22 METAGHROSTIS. By W. Warren. 



conspersa. M. conspersa Christ. Forewing whitish, densely irrorated with fuscous; the lines tuscous; basal 



and inner lines nearly straight, the included space grey; outer line very sinuous, thickened at costa; outer 

 margin grey; hindwing luteous grey, darker along margin, fringe luteous; (the stigmata are not mentioned 

 by the author). Described by the author from a single cf ; Turcomania. 



meladilora. M. melachlora Stgr. (4h). Forewing with basal half greenish black, outer half pale dull green, 



showing a dark interrupted submarginal band; outer line and edge of reniform stigma finely dark; hind- 

 wing dark grey; tufts of abdomen and metathorax larger than usual. The only specimen, a ?, was from 

 Askold Island. 



microglossa. M. microglossa Ramb. (4i). Forewing brownish grey; the inner and outer lines finely black, edged with 



white; stigmata darker brown; submarginal line pale, waved; fringe chequered; hindwing paler; in the ¥ 

 the dark cross lines are absent; in the <f the inner line is vertical and the outer outcurved anteriorly, but 

 rising nearer apex than usual; Andalusia. This species is figured twice by Rambur; first on plate 7, 

 fig. 1 cf, 2 2: and again on plate 22, fig. 1 cf, 2 ?; but the latter figures can hardly refer to the same 

 insect as the former, which, in the absence of a description, must represent the type. 



Moromixta. M. chloromixta Alph. (4h). Forewing white varied with pale olive; the lines fine, black; stigmata 



white edged with black; a quadrate dark spot between the orbicular and reniform; a black comma beyond 

 the claviform; subcostal space beyond reniform olive green; a brown cloud at middle of the outer margin; 

 fringe brown; hindwing as in perla. Described by the author from a single cf from the province of Gan- 

 sou, in Western China, where it appears, according to Leech, widely distributed. 



confucii. M. confucii Alph. (4i). Forewing brownish grey; a broad pale fascia between basal patch and inner 



line; stigmata large and pale; outer line edged with white in lower half; hindwing paler grey-brown. A 

 single ?, of 35 mm expanse, from the province of Gan-sou. 



griseata. M. griseata Leech. Forewing dark grey, clouded with blackish, base and outer margin paler; inner 



and outer lines black, dentate, with pale edges; a whitish spot on inner margin before inner line; stigmata 

 with dark grey outlines ; a whitish spot on costa above the reniform ; fringe grey and white ; hindwing 

 fuscous brown. 3 examples only from Central China in coll. Leech. 



stictica. M. stictica Men. Forewing vinaceous grey; inner and outer lines fuscous, plainest towards costa, 



the outer line flexuous; hindwing externally fuscous and with a dark submarginal fascia; a small species 

 of 18 mm expanse. Lenkoran, Transcaucasia. This species is omitted in Staudinger's catalogues; possibly 

 on this account Leech identified what he considered a form of algae occurring in Japan with stictica. 



literata. M. literata Moore (4h). Forewing ochreous white with a greenish tinge; lines black edged with 



white; stigmata blackish edged with black and white; inner line followed by a dark cloud forming a blotch 

 on inner margin reaching outer line; submarginal line black and dentate, preceded by a black spot on 

 costa; a row of black marginal lunules; fringe white mottled with black; hindwing whitish with a broad 

 grey submarginal band, and dark cell spot; fringe white; sometimes the median area of forewing is wholly 

 black, with a pale spot between the stigmata; the white shoulders and patagia are distinctly edged with 

 black. Goorais Valley, Kashmir; described originally from the N. W. Himalayas; one of the largest species 

 of the genus, expanding 36 mm. 



seladona. M. seladona Christ. (4f). Forewing bright green, as in umovii and muralis; lines as in the former, 



but faint and interrupted ; some black spots along costa and outer margin ; hindwing dark brown, Math pale 

 fringe. Described from a single cf from Kasikoparan, of 30 mm expanse. This species also is omitted in 

 Staudinger's Catalogue. 



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obscura. M. obscura spec. nov. (4h). Forewing dark olive green; lines black; basal line ending in an oblique 



black blotch on inner margin; space between basal and inner lines broadly paler, without dark shading: 

 inner line more oblique than in algae, approaching outer line on inner margin; stigmata large, outlined in 

 black; submarginal line distinctly zigzag, black; hindwing brownish fuscous; a small species with costa of 

 forewing curved. In Tring Museum 4 dV from Japan (ex Pryer coll.) und 1 <f from Fushiki , July 1887 

 (ex coll. Leech). 



assimilis. M. assimilis spec. nov. (4i). Forewing grey-green clouded with darker; lines exactly as in obscura, 



but farther apart and the outer not denticulate or angled; lower half of median area rosy brown; orbicular 

 stigma a black dot close to inner line; reniform large but indistinct; submarginal line obscurely pale; 

 fringe greenish ; hindwing brownish fuscous ; underside greenish grey, dusted with fuscous, paler in hindwing, 

 where there is a grey cellspot and postmedian line; 21 mm. 1 cf from Tsu-sima. July — October 1891. 



rectilinea. M. rectilinea spec. nor. (4i). Forewing pale dull grey; the basal and median areas darker; lines 



finely black; basal curved; inner line nearly vertical and straight; outer also vertical from 7 to 4, then 

 inbent; stigmata large, subquadrate, with grey edges, but very obscure; some black marginal spots; fringe 



