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3290. Psyra cuneata, Wlk. Cat. xxi, p. 483 ; C. $ 8. no. 3426. 

 Psyra similaria, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 659, pi. 33, fig. 1 ; 



"C. fy S. no. 2427. 



Differs from anc/ulifera in the ground-colour being dull ochreous 

 or yellow ; in the Eastern form, similaria, bright yellow. 



Hah. Japan ; N.W. Himalayas ; Sikhim ; Khasis. Kvp. 44-52 

 millim. 



Genus PEEICALLIA. 



Pericallia, Steph. III. Brit. Ent. Hamt. iii, p. 171 (1829). 

 Hygrochroa, Hiibn. Verz. p. 293 (? 1818), non descr. 



Type, P. syrinyaria, Linn., from Europe. 



Range. Palaearctic and Ethiopian regions ; Sikhim ; Khasis ; 

 Manipur; Burma. 



Palpi reaching beyond the frontal tuft, the 2nd joint clothed 

 with long hair ; antennae bipectinated to near apex, the branches 

 longer in the male than the female ; hind tibiae not dilated. Fore 

 wing with the outer margin excurved at middle; vein 3 from 

 before angle of cell ; 7, 8, 9 stalked, from before upper angle ; 10 

 and 11 free. Hind wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell. 



In the typical section the costa of fore wing is arched at base, 

 excised and contorted beyond middle ; hind wing with the outer 

 margin excised between veins 4 and 6. 



SECT. II. Fore wing with the costa straight ; hind wing with the 

 outer margin angled at vein 4. 



A. Cilia non-crenulate. 



3291. Pericallia lugens, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) vi, p. 123; id. III. Het. 



vi, pi. 114, fig. 2 ; C.Sf S. no. 3181. 



Olive-brown, striated with rufous ; palpi orange. Fore wing 

 with waved antemedial line with purple-grey on its inner edge ; a 

 speck at end of cell ; a postmedial line slightly curved below costa 



and with purple-grey on 



^^ v^ ^^\ its outer edge; an indis- 



BjfcfaJX. /^^^^ / t nic ^ lunulate submar- 



[MkS^ /^^^EEE/ ^ ginal purple line. Hind 



SjBJI^B ^^^^^ ^^ wing with speck at end 



1 l^^^**^ *^ ^ ce ^ ' a P os ^ me( ^^ a l ^ ne 



[H^D 1\\^^^ If&fr slightly angled at middle, 



' \\ \\\/ ^^ with a brown band inside 



VvjO^ it, the two forming a tri- 



Fig. 122. Pericallia lugens, <$ . |. angle, arid with purplish 



on its outer edge ; a lunu- 

 late submarginal purple line with black spots inside the lunules 

 above veins 3 and 6. Underside orange, with a prominent brown 

 and purple postmedial line with rufous suffusion beyond it in 

 male. 



Hob. Sikhim. Exp., $ 42, $ 46 millim. 



