MOCIS. 103 



hair on femora rufous; abdomen grey suffused with brown, the 

 venti'al surface pale irrorated with brown. Fore wing pm-phsh 

 grey suffused with reddish brown ; a slight whitish subbasal line 

 from costa to submedian fold, excurved at subcostal nervure ; ante- 

 medial line deep chocolate-bi-own defined on inner side by pale grey 

 and with chocolate-brown suffusion beyond it, oblique ; an indistinct 

 brown medial line, oblique to the reniform, then incurved, and ex- 

 curved below submedian fold ; reniform defined by brown, elliptical, 

 a chocolate-brown patch beyond it; an elleptical brown annulus 

 below end of cell ; postmedial line chocolate-brown slightly defined 

 on outer side by pale grey, bent outwards below costa and obliquely 

 incurved below vein 6 ; a quadrate chocolate-brown patch on post- 

 medial part of costa with the indistinct dentate broAvn subterminal 

 line arising from its outer angle, bent outwards to tornus and with 

 blackish points beyond it on veins 6 to 2 ; the termen and cilia 

 suffused with red-brown from apex to vein 2. Hind wing greyish 

 suffused with cupreous brown ; a faint oblique postmedial line and 

 subterminal shade. Underside of fore wing grey-brown, the costa 

 and terminal area ochreous irrorated with brown ; hind wing 

 oclireous whitish irrorated with brown, a sinuous brown postmedial 

 line except on inner area and faint subterminal shade. 



5 . Head and thorax brighter rufous ; fore wing with the brown 

 suffusion redder ; hind wing rather greyer ; underside of fore wing- 

 whitish except the costal and terminal areas, a dark postmedial line 

 and subterminal shade ; hind wing with the inner area whiter. 



Hah. E. Sii^RiA, Ussuri, 1 c5" , 1 ? , Vladivostock (OhristopJi), 

 1 $ ; Japan, Hakodate, 1 d" , Nagasaki {Lewis, Leech), 3 2 » 

 Fusiki {Leech), 1 $ , Nikko (Lewis), 1 cS , Tokio {Maries), 1 j , 

 1 $, Yokohama {Jonas), 1 c? , 1 $ type; Cobea, Gensan {Lto), 

 1 5 ; W. China, Chang-yang {Pratt), 1 $ , Omei-shan, 1 6 , 

 Washan {Fratt), 1 5, Kia-ting-fu, 1 d , Kwei-chow, Id, 

 Chow-pin-sa, 1 $ , Chia-kou-ho {Fratt), 1 (S , Ta-chien-lu {Fratt), 

 1 $ , Moupin {KricheUorf), 1 $ . Ex]^. 44-50 millim. 



7874. Mocis laxa. 



Thurys laxa, Wlk. xiv. 1486 (1858) ; Hampsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 525. 

 JDrasteria pavoua, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 117. f. 9 (1874). 



Head, thorax, and abdomen purplish grey suffused with brown ; 

 antennae whitish with dark rings. Fore wing purplish grey 

 suffused with brown ; a faint curved brown subbasal line from 

 costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line brown slightly defined on 

 inner side by grey, inwardly oblique and slightly incurved, a broad 

 chocolate-brown band beyond it except on costal area extending to 

 beyond upper part of reniform and below the cell to the postmedial 

 line.; reniform defined by brown and with slight brown striga in 

 centre; postmedial line dark brown, oblique from costa to submedian 

 fold, then curved upwards to lowei- edge of reniform and down to 

 submedian fold, then oblique to inner margin, a chocolate-brown 

 band beyond it extending to inner margin and followed by brown 



