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Triptiicjnit xpen-hws, Butler, Tniiiit. Zool. S,ir. Lund. ix. p. uSC. n. 4 (1877) (Japan) ; Leech, Pmr. 



ZooL Soi'. Loud. p. 585. n. 21 (1888) (=j>ifeqw>iiiis = ij/</iis ; Tsuruga, vii. ; Yokohama) ; Swinh.. 



Cat. Lep. Het. 3fiis. Ox. i. p. 27. d. 108 (1892) (Japan). 

 'Trijitoi/iiii itireipenitix Butler, Ann. 3fny. .V. //. (4). xx. p. 393 (1877) (Japan ; — Mus. Brit.) ; id., 



J/ln.'^lr. Ti/ji. upecim. Lep. Het. B.M. ii. p. 4. t. 21. f. 4 (1878). 

 *SinerinlliH.-i luir/iKell.i Oberthiir, B»//. Siir. Ent. Fi: p. 5(3 (188G) (Manchuria, vii. :--coll. Charles 



Oberthiir). 

 Mni-nmha >:per,:liin.<, Kirby, Cut. Lep. IJet.\. p. 7l)(i. n. tl (1892). 

 .Marnmhu plceipeiinis, id., L<-. p. 707. n. 16 (1892). 

 .U.iiiuiiha uMuieUs, id., Lc. p. 707. n. 18 (1892). 

 I'uhiiiliirhua di/iv,.^ Hampson (wn Walker, 185IJ), in Blanf., Fwimi Bril. Ind.. .l/ii//i.s- i. p. 09. n. 91 



(1S92) (partim ;^mixture of four .species) ; Leech, Tnui.s. Ent. Sor. Lmid. p. 270. n. 34 (1898) 



(partim ; Moupin, vi. ; larva on Chestnut). 



S ?. Both wings vary somewliat, in the (le[itli of the tint ; the sjiots at the aual 

 angles of fore- and hindwiug are s(.'metiiues hxrge, sometimes small, the upper one 

 of the hindwing is absent in one of onr ? ? from the right wing, while it is vestigial 

 on the left wing. The distal area of the forewing, above, is shaded in the middle 

 with tawny in most specimens, this shade e.xtending basad between R' and R'\ in 

 other individuals the distal area is uniform in colour. The tenth sternite of the S 

 is slightly but visibly curved upwards. 



Hah. Yezzo to the Loo C'hoo Is. ; Amurland ; Manchuria ; China. 



In the Tring Museum 22 Si, 18 ?S from Yokohama, Tokyo, Mukoyama, 

 dated dime, duly, August ; Okinawa, 12. vii. ISOl (Dr. Fritze) : one larva. 



b. d/. Sjx'rehius (fif/as. 



Smerinlhug dyrax Walker, List Lep. Ins. B. M. viii. p. 250. n. 13 (1850) (partim ; Silhet). 

 *Triptoyon gigax Butler, Pror. Zuoh Soc. Loud. p. 253. n. 38 (1875) (Silhet) ; id.. Trans. Zool. Soc. 



Lund. ix. p. 586. n. 2 (1877) ; id., Illustr. Typ. Spechn. Lep. Het. B. M. v. p. 12. t. 80. f. 5 



(1881) : Cot. & Swinh., Oil. Mothx Ind. i. p. 25. n. 137 (1887). 

 .Manimha giijas, Kirby, Cit. Lep. Ilet. i. p. 700. n. 4 (1892). 

 I'uli/jitj/chm di/ra.'), Hampson (>ion Walker, 185i;), /.c. p. 09. n. 91 (1892) (partim) ; Leech, Tninn. 



Ent. Soc. Land. p. 276. n. 34 (1898) (partim). 

 Ti-iplnejon eji'inns (!), Cotea & Swinhoe, I.e. p. 25. sub n. 139 (1887). 

 Smi rinthus speichiun, Bartel, in Riihl, Grosxxchm. ii p. 158 (1900) (partim). 



J' ? . A large form ; more grey than sperch. sperchius, distal margin of fore- 

 wing proportionally longer, the lobes rather more prominent. Tenth tergite of S 

 less deeply sinuate, the sternite straight. Mesial part (at) of ridge of vaginal plate 

 rather higher than in Japanese specimens. 



ll((b. Assam. 



In the Tring Museum 1 c?, 1 ? from the Khasia Hills. 



c. M. sperchius albicans. 



*Trij,t,H/on alhirons Butler, Proc. Zool Soc. Loud.p. 254. n. 40 (1875) (Massuri ;— Mus. Brit.) ; id., 

 rrflH.s. Zool. Sor. Lond. p. 586. n. 3. t. 93. f. 6 (c?) (1877) ; Cot. .^t Swinh., Cxt. Moths Ind. i. 

 p. 25. n. 139 (1887) (Dharmsala ; Massuri) ; Swinh., Cut. Lep. Het. Mux. Ox. i. p. 27. n. 107 

 (1892). 



.Uurumho alhicons, Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 706. n. 1 (1892). 



Pulujili/rhus dyi-iis.^ Hampson, I.e. (1892) (partim). 



<??. A very jmle form, the ? often losing the lines of the forewing and the 

 spots in the anal area of the hindwing. Tenth tergite more deeply notched than 

 in the two other subspecies, the sternite feebly curved. 



