380 HIRASA; SYSSTEMA; MICRABRAXAS; ELPHOS. By L. B. Peout. 



conspiouaria. B. conspicuaria Leech (as Phyllabraxas) (22 k). Much less smoothly scaled than sinicaria, belonging 



to quite a different group. Closely similar to euryzona Hmps. but with the postmedian band straighter and 

 with a conspicuous white cell-spot. W. China: Pu-tsu-fang. 



126. Genus : Hirasa Moore. 



hike Boarmia or Hemerophila, but the forewmg with the 1st and 2nd subcostals arising separately 

 and anastomosing. No fovea. Range: India to Japan. Only a few species known. In the type species {scrip- 

 turaria Walk.) the ^ antenna is simple; paupera and probably the other two Palearctic species belong 'to the 

 section Hirasodes Warr., in which it is bipectmate. 



pdvpera. H. paupera Btlr. (22 h) is closely similar to scriptwaria but larger, the median shade better expressed, 



some stronger dark clouding in proximal and distal areas, subtermmal line in part better expressed, more deeply 

 dentate. Japan. 



ausieraria. H. austeraria Leeeh (23 b). More densely dark-dusted, postmedian line of forewing further from ante- 



median, less angulated on 1st radial. Pu-tsu-fang, 1 $. 



lalimargina- H. latimarginaria Leech (23 b). Less dusted than either of the preceding, first line obsolescent, post- 



""■ median of forewing obsolescent anteriorly, that of hindwmg straighter, placed nearer the discal dot. Some 

 slight dark shading in proximal and distal areas. Ichang, 1 $. 



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127. Genus: fSysstema Warr. 



Face smooth and flat. Palpus rather short, with moderately appressed scales. Antenna in ^ with 

 long pectinations, apex simple. Forewing with costal margm curved, Ist^ — 2nd subcostal coincident, arising 

 from stalk of 3rd — 5th; fovea wanting. Hindwing with distal margin scarcely sinuous except between radials. 

 Erected for a few Indian species which differ sufficiently from Boarmia in the ensemble of characters- 

 more slender buUd, smooth face, neuration, etc. 



projeciaria. S. projectaria Leech (23 b). Easily known by the broad median area, with strong distal projection 



in the middle. The white band which usually follows is sometimes almost obliterated by dark dusting and on 

 such specimens the hmdwing is also more denselj^ irrorated. W. China. 



128. Genus: Micrabraxas Btlr. 



Differs from Boarmia in the simple ^J antenna, generalljr broad, glossy, rather delicate wings, with less 

 oblique distal marghi, and in having the 2nd subcostal vem of the forewing stalked with the 3rd — 5th. Face 

 rather smooth. Hmdtibia of cJ thickened, with the 2 pairs of spurs rather approximated. Hampson treats 

 this as a subgenus of Boarmia but I doubt the relationship; it seems to me much nearer to Psyra, perhaps 

 not separable therefrom (face rather smoother, j^alpus rather shorter, forewing not falcate). Range: N. India 

 to W. China. 



punctigera. M. putictigera Btlr. Forewmg olivaceous with fuscous dusting and some faint brownish clouds, espe- 



cially in the middle of the area distally to the median line; lines represented chiefly by long black dots on the 

 veins, median line rather more connected, curved, placed well beyond middle of wing; cell-mark broken into 

 a group of dots; subterminal line with pairs of small fuscous spots distally, the pair between the radials largest. 

 nisropMneta- Hindwing whitish with grey irroration and olivaceous fringe. Dharmsala and Sikkim. — nigroputictaria (Leech, 

 ria. jyj- g^ form. nov. (23 b) is rather larger, with all the spots relatively larger, accompanied by whitish edging, 

 median shade weaker. Pu-tsu-fang, 1 ? ,in coll. Brit. Mus. 



pongaria. M. pongaria Ob. (22 h) is less glossy and much paler, more mixed with white, the markings reduced, the 



cell-spot simple. W. China: Ta-chien-lu and Moupin. 



nigrotnacu- M. nigromacularia Leech (22 k). Smaller and narrower- winged, the pattern recalling an Abraxas or 



a Loxaspilates, the structm-e agreeing with the present genus. Pu-tsu-fang. 



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 129. Genus : £lphos Guen. 



Differs from Boarmia in having the palpus iipturned and fringed with long hair in front, the wings 

 very broad. Antenna of (J bipectinate, fovea developed. An Indo-Australian genus, only one species known 

 from Japan. The species mostly attain a great size. 



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