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double, waved, antemedial line dentate inwards on median nervure 

 and vein 1 and outwards above inner margin ; olaviform moderate 

 or small, defined by black ; orbicular and reniform defined by black 

 and with fuscous centres, the former small, elliptical, or with its 

 outer edge produced to a point, the latter with wedge-shaped black 

 spot from its outer edge ; an indistinct dentate medial line ; a double 

 minutely dentate postmedial line produced to points on the veins, 

 bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; a 

 subtermiual series of pale and black dentate marks, those above 

 veins 4, 5 with the black on their inner side stronger and some 

 fuscous suffusion on their outer ; the veins towards termen with 

 dark streaks ; a terminal series of points. Hind wing semihyaline 

 white, the veins, costal and inner areas, and termen tinged with 

 brown, strongly in female and in the N. -Zealand form. 



Hah. Canada, Hudson's Bay (Barnstoa), 2 J , Nova Scotia (Eed- 

 man), 1 J , W. Canada, Orilla {Busli), \ $ : U.S.A., Philadelphia 

 (Doubleday), 1 S , Massachusetts, Beverly, 2 c? , N. York, 1 cJ , 1 2 , 

 Kansas, 3 5 ; Mexico, Jalapa (Hoer/e), 1 J , Milpas (Forrer), 2 2 ; 

 Guatemala {Gham^yion), 1 5 ; Costa Rica (Rogers, Underwood), 



2 (5', 5 5 ; Vexezctela, 1 c5' , 2 $ , type Upars; Brazil, Castro 

 Paraila, type t 6 aureohan, in Coll. Schaus ; Peru, Coquimbo 

 (J. J. Walker), 1 d' , 2 $ ; Chile, type t 6 robusta iu Mus. Paris ; 

 Argentina ; Europe, Britain, France, Germany, Zeller Coll., Switzer- 

 land, Prey Coll., Livonia, Zeller Coll.; Syria, Beirut (Lederer), 1 ^^ , 

 1 2 ; Egv^pt, Suez (J. J. Walker), 1 $ : Natal, Estcourt {Htdchw- 

 son), 1 S ; Japan, Yokohama (Pri/er), 1 c5" , Tokio (Maries), 1 $ , 

 Kobi (Lewis), 1 $ , Kiushiu, 1 (^ ; E, China, Shanghai, 2 (j" , 2 2 , 

 Chusan (J. J. WaJJcer), 2 c5' : W. China, Kiukiang (Pratt), 1 cf , 1 $ , 

 Ichang (Pratt), 1 $ , Chang-yang (Pratt), 2 $ , Washan (Pratt), 

 1 c? , 1 $5 Kwei-chow, 1 cj' , Chia-kou-ho, 1 2 , Ta-chieu-lu, 1 cf , 

 Pu-tsu-fang, 1 2 5 Moupin (Krickeldorf), 1 2 ; Tibet, Yatung 

 (Hohsoti), 1 S ; Kashmir, Sciud Valley (Leech), 1 (^ , 1 2 ; Kulu, 

 Sultanpur (Yonag), \ S ■, 1 $; N.W. Hlmalayas, Rawul Pindi 

 (Yerhury), 1 S , Thundiani (Yerbury), 1 ,5 , 1 2 , Kalabagh (Yerbury), 

 1 2 , Landur (Hearsey), 1 S , Simla, 1 J , 1 2 , Dharmsula (Hocking), 



3 c? , 2 2 , Mynpuri, 1 J , Dehra Dhun, 1 2 ; Ceylon, 1 2 ; Java 

 (Horsfield), 1 S ; Queensland, Brisbane (Turner), 2 cJ , 1 2 ; 

 N. Zealand, Auckland (Oxley), 4 cJ , 4 2 j Dunedin (Purdie), 1 2 : 

 Hawaii (Blackburn, Perkins), 4 c? , 2 2 • Fvp. 40-50 millim. 



Larva. Mai-ten, Trans. Dept. Agr. 111. xviii. App. p. 134, 18S0 ; Meyr. Brit. 

 Lep. p. 91 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 285, pi. 124. f. 2. 



Head light brown, vertical band dark : dark greasy grey to dull 

 leaden-brown ; a faint dirty yellowish-white dorsal line ; subdorsal 

 line more distinct : two indistinct pale lines on the sides. Tubercles 

 black. 



A general feeder. — H. G. D. 



vol. iv. 2 B 



