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1759. Aidacodes sinensis. 



Aulacodes sinensis, Hampson, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1897, 

 p. 176. 



Described from Omei-shan. I have specimens from 

 the original locality, also from Moupin, Chia-kou-ho, 

 Chang-yang, and Ichang. Occurs in July. 



Habitat. Central and Western China. 



1760. Aulacodes laminalis. 

 Aulacodes laminalis, Hampson, sp. n. 



Forewing of male without fovea in cell. 



Head white ; palpi black-brown, the base and extremity white ; 

 thorax and legs rufous and white ; abdomen rufous with whitish 

 bands and ventral stripe. Forewing fulvous-brown ; a brighter 

 fulvous stripe below costa interrupted at middle by a black spot on a 

 whitish patch ; oblique white basal and subbasal bands from middle 

 of cell to inner margin ; an oblique quadrate patch in and below end 

 of cell with a spot on inner margin below it and traces of a line 

 beyond its outer edge ; a conical patch beyond the cell from below 

 costa to vein 3 where its apex is turned inwards, and with traces of a 

 line beyond it towards costa ; an orange terminal band with fine 

 black line on its inner edge and white line before it, dentate inwards 

 and ending above inner margin ; a terminal series of small black 

 lunules ; cilia fuscous with a fine black line at base. Hindwing with 

 the base white ; a brown-edged fulvous antemedial band followed by 

 a white band narrowing to inner margin ; a brown-edged fulvous 

 postmedial band expanding into an apical patch with curved silvery 

 lnnule on it ; an orange terminal band from the apical patch with a fine 

 black line on its inner edge and white line before it ; some white 

 points on termen towards apex, two black points just above middle 

 with white points on their outer side, then a fine black line ; cilia 

 fuscous with a fine black line at base. 



Expanse 30-34 millim. Types in Coll. Eothschild and B. M. 



A fine series from Chang-yang, taken in May ; one ex- 

 ample from Kiukiang and one from Ichang, both taken in 

 July. 



Habitat. Central and Western China. 



G. F. H. 



Genus Parthenodes. 



Guen.; Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iv, p. 216 

 (1896). 



