404 PSIMADA; AVITTA. By W. Warren. 



the second of which an irregular dark median shade runs, and from the third an obscure outer line, excurved 

 above; reniform stigma a dusky lunule; hindwing with two inner dark lines divergent towards costa; the sub- 

 terminal sinuous, edged with yellow towards inner margin. A small obscurely marked insect, of which only 

 a single $ was captured, at Ship-y-shan, Central China. 



subviolacea. A. subviolacea Btlr. (71 c). Forewing deep purple fuscous; the markings deeper, somewhat diffuse; 



inner line dark, swollen at costa; beyond the bla^k orbicular dot the median shade is slightly incurved to 

 costa, the space beyond it diffusely darker, followed by the obsmre outer line; reniform stigma a pale pur- 

 plish lunule on the shade; subterminal line pale, wavy, but distinct only at costa, where it is preceded by 

 an irregular costal blotch and followed by a slight apical spot; hindwing with dark inner and median lines 

 close together, and a subterminal pale line between dark shades, the inner of which is broad and diffuse. De- 

 scribed from Japan, where it is found in several localities, also in Corea, and Central and Western China. The 

 Indian species, virgata Swinh., referred by Leech to subviolacea, seems to me distinct; the costal blotch is well- 

 defined and triangular. 



subeoslalis. A. subcostalis Walk. (71 c). Forewing dull purplish fuscous, in the $ with a slight violaceous tinge; 



lines darker, wavy, all parallel to termen, but bent below costa, where they are swollen into spots, the costal 

 edge between them showing pale ochreous; subterminal line marked by dark pale-tipped spots on veins, and 

 preceded on costa by an ohve brown triangular blotch; orbicular stigma a small brown dot; reniform 

 obsolete; hindwing with a pale nearly straight subterminal line, preceded by a broad olive brown shade; 

 two median parallel finer brown lines. China, Corea, and Kiu-shiu. Walker's type was from North China. 



nubiferalis. A. nubiferalis Leech (71 e). Forewing golden brown with purplish terminal suffusion; costa marked 



with three brown spots, from which arise three dark serrate lines; the inner excurved above and below median 

 vein, followed by a black dot representing the orbicular stigma; outer line excurved round cell, lunulate 

 dentate; hindwing with two dark median lines; subterminal darker brown, the border beyond it purplish. 

 Japan and Kiu-shiu. 



mollita. A. mollita spec. nov. (71 e). Forewing dark lilac grey, with the lines slightly darker, but indistinct, 



placed as in agrestis Sivitih. which it much resembles; space between outer and subterminal line browner; ter- 

 minal area and fringe finely dusted with pale lilac grey; terminal line of brown lunules; hindwing with dark, 

 grey edged, outer line towards inner margin, not followed by a yellow patch; underside brownish fuscous with 

 indications of darker outer and paler subtermmal lines; costa marked with yellow, especially towards apex; 

 palpi black, with the extreme tip whitish. 1 9 from Ichang, China, 6 — 8000 feet. Type in the Tring Museum. 



82. Genus: Psimada Walk. 



Differs from Araeognatha Hmps. in the third segment of the palpi being shorter and blunter and 

 porrected; the antennae of the <J are flattened and thickened from near base to 3 /z of length, this portion 

 being matted with grey scales, the lower edge pubescent, the rest of the shaft brown; in both wings the 

 termen is gibbous in the middle. Type Ps. quadripennis Walk. 



quadri- Ps. quadripennis Walk. (71 e). Forewing greyish pink; the lines inconspicuous; the inner and outer 



pennis. con versely lunulate dentate; the median shade thicker and oblique inwards, being near outer line at costa 

 and inner line on inner margin; a large triangular chocolate brown costal blotch, edged by the pale sub- 

 terminal line, which below the blotch is marked by dai'k pale-tipped dashes on veins; orbicular stigma puncti- 

 form; reniform with brownish outline; in the <$ the space between median shade and outer line is suffused 

 with brown, which more or less darkens the whole terminal area ; hindwing with dark inner and median lines ; 

 the subtermmal line angled outwards in middle, and preceded by a broad chocolate brown band; the ter- 

 minal area from anal angle to middle conspicuously pale greyish pink. An Indian species recorded also from 

 North China. 



83. Genus: Avitta Walk. 



Tongue present; frons smooth; palpi obliquely upturned, the second segment reaching vertex, 

 smoothly scaled, the third as long as second, narrow and slightly curved; antennae of $ long, shortly ciliated; 



