ACROPTERIS. 115 
Szor. I. Hind wing with the margin angled at vein 4. Fore 
wing with the costa slightly arched, the apex acute. Male 
with tufts of scales at base of median nervure and a fold from 
them through cell to outer margin. 
3022. Acropteris striataria, Clerck, Icon. Ins. pl. 55, fig. 4; C. § S. 
mo4022. (se 2, 2. 
Acropteris grammearia, Miibn. Zutr. iv, p. 36; C. & S. no. 4021. 
Acropteris caseata, G'uen. Phal. ii, p. 27; C. & S. no. 4020, 
Micronia teriadata, Gwen. Phal. ii, p. 29; C. & S. no. 4015. 5 
Micronia sparsaria, Wik. Cat. xxiii, p. 818; C. & S. no. 4014. 
Micronia ciniferaria, Wik. Cat. xxxv, p. 1642. / 
Micronia vagata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 622, pl. 60, fig. 18; 
C. & S. no. 4028. 
Head, thorax, and abdomen white, with abrownish tinge. Fore 
wing white, striated with fuscous; three double fuscous lines from 
the apex, the first reaching the inner margin near the base, the 
second at middle, the third submarginal; some dark marks near 
\S 
\S 
Fig. 60.—Acropteris striataria, §. 4. 
the apex; a slender brown marginal line. Hind wing white, with 
two subbasal bands of fuscous striz, and medial, postmedial, and 
submarginal bands; a fine marginal brown line and black speck 
on tail. Underside white or fuscous in each sex. 
Some specimens have the double lines of the fore wing and bands 
of the hind wing almost completely filled in with fuscous, and the 
spaces between the bands of the fore wing without striz. The 
form teriadata is small (30-40 millim.), the hind wing with a few 
strie between the bands; sparsaria, a larger form, also has some 
strie between the bands of the hind wing; cinferaria is nearly 
evenly striated all over, the oblique lines of fore wing sometimes 
single and ill-defined. 
Hab. Himalayas; Assam; Burma; Mergui; Siam; Java. Hap. 
30-44 millim, 
3023. Acropteris obliquaria, Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 622, pl. 60, 
Hols) C..a 8, no. 4013, 
Differs from striataria in being evenly and sparsely striated ; 
the lines single; the submarginal line of hind wing crenulate ; 
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