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b 5 . Forewing with the costal area concolorous decisiwma. 



b i t Forewing without dark streaks in inter- 

 spaces of terminal area. 

 a 5 . Forewing with yellow spot with black 



point on it at lower angle of cell subsignata, 



b*. Forewing with minute white point at 



lower angle of cell simplex. 



1893. ClEPHIS INFRAMICANS. 



1892. ClEPHIS HAMIFERA. 



1891. ClRPHIS DECISISSIMA. 



1899. ClRPHIS;SUBSIGNATA. 



1899.a. Cirphis simplex, Leech., Trans. Ent. Soc. 1899, p. 130 ; Hmpsn. Cat. 



Lep. Phal. B. M., V., p. 503, pi. 92, f. 7. 

 Head, thorax and abdomen ochreous tinged with rufous, the last with the 

 ventral tufts of male black. Forewing ochreous suffused with rufous and irrorated 

 with a very few black scales ; the antemedial line represented by dark points on 

 median nervure and vein 1 ; a slight.pale point at lower angle of cell, and a dark 

 shade beyond the angle connected with a triangular shade from termen below 

 apex ; a curved postmedial series of black points on the veins. Hindwing 

 ochreous whitish, suffused with fuscous brown, except on basal, costal and 

 inner areas, underside of male suffused with silvery scales, except costal area of 

 forewing, a black postmedial point on costa of forewing and a terminal series on 

 hindwing ; female ochreous white irrorated with brown, some fuscous suffusion 

 on veins of forewing beyond middle. 



Habitat. — C. China, Chang- Yang, Kiukiang, Ship-y-Shan ; Assam, Khasias. 

 Exp. 32-38 mill. 



b 2 . Underside of wings of male not clothed with 

 silvery scales. 

 a 8 . Forewing with dark streaks in the interspaces 

 of terminal area. 

 a 4 . Forewing with the white streak on median 

 nervure hooked on discocellulars. 

 a'. Forewing with oblique pale fascia between 

 veins 5 and 2 beyond the fascia from 



apex l-album. 



b 5 . Forewing without pale fascia between veins 



5 and 2 beyond the fascia from apex ... albivenmta. 

 b*. Forewing with the white streak on median 

 nervure not hooked on discocellulars. 

 a 5 . Forewing with the ground colour purplish 

 pink. 

 a 6 . Forewing with pale streak in lower part 



of cell 6 rufiin 



