CHINESE DREPANINAi: 



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dark brown ; fascia yellowish brown with yellow distal border to postmedial fascia, and yellow 

 proximal border to antemedial fascia ; trace of subterminal spot present on posterior veins 

 in some specimens. Under surface of both wings moderately lustrous ; ground-colour pale 

 dull yellow, sometimes slightly greyish basally on hind wing ; both wings with trace of greyish 

 yellow postmedial fascia ; costa of fore wing orange-buff ; fringe of outer margin dark brown 

 apically. 



Legs pale yellow, but with outer surface of prothoracic and mesothoracic legs greyish brown 

 (prothoracic legs the darkest). 



Dorsal surface of abdomen as for ground-colour of wings anteriorly ; pale yellowish grey 

 posteriorly ; with yellowish brown band on posterior margin of third segment. Ventral 

 surface as for ground-colour of hind wing. 



<$ genitalia as in Text-figs. 153, 154, 156, 157. 



$ genitalia as in Text-fig. 155. 



Wing. (J 15-5-19-5 mm - ( 8 ) : ? 18-0-18-5 mm. (3). 



Easily distinguished from its close allies, problematica, agna and japonica, by the 

 distinctive pre-apical emargination of the outer margin of the fore wing. The male 

 and female genitalia are also diagnostic. In the male, the shape of the uncus and 

 socii are particularly characteristic. 



Distribution. China (Chekiang, Kiangsu). 



Figs. 153, 154. Nordstroemia recava, genitalia. 153, <$ ; 154, aedeagus. 



