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fringes yellow. Under surface as above, but fainter in 

 colour. 



Expanse 27 millim. 



One female specimen from Ichang, June. 



Hob. Central China. 



Genus LUXIARIA. 

 (Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 195 (1895).) 



Luxiaria contigaria. 



Acidalia ? contigaria, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xxii. p. 754 (1861). 



Acidalia inexactata, Walk. op. tit. xxiii. p. 770. 



Acidalia tephrosaria, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1867, p. 643. 



Luxiaria fasciosa, Moore, Lep. Atk. p s 254 (1887). 



Luxiaria contigaria, Hainpson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 195 



(1895). 

 Bithia amasa, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 405 (1878 ) ; 111. 



Typ. Lep. Het. iii. p. 45, pi. Hi. fig. 4 (1879). 



This species appears to be common in Western China, and 

 all the forms enumerated above are represented. There was 

 a series of ihefascwsa (amasa) form from Ohoyama in Fryer's 

 collection ; I obtained specimens of the same form at Tsuruga 

 and Gensan in July, and my collectors at Chang-yang and 

 in the island of Kiushiu. 



Distribution. Dharmsa'la ; Sikhim ; Kha*sis ; Mahablesh- 

 war ; Nilgiris ; Ceylon ; Sumatra ; Borneo (Hampson) 

 Japan ; Kiushiu ; Corea ; Central and Western China. 



consimilaria, sp. n. 



Whitish, irrorated with greyish brown, most densely on 

 costal area of primaries ; there are three transverse pale 

 pinkish-brown bands on primaries, but the first two are 

 obscure, the third is fairly broad and extends from the apex 

 to middle of the inner margin ; this band is preceded by a 

 series of black dots originating on the costa about one fourth 

 from apex ; there are also indications of a wavy submarginal 

 line. Secondaries have three transverse bands ; the first of 

 these appears to be a continuation of the third on primaries ; 

 the second is fairly broad and is edged inwardly by a wavy 

 blackish line; submarginal line obscure. Fringes whity 

 brown, preceded by a thin blackish line, which is dotted with 

 black at the extremities of the nervules. Under surface 

 whitish, freckled with greyish brown on primaries, especially 

 on costal and basal areas ; all the wings have two transverse 

 , dusky bands and a blackish discal spot. 



Jixpanse 35 millim. 



