90 Mr. F. Moore on new Species 



double line, which is twice broken at its costal end ; a discal 

 series of longitudinal, elongated, double dentate lines j a mar- 

 ginal row of" narrow streaks (one being between each vein) : 

 hind wing cinereous white, veins black ; a blackish streak 

 crossing end of cell, and a marginal row of prominent black 

 spots. Thorax grey, spotted with black ; abdomen above and 

 a lateral row of spots black, beneath and tip above white. 

 Underside cinereous white, veins blackish j markings on fore 

 wings indistinct. 



Exp. 6 2|, ? 2| inches. 



Hah. Shanghai. In coll. W. B. Pryer and F. Moore. 



Allied to C. erminea. Differs in having narrower and longer 

 wings, sharper dentate markings between the veins, and more 

 prominent basal spots. 



Cerura sangaica. 



Upperside pale vinous grey : fore wing with a broad sub- 

 basal transverse black-speckled band, bordered by ochreous 

 speckles, and preceded by a basal row of black dots ; a paler 

 but similar band across the disk, a marginal row of black 

 round spots : hind wing with a marginal row of black round 

 spots, and an indistinct spot at end of cell. Body with 

 greyish black bands. Underside as above, but paler. 



Exp. If inch. 



Hah. Shanghai. In coll. W. B. Pryer. 



Most nearly allied to the North-American C. cinerea. 



Stauropus hasalis. 



Upperside pale greyish brown ; base of both wings gi*eyish 

 ochreous, divided on the fore wing by a transverse discal 

 bent line ; this wing also has a slight naiTow streak at end 

 of cell, a submarginal and marginal rows of grey-speckled 

 black points : hind wing with a blackish marginal line. 

 Underside as above, except that the base is paler ; abdomen 

 beneath and legs below whitish. 



Exp. 1^ inch. 



Shanghai. In coll. W. B. Pryer. 



Phalera Jlavescens. 



Phalerajlavescens, Brem. & Grey, Lep. Nord-China, p. 14 (1853). 



3Iale. Upperside whitish testaceous: fore wing with a large 

 basal, duplex, silvery grey and black spot divided transversely 

 by a red ochreous bar ; four similar-shaped spots of the same 

 colour ascending outer margin from posterior angle, the former 

 spot having the grey portion towards base of wing, the latter 



