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S. segnis Piing. (15h). Very near stigmosa Chr., but somewhat larger and stouter; forewings more segnis. 

 varied with brownish; the reniform stigma not tilled up with dark, with a grey nucleus in the lower lobe; 

 antennae of o* with somewhat shorter ciliatious. Described by Pungeler from 3 eft? from Lob-Noor. 



S. peculiaris Stgr. (12i). Forewing whitish, dusted with black and suffused with yellow-brown; the peculiaris. 

 lines double; stigmata with browu centres ringed with white and then with black; the lower half of reniform 

 blackish; hindwing white, the termen fuscous and fringe white. W. Turkestan. 



S. isoloma Piing. (18a). Forewing reddish brown; veins darker, 1, 2, 3, broadly white-lined; clavi- isoloma. 

 form stigma long, blackish, with pale central streak; orbicular and reniform small, pale-edged, conversely 

 oblique; snbterminal line prominently white; hindwing pale fuscous. W. Turkestan. 



S. potanini Alph. (IS a). Forewing purplish grey; costal area purplish red ; a black patch below base potanini. 

 of cell: claviform stigma large, black, followed by an ochreous white streak along vein 2; orbicular and reni- 

 form ringed with ochreous, and then with black; the orbicular small, round, or elliptical; the reniform och- 

 reous at centre and bent inwards along median vein; submarginal line ochreous white, preceded by conspi- 

 cuous black dentate marks; marginal area red-brown, with apex ochreous; hindwing fuscous. W. China: 

 also in X. India. 



5. C4enus: Hacleroma Stgr. 

 Frons smooth as in Polia; but with the antennae of <? bipectinate to 2 jz, with long branches. 

 Type Haderonia subarschanica Stgr. 



H. culta Moore. Forewing dark red-brown with publish grey variation; lines blackish, double; clavi- culta. 

 form stigma small, black edged; orbicular and reniform large, brown-edged; subterminal line grey with black 

 dentate marks containing yellow scales; the lines and stigmata are also varied with patches of yellow scales; 

 hindwing fuscous brown. — The ab. subviolacea Leech wants most of the patches of yellow scales. — A subviolacea. 

 large species, described in the first instance from India, but occurring in Tibet and Kashmir; the ab. sub- 

 violacea in W. China. 



H. arschanica Stgr. (15 i). Forewing grey brown; the lines indistinct; stigmata pale grey with black arsdianka. 

 edges, the upper stigmata large; cell sometimes blackish; a dark median shade; submarginal line preceded 

 by a thick black shade on submedian interval, and not indented; hindwing rather paler; in the ? the fore- 

 wing is more uniformly grey. W. and E. Turkestan. 



H. subarschanica Stgr. (15 i). Very close to arschanica, but differs in the submarginal line of fore- sub- 

 wing being indented on submedian fold and there preceded by a black wedge-shaped mark; stigmata of the arschanica. 

 ground colour, the upper two sometimes with bright white edging. Only from Kuku-Nor, Tibet. 



6. Genus: Polia Tr. 



Tongue present; frons smooth; thorax and abdomen more or less crested. -- Larvae, as a rule, feeding 

 up in autumn, and hybernating in the pupa state. 



Type Polia cappa Hbn. 



Section I: Antennae of d* bipectinate with the branches short. 



P. bilinea Hamps. (18 a). Forewing red-brown, tinged with purplish grey in median area and along bilinea. 

 base of inner margin; inner and outer lines black, strongly developed; stigmata outlined with black; the 

 upper two with brownish centres and blue grey annuli; the orbicular in some cases elongated and joined 

 to reniform by a black line: hindwing uniform reddish brown. Tokio, Japan. 



P. (?) incerta Stgr. Forewing dull grey brown; all the lines marked; claviform stigma large, black, incerta. 

 with black outline; the upper stigmata pale; some sharp black wedge-shaped marks before submarginal line; 

 hindwing dull blackish grey; the fringe light yellowish. Described from a single d* from W. Turkestan; 

 stated by Staudixger to resemble E. nisus, but the antennae are expressly said to be shortly pectinated. 



Section II: Antennae of c? with serrate fasciculate antennae. 



P. proxima Hbn. (16a). Forewing pale hoary grey varied with darker grey; a black streak from proxima. 

 base below median vein; claviform stigma black or black-edged, reaching median shade, rarely elongated 

 with the pointed end attaining postmedian line; upper stigmata pale grey edged with white; hindwing fus- 

 cous grey: — ab. cana Ev. (16a) is a paler form, with the dark shades and markings less defined; in ab. cana. 

 OChrostigma Ev. (16 a | a slight fulvous patch appears beyond the claviform and reniform stigmata; — in odirostigma. 

 extensa Ev. the whole median area is more definitely black. — Larva brown, smooth; dorsal line fine, extensa. 



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