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double, -waved, antemedial line dentate inwards on median nervure 

 and vein 1 and outwards above inner margin ; claviform moderate 

 or small, defined by black ; orbicular and reniform defined by black 

 and with fuscous centres, the former small, elliptical, or with its 

 outer edge produced to a point, the latter wdth wedge-shaped black 

 spot from its outer edge ; an indistinct dentate medial line ; a double 

 minutely dentate postmedial line produced to points on the veins, 

 bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; a 

 subterminal series of pale and black dentate marks, those above 

 veins 4, o with the black on their inner side stronger and some 

 fuscous suffusion on their outer ; the veins towards termen with 

 dark streaks ; a terminal series of points. Hind wing semihyaline 

 white, the veins, costal and inner areas, and termen tinged with 

 brown, strongly in female and in the N. -Zealand form. 



Hah. CiNADA, Hudson's Bay (Bamston), 2 d , iN'ova Scotia (Eed- 

 man), 1 ci , "W. Canada, Orilla (Bush), I $ ; U.S.A., Philadelphia 

 (Doubleday), 1 cJ , Massachusetts, Beverly, 2 (^ , N". York, 1 (^ , 1 5 , 

 Kansas, 3 $ ; Mexico, Jalapa (Hoer/e), 1 J , Milpas (Forrer), 2 2 ; 

 Guatemala (Ohamjyion), 1 5 ; Costa Riga {Rogers, Underwood), 



2 (S , 5 2 ; Venezuela, 1 c? , 2 § , type bijMvs; Brazil, Castro 

 Paraiia, type t 6 aureolum, in Coll. Schaus ; Peru, Coquimbo 

 (J. J. Walker), 1 (5^ , 2 5 ; Chile, type f c? rohusta in Mus. Paris ; 

 Argentina; Europe, Britain, France, Germany, Zeller Coll., Switzer- 

 land, Frey Coll. , Livonia, Zeller Coll.; Syria, Beirut (Lederer), 1 cf , 

 1 2 ; Egypt, Suez (J. J. Walker), 1 § ; Natal, Estcourt {Hutchin- 

 son), 1 c? ; Japan, Yokohama {Pryer), 1 c? , Tokio {Maries), 1 5 , 

 Kobi {Lewis), 1 $ , Kiushiu, 1 c? ; E. China, Shanghai, 2 (j* , 2 5 , 

 Chusan {J. J. Walker), 2 J ; W. China, Kiukiang {Pratt), 1^,1$, 

 Ichang {Pratt), 1 ? , Chang-yang {Pratt), 2 $ , Washan {Pratt), 

 1 c? , 1 $ , Kwei-chow, 1 c? , Chia-kou-ho, 1 $ , Ta-chien-lu, 1 J , 

 Pu-tsu-fang, 1 2 i Moupin {Krickeldorf), 1 $ ; Tibet, Yatung 

 {Hohson), 1 (S ; Kashmir, Sciud Valley {Leech), 1 c? , 1 5 ; Kulu, 

 Sultanpur {Young), 1 c? , 1 $ ; KW. Himalayas, Rawul Pindi 

 (Yerhury), 1 S , Thundiani {Yerbury), 1 J , 1 $ , Kalabagh {Yerbury), 

 1 2 1 Landur {Hearsey), 1 S , Sijula, 1 c? , 1 2 , Dharmsala {Hocking), 



3 (5 , 2 $ , Mynpuri, 1 c? , Dehra Dhun, 1 2 ; Ceylon, 1 $ ; Java 

 {Horsfield), 1 6 ; Queensland, Brisbane {Turner), 2 (^ , 1 2 • 

 N. Zealand, Auckland {Oxley), 4 c? , 4 5 , Dunedin {Purdie), 1 5 ; 

 Hawaii {Blackburn, Perkins), 4 c? , 2 $ . Exp. 40-50 millim. 



Larva. Marten, Trans. Dept. Agr. 111. xviii. App. p. 134, 1880 ; Meyr. Brit. 

 Lep. p. 91 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 285, i± 124. f. 2. 



Head light brown, vertical band dark ; dark greasy grey to dull 

 leaden-brown ; a faint dirty yellowish-white dorsal line ; subdorsal 

 line more distinct ; two indistinct pale lines on the sides. Tubercles 

 black. 



A general feeder. — H. G. D. 



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