CIUPHIS. 



503 



1867. Cirphis simplex. (Plate XCII. tig. 7.) 

 Leucania simplex, Leech, Ti-ans. Eiit. Soc. 1889, p. 130. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous tinged with rufous, the 

 last with the ventral tufts of male black. Fore wing ochreous 

 suffused with rufous, and irrorated with a very few black scales ; 

 the antemedial line represented by dark points on median nervure 

 and vein 1 ; a sliglit pale point at lower angle of cell, and a 

 dark shade beyond the angle connected with a triangular shade 

 from termen below apex ; a curved postmedial series of black 

 points on the veins. Hind wing ochreous whitish, suffused with 

 fuscous brown except on basal, costal, and inner areas. Under- 

 side of male suffused with silvery scales except costal area of 

 fore wing, a black postmedial point on eosta of fore wing and 

 a terminal series on hind wing ; female ochreous white irrorated 

 with brown, some fuscous suffusion on veins of fore wing beyond 

 middle. 



Hah. C. China, Chang- Yang (Pm«), 1 cf type, Kiukiang(Pm«)5 

 1 $ , Ship-y-shan, 1 S ; Assam, Khasis, 1 6 . Exp. 32-38 millim. 



i'*. Uuderside of wiugs of male not clothed witli 

 silver}' scales. 

 a". Fore wing with dark streaks in the inter- 

 spaces of terminal area. 

 a!'. Fore wing with the white streak on 

 median nervure liooked on disco- 

 celhilars. 

 a'. Fore wing with the streak on' median 



nervure sbort and strongly hooked... 'prvxiiiia. 

 b' . Fore wing with the streak on median 

 nervure long and sligiitly hooked, 

 a**. Foi-e wing with oblique pale fascia 

 between veins 5 and 2 beyond the 



fascia from apex l-idbam. 



6*. Fore wing without pale fascia be- 

 tween veins 5 and 2 beyond the 



fascia from apex albivcnata. 



b". Fore wing with the white streak en 



median nervure not hooked on disco- 



cellulars. 



a". Fore wing with the ground-colour 



purplish pink. 



«■*. Fore wing with pale streak in lower 



part of cell rufipennis. 



b'^. Fore wing without pale streak in 



lower part of cell duplicata. 



b'. Fore wing with the ground-colour 

 grpyish. 

 a"^. Fore wing with the costal area pale 

 defined by brown below. 

 «". Hind wing suffused with fuscous, albicosfa. 



b^. Hind wing white polyrahda. 



b". Fore wing with the costal area 



concolorous micacca. 



