Publ. 29. VIII. 1933. 
OENOSPILA; STREPSICHLORA. By L. B. Prout. 
65. Genus: Oenospila Swinh. 
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An offshoot of Prasinocyma, with the inner proximal spur of the hindtibia much longer than the 
outer, the terminal spurs in the obsolete or vestigial, $ palpus very long. 2nd radial of hindwing aris¬ 
ing very near 1st, costal of hindwing anastomosing very shortly with subcostal. Contains, as now restricted, 
only three species, all Indo-Australian. 
Oe. oleraria Guen. is only known from the broken type $ from Borneo and 3 imperfect 5$ from oleraria. 
Selangor, but is clearly the species which was later described by Warren as lucifimbria. It may, however, 
differ racially, as it is a little paler than the New Guinea form (but perhaps faded) and has the costal margin 
of the forewing white to near the base. — lucifimbria Warr. (13 f) has the costal edge of the forewing bright lucifimbria. 
gold-yellow from the base to beyond the middle. A very distinct species, of a less bright, more bluish green 
than typical Oenospila, much more glossy, the lines not mixed with red. In structure transitional towards 
the preceding genus, the terminal spurs of the <$ hindtibia not being absent, though extremely short. Described 
from the Solomon Islands (Tulagi), but specimens from the Louisiades, New Guinea, and even Ceram, seem 
almost identical. — glaucilinea Prout, from Rook Islands, New Ireland and New Hanover, has the whitish glaucilinea. 
lines less extremely slender, more glaucous, the fringes brighter yellowish. 
Oe. flavifusata Walk. (= sinuata Moore, flavifuscata Swinh.) (13 e). A variable species, especially flavifusata. 
in Melanesia. The name-typical form, from Ceylon, is rather small, with the dentate red postmedian line 
moderately well developed. Similar forms occur in India, Malaya, Borneo, Java, Sambawa, Celebes, and 
even in the Moluccas. Larva, according to Moore, on Boswellia serratifolia. — rufinotata Warr. is a larger rufinotata. 
form, prevalent in the Snow Mountains and Arfak Mountains, with the postmedian line often greyish, only 
or chiefly reddened on the veins. The forms from British New Guinea and its islands, however, are on an 
average less large and sometimes revert to very flavifusata- like forms. — ab. stellata Warr. has a blotch stellata. 
on the abdominal margin of the hindwing, similar to that of strix (13 f) but red, not blackish. So far as 
limited material allows of a judgment, this would seem the principal form on Eergusson Islands (loc. typ.), 
Sariba Island, and Dampier Island, the principal $ form on Squally Island and an aberration at Milne 
Bay (British New Guinea) and on St. Aignan. — perlineata Warr. is very much like rufinotata but without perlineata. 
any red on the grey-green lines except at the hindmargins and with the cell-dots slightly enlarged. Tulagi, 
only the type $ known to me; probably a mere aberration, as similar $$ from New r Britain and New Ireland 
have the lines marked with red and a U from Choiseul (also unique) is virtually a large ab. stellata, con¬ 
nected with normal ones by a from New Hanover. — flavilinea Warr., from N. Queensland, in its typical flavilinea. 
form is small, with the cell-dots minute, the red lines obsolete; but again further material will probably 
prove it inconstant. — moniliata Warr. is smaller than perlineata , appears slightly rounder-winged, has the moniliata. 
cell-dot of the forewing still larger, the terminal white dots also somewhat enlarged, traces of brownish red 
reappearing on the lines. Rendova, 1 <$. 
Oe. strix Btlr. (13 f). Larger than the Indian forms of flavifusata, generally larger than any forms strix. 
of that species. Lines always strong; white terminal dots wanting; a conspicuous dark dash between cell- 
dot of forewing and costa; the dark abdominal blotch of hindwing very characteristic. N. W. and N. E. 
Himalayas. 
66. Genus: Strepsichlora Warr. 
Differs little from Prasinocyma in structure, though the abdomen has very slight crests or raised 
spots. But as the species form a compact group by shape and maculation we keep them together as a genus, 
pending further anatomical and biological research. All inhabit New Guinea. 
S. acutilunata Warr. (13 f). Very broad-winged, with distal margin of forewing nearly straight, apex acutilunata. 
and tornus nearly rectangular. Brown markings slighter than in the allies, none on termen or fringe. Biagi, 
Owen Stanley Range. — dissimilis Warr. has the markings somewhat increased, nearly as in the differently- dissimilis. 
shaped inquinata (13 e) except for their absence from termen and fringe. Upper Setekwa River, Snow r 
Mountains, 1 $. 
S. remissa Prout (4 k, as acutilunata). Nearest to acutilunata in shape, but considerably larger, less remissa. 
bluish green and quite different in markings. British and Dutch New Guinea. 
S. costipicta Warr. (4 k) is the smallest Strepsichlora. Costal margin of forewing strongly spotted, costipida. 
cell-mark elongate, fringe green proximally, whitish distally. Snow Mountains. 
S. inquinata Warr. (13 e). Nearest to nubifera (4 k) but smaller, antennal pectinations of the £ consi- inquinata. 
derably shorter, the dark markings differently arranged, especially near the apex of the forewing. Upper 
Aroa River. 
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