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red, both strongly constricted at middle and the latter extending to 

 well below the cell ; a diffused dark medial line, oblique from costa 

 to median nervure, then inwardly oblic^ue ; postmedial line indistinct ^ 

 red defined by orange on outer side beyond which is a brownish 

 maculate line, bent outwards below costa and incurved below 

 vein 4 ; subterminal line orange, slightly defined by red on inner 

 side, somewhat angled outwards at vein 7, angled inwards in discal 

 fold to the postmedial line, then excurved ; a series of slight dark 

 points just before termen. Hind wing yellowish white slightly 

 suff'ased with pink except the cell and costal area ; cilia pale 

 yellow ; the underside yellowish white slightly tinged with pink, a 

 reddish diseoidal spot irrorated with brown, a sinuous reddish 

 postmedial line and some points on termen. 



Hah. E. SiEEEiA, Ussuri ; Japax, Yokohama {Jonas, Manle>/f 

 Fryer), 1 cS , 7 $ , type. Exp. 40 millim. 



Genus CONISTRA. „ 



Type. 



Connstra, Hiibn. Yerz. p. 229 (1827) veronica. 



Orrhodia, Hiibn. Yerz. p. 231 (1827; vau-punctaturii. 



Orbona, Hiibn. Yerz. p. 232 (1827) fragarim. 



Basycampa, Guen. Ann. Soe. Ent. Fr. ti. p. 224 (1837) ... ruhtginea. 



Dichagramma, Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc. Pliil. ii. p. 439 (1864). vcdceri. 



Glea, Hiibn. Tent, ined vaceinii. 



Proboscis fully developed; palpi porreet to just beyond the large frontal 

 tuft, fringed with hair below ; frons smooth ; eyes large, rounded ; antennae of 

 male ciliated; head and thorax clothed with hair only, the tegulae produced to 

 a slight dorsal ridge, the prothorax with indistinct ridge-like crest ; pectus 

 clothed with long hair ; abdomen Tery broad and much flattened, with rough 

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

 apex somewhat produced and acute, the termen waved ; veins 3 and .5 from near 

 angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form 

 the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell: 

 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 shortly stalked or from angle ; 

 8 anastomosing with the ceU. near base only. 



Sect. I. Antenna of male with lateral tufts of scales on the joints, longest at 

 base, and with very long bristles as well as ciha. 



2650. Conistra evelina. 

 Dasycmwpa evelina, Butl. A. M.3v". H. (5) iv. p. 363 (1879). 



Head and thorax pale rufous tinged with greyish and slightly 

 mixed with fuscous ; antennse whitish at base ; abdomen ochreous 

 whitish irrorated with fuscous and tinged with rufous towards 

 extremity. Fore wing pale rufous sufi'used with whitish, the veins 

 with fine white streaks, the costal edge ochreous ; traces of a pale 

 curved subbasal line from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line 

 indistinctly double filled in with whitish, oblique, waved ; orbicular 

 and renif orm with whitish annuli, the former round or elliptical : a 

 brown medial shade oblique from costa to lower angle of cell where 



