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nigrivena. L. nigrivena Leech (11 g). Not unlike the preceding in shape, size and colouring; the forewing, 



however, has no distinct transverse baud, but in the outer third a row of comma-shaped dashes of varying 

 length, partly situated along the veins. West China. 



unipunda. L. unipuncta Leech (H g)- Still larger than the preceding, forewing predominantly orange; distin- 



guished by the large black spot standing quite isolated at the apex of the cell. Central and Western China. 

 iii((jala. L. megala Hamps. (11 g). Size and shape of the preceding, but much lighter, more ochreous above; 



there is a row of dots before the margin as well as the dot at the apex of the cell. From Pekin: closely 

 resembles some MiUochrista, e. g. M. fallida Brem. 



inlumaki. !-• infumata FUIr. (= pallida Moore) (11 g). Forewing of o P^'l^' orange, outer half shaded with 



darker coloui-. bindwing sooty grey black with orange-yellow outer margin. Forewing with cell-dot and a row 

 of dots before the margin. On the hindwing there is also a black discal spot, which is, however, con- 

 cealed by the black suffusion. In lighter specimens, in which the colour of the hindwing is often con- 

 siderably lighter, the discal spot is also distinctly visible on the upper side; such specimens belong to ab. 

 postica. postica Moore. Kashmir, also in other districts of the Himalayas. This form also is similar to certain 



MUtorliristti, e. g. M. samjuinca Moore. 

 (Uutrma. L. dharma Leech (= biitleri Leech) (11 g). Pale yellow, resembling a very small L. megala, but 



both the cell-dots and the dots in the submarginal row very small, and another row of similar, scarcely 

 visible dots between the base and centre. Widely distributed, found in Kaslimir and Southern Japan, and 



ralamarid. occurs probably also in most of the interjacent countries, e. g. West and East China. — Perhaps L. cala- 

 maria Moore (= punctata Ehc, celipoda Meyr.), which extends far to the south and has dark spots also on 

 the tli(n-ax, is only a variety of dharma (Hampsox). 

 modesta. L. modesta Leech (11 h). Considerably larger than the preceding forms, about intermediate between 



dharma and megala; likewise ochreous; the cell-spot in the forewing very large and distinct, the row of sub- 

 marginal dots also distinct though irregular. A number of other black dots on thorax and at the base 

 of wing, and a dot in the middle of the cell below the costa. From North-West China. 

 sirigipennis. L. strigipennis H.-Schaff. This very variable moth is sometimes more, sometimes less streaked 



and dotted with black, and inhabits especially tropical India (Sunda-Archipelago, Sikkim, Formosa) in 

 the forms terminata Moore, discistriga Moore, fruhstorfen Auric.; it touches the Palearctic region at Shanghai. 

 Specimens from there are ivory-yellow, sometimes ochreous, and mostly dark pink at the anterior and 

 outer margins; besides various black dots the forewing bears a row of dark streaks or hooks in the 

 outer area. 



congerens. L. congerens FIdr. {= arctocarpi Moore (11 h). JIuch less conspicuous than the preceding forms; 



pale yellow, all the spots on the forewing produced to form parallel, comma-shaped dashes: the dots in 

 the apex of the cell and at the base of the forewing also form short streaks. Widely distributed in the 

 Himalayas, from Kashmir to Sikkim. 



nibricosu. L. rubricosa Moore {= curvifascia Hamp.'i.). As large as congerens; instead of the rows of short 



streaks there are three continuous bands, the basal and marginal bands being wavy, but the central one 

 oblique and straight. The ground-colour of both wings is carmine pink, but pale orange yellow specimens 



othnacea. also occur; these are ab. ochreacea Hampx. Kashmir; also distributed over Anterior India to Ceylon. 



Hiiiluloaa. L. undulosa Walk. (= straniinea W(dk.. excurrens Walk., decurrens Wall.-.). By far the smallest 



Palearctic species of this genus, scarcely more than half the size of congerens. Pale yellow, forewing 

 finely and densely dotted in the whole basal half as well as before the margin. ^Moreover, a very fine 

 sinuous hue traverses the forewing before the outer third. An Indian moth, only reaching the Palearctic 

 region in the Kangra district, Kashmir. 



17. Cjenus: Asiira Walk. 

 This genus s. str. has little more than a dozen species, and is distributed over the tropics of the 

 Old World, a few forms occurring even on isolated and outlying islands, such as the Louisiades, Tenimber 

 and Tasmania. An Australian species, A. cerviccdis, is regarded as the typical form. It is black-brown 

 with ochreous spots, having the same pattern and colouring as numerous Syntomids which fly together 

 with it, though this similarity cannot be called mimetic. The ^^ of most species differ from those of the 

 preceding genus in the antennae being rathes strongly pectinated. The moths resemble MiUochrista in 

 habits and appearance, but the yellow ground-colour is predominant. 

 umbrifera. A. umbrifera Hamps. (11 h). Dull brownish ochreous; forewing so strongly dusted with cinnamon- 



brown that the transverse lines crossing it are obscured. Hindwing light grey-brown. From Yatung in Tibet. 

 nubifascia. A. nubifascia Walk. (11 h). Size of the preceding, but the forewing and hindwing pale yellow, with 



lines of dots in the basal and median areas. The dark dusting is confined to the marginal area, where 

 "'la^Ha' '* forms three dark teeth reaching nearly to the outer margin. In ab. simplicifascia Ehv. the two rows of 

 Jiomogenci. dots forming the central band are farther apart. In ab. homogena noiii. iiar.. which Hampsox describes 



