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somewhat oblique elliptical and confiuent with a spot below the 

 cell ; reniform ochreous white defined by black except above, and 

 with some brown in upper and lower parts, rather oblique elliptical ; 

 traces of a medial line oblique from costa to median nervure, then 

 waved ; postmedial area pale rufous tinged with purplish, the post- 

 medial line double, slightl_y bent outwards below costa, then 

 minutely waved, bent inwards at vein 4 to near lower angle of cell, 

 then oblique, some whitish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal 

 line rufous defined on each side by blackish and with a somewhat 

 dentate spot below costa, incurved below vein 3 ; a terminal series 

 of small black lanules ; cilia with fine rufous line at base and 

 chequered rufous and fuscous at tips. Hind wing ochreous white, 

 the veins and terminal area suffused with fuscous brown ; an 

 indistinct waved postmedial line and slight black and white post- 

 medial and subterminal marks on vein 2 ; cilia brown with fine 

 ochreous line at base ; the underside yellowish white, the costal 

 area suff'used with red-brown and irrorated with white, a black 

 discoidal lunule, minutely waved postmedial line, and traces of 

 subterminal line. 



The Oriental and American form has the postmedial area of fore 

 wing more purplish and less rufous than the typical European 

 form. 



Hab. Canada, ^Manitoba, Aweme {Griddle), 1 2 , Alberta, Calgary 

 (Wolley-Dod), 4 c^ , 3 § , Br. Columbia, Kaslo {Mrs. NicJwIl), 1 $ ; 

 U.S.A., Massachusetts, Beverly, 2 rf' , J^ew York, Evans Center 

 {07-oie), 2 2 ', Bkitain, Leech Coll. ; France, Leech Coll. ; Geemany, 

 Zeller, Frej', and Leech Colls. ; Austria; Hungary; Switzerland; 

 Spain, Bilbao ; N. Italy ; ? Algeria; Eussia, Livonia, Zeller Coll., 

 St. Petersburg, Zeller Coll. ; Armenia ; Asia Minor, Pontus ; W. 

 Siberia ; E. Siberia, Amurland, Ussuri ; Japan, Hakodate, 1 cJ , 

 1 2 , Imaicbi {Leiuis), 3 J , Tokio {Maries), 2 c5' , 1 $ , Yokohama 

 {Lewis, Bristowe, Manley), 2 c?, 3 $ ; C. China, Chang Yang 

 {Pratt), 1 cT ; W. China, Chia-kou-ho {Pratt), 1 cT , 1 § , Pu-tsti- 

 fang, 1 S . Exp. 32-38 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 128 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 50, pi. 190. f. 2. 



Greenish brown with numerous waved dark brown or blackish 

 lines ; a dorsal series of darker diamond-shaped marks ; spots 

 whitish ; head and thoracic plate dark brown. Food-plants : Ranun- 

 culus, Ligustrum, Ash, &c. 12-5. 



Head shining pale brown. Body uniform, green or brown with 

 obscure crossed oblique stripes on the dorsum ; a pair of small 

 distinct white dots on joint 12 ; a narrow brown stigmata! line ; 

 substigmatal band obsolete. Food-plants various. — H. G. D. 



3024. Euplexia semifascia. 



Hadena semifascia, Wlk. xxxiii. 737 (1865) ; Hmpsn. III. Het. B.M. Till. 



p. 14, pi. 143. f. 11 ; id. Moths Ind. ii. p. 212. 

 Euplexia cuprea, Moore, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 578. 



Head and thorax purplish brown slightly tinged with grey ; 



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