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are variegated with dark scaling. Cannot be confounded with any other species on account of the characteristic 

 markings and wing-shape. Araurhind ; in July. — schidacina Bittl. (48 i). Silvery grey above with the costa of schidadna. 

 the forewing irrorated with dark specks; on the disc of the forewmg a sickle-shaped line which posteriorly tra- 

 verses a black patch which contains two plumbeous spots ; distal margin narrowly golden brown, edge itself 

 black ^^ath a silver-line, before the edge a row of black dots. Hindwing golden brown, minutely pencilled, most 

 densely so m a subbasal transverse band which does not cross the lower part of the cell; on the disc a trico- 

 lorous band (black, yellowish brown and broMTi), upon which follows a plumbeous one which is dilated below 

 the third median vein. Underside pale brown, with dark irroration. China, Japan (main island and Hokkaido). 



E. instabilata Walk. (=insolita Walk., conchiferata J/oore). This species has an enormously wide distri- instabilata. 

 bution, but is essentially Indian, and therefore the figure will be given in the Indian volume X. Thorax and 

 base of abdomen white, head, collar and rest of abdomen brown. Forewing brown, marked with black and 

 pencilled, the hind marginal area whitish with dull brown markings; at the lower angle of cell a white spot; 

 before the distal margin some small black spots. On the hindwing, on the contrary, the costal area is white, 

 while the anal half is brown with black markings. • — Distributed from China over large tracts of Anterior and 

 Farther India to Ceylon, the Sula Islands, Flores and the Solomons. Abundant. 



E. plagifera Bull. (48 i). White, basal part of costal area shaded with grey; in the centre of the wing plagifera. 

 a dark transverse band, which is edged and pencilled with black which is interrupted by the median branches. 

 At cell-apex a large round black spot which bears at its outer side near the costa a small rust spot ; before 

 the distal margin a grey transverse spot, bearing distally 4 small round black spots of unequal size; margin 

 with blackish spots. The hindwing is traversed by angulate tricolorous bands, the colours being in basi- 

 distal order black, white, brownish yellow; near the base 2 small black spots, 2 larger ones close beyond the 

 apex of cell; below the cell a plumbeous streak from base to distal margin, widening distally; marginal line 

 brownish, proximally edged with black between the small tails. Underside of hindwing brownish, with black 

 central spot and black-spotted margin. ■ — One of the smaller species. China and Japan (Yokohama). 



E. illotata Christ. Near erasaria, similar in colour, but smaller, only measuring 17 mm, and the wings illotata. 

 not so strongly excised. — Amurland, found together with erosaria hi JuW. 



E. moza Butl. (48 i). Light brown; darker markings at the outer margin below the apex, at the hind moza. 

 margin near the outer angle, at the costa between central and marginal areas of forewing. On the hindwing 

 dentate lunate lines traverse the disc. — Japan, on the main island and Kiushiu. The specimen figured is excep- 

 tionally pale. 



E. monataria Leech. Similar to moza, colouring and markings almost the same, but the angle m the moncUaria. 

 middle of the distal margin of the forewing more pointed and at hind angle a distinct lobe ; the two points at the 

 distal margin of the hindwing longer and broader. — Mupm in West China, in July. 



E. cretacea Bull. (48 i). Chalky white, with a silky gloss; across both wings a brownish, angulate trans- creiacea. 

 verse band borderedMiffusely on both sides with blackish scaling and bemg externally prominent only at 

 the costa. Beyond this transverse band a brownish stripe, which is especially distinct on the hindwing; base 

 of forewing shaded with brown, near the base a small dark angulate band, before the distal margin irregular 

 small dark spots. Hindwing with dark transverse band in tlie basal area and two small spots at the apex of 

 cell; a dark marginal line between the tails and a dull small ocellus above the lower tail. Underside dirty brown. 

 ■ — Japan, main island and Kiushiu. 



E. Styx Butl. (4Si). Dull sooty brown. Forewing with pale postmedian band which is distally bounded siyx. 

 by a velvety black dentate band ; beyond the latter a plumbeous band ; basal and distal marginal areas sparsely 

 irrorated with grey ; centre of costa spotted with white ; disc of forewing traversed by a row of black dots ; mar- 

 ginal line pale. On the hindwing a pale angulate band which is edged with black and plumbeous; only the lower 

 tail is well-developed, above it a dark spot. Underside with silky gloss, sooty black; the hindwing sometimes 

 pale in the basal area. — Japan, on the main island and Hokkaido. 



E. azela Butl. (48 i). This species is similar in colouring to a small Cidaria. Both wings proximally azela. 

 dark, distal margmal area whitish; pale-coloured along hind margin of forewing and at base of hindwing. — 

 Japan. 



E. columbaris Butl. (48 i). Uniformly grejash brown, in shape resembling certam Macaria. Both wings columbaris. 

 slightly incurved below the apex, proximally and distally to middle traversed by minute dark atoms arranged 

 in arcuate rows. ■ — Kashmir. 



E. ruptaria Moore. White; before and beyond the centre indistinct ochreous bands; spots are placed niptaria. 

 at the base of the costa, towards the apex and one at the hind angle ; between veins 4 and 5 a dark submarginal 



