CIRPHIS, 



535 



underside whiter, with the costal and termiual areas irrorated with 

 brown, some black points on termeu from apex to vein 2. 



Hub. Japan, Hakodate, 1 $ , "Yokohama {Fryer, ]\Janley), 3 c? , 5 2 , 

 type striata ; China, Shanghai, 2 2 type and type intermissa. 

 Exp. 40-46 millim. 



*1922. Cirphis postica. (Plate XCVI. fig. 12.) 

 Leucania postica, Wilem. ined. 



c? . Head and thorax ochreous white irrorated with pale brown ; 

 abdomen whitish, dorsally tinged with ochreous except at base, 

 ventrally irrorated with black. Fore wing ochreous white ; the 

 veins defined by reddish-brown streaks, the interspaces also streaked 

 with red-brown ; an ill-defined ochreous-white fascia in submedian 

 interspace and another in and beyond cell, then bent upwards to 

 apex ; a black point in lower angle of cell and a terminal series. 

 Hind wing ochreous white, almost entirely suffused with fuscous 

 brown ; cilia whitish ; the underside whitish irrorated with black, 

 a slight discoidal lunule and terminal series of black points. 



Hah. Japan, Yokohama, type t d in Coll. Wileman. Exj>. 

 32 millim. 



1923. Cirphis sinuosa. (Plate XCIII. fig. 14.) 



Leucania sinuosa, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 102 (1832) ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. 

 p. 273. 



Head and thorax ochreous mixed with dark reddish brown ; 

 tegulae with medial brown line and brown tips ; patagia with dark 

 streak on outer edge ; legs streaked with brown ; abdomen brown, 

 the anal tuft ochreous, the ventral surface irrorated with ochreous. 

 Pore wing ochreous ; the costal area slightly irrorated with black ; 

 a white streak on medial nervure interrupted at antemedial line and 

 again near end of cell, where it has traces of a slight hook, defined 

 by dark brown streaks with some rufous suifusion below it and 

 sometimes also above it in cell, from lower angle of cell the 

 dark brown fascia runs obliquely to termeu below apex, towards 

 which it expands into a triangular patch ; subbasal line represented 

 by a black point on costa ; antemedial line represented by a black 

 point on costa, then indistinct, irregular, oblique to submedian fold, 

 and strongly angled inwards on vein 1 ; orbicular and reniform 

 small, brown defined by dark brown, the former rather elongate ; 

 postmedial line crenulate with black points on the veins, bent out- 

 wards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique : a terminal 

 series of small black lunules ; cilia dark brown intersected with 

 ochreous. Hind wing dark brown, the cilia ochreous with a brown 

 line through them ; the underside ochreous irrorated with dark 

 brown, a discoidal spot, sinuous postmedial line with short black 

 streaks at the veins, and terminal series of small spots. 



Hah. W. China, \\'ashan (Pratt), 1 J ; Punjab, Kulu, Sultanporo 

 (G. Young), 1 $ , Dharmsala {Hoclbuj), 1 J , 3 2 ; Sikhim (Lidder- 

 dale), 4 $ type. E^v^). 38 millim. 



