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ANISODES. By L. B. Prout. 
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A. frenaria Guen. (= maculifera Swinh., plumbeodisca Warr., cyclophora Turn.) (18 g). In its typical -jr enact a. 
form, as here figured, an unmistakable sjiecies, on account of the lai’ge, roundish grey cell-spots. Even when 
these are reduced, there remain traces, at least, of the shade which runs from the costal part of the antemedian 
of the forewing along the median vein. The types of the four names came respectively from Borneo, Queens¬ 
land, Upper Aroa River and North Queensland, but all represent essentially the same form. Also known from 
the Malay Peninsula, Java, Bali, Celebes and Mt. Goliath. pulverulenta Swinh. (— pulverentula Swinh.) pulverulen 
(18 g) seems to be the usual form in Assam but can appear, at least as an aberration, elsewhere; its reduced 
dark cloudings make it a much less striking creature than the name-type. 
A. scriptata Walk, has nearly the same size and shape as jrenaria and apparently a similarly irregular scrip lain. 
(or more broken) postmedian line, but is paler and has nearly the median markings of heydena (18 g), though 
the large oval patch in the middle of the forewing seems to be relatively a little broader and the tone of the 
markings more red grey than violet-grey. The type is a Borneo $ in very poor condition. The few examples 
yet known are from that country or the Malay Peninsula. 
A. heydena Swinh. (18 g). Larger and longer-winged than the two preceding, the postmedian line non- heydena. 
dentate, etc. The central marks recall those of discofera (18 b), but no confusion between the two species is 
likely. Khasis (type) and Tonkin. — victrix suhsp. nov. Distal area on the whole more strongly marked, ob- vicirix. 
lique apical streak undeveloped, the slender antemedian line of the hindwing angled (in li. heydena straightish 
or very gently curved). Kinabalu, 5 <$<$ from the Oberthur collection. 
A. indecisa Warr. (18 g). Duller (greyer) than intermixtaria, the wings perhaps a trifle broader, with indecisa. 
the hindwing slightly more bent in the middle. Palpus somewhat longer still (in the $ well over 3 times the 
diameter of the eye). Markings rather indefinite, the white cell-spot of the hindwing not, or scarcely, dark- 
ringed; shading of distal area slight, but tolerably even, leaving the subterminal visible as a row of pale spots. 
Forewing beneath suffused with flesh-colour. Described from the Owen Stanley Range, known also from Dutch 
New Guinea and Ceram. A 9 from Luzon and a few specimens from Celebes may perhaps represent subspecies. 
2. Subsection. Areole wanting. 
A. obrinaria Guen. (18 g) may be regarded as the type of a group of closely allied species and forms obrinaria. 
which have not yet received the close attention that they demand. Captured specimens are generally in rather 
poor condition and are probably often neglected, as they lack special attractiveness, obrinaria is moderately 
common in Ceylon, but was unfortunately misidentified by Moore, so that the name was long applied to ob- 
liviaria Walk:, which is generally larger, has the $ hinclfemur strongly tufted and shows other quite obvious 
differences. The present species has the palpus in both sexes long, though less extreme than in intermixtaria, 
the S hindtibia with the inner spur long, the outer very short. Markings rather weak, only the white cell-dot 
of the hindwing with a strong or moderate (though never very large) blackish or dark circumscription. The 
originals have a decided fleshy or vinaceous tinge in the ground-colour. — ab. calidata Walk., also from Ceylon, calidata. 
is an unimportant colour modification, more inclining towards cinnamon. — simmilaria Walk., based on a worn similariu. 
9 from “Hindostan” (really from Moulmein) should probably supplant ab. calidata, over which it has “priority” 
by two pages. It seems to have about the same tone of colour, but is larger and it is probably wise to reserve 
the name in case it should represent a geographical race. — contracta Walk., a very poor 9 from Sarawak, is contractu. 
perhaps in like case. It seems to have had about the same fleshy ground-colour as obrinaria but probably a 
stronger, brighter cell-spot on the forewing; that of the hindwing is more flattened on the proximal side and 
more bulged on the distal than in typical obrinaria and the palpus may be a trifle longer. — The localities in 
which obrinaria has been believed to occur, in addition to the above, are the Malay Peninsula, Hainan, For¬ 
mosa and even the Kei Islands (1 9 besides the aberration); I can, however, more definitely add the Nilgiris. 
ab. nebulifera Warr. (18 d) was described from a 9 from the Kei Islands (see above), but Warren also nebulifcra. 
mentions an identical specimen in the British Museum. The latter, besides others since acquired from the 
Alston and Mackwood collections, shows that it is chiefly a local aberration on Ceylon and its occurrence in 
so remote a locality as Kei is remarkable, though I cannot as yet seen any grounds for challenging it. 
A. anulifera Hmps. (= annulifera limps.). I strongly suspect this is another remarkable aberration of anuliicra. 
obrinaria. Both wings with terminal area somewhat darker than the rest and bearing double series of ill- 
defined fuscous subterminal spots. Ceylon, 1 9> i n poor condition. 
A. decretaria Walk. (18 g). Much paler than obrinaria, with sharper markings, the cell-mark of the decretaria. 
forewing punctiform, that of the hindwing annular, of moderate size; median shade (or line) more zigzag, 
subterminal markings somewhat recalling those of nebulosata but slighter. Rather variable. Described from 
Sarawak, known also from the Malay Peninsula, Tonkin and Formosa and apparently Ceylon. From the latter 
country came — ab. pallida Moore, typically a more heavily marked form than the type; I do not think, how- pallida. 
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