•23-2 PINACOPLUS; METOPOPLUS; MYCTEEOPLUS. By W. Warren. 



pryeri. fringe paler: the Japanese form pryeri Leech is paler, with the outer line of forewing straighter: the t}'pe 

 form was from Amurland. 



spurcopyga. C. spurcopyga Aljilt. Forewing pale ashy grey, washed with brown in places; markings as in 



camptostigma except that the outer line, which is finely black, bordered externally with white, forms an 

 outward angle on vein 1; median shade thick; the two stigmata small, ill-defined. Described from 3 $$ 

 only from Urga, Mongolia. Distinguished from the other species by the anal segment of abdomen being 

 covered with grey hairs. 



pemberlonii. C. pembertonii Hull. Forewing vinous brown, the basal area darkest: inner line whitish, edged 



externally with dark brown, oblique, and straight to middle of inner margin: outer line white, edged 

 internally with dark brown, followed above inner margin by dark vinous brown, which shades off into a 

 large subtriangular blotch of rich maroon extending from costa to midwing, containing the comma-shaped 

 streak of pure white which follows the outer line on costa; a small dark brown spot just before apex; 

 hindwing dark testaceous; fringe redder and lighter. Japan. 



penicillala. C. penicillata Graes. In shape and markings near diffinis, but distinguished from it and all other 



known species by two long brownish yellow tufts of hair, which rise from the sides of the first abdominal 

 segment: forewing dark violet grey; inner line oblique, straight to middle of inner margin; outer line as 

 in diffinis; both are double, one arm fine, pale reddish grey, the other blackish; the outer line followed 

 on costa by a white comma placed in the middle of a dark brown blotch reaching middle of wing, from 

 which a median shade rises; before the apex a small, and under it a larger, longer, black spot; hindwing 

 uniform dark grey. Described by Graeser from a single $ from Eaddefka, Amurland. 

 cava. C. cara Bllr. (47 i). Forewing silky, sandy brown washed with pink; inner line oblique, pink, 



outwardly edged by a dark brown line; outer line pink, oblique outwards from costa and there edged by 

 white, from vein 6 nearly straight to inner margin, its inner edge black; a large chocolate triangular 

 patch, its outer edge rounded, on costal half of wing from cell to centre of disc, traversed by outer line; 

 an oval black spot before apex, with a black dot above and another below it; hindwing grey with a 

 bronzy reflection; fringe testaceous at base, white externally, washed at apex with pink. Tokio, Japan. 

 These last 3 may well be local forms of one and the same species. 



jankowskii. C. (?) jankowskii Obertli. (47 i). Forewing cream colour; the median space from base to termen 



thickly dusted with shining grey, leaving the inner margin, apex, and costa pale; the two stigmata 

 reddish yellow; costa marked with 7 black spots, from 3 of which fine curved lines cross to inner margin; 

 hindwing yellow, with black submarginal border and brown dusting. Taken at Sidemi, Amurland. 



103. Genus: Pinacoplus Hmps. 



Tongue present; palpi porrect, quite short; frons with a long shovel-shaped plate in front with a 

 horny plate below it; antennae of $ ciliated; thorax and abdomen without crests; foretibia with a long 

 curved claw from inner side; in the hindwing veins 6, 7 are short-stalked. Type P. didymogramma Ersch. 

 duly mo- p^ didymogramma Ersch. (47 i). Forewing pale ochreous; inner and outer lines double, conversely 



lunulate-dentate, the inner arm of the first and the outer of the second paler, more olive, brown, the 

 others being deep chocolate brown; the teeth of the inner arm of inner line are produced basewards along 

 the veins, and these of the outer arm of the outer line terminally; the inner line on submedian fold is 

 interrupted by a yellow tooth shaped mark; fringe yellow, mottled with brown, darker at tips; hindwing 

 ochreous, with a faint pale brown outer line and shade beyond it. Becorded only from Turania and Fergana. 



104. Genus: Metopoplus AVph. 



Tongue aborted, minute; palpi short, porrect; frons with a rounded corneous process from middle, 

 with raised rim and a corneous plate below it; antennae of $ ciliated: thorax and abdomen without 

 crests; foretibia with a long claw on inner side; in hindwing veins 6, 7 are not stalked. Type M. excelsa Christ. 



jixseni. M. fixseni Christ. (47 i). Forewing pale ochreous; inner and outer lines black brown, the inner out- 



curved, the outer sinuous; the first preceded, the second followed by a diffuse grey shade beyond slighter 

 lines, the outer of which is dentate; veins grey; fringe ochreous; a curved brownish grey median shade; 

 hindwing ochreous with obscure outer line and terminal border. W. Turkestan. 



excelsa. M. excelsa Christ. (47 k). Forewing yellow varied with brown and white scales; inner and outer lines 



dark brown; the inner slightly sinuous, interrupted just below cell by a pure white triangular brown edged 

 spot; outer line excurved below costa and at middle, somewhat sinuous below; median shade reddish 

 brown, diffuse; a diffuse redbrown band beyond outer line is expanded towards termen above and below 

 middle; stigmata absent; fringe chequered yellow and brown. Armenia and Persia. 



105. Genus: llycteropliis H. S chaff. 



Tongue aborted, small; palpi porrect, short; frons as in Metopoplus; antennae lamellate; first 

 segment of foretarsus with 4 curved claws on outer side; thorax slightly crested; abdomen with crest on 



