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(from the Punjab, Sikkim, Silhet) are nothing more than smaller and less distinctly marked specimens of obtusa; 

 if that is the case the form probably also occurs aberratively fm'ther north. 



0. pulchripes Butt. (22 i). Light brown with a slight yellowish and violet gloss, markings similar to those pulchripes. 

 of the two preceding species, but more indistinct, the hindwing appearing almost unicolorous and the oblique 

 line of the forewing ending in the apex of the wmg {(^) or shortly before it (9); only the forewing with 

 a white discocellular stripe, this being placed in a darker smear. — calceolaria Butl. (22 i) is a more common calceolaria. 

 form, in which the larger distal portion of the hindwing and, with the exception of a marginal Imnd, that part 

 of the forewing which is outside the oblique line are bright yellow in colour, but irrorated with black dots; 

 in the anal angle of the forewing a small black spot. — loochooana Swinh. Allied to calceolaria, but the margin loochooana. 

 of the forewing less curved in the middle, colouring duller, margin near the anal angle with two black spots, 

 hindwing brown at the apex and with darker dots only in the middle. 38 mm. Linchotes. ^ 27, $ 32 to 



37 mm. — Amur, Ussuri, West China, Japan; June, August. Larvae in June on Viburnum. They are marbled 

 with grey, brown and reddish, and are said to have the shape of the larva of Drepana (species ?), Irat ,,are much 

 larger"; they are found singly on the iipper side of leaves and are said in order to pupate to roll a part of the 

 leaf together so as to form a tube closed at both ends by a white web (Graeser). 



0. auripes Bufl. (48 c), from Japan and China, is closely allied to the following species, but the grey auripes. 

 transverse lines of the forewing are far apart from one another, frmges and margin of hindwing light rust- 

 red, body pale whitish brown, metathorax and abdomen suffused with rose red. Wings beneath light ochreous, 

 irrorated with lilac grey, and bearing a curved discal line of the same colour on the forewing. $ 44 to 46 mm. 



0. calJda Bull. (22 i), from Japan, differs from pulchripes at first glance in the dull brown colouring, calida. 

 the more falcate apex and the more strongly curved margin of the forewing. Both wings with two black transverse 

 lines, the outer one of which on the forewing is elbowed in an acute or right angle close below the costal margin; 

 at the apex of the cell of the forewing a large black spot, but no distinct discocellular spot. Underside spotted 

 with reddish grey, and bearing a grey discal stripe, which is angled near the costal margin. ^ 42, $ 51 mm. 



0. turpis Butl. (30 c) is also Japanese and seems to be rare. Brown with a light greyish gloss; forewmg turpis. 

 with submedian straight lighter transverse stripe, and with the usual oblique stripe, which extends from the apex 

 to the apical third of the inner margin and is straight except anteriorly. Hindwing with dark marginal band 

 and minute black rows of dots. J 32 mm. 



15. CJenus: HypKoiiiadiiis Butl. 



Its author compares this genus with Drepana; it is more robust, the head scarcely visible from above, 

 palpi excessively short; antennae compressed, the segments emarginate; shoulders broad and in a straight 

 line with the costal margin of the forewing; the latter triangular, prolonged at the apex, margin slightly concave; 

 hmdwing almost triangular, costal margin straight, inner margin slightly concave, with projecting anal angle, 

 distal margin convex ; legs clothed with very long hair to the tips of the tarsi. Nothing is said about venation, 

 tongue and frenulum. However, the tongue and frenulum are absent, which is presumably of greater inportance 

 than the differences pointed out by Butler. Vein 5 of forewing touches 4 at the base, discocellular strongly 

 elbowed in the middle, 6 and 7 from the anterior angle of the cell, 7 runs parallel with and quite close to 8 

 to shortly (about 3 mm) before the apex of the wing, where 7 curves backward, so as to run into the distal margin 

 distinctly below the apex of the wing, while 8 terminates nearly at the apex or close before it; at the 

 same spot where 7 separates from 8 these two veins are connected by a transverse bar, whereby a very elongate 

 areole is formed, while at the same point 9 branches off and runs into the costal margin; 10 is thrown off 

 from 8 a little more basally and also ends in the costal margin. Veins 8 and 11 originate together from the cell 

 slightly proximally of the upper angle. In the hindwing 4 and 5 originate together from the lower angle 

 of the cell, 6, 7 and 8 nearly as in Drepana, but the discocellular less oblique. 



H. insignis Butl. (22 g). Wings silvery grey, with two transverse lines of which the sometimes indistinct insignl>s. 

 inner one of the forewmg and the outer one of the hindwing are dentate-sinuate and browaiish yellow like 

 the inner one of the hindwing, while the outer line of the forewing, which extends from immediately before 

 the apex to the middle of the inner margin, is dark z'ed as well as straight. Below, the wings glossy rose-colour, 

 with numerous grey indistinct markings; forewing with an indistinct transverse line extending to the apex. 



38 to 47 mm. — Yokohama. Only one specimen before me from coll. Seitz. 



