ANISODES. By L. B., Prout. 
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A. recumbens Warr. (18 k). Known at once by its large size, its colour and the narrow, elongate cell- recumbens. 
ring of the hindwing. Solomons: Bougainville to Florida and the western group; type from Kulambangra. 
A. incumbens Prout (19 a). Very distinct in its narrower wings, ochreous colour, grey costal edge and incumber* 
strongly oblique grey shades. S. Christoval, 1 
A. epicoccastria Prout (19 c). Extremely like an overgrown griseata Warr. with rather shadowy mark- epicoccastria. 
ings; but whereas that belongs to the section Stibarostoma, this has the simple palpus of the present group. 
Upper Aroa River, only the $ type known. 
A. praetermissa Bastelb. (18 h). As the type was a weakly marked $ in poor condition, we figure a praetermissa 
better-marked of (presumably) the original series (Fergusson I., Meek). Moderately variable, but generally 
recognizable by the shape, the colour, the postmedian and especially the elongate, narrow cell-mark, which 
approaches the recumbens form and only appears again in the specialized groups which follow. On the under¬ 
side the markings of the forewing are more or less reproduced in pink. Known from British New Guinea (near 
the coast), Goodenough, Woodlark, the Louisiades, Bismarcks and even Nissan I. and Choiseul in the Solo¬ 
mons; 2 from the Kei Islands are of doubtful identity. - australis subsp. nov. Smaller, only a few australis. 
specimens reaching 27 mm; generally paler; markings generally stronger, at least as regards the vein-dots, 
which can even develop on the median shade (at the extremities of its teeth on the 4th and 5th subcostals, 
1st and 3rd radials and 1st median). Underside pale, with the markings less rosy. N. Queensland: Cedar Bay, 
S. of Cooktown (A. S. Meek), a series in the Tring Museum, together with 1 $ from Geraldton, near Cairns. 
A. ampligutta Warr. (18 h). Forewing somewhat narrower. Most easily distinguished from the preced- ampligutta. 
ing species, however, by the straighter postmedian (in praetermissa inbent at 2nd radial) and the strongly 
elongate cell-mark of the hindwing; this mark is at times almost 8-shaped, at other times somewhat more 
sinuous, but never regular. Described from N. Queensland, where it is commoner than the preceding; since 
found on many of the islands off N. E. and E. New Guinea. 
A. pilibrachia Prout (18 h). Paler than ampligutta and weakly marked beneath; otherwise scarcely pilibrachia. 
distinguishable except that the S foreleg (femur, tibia and base of tarsus) is densely clothed with matted hair. 
Palpus perhaps not quite so long. Median line of forewing with the projections very long. As in ampligutta. 
the cell-mark of the hindwing is occasionally blackened. Solomons, New Ireland, Dampier Island (together 
with ampligutta ) and a few localities in New Guinea — Humboldt Bay, Milne Bay, Pipper Aroa River. Type 
from Bougainville. 
A. sublanuginosa Warr. (18 h). Very similar to small praetermissa, agreeing in the sinuous postmedian; sublanugi- 
again best distinguished by the $ character: both wings beneath, to just beyond end of cell, clothed with coarse 
specialized scaling of an ochreous colour. Further distinguishable by the more rounded cell-ring of the hind¬ 
wing. Upper Aroa River, type and paratype; Goodenough Island, 1 A pair of small which, judged by 
the rounded cell-ring, belong here, are otherwise indistinguishable from some australis (rather less broad-winged 
than the BS)- 
A\ liypomion Prout, only known from a worn $, belongs to the present section in the broad sense (areole hypomion. 
wanting), but cannot be exactly placed until the <$ is discovered. 22 mm. Palpus slender, over twice diameter 
of eye, 3rd joint nearly as long as 2nd. Light pinkish cinnamon with strong grey irroration; cell-mark of fore¬ 
wing large, irregularly long-oval, weakly dark-outlined and enclosing pale scaling, but not conspicuous; of 
hindwing apparently subtriangular (cf. turneri ); median shade rather broad and diffuse, on forewing rather 
strongly oblique; postmedian accentuated by dark dots or minute dashes on the veins, between the radials 
incurved. Christmas Island. 
M. As L. 2 but with 2nd joint of $ palpus elongate, 3rd quite short (Stibaro¬ 
stoma Warr.). 
A. turneri Prout (= pallida Turn., nec Moore) (18 h). Palpus of $ with 2nd joint smooth above, beneath with turneri. 
long hair directed somewhat backwards. The typical Queensland forms, matched also from Upper Aroa River, 
are characteristically pale, with strong black punctuation, the triangular cell-mark of the hindwing with a 
black dot at each angle or at least at the anterior one. danipieri subsp. nov. (18 i) is larger, browner, with dampieri. 
the punctuation less strong, the cell-mark of the hindwing regularly dark-margined throughout (or, as in the 
figured aberration, more or less darkened throughout). Dampier Island, February and March 1914, 2 SB in 
the Tring Museum. A S and 2 $$ from Rook Island are somewhat discoloured and look more ochreous, but 
probably agree. — thesauri subsp. nov. Expanse 22—26 mm, thus no larger than t. turneri ; colour intermediate thesauri. 
between that and dampieri, punctuation no stronger than in the latter. Cell-mark of hindwing on its distal 
side less angled, almost lunulate (in both the known examples dark-filled). Solomons: Treasury Island (type) 
and Florida. 
