300 GEOMETRIDA. 
with other spots beyond them, and ending on inner margin in a 
large olive-fulvous patch with some silvery marks on it; a more or 
less developed marginal series of spots. 
The form leopardina from the Himalayas and Assam is large ; 
mtermedia, of which both large and small forms exist, has the grey 
spots of both wings more or less reduced. 
Larva. Blaish white; the dorsum yellowish, with a black line 
and series of black specks. 
Hab. Europe; N. Asia; Japan; China; N.W. Himalayas ; 
Sikhim; Assam; Nilgiris; Penang. wp. 42 millim. ; leopardina 
50-64 millim. 
3517. Abraxas leucostola, Hmpsn. Ill. Het. ix, p. 148, pl. 169, fig. 6, 
and pl. 176, fig. 19 (larva). 
Differs from sylvata in being silvery white; the olive-fulvous 
patches darker and with more prominent silvery markings on them ; 
the grey markings obsolescent and only showing through from 
underside; a ring-spot at end of cell and two costal spots on fore 
wing remaining dark; also the short streaks on the veins and a 
marginal series of striz on both wings. 
Larva. Black, with a varnish-like glaze; medial and terminal 
narrow white rings to each somite, except the thoracic and terminal 
somites, which are yellow with black markings. 
Pupa. Red, with a whitish bloom. 
Hab. Ceylon. Hap. 44-48 millim. 
3518. Abraxas martaria, Guen. Phal. ii, p. 205; C. & S. no. 8787. 
Abraxas pusilla, Butl. A. M,N. H. (5) vi, p. 225; ed. Ill. Het. vi, 
pl. 119, fig. 9; C. § S. no. 3740. 
Differs from sylvata in the fulvous patches being smaller; the 
other markings blue-grey. Fore wing with a large patch occupying 
the cell and interspaces below it; no dark marks at end of cell, on 
veins, or costa; the postmedial band of spots straight ; more spots 
on the marginal area. Hind wing with the antemedial series only 
represented by spots on the costa and inner margin; fewer spots 
in the postmedial series and more specks on the marginal area. 
Pusilla is the small form of the species, which may be an extreme 
form of sylvata. 
Hab. Punjab; Nepal; Sikhim; Bhutan; Assam. LEvp., 3 52, 
@ 60 millim.; pusilla, g 38, 2 40 millim. 
3019. Abraxas conferta, Swink. A. M. N. H. (6) xii, p. 153. 
¢$. Differs from sylvata in the basal patch of fore wing being 
rather larger and paler; a dark spot on a grey patch at end of cell; 
the postmedial band consisting of large conjoined blotches, bent 
inwards and with a yellow band on its middle from vein 4 to inner 
margin. Hind wing with speck at end of cell and postmedial series 
of specks ; no yellow patch on inner margin. 
Hab. “India.” Exp. 44 millim. 
