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angle outwards on the 1st radial and deep irregular sinus inwards between this and the 2nd median. The 

 name-typical form inhabits S. E. Russia and Central Asia (Transcaucasia to the Hi district). ■ — arenaria arenaria. 

 Stgr., from Kashgar, also as an aberration in Transcaspia, is more sand-coloured, less sharply marked, not 

 irrorated with grey, the distal area brownish. 



C. Antenna in (J si m pie. 



L. deletaria Moore (15 f) an Assam species, has recently been recorded by Wileman from Yamato, ddetaria. 

 Japan, in the form indistincta Moore. Hampson places it in Bapta (Leucetaera) but it falls here by his ,,Key"; indistincia. 

 probably a distinct genus. Larger, smoother-scaled and more pinkish brown or purple-brown than the other 

 sp3cies, apex of forewing acute or subfalcate, distal margin of hindwing elbowed in middle. Variable, the 

 lines generally weak, irregularly sinuous and in places dentate, oblique outward, the curved beginning of 

 a curved blackish line (or 3 blackish spots) from costal margm of forewing near apex. Underside unmarked. 



21. Genus: Xiuodes Warr. 



Rather more robust than Lomographa, scaling coarser, costal margin of forewing more rounded, antenna 

 in (J merely pubescent, forewing with a fovea. 



The type species inhabits Japan. A second species has been described from New Guinea. 



N. splendens Btlr. (15 f). Strikingly distinct in the extended dark basal area of hindwing and po- splcndcm. 

 sterior part of forewing except distally, the metallic scales on the dark areas, metallic, strongly sinuous post- 

 median line, etc. Japan, Korea, E. China, Ichang, Ta-chien-lu. 



N. scintillans Th.-Mieg, spec. nov. (17 b) — „^ 15 mm. Ground-colour pale yellow, shaded in places sciniillans. 

 with gold-yellow, especially in the outer half of the wings. In addition, the scales are in part roughened, 

 which gives to the wings a brilliant gloss. Forewing with costa brownblack mixed with yellow scales except 

 at the apex, which is yellow. An undulate, brown-black, irr.gular transverse band starts from the costa at 

 2 mm from apex and ends at the inner margin 2 mm from the angle. There are further 3 brown-black spots 

 on the inner margin between the band and the base. A small brown-black spot at the distal margin on vein 5. 

 A row of small brown-black terzninal dots between the veins. One sees also some small brown-black striae at 

 the distal margin, especially towards the hinder angle. A black cell-dot. Fringe yellow, that of the inner margin 

 blaok. Hindwing with a transversa, undulate brown-black band continuing that of the forewing. Another 

 band, not undulate, starts from the abdominal margin 1,5 mm from the base, broadens and runs to the costa, 

 of which it covers a large part. A small brown-black cell-spot coalesces with this band on one side. A small 

 brown-black mark, 1 mm long and perpendicular to the abdominal margin is placed on this margin between 

 the 2 bands. |Some small brown-black striae at the distal margin, chiefly between vein 4 and the apex and 

 towards the anal angle. Fringe yellow. Underside pale yellow, without trace of gold-yellow. The undulate 

 brown-black band of the upperside, parallel to the distal margin, present; it is paler and there is a small 

 brown-black spot, between the veins, at the distal margin of each wing. Costa of forewing almost entirely 

 brown-black, slightly irrorated with pale ysUow; proximal half of the wing partly covered with broAvn-black 

 scales; some brown-black marks between the undulate band and the distal margin. A small brown-black cell- 

 dot; fringe pals yellow. On the hindwing some brown-black striae at the distal margin between vein 4 and the 

 apex and along the costa. A small brown-black cell-spot. Palpus and face brown, vertex yellow, collar brown- 

 black, tegulas pale yellow with the extremity brown-black. Abdomen pale yellow with a brown-black 

 dorsal spot on each segment. $ 18 mm. Siccawei (environs of Shangai) 2 (J, 1 $, my coll.; several ^ and $, 

 coll. De Joannis. Ichang (ex coll. Leech) 1 ^, coll. Brit. Mus." (Thierby-Mieg in litt.) 



22. Genus: Pog:onitis Chr. 



Structure of Cabera but rounder-Avinged, the anal angle of the forewing, especially in the (J, rounded 

 off, the hindmargin also in the cj rounded, bearing a curled patch of scent-('?) scales. Fovea of the (J hind- 

 wing very strongly developed, the costal area at base somewhat expanded. 



Only one species known, inhabiting S. E. Siberia and Japan. 



P. cumulata Chr. (15 f). Pale yellowish, the discal dots large and black, the clouds of dark dusting cumulata. 

 or strigulation placed somewhat in the same positions as in Ninodes splendens but often weaker, unicolorous, 

 on the hindwing less extended. Amur and Ussuri districts and Japan. 



23. Genus : Cabera Tr. 



Face smooth or nearly so. Palpus shortish or moderate, rough-scaled. Antenna in (J bipectinate. 

 Forewing without fovea, all veins present, 2nd subcostal arising from staUc of 3rd — 4th beyond 5th. Hindwing 

 with fovea at base anteriorly to costal vein. A small genus, Palearctic, Indo-Australian and N. American. 



