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series of small black luiiules defined by white on inner side ; cilia 

 chequered white and black. Hind wing white suffused with fuscous 

 except on costal area ; postmedial and subterrainal diffused lines 

 excurved at middle and incurved in submedian interspace, defined 

 by white on outer side on inner area ; cilia white with some fuscous ; 

 the underside white irrorated with fuscous, a discoidal point and 

 diffused sinuous ante- and postmedial Hues. 



Ab. 1. ochracea. Thorax and fore wing with the orange 

 markings more prominent. 



Ab. 2. nana. Smaller ; fore wing dark grey. 



Hah. W. Ttjkkestan, Saisan, 1 c? ; W. Siberia, Altai ; Mongolia, 

 Uliassutai. Exp. 30-36 millim. 



*2560. Athaumasta siderigera. 



Tliaumasfa siderigcra, Christ. Iris, vi. p. 90 (1893); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. 

 p. 168. 



S . Head and thorax black mixed with white. Fore wing 

 fuscous black, the lines black ; subbasal line from costa to submedian 

 fold ; antemedial line defined by white on outer side, waved ; 

 orbicular with strong white annulus ; reniform with white spot on 

 its outer edge ; postmedial line crenulate, defined by white lunules 

 on outer side ; subterminal line dentate, defined on each side by white 

 spots ; terminal line black ; cilia white mixed with black. Hind 

 wing grey, with dark discoidal lunule and diffused curved postmedial 

 and subterminal lines. 



Hah. E. Siberia, Sajan Mts. Exp. 44 millim. This species is 

 unknown to me. 



Sect. II. Antennfe of male ciliated. 



2561. Athaumasta cortex. 



Miselia cortex, Alph. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1887, p. 109 ; id. Rom. Mem. v. 



p. 159, pi. 7. f. 4 ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 181. 

 Miselia corticula, Piiug. Iris, xiv. p. 185, pi. 2. f. 16 (1901). 



S . Head and thorax ochreous mixed with bright rufous and 

 some fuscous scales ; tarsi with pale rings ; abdomen pale ochreous 



Fig. I'l-i. — Athaumasta cortex, c5". \. 



tinged with rufous and slightly irrorated with fuscous. Fore Aving 

 pale ochreous suffused in parts with rufous and thickly irrorated 

 with rufous and fuscous ; a slight diffused dark streak below base 



