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altogether obsolete, narrow patches at base and middle of costa remaining, hindwing unmarked. — ab. 

 conflua Strand. Costal patches confluent, also confluent with the marginal band. Median area normal. — mnflwi. 

 opis Btlr. ( = amurensis Hedem.) (15 d) has on each wing three large median spots, longer than broad. It forms opis. 

 a. local race in S. E. Siberia and Japan. — Egg yellow-green, with hexagonal reticulation. Larva green with 

 darker dorsal lines and purplish anal spot. On sallow. — On the wing May —July or even later. Widely distributed , 

 Europe to Central Asia, N. E. Siberia, etc. 



14. Genus : liigdia Gtien. 



Near the two preceding, palpus stronger, upcurved, 2nd jomt longer-scaled above, thorax dorsally 

 less smooth; forewing with venation as in Abraxas, rarely with 1st subcostal anastomosing with costal, often 

 with 2nd anastomosing or connected with 3rd — ith; distal margin of hindwing less smooth. A small genus, 

 though represented in Europe, Asia and Africa. 



L. aduit&tst Schiff. {15 dsbsadustaria) . Glossy white, suffused almost throughout with a yellow-ochreous of?i(.sfa/a. 

 tinge, the anterior part of forewing sometimes clearer white; cell-dot darker oohreous, often inconspicuous; 

 the form of the distal markings of forewing can be seen from our figure. — • ab. suffusa ab. nov. has the suffum. 

 pale area completely infuscated. — • Larva moderately stout, bright green with red dorsal spots, a red la- 

 teral blotch on the 1st — 2nd abdominals and red marks on claspers; a rare variety grey-brown. The pupa 

 hibernates; red-brown with blackish wings. — The moth is partially double-brooded. Central Europe to Asia 

 Minor. 



L. coctata Ghien. (= efferata Walk., restitutata Walk., lassulata Rghfr., inspersata Stgr.) (15 d). Very cndafn. 

 similar to adustata, forewing rather more elongate anteriorly; less glossy, duller coloured, rather more grey- 

 dusted, discal dot of forewing greyer, generally more conspicuous, sometimes forming a minute ocellus; post- 

 median line forming a deeper angle anteriorly and some minute blackish teeth on the 3rd radial and the 

 medians. Widely distributed in N. India and Central Asia. 



L. japonaria Leech (= japoniata Stgr.). As glossy as adustata, less yellowish white, basal patch of fore- japonaria. 

 wing larger, both wings with large dark grey cell-spot, hindwing with conspicuous broad dark grey postmedian 

 band. Japan; Leech's series from Oiwake only. 



L. ciliaria Leech (15 d) nearest japonaria but very distinct in the long bright golden-brown fringes and dliaria. 

 in having the broad marginal band interrupted in the middle but reaching to the apex. Japan: Oiwake, 

 only the type known. This is abnormal in neuration, the first 2 subcostals coincident, anastomosing with the 

 costal and then connected by a bar with the 3rd — 4th subcostal. 



15. Genus: Myrteta Walk. 



Face smooth. Palpus short and rather slender. Antenna in ^ commonly bipectinate. Wings ample, 

 with apices rather pronounced, hindwing with distal margin nearly always rather straight (occasionally sub- 

 crenulate) from apex to middle, often bent or angled at 3rd radial. Forewing with 1st — 2nd subcostals 

 stalked, anastomosing with costal. 



A small Indian genus with two true Palearctic representatives and a few others on the confines of 

 the region. The wing-pattern is often characteristic. 



A. Antenna in ^ bipectinate. Hindwing not angled (Myrteta). 



M. sinensaria Leech. Very near the Indian plenaria Walk, figured in Vol. XII, but still darker and with sinemaria. 

 thicker lines. Differs from the two following species in the strong brown-grey suffusions, especially on the 

 forewing, and the duller and more restricted yellow anal patch of the hindwing, containing a much larger 

 black spot on the 2nd median but none on the other veins. Mou-pin, only the type known. 



M. tripunctaria Leech (15 c) is characterized by the slender lines of the forewing, the 3 conspicuous tripuncta- 

 black spots at the margin of the hindwing, etc. Mou-pin, only the type known. 



M. angelica Btlr. Near tripunctaria (15 c), lines less slender, hindwing with yellow suffusion extending angelica. 

 narrowly as far as the 1st radial, black spots (sometimes ill defined) on the median veins only, postmedian line 

 represented by a spot near anal angle and a row of vein-dots as far as the 3rd radial, receding from the distal 

 margin. Japan: Yokohama, Nikko, Oiwake, etc. 



M. sericea Btlr. (15 d). Very distinct in having the lines yellow-brownish, fine and indistinct, in part sericea. 

 double, oblique in the opposite direction, developed on both wings; no yellow blotch on hindwing. Perhaps 

 a separate subgenus or genus (Orthocabera Warr.). Japan. A local race in India. 



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