( 532 ) 

 440. Acosmeryx miskini. 



*Jkqilinii:'(i misl'ini Murray. CV.s/. Enl. i. p. 178 (1873) (Queensland ;— Mus. Brit.). 



Aciixiiirri/r iiiisli-hii, Biuler, Traiix. Zuul. Sue. Loid. i.x. p. 544. d. 4 (1877) {ti/iie in B. M.) ; Misk., 



I'nii: Rutj. Stir. QiKje.mltl. viii. p. 8. n. 8. (181II) (pavtim) ; Kiiby, Cut. Lrp. Hit, i, p. G4'.l. n. .'! 



(18il:i) (partim) : Swinh., Cut. Lcp. Het. Mns. Or. i. p. '). n. 38 (18;)-_') (Moreton B). 

 (y)Arosnieri/.f sericrii.i, Miskiu, I.r. n. 9 (18iU) (partim?). 



cJ ? . Similar to ^1. socrates f. cinerca, but forewing more deeplj' sinuate at 

 apex, lobe SC'' being as much produced as lobe SC'', margin below SC'" rather 

 deeply concave, up])er surface more uniformly grey, discal band less black. 

 Abilomeu pale grey above, with l)hickisli triangular lateral patclies at the bases 

 of tergites 3 to 6. 



(?. Process of harpe (PL XLVlll. f. 22) much less triangular than in soc/vtcn, 

 coming nearest that of omi's.w, teeth not prominent. Left process of penis-sheath 

 (PI. LV. f. 26) triangular : f. 25 representing the sheath from the right side. 



Early stages not known. 



Ilab. Queensland ; New Guinea. 



In the Tring Museum 3c?cJfrom: N. S. Wales (e.x coll. Felder) ; Milne 

 Bay, Brit. N. Guinea, xii. '98 (A. S. Meek). 



A fine (J in the Museum at Budapest from Stephausort, German New Guinea. 



450. Acosmeryx socrates. 



PhHampeUis sericeiix Walker, /.c. (IKSl'i) (partim). 



*.\n)snien/.r .iJierviU' Boiaduval (iinii id., I.r. n. .3), S/iei\ Gen. Lrji. Ilrl. p. 217. n. 4 (1875) 



(Darjiling ; — coll. Charles Oberthiir). 

 *.4rv,.smc/y/,r xooraies id., I.e. p. 219. n. 6 (187.'0 (Manila ;— coll. Charles Oberthiir). 



c? ? . Differs from all the other species in the less deeply sinuate apex of 

 the forewing, the lobe SC'"' being less produced than the apical lobe, (irey like 



mis/tint.. "Wings not dentate. Forewing, aboff : markings nearly as in omism \ 



third discal line M' — SM- faint or absent.- Hindwing blackish in a])ical third, 



this area not divided, the dark discal line of the other species being visible only 

 near anal angle. 



i'xdersHle less ferruginous tawny than in seiicctis, omiaga, etc. ; marginal 

 baud of forewing widest at R-, this projection generally rounded or sinuate. 



S. Se.xual armature as in misldiii, ditfering in the harpe, which is shapoil 

 and armed as in sericeun. 



?. Vaginal plate (PI. XLl. f. 9) as in caManea and iwga, orifice ratlior 

 more proximal, with a concave space in front surrounded by a fold. 



Larva figured by Moore and Semper {LLcc, see below) : the figures do not 

 quite agree, but that may be due to individual variations in the caterpillars, or 

 in the artistic talent of the authors. 



Pupa also figured, but details not recognisable. 



Hab. North India, Ceylon, eastwards to the Philipiiine Islands and Java. 



There are two forms, occurring together and being apparently not specifically 

 distinct : 



a. A. socrates J. socrates. 



*.\r<,siiirr!/:r unrmlea Boisduval, /.r. (187!j) (Manila); Kirby, (Jul. Lep. Het. \, \>. CA'.K n. 4(189i!); 

 Semper, SrhmUI. I'lulijij,. ii. p. :!'.«. n. 27. t. D. f. 0. 7 (/., ^).). t. 51. f. li (/'.) (18'.u;) (Luson ; 

 Crbll). 



