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*131. Ectropis kMicoscnia Prout. iiov. spec. — o?, 36 — 40 nun. 

 Shape and striictiire quite as in exiersaria Hb., which it fnrther resenibles 

 in the presence of a white distal spot between R- and M^ of the forewing, 

 thongh this varies greatly in size, being in the ? almost as in exiersaria, 

 in the S redueed to a very small spot midway between R^ and M^. 

 Much darkerthan exfersaria, the pale ground-colonr rather niore yellow- 

 ish, median area of forewing narrower (generally about 5 mm at costal 

 margin), postmedian hne wäth a strong inward curve in its posterior 

 part. Hindwing with postmedian line also mnch more sinvious. Forewing 

 beneath still more distinctive; postmedian line not starting from an 

 enlarged sj^ot at costa; distal area from costa ahnost to inner margin 

 occupied by a fuscous band, about 4,5 mm wide at costa but narrowing 

 slightiy and containing a whitish spot corresponding to that of the 

 Upper surfaee. Hindwing beneath often continuing this dark marginal 

 band, but rarely in such intensity. In at least one example the marginal 

 darkening is also clearly traceable above. Kankau (Koshun), May 1912 

 (type ^ and another); Shisha, May- June 1912, 1 ^, 2 ?; Pilam, July 

 1912, 1 $. E. subjlava Bastelberger (if, as I believe, it has been correctly 

 identified by Wileman; the description is very slight) is very nearly 

 related to leucosema and with the same structure but lacks the dark 

 marginal band beneath, which will also distinguish the new species 

 from conspurcata Walk., which it somewhat approaches on the upperside. 

 Bastelberger records exiersaria obscurior Stdgr. from Formosa; this 

 may probably refer to the present species; obscurior is merely a dark 

 Eastern Palaearctic form of exiersaria, with normal postmedian line, 

 underside, etc. 



*132. Ectropis nigriflexa Prout, nov. spec. — ,^$, 31—32 mm.Belongs, 

 like the preceding species, to the section which Hampson calls Pro- 

 rhinia, ^ hindtibia dilated, with hair-pencil; SC^~^, however, in both 

 sexes coincident. Face light brown with a blackish spot at each side. 

 Palpus shortish, stout, fuscous on the outside, 3"^^'^ Joint very small, 

 triangulär. Antennal fascicles of cilia rather long. Ground-coloiu' very 

 pale brown, irrorated and clouded with darker fuscous, leaving only 

 the median and part of the basal area of the forewing clearer. Forewing 

 with large black discal spot; ünes blackißh, especially on the veins, 

 slightiy enlarged at costal margin; antemedian at about one-fourth, 

 rather strongly and regularly excurved, accompanied proximally by 

 an ill-defined brown shade; median line vague, bending round the 

 cell-spot but often more or less obsolete except at costa; postmedian 

 from before two-thirds costa, strongly bending outwards after crossing 

 SC^, forining a rounded projection at R^~^, thcn strongly oblique iiiwards, 



