MACRAUZATA; AUZATA. By Dr. E. Strand. 197 



M. mysticata Walk. (23 f) is white, back of thorax and abdomen reddish yellow; wings semitransparent, mysticcUa. 

 forcwing A\-ith a soniewliat irregular golden-brown postmedian transverse band, which encloses white stripes, 

 and with a dark submarginal interiiipted band. Hiaidwing with similar markings, but tlie submedian band is 

 prolonged basad at the inner margin and less so distad, being distally marked posteriorly with silvery scales 

 and black spots; at the anal angle a yellow smear spotted with black. 42 mm. — Kashmir, also in Sikkim. 



M. maia Leech (23 f). from Corea and Kiushiu, has white wings; the forewing with a large pear-shaped ™«w. 

 lead-grey transverse spot shortly beyond the centre, which reaches the inner margin but not the distal one; 

 the hind^\ang rust-reddish and silvery greyish along the inner margin and in. a large irregular spot in the 

 anal area. Body whitish, thorax and abdomen reddish gi'ey above. 48 mm. 



M. orbiferata Walk. (= insignata Moore) (23 g). White; antennae ochreous; foreAving with three trans- orhiferaia. 

 verse dark stripes or bands, the postmedian one being broadest, intemipted before the middle and enclosing a 

 white stripe in the middle of the hinder half, \\-hile the submarginal one is separated into spots; costal margm 

 with 5 spots. Hindwing uitli postmedian band, interrupted costally, widened behind and pencilled with white, 

 and with a yellow smear striped and spotted with a darker colour at the anal angle. Underside white with 

 four dark spots. Forewing below in the marginal area with black K- shaped mark. 27 mm. — Western China, 

 also widely distributed in India, Borneo, Java; the form from Java {cillcoides Snell.) is perhaps a different 

 species. 



4. Genus: Macrauzata Butl. 



The forewing bears large vitreous spots and the apex is prolonged, recurved and rather pointed; dis- 

 cocellular of botli wings sharply angulate; in the forewing vein 6 originates at the upper angle of the cell, 

 wliile 7, 8, 9 and 10 are stalked and originate shortly before the anterior angle of the cell. Palpi very 

 small. Antennae of $ with short pectinations, of ^ with longer ones. Middle and hind tibiae with very short 

 end-spurs. 



M. fenestraria Moore (23 f ) is yellowish white, on the forewing with a large rounded vitreous spot rather femstraria. 

 angulate posteriorly and interrupted by the yellowish veins, a reddish yellow double oblique stripe runs trans- 

 versely across the wing at the proximal edge of the glassy spot, and a similar stripe surrounds the vitreous 

 spot anteriorly and distally. Hindwing similar, but the hyaline spot smaller and more ii'regular, almost divid- 

 ed into 6 spots. 45 to 66 mm. Japan; Kangra in Kashmir; also elsewhere in India. 



5. Genus: Auzata Walk. 



Forewing with pomted apex, distal margin angulate at vein 3; the hindwing is also and even more 

 distinctly angled at the same place. Vein 6 of the forewing originates slightly below the upper angle of the 

 cell, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are stalked and originate at the upper angle. Antennae somewhat thickened and flat- 

 ened. Palpi small and upturned. The moths are on the wing at night, by day they are beaten from overhanging 

 branches of trees, from which the jar brings them dowii fluttering to the ground. 



A. semipavonaria Walk. (23 g) is white. Forewing with two indistinct brownish 3^ellow or darker semipa- 

 anteraedian lines, two similar postmedian lines which traverse a pointed pear-shaped or nearly comma-shaped vonaria. 

 spot, which posteriorly at the commencement of its narrower portion encloses a deep black spot with a silvery 

 blue centre; also with a similar marginal and a submarginal line partly separated into spots. Hhidwing 

 with three similar pairs of lines, the marginal one of which is darker than those of the forewing; the comma- 

 shaped spot absent or only mdicated. (J 42, $ 50 mm. — ■ Kashmir, also distributed elsewhere m India. 



A. superba Bull. (23 g) is likewise wliite; forewing at the costal margin with darker base and two superba. 

 dark spots, a dark innermarginal spot and 6 to 8 greyish spots in tlie marginal area, as well as a pear-shaped 

 spot between the innermarginal area and vein 5, similar to that of the preceding species; this spot is olive- 

 greyish yellow, and encloses three white lines dotted with black. Hindwing with a postmedian olive-greyish 

 double oblique band, an interrupted row of submarguial spots of the same colour and similar spots at the inner 

 margin of the basal area. 34 mm. — Japan (Yokohama, Yesso). 



A. chinensis Leech (48 a), from Western Chma, resembles superba, but both wings have a double light chlnemis. 

 brown antemedian line and a similar interrupted submarginal line; hindwing with brown spot. Fringes of 

 both wings checkered with light brown and white. ^ 38, $ 48 mm. 



A. minuta Leech, wliich inhabits Central and Western China, is white; forewing with dark discocellular mbnda. 

 spot and outside it a dark line which is angulate near the costal margin, but curved posteriorly ; in this bend is 

 a dark spot traversed by the white veins ; moreover, a dark submarginial band interrupted anteriorly. Hindwing 

 with double median Ime, a submargmal band and two small spots, all dark. The dark fringes white at the veins. 

 c? 25, $ 28 to 30 mm. 



