126 Mr. B. P. Uvarov's Notes on 



K. coelesynensis is known to occur in Syria, Mesopotamia, 

 Persia and Fergliana in Turkestan; its occurrence in the 

 northern parts of Punjab, whence K. nndulata is known, 

 would be only quite natural, which speaks in favour of the 

 identity of both species. 



British Miiseum specimen : 40 miles around Aleppo, 

 Sp-ia, iv-vii. 1919 {F. G. Aldous). 



Genus Caloptenopsis I. Bol. 



The identification of species of this genus is very diffi- 

 cult and uncertain, since the majority of species have 

 been based on the colour characters which, in my opinion, 

 are of but very little use in the Avhole group Calliptamini. 

 At the same time, the study of certain species, represented 

 by more or less extensive series of specimens, enables me 

 to state definitely that they are not less variable (not in 

 coloration only, but in certain morphological features, as 

 well), than the C. ifalicus is. In some cases it is cjuite 

 possible to ascertain the conspecifity of two or three 

 " different " species by descriptions even, while often the 

 descriptions are so insufficient that the species in question 

 is simply unrecognisable without a study of the type. As 

 I do not consider this paper as a complete revision of the 

 group, I did not attempt a study of the types of all described 

 species; but even going by descriptions I am able to reduce 

 the number of species by a not inconsiderable figure, 

 and I am sure that further studies, based on types and on 

 long series of specimens, will result in a still more appreci- 

 able reduction in the number of species, while only few 

 new ones may be also expected. 



1. Caloptenopsis insignis (Walk.). 



1870. Caloptenus insignis Walker, Cat. Derm. Salt. B. M., 

 iv, p. 701, no. 52. 



1870. Caloptenus clams Walker, I.e., p. 711, no. 70. 



1871. Caloptenus spissus Walker, I.e., v, Suppl., p. 70. 

 1898. Caloptenopsis saussurei M. Fernandez, Act. Soc. Esp. 



Hist. Nat., ser. ii, v, p. 11. 

 1902. C[alopfenopsis] saussiirei M. Fernandez, Ann. Soc. 



Esp. Hist. Nat., xxx, pp. 282, 290. 

 1910. C[aloptenoj)sis'\ insignis Kirby, Syn. Cat. Orth., iii, 



p. 551, no. 18. 

 1910. C[alopfenopsis] clams Kirby, I.e., p. 551, no. 20. 



