CHINESE DREPANINAE 131 



MACROCILIX Butler 

 (PI. 13, figs. 379-382 ; Text-figs. 258-270) 



Macrocilix Butler, 1886 : 18. Type-species Argyris mysticata Walker, [1863] : 1617, by 



monotypy. 

 Macrocilix Butler ; Gaede, 1931 : 5. 



Macrocilix Butler ; Inoue, 1962 : 8. [Key to, and figs, of, Japanese species.] 

 Dipriodonta Warren, 1897 : 14. Type-species Dipriodonta sericea Warren, 1897 : 14, by 



monotypy. [Synonymized with Macrocilix by Gaede, 1931 : 5.] 

 Sewa Swinhoe, 1900 : 591. Type-species Abraxas orbiferata Walker, 1862 : 1126, by monotypy. 



[Synonymized with Macrocilix by Gaede, 1931 : 5.] 



This genus comprises five species : mysticata Walker (see below), (India, Burma, 

 China, Formosa, Japan) ; maia Leech (see p. 133) (India, China, Japan, Malaya, 

 Sumatra) ; taiwana Wileman (see p. 135) (Formosa) ; orbiferata Walker (see p. 134) 

 (India, Sikkim, Burma, China, Malaya, Java, Borneo) ; and sericea Warren, 

 1897 : 14 (N. India). (See Table I.) The latter species is doubtless not congeneric 

 with the type-species of Macrocilix and will have to be transferred from Macrocilix 

 when its affinities can be more closely studied. 



Macrocilix is probably most closely allied to Aitzala Walker from which it can be 

 distinguished by the yellow and grey, or yellow and black area at the anal angle of 

 the upper surface of the hind wing, and by the genitalia of both sexes. 



Macrocilix mysticata (Walker) 



(PL 13. figs. 381, 382 ; Text-figs. 258-264) 



Argyris mysticata Walker, [1863] : 161 7. 



Easily distinguished from the closely allied maia Leech by the colour-pattern and 

 the genitalia of both sexes. There are three subspecies, each of which is reviewed 

 below. 



Distribution. N. India, Sikkim, N. Burma, China, Formosa and Japan. The 

 type of mysticata ab. flavotincta Wileman, 1915 : 19 will probably prove to represent 

 a new Formosan subspecies when further material becomes available ; the hind 

 wing pattern is similar to that of mysticata watsoni, whereas the fore wing pattern 

 most closely resembles that of the nominate subspecies. 



Macrocilix mysticata mysticata (Walker) 

 (Text-figs. 261-264) 



Macrocilix mysticata (Walker) ; Butler, 1886 : 19. [Good fig.] 

 Macrocilix mysticata (Walker) ; Strand, 1911 : 197. [Good fig.] 

 Macrocilix mysticata (Walker) ; Gaede, 1931 : 5. 

 Macrocilix mysticata mysticata (Walker) ; Inoue, 1958 : 12. 



Macrocilix mysticata bidentata Bryk, 1943 : 5. [Good fig.] [Synonymized with mysticata 

 by Inoue, 1958 : 12.] 



