NEOTEPHRIA; PERIZOMA. ßy L. M. Phoit. 275 



cinctafa Hbv. deprived of alinost all yellow scaling. but a characteristic ochreoiis spot. succeeding a white one, 

 is developed between the 3id radial and the Ist median of the forew ing. Discoccllulars rather strongly biarigulate. 



24. Genus: ]%~eotepliria Pront. 



(Soc Vol. 1. p. 2.-)7.) 



Probably a development of Enlephrid, but distinguislied l^y the hindwing. which has the 2nd radial 

 arising before the middle of the discocellulars, the Ist median stalked with the 3rd radial, or oceasionally arising 

 from the same point; this wing. nioreover, at least in the Oi^, is irregiilaily produeed about the end of the Ist 

 median. Antenna of J shortly ciliate. Type of the gemis: ramalaria Fehl.; a second. elosely related species is. 

 so far as I know, exclusively Palaearetic. a third is now added. 



N, ramalaria Feld. (= ramulaiia Bull.) (\'(il. 4. ])1. 1:5 a. as ramataria). Verv variable, but nrddily minalaria. 

 recognizalile by its shape and venation. Kangra district to ( iulmarg, in places conuiKjn. Felder's type from Lalud. 



N. avinoffi sp. n. (27 f). (^uite easy to distinguish from nrttiaJaria by its shape and texture, as well as arimiiji. 

 by the weaker markings. Palpus shorter, antenna and venation similar. Wings delicate, smoothly scaled and 

 glossy (as different from the texture oi ramalaria as nobiliaria borearia Proiil from cyanata Hbn.); forewing with 

 termen straighter in approaching the tornus; hindwing still less bent at the Ist median than in the f e m a 1 e 

 oi ramalaria. the eell-mark and postmedian line obsolete above. indistinct beneath. i.adak: Tashgam (Kliarbu). 

 9300 feet. IS June l!tl2 (A. Avinoff), a rj in the British Museum. C. antelalaria Stgr. (Vol. 4. p. 23S). which 

 more resembles arinojji in shajie. is a variegated and s li a r p I y marked speeies.« 



25. Genus: I*erizoma Hbv. 



(Soo Vnl. 1. p. 2ÖS: Vol. 1(>. p. !Ml.) 



Strictly speaking, this is a small and apparently natural genus, not yet delected outside the Palaearetic 

 Region, best eharacterized by the early stages and by the ,^ genitalia. It has. however, been greatly extended 

 temporarily, so as to include a considerable number of small (and a few middle-sized) species with frontal tuft. 

 simple or nearly simple S antenna, moderate (occasionally elongate) palpus. double areole. with Ist radial 

 arising from the outer areole, and biangulate discocellulars. Wings smooth-margined, or nearly so. the hindwing 

 sometimes a little elongate, always weakly marked, not or scarcely continuing the pattern of the forewing. It 

 is doubtful whether it can be rigidly differentiated from ^'Coenotephria" . S])ecies from all the faunal regions 

 have been included. but it is predominantly Palaearetic and Indian. 



P. costinotaria Leech (\'ol. 4, pl. 13 c). Not very small. perhaps better referrcd to Coenotephria than to fosihioiarin. 

 Perizonia. Palpus short. The only known specimen, Leech's ^ t.vpe from Pu-tsu-fong, may perhaps represent 

 a race of oliracea, subbasal band dark throughout. very oblique posteriorly. costal sjxit less crenulate-edged. 

 hindwing much darker. 



P. olivacea Warr. (27 f). Almost as strongly glossy as srhi.slarea. with which Warrex placcd it in nlimrca. 

 (laijitodes. 8hape somewhat less characteristic. Recognizable at once by its colour and markings. (J antenna 

 with ciliation 1. Discovered by Elwe.s on Sundukiiho. Sikkim. at about 12 000 feet. since received from Yatong. 



P. plumbeata Moore (27 f). Belongs to Wahren 's genus Gagitode.s. which might possibly be resuscitated: pluuiimtUi. 

 eharacterized by its rather well developed posterior thoracic crest. pointed forewing. with the termen faintly 

 sinuous, and smooth, fine, extremely glossy scaling. Darjiling. 



P. schistacea Moore (27 f). The tvjte of Gagitodes; similar in shape and structure to plumbeata but .-irhi.siarea. 

 considerablv smaller, the colouring less varied, the characteristic l)ro^\^^ subterminal marking at the costa of 

 the forewing wanting, etc. Dalhousie, Sikkim and the Khasis, the ty])e from Darjiling. Captain Swann .sent 

 very small specimens from the Kachin Hills, perhaps representing a separate race. 



P. tenuifascia Warr. (27 f). (Irc\isli white, the hindwing more grey; median band of fore^ving complete tetiidfn.-icia. 

 but narrow-. less so anteriorly and witJi a small projection outward about the middle. the blackish ccll-spot 

 contained within it. basal patch and a small costal subterminal s])ot also present. Underside of the forewing 

 dark grey. of the hindwing jtaler. with cell-dot and traces of 2 lincs. Khasis. 



P. costata Wileman (27 g). Described from 1 $ as a Xanihorhoe. though comjjared with "P." triplagiala mMala. 

 and obviously congeneric with that. Lines of forewing less obsolete, basal patch indented before middle, costal 

 patch more quadrate. subterminal line in its anterior part traversing an obscure band-like shade. Formo-sa: 

 Daitozan, 8500 feet. - ab. particuiata Bastelb. has the median band less obsolete in its posterior part, thns imrllculahi. 

 more resemblin«? lenirijascia. from which it is distinguishable in having the basal patch more vertical. the median 



