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Timandka AMATA, L. ; T. convectaria, Walk. Normal ; also from Northern 



Hindostan. 

 Aspilates mukdataria, Cr. ; A. tonghata, Eeld. Normal. 

 Aspilates eormosaria, Ev. ; IS. niponaria, Feld. Normal. 

 Phasiane petraeia, Hb. Normal. 

 Eiliceinia cordiaria, Hb. Normal. 

 Cabera exanthemata, Sc. ; Thysanochilus purns, Butl. Normal. Butler does 



not appear to have suspected for how common an insect he was creating a new 



genus ; on what ground I do not understand. 

 Bapta bimacttlata, P. Normal. 

 Abraxas marginata, L. ; Lomaspilis opis, Butl. Does not differ from normal 



dark European forms, but lighter marked varieties seem infrequent. 

 Abraxas adustata, Schiff. ; Melanippe restitutata, "Walk. ; MelantMa efferata, 



Walk. Normal. 

 Abraxas stltata, Sc. {ulmata, E.) ; A. martaria, Walk. ; A. leopardina, Walk. ; 



A. miranda, Butl. Occurs also in North Hindostan and China ; of course 



always a variable species, but without local forms, except that Indian and 



Chinese specimens are generally larger, sometimes considerably. 

 Abraxas grossttlariata, L. ; A. conspurcata, Butl. Dark varieties seem more 



prevalent than light ones. 

 Rhtparia melanaria, L. ; R.fraterna, Butl. ; M. sordida, Butl. Normal; except 



that in the Corea a dwarfed form appears to prevail. 

 Angerona prttnaria, L. Normal. 



Hybernia lettcoph.£:aria, Schiff. ; H. dira, Butl. Normal, but often darker. 

 Asopia glatjcinalis, L. ; Pyralis yoJcohama, Butl. Normal. 

 Pionea forficalis, L. ; P. sodalis, Butl. Normal. 



Bamsbury : November 11th, 1888. 



ON A HITHERTO UNDESCRIBED SPECIES OE THE G-ENUS 

 PE AN ASUS, MACLEA.Y. 



BY B. G. 1STEVINSON, M.A., F.Z.S. 



PHANiEUS LIT GENS, 11. Sp. 



Ph. prasino, Har. affinissimus, sed omnino nigerrimus, subnitidus ; clypeo 

 integro, aut vix emarginato ; tibiis anticis quadridentatis, dente quarto minu- 

 tissimo ; pygidio rugose punctato. 



Mas major : capitis corny, elongato, recurvo, ad basim leviter incrassato, 

 sed postice emarginato ; thorace basi bi-impresso, distincte ac confertim gra- 

 nulato, deplanato-declivi, parte plana trtincato-triangulari antice quadri- 

 tuberculata, elevato-marginata, angulis posticis acutis recurvatisque ; elytris 

 late striatis, striis obscure crenato-punctatis, interstitiis valde convexis sub- 

 tilissime punctulatis ; corpore subtus nigro-hirsuto. 



Mas minor : capitis cornu brevissimo ; thoracis disco triangulari an- 

 gustiore. 



Mas effeminatus : capitis cornu obsoleto, cujus in loco carina arenatim 

 elevata ; thorace convexo, antice disco dcplanato utrinque carinis minimis 

 marginato. 



