50 PROBLEPSIS. By L, B. Peotjt. 



more or less imperfect). Under surface with the ocelli showing through, but not very distinct. Vertex of head 



deliaria. fuscous. Antennal pectmations in the ^ of medium length, apical one-third not pectinate. — deliaria Gtien. 



(5 a) is the normal Indian form, as described above, the ocellus of the forewing apparently always elongate, 



the markings usually distinct; the average size of the form is not very much larger than that of ocellata. I 



have no Palearctic examples before me, and am not quite certain, though I think it probable, that it reaches 



albidior. this Region. Leech gives several localities, but his specimens belong to other, closely allied forms. — albidior 



Warr. is perhaps a distinct subspecies, possibly a mere aberration, differing chiefly in the broader, more rounded 



ocellus of the forewing. The size is, on an average, somewhat larger, the markmgs often weaker. Kulu, Ichang, 



? Satsuma. 



vulgaris. P. vulgnus Btlr. (7 b), which reaches the confines of the Palearctic Region atKangra, and perhaps else- 



where, but which extends southwards through India to Ceylon, is closely related to deliaria, agreeing in structure 

 and general facies, but differing as follows: rather smaller, the median markings darker, the spot on posterior 

 margin of forewing prominent, usually almost or altogether united with the ocellus to form a band, at least as 

 narrow as in the narrowest-marked deliaria, the ocellated part with its proximal edge usually somewhat con- 

 cave and always bordered by a thick black mark which is entirely wanting m deliaria. 



eucircofa. P. eucircota sp. nov. (7 b). Antenna in the ^ with the pectinations very short, scarcely as long as the widest 



diameter of the shaft, thus transitional towards group B, in wliich they are reduced to mere teeth; those of the 

 $ with longer, more bristly pairs of cilia than in the other species. Forewing Avith the ocellus nearly round, 

 without a dark outer ring and not marguied by a black mark proximally ; containing, near its outer edge, a 

 complete silvery ring, within which there are two black, wedge-shaped markings placed as in ocellata and usually 

 some silvery scales longitudinally at the second and third radials, only a very small spot m the centre whitish ; 

 outer line rather thick, the spots distally to it unequal in size, only the pairs between the radials and at the hinder 

 angle being large, usually confluent; inner margm with the customary brown spot moderately dark, bearing 

 a few silvery scales. Hindwing with the ocellated mark similar to that of ocellata, slightly broader and darker. 

 Under surface sometimes weakly marked, but usually with the ocelli and outer line conspicuous and the costal 

 area of the forewing somewhat infuscated. Vertex of head black, antennal shaft blackish basally. Shanghai 

 (2 (J, 2 ?, September, 1892), Ningpo (2 ^, July, 1886), Chia-tmg-fu (cj, July, 1889) all in the British Museum. 

 A form from Chang Yang differs only in the nearly simple $ antenna, but may possibly be a small race of 

 albidior Warr., in which case, according to the ^ antenna, that is a quite different species from deliaria and 

 from some of the forms which I have identified as albidior. The present species closely resembles delphiaria 

 Guen., from India, in size, stnicture and m the under surface, but the much more rounded ocellus, not reaching 

 the margins, the lack of silvery scales behind the median vein near the base of forewmg and other slighter 

 differences distinguish it. 



maxima. P. maxima Th.-Mieg. Unknown to me in nature, but if it is really, as indicated, a $ with pectinate 



antenna, it is certainly a distinct species. If on the other hand there is a misprint, and $ should be read 

 as (J (although as the sex is given twice in the description this is scarcely liltely), or if the author only under- 

 stands as "pectinations" the ciliated lamellae which characterize the $ antenna of the preceding species, it 

 is just possible that maxima represents an extremely large form of the same. In any case it is desirable to intro- 

 duce it here, for the sake of completeness. The description runs: "$ 47 mm, antennae shortly pectinate. Wings 

 white, forewing with a large round brown ocellus, 7 mm broad, its centre paler with a white lunule closing 

 the cell. A little before, the ocellus bears a black mark, and there is another at the base of the 3. radial and 

 1. median. Some metallic scales in the middle of the ocellus. A pale yellow-brown spot at the middle of the 

 inner margin and two internervular series at the distal margin, especially at the hinder angle. Hindwing 

 with a yellow-brown cellular spot preceded by a lunule surrounded by metallic scales,, its extremities directed 

 towards the outer margin. Four pale yellowish brown lines or bands, more or less obsolete, formed partly 

 of spots, partly of dots. The first traverses the cellular patch, the third is formed of internervular spots, the 

 fourth is merely a fme line along the distal margin. Forewmg beneath white, with the costa grey-brown, the 

 central ocellus and two outer lines of the same colour. Hindwing beneath white, the lines not apparent. 

 Face brown, vertex black, thorax and abdomen white, but the second half of the abdomen above, nearly to 

 the anus, is dark grey. Japan, 1 $". 



B. (^ antenna dentate-ciliate (Problepsiodes Warr.). 



superane. P. superans Btlr. {■= discophora Fixs.) (5 a). The ocellated spot fully as round as in ocellata or even 



rounder, m some respects similar to that of ocellata, but without distinct dark outer ring and without the two 



