 lateral view. Scutum with a large anterior area of pale scales, this 

 sometimes divided partially or completely in the middle ; a separate 

 patch of pale scales before wing base (coalesced with anterior pale 

 area in the male of inqulnatus but of a different shade of color) . Ppn 

 with a patch of broad scales, sometimes bare, when scaled the scales 

 not covering area completely. Postspiracular scales absent. Fore 

 tibiae with a dorsal white area near or at apex (only slightly pale 

 in inquinatu-s) . Hind tarsi with a basal and an apical band or spot 

 on I, a basal band or spot on II (usually about equal to the apical 

 marking on I), sometimes there is pale scaling over the joint between 

 II-III or else a few pale scales basally on III. 



SuppJenwiitary char'acie?'s.—Yevtex dorsum all broad scaled medi- 

 ally (may be narrow scales on ocular margin and nape, however). 

 Prealar scale patch present or absent. Subspiracular area unsealed. 

 Some of the sternites with outstanding or roughened scales apically. 



Inclvded- species. — --l. assamensis (Theobald), cacharamis (Bar- 

 raud), cogilli Edwards, deccanus (Barraud), feegradei Barraud. 

 gvhevnatoris (Giles), g. var. hotiensis Barraud, inquinatus Edwards, 

 kliazani Edwards, lophoventraJis (Theobald), melanopterus (Giles), 

 plumiferus King and Hoogstraal, prominens (Barraud), and tvatasei 

 Yamada. 



Discussion. — This subgroup constitutes a superspecies that is con- 

 fined largely to the Indian subregion of the Oriental region. In 

 general, the niveus subgroup seems to be the closest related section 

 of the subgenus. Nearly all the species of this subgroup are treated 

 in detail by Barraud (1934). 



