503 



1867. Cirphis simplex. (Plate XCII. tig. 7.) 

 Leucania simplex. Leech, Trans. Eat. Soc. 1889, p. 130. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen oclircous tinged with rufous, the 

 last with the ventral tufts of male black. Fore wing ochreous 

 suffused with rufous, and irrorated with a very few black scales ; 

 the autemedial line represented by dark points on median nervure 

 and vein 1 ; a slight pale point at lower angle of cell, and a 

 dark shade beyond the angle connected with a triangular shade 

 from termen below apex ; a curved postmedial series of black 

 points on the veins. Hind wing ochreous whitish, suffused with 

 fuscous brown except on basal, costal, and inner areas. Under- 

 side of male suffused with silvery scales except costal area of 

 fore wing, a black postmedial point on costa of fore wing and 

 a terminal series on hind wing ; female ochreous white irrorated 

 wath brown, some fuscous suffusion on veins of fore wing beyond 

 middle. 



Hub. C. China, Chang-Tang (Pm«), 1 S type, Kiukiang(P/-«<0> 

 1 $ , Ship-y-shau, 1 S ; Assam, Khasis, 1 d . E.q^- ^-"^^ millim. 



b*. Underside of wings of male not clothed with 

 silvery scales, 

 a'. Fore wing with dark streaks in the inter- 

 spaces of terminal area, 

 a". Fore wing with the white streak on 

 median nervure hooked on disco- 

 cellulars. 

 a". Fore wing with the streak on median 



nervure short and strongly hooked... pnixiiua. 

 W. Fore wing with the slreak on median 

 nervure long and slightly hooked, 

 a**. Fore wing with oblique pale fascia 

 between veins 5 and 2 beyond the 



fascia from apex l-alhiim. 



!)''. Fore wing without pale fascia be- 

 tween veins 5 and 2 beyond the 



fascia from apex cdhiccnata. 



b^. Fore wing with the white streak on 



median nervure not hooked on disco- 



oellulars. 



a". Fore wing with the ground-colour 



purplish pink. 



cc^. Fore wing with pile streak in Iowcm- 



part of cell •• rufipennix. 



//. Fore wing without pale streak in 



lower part of cell duidicata. 



b'. Fore wing with the ground-colour 

 grayish, 

 a*. Fore wing with the costal area palo 

 dofinod by brown below, 

 a". Hind wing sutfused with fuscous, albkoda. 



h\ Hind wing white yulyrahda. 



b". Fore wing with the costal area 



concolorous mtcacea. 



