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P. fumidaria Leech (14 e). Smaller than grisearia, the suffusions smoky brown, not blackish grey, fvmidaria. 

 more extended but more indefinite; postniedian spots smaller. Central and W. China. 



P. belluaria Guen. {= guttata Feld.) (14 e). Larger and rather narrow- winged than the two preceding, belluaria. 

 no dark band distally to the postmedian dots. The dots (or spots) vary somewhat in size, perhaps smallest in 

 specimens from Szechuan. — ab. longimacula Warr. has the spots more elongate, especially the postmedian longima- 

 row. The spot on the base of the 2nd median vein is extended into a V-shaped mark along the veins. '^■"''*- 



Kulu. — Distributed in Central and W. China and N. India. 



P. giraffata Gicen. (= grandaria Feld.) (14 f). A large species, the bands of spots on forewing double, giraffakt. 

 irregular in size, partly large, discal spot of both wings very large, enclosing a paler mark on the vein itseK. 

 Japan, Central and W. China, N. India, etc. i 



7. Genus: Clllciila Moore. 



Differs chiefly from Percnia in the absence of fovea. Abdomen robust, especially in the $, which is 

 remarkable for a dense anal tuft, recalling the Lymantriidae. Forewing elongate, especially in the (J, which 

 has the distal margin straight and very oblique (sometimes faintly concave); 1st and 2nd subcostals shortly 

 stalked. Hindwing relatively short and round, distal margin slightly undulate. 



Only one species is known, inhabiting N. India and China. 



C. exanthemata Moore (= abraxata Leech) (14 f). Coloration of some Abraxas, but larger, $ much exanthe- 

 larger than (J; the yellow-mixed band from anal angle extends at least half across the wing. Kiukiang, Omei- main. 



shan, etc. 



8. Genus: Obeidia Walk. 



Face scarcely roughened. Palpus short or shortish. Antenna in c? with appressed serrations, ciliation 

 minute. Abdomen m ^ usually very long. Wings usually very narrow, yellow, at least at distal margin of 

 hindwing. Forewing with aU veins present. 



• Chiefly characteristic of China, but reaching N. India. 



A. Wings very narrow; 2nd subcostal of forewing arising from cell. 



0. vagipardata Walk. (14 h). Very variable in the extent and degree of confluence of the black s])ots vagipardata. 

 but distinguishable from similarly coloured forms of tigrata by the absence of definite antemedian and post- 

 median rows of spots. Common in Central and W. China. 



0. rongaria Ob. (14 h). This and the following species are unknown to me and perhaps do not belong rongaria. 

 to this section. Both are distinct in the somewhat dusky, weakly marked hindwing. rongaria shows a very 

 characteristic curved postmedian (subterminal) black band on the forewing. Tse-kou, Tibet. 



0. idaria Ob. (15 a) shows, excepting the discal spot of the forewing, no large black markings, the idaria. 

 wings being merely sprinkled with blackish dots. Tse-kou. 



0. tigrata Guen. (14 g as tigraria) consists of a number of forms which are probably at least in tigrata. 

 part local races, but have been httle studied geographically. The name-type, with the ground- colour yellow 

 throughout, belongs chiefly to S. China and perhaps does not reach the Palearctic Region. — neglecta Th.-Mieg negleda. 

 has the base and inner marginal area of the hmdwing more or less extended white, sometimes leaving only a 

 comparatively narrow yellow border. Korea, Chang Yang, W. China, etc. — leopardaria Ob. (17 a). Hindwing leopardaria. 

 largely white, forewing also with white imier-marginal patch. W. Chma. ■ — decipiens Th.-Mieg. Both wings dedpiem. 

 white with yellow borders. „N. China" (Walker); also on Formosa. 



0. aurantiaca Alph. (17 a) is unknown to me but evidently an Obeidia. Similar to a very small aurantiaca. 

 tigrata but with the postmedian band of spots much less angled. Abdomen dorsally sprinkled with black 

 dots; both wings with basal area only weakly black-spotted. Taken on the River Hei-ho. Kan-su, N. W. China. 



