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a broad white fascia in and below cell from base to the antemedial 

 line, which is indistinct, diffused, minutely waved, oblique from 

 costa to median nervure, then inwardly oblique and angled inwards 

 on vein 1, then bent outwards to meet the postmedial line above 

 inner margin ; the end of cell and area beyond it to the postmedial 

 line whitish ; a small brown discoidal spot; postmedial line brown, 

 minutely dentate, exeurved from costa to vein 4, then strongly 

 incurved, deiined by whitish on outer side and bent inwards to the 

 antemedial line above inner margin, some whitish beyond it above 

 and below vein 5 and two small white spots on costa ; subterminal 

 line represented by obscure somewhat dentate brown marks on its 

 inner side from vein 6 to inner margin, incurved below vein 3 and 

 with brownish marks beyond it and above vein 2; a terminal 



Fig. 26. — Leiometopon simyrides, c? . \. 



series of brown striae ; cilia white with a dark brown line near 

 base. Hind wing pale reddish brown ; cilia whitish ; the under- 

 side with the costal area and termen irrorated with white, 



$ . Whiter ; fore wicg with black streak below the white fascia 

 in submedian interspace, the white in lower end of cell and thence 

 obliquely towards apex more prominent, the discal fold in end of cell 

 defined above and below by brown streaks to the small discoidal spot. 

 Hah. E. Ttjekestan, Dscharkent, 1 6 , Thian-Shan Mts,, 1 $ . 

 Eoc'p. d 36, $ 40 millim. 



Genus SIMYRA. 



Type. 

 Simyra. Ochs. Schmett. Eur. iv. p. 81 (181G), non descr. ; Treit. 



Schmett. Eur. (6) ii. p. 280 (1825) alhovenosa. 



Arsilonche, Led. Nect. Eur. p. 70 (1857) alhovenosa. 



Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi porrect, extending to beyond frons and 

 clothed witli long hair; frons smooth ; eyes rather small, round; antennfe of 

 male typically laminate ; thorax clothed with hair only and without crests ; 

 tibi^ fringed with long hair ; abdomen dorsally clothed with rough hair at 

 base and with lateral fringes of hair but without crests. Fore wing witli 

 the apex somewhat produced and acute, the termen obliquely curved and not 

 crenulate ; -veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; & from 

 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with 

 veins 3, 4 from .angle of cell or shortly stalked ; 5 obsolescent from just 

 below middle of discocellulars ; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with 

 the cell near base only. 



Sect. I. Antennae of male bipectinate with moderate branches dilated at 

 extremity. 



A, Fore wing with the veins defined by slight brown streaks. 

 a. Fore wing with brown streak on median nervure and vein 4 



from base to termen huettneri. 



