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to misidentify it; but all the essential characters of molybdina hold and a glance at the costal edge will at once 
prevent any confusion. New Ireland (the type series) and Talasea, New Britain (2 ^6 and 1 $, February to 
April). Type in the Tring Museum. 
N. strigata Warr. (20 d). Hindwing more strongly toothed at 3rd radial. In its more purplish colouring strigatu. 
and more speckled or strigulated pale parts very distinct from the turbata group. Borneo (type), the Malay 
Peninsula and Java. rubescens subsp. nov., a $ from Batoeriti. E. Bali. 3500 feet, is considerably redder, rube* coin. 
the “reniform” cell-mark of the forewing apparently less developed (here slightly rubbed) and will probably 
be found to be a constant race. 
29. Genus: Tgnohilia Prout. 
Palpus moderate. $ antenna with moderate pectinations, ending in short, slight fascicles. Hindtibia 
of $ spurless, with dense pencils; of $ with 4 spurs. Forewing: costa arched, apex acute; 2nd radial much less 
extreme than in Nobilia. Hindwing: termen not bent at 3rd radial, tornus pronounced, 2nd subcostal separate. 
Differs from Somaiina in the longer palpus, from the majority also in the pectinate antenna; from Nobilia 
in shape, pattern and in the venational details noted; from Ortlioserica in shape and pattern; from Lissoblemma 
in that the 2nd subcostal of the forewing arises well down the stalk of the 3rd—5th. Erected for the single 
species urnaria. 
I. urnaria Gtben. (20 d). Sufficiently characterized by the above generic diagnosis and very distinct in urnaria. 
its facies, though with approximately the coloration of the surrounding genera. Hindwing beneath uniform 
orange, much as in most Nobilia; forewing beneath with distinct cell-dot and sinuous postmedian (in all No¬ 
bilia unicolorous). Malay Peninsula, Sumatra. Borneo, Palawan, and Mindanao, the type from Borneo. 
30. Genus: Orthoseriea Warr. 
I was at one time inclined to make this a subgenus of Nobilia, thus destroying the homogeneity of a 
very natural genus. It can, I think, be conserved according to the markedly crenulate termen of the hindwing, 
the much less extreme position of the 2nd radial of the forewing and, in the J 1 , the (shortly) pectinate antenna. 
In these characters, indeed, but not in shape and pattern, it assimilates more to Ignobilia. Antenna of the $ 
also with short pectinations, as in neither of the near allies. Apparently only one species, in two subspecies. 
0. rufigrisea Warr. (20 d). The arrangement of the pale areas shows some resemblance to that of Nobilia. rufigrisca. 
but the shape and colouring, apart from the antennal differences, should prevent confusion; further, the presence 
of a dentate postmedian line on both wings occurs in no known Nobilia excepting the one ( obliterata ) which 
lacks the pale areas. Khasis. not common. A few examples from the Malay Peninsula (Bukit Kutu, etc.) are 
similar. — miratidaria Leech (Vol. 4, pi. 25 a) is smaller, lighter, less brightly coloured, the grey basal and costal mirandaria. 
areas of the forewing more extended. Ichang, Central China. 
31. Genus: Cmsj»e<lfo|>sis Wass. 
(See Vol. 4. p. 45.) 
Characters mainly as in Scapula , but with the areole double and the uncus better developed. Less 
essential distinctions are the moderate or long pectinations of the $ antenna, perhaps the more strongly hairy 
breast and the generally large size of the species. It would be easy to stretch the somewhat elastic genus Somatina 
so as to include it (see above), but the angled hindwing would add a further element of instability thereto 
and the special developments of the 8th sternite in the $ are here definitely Scopuline, there at the least ambi¬ 
guous. Hindtibia of G spurless, with pencils, tarsus short. Point of origin of the 2nd subcostal of the forewing 
variable. A genus of only 7 species, entirely Himalayan and Chinese. Type of the genus: pallivittata Moore. 
C. sinuosaria Leech (Vol. 4. pi. 5). Very distinct from typical Craspediopsis in its large, subtriangular sinuosaria. 
black cell-mark and mostly strong, sinuous postmedian line; as the genitalia of this species and the following 
lack the mappa and cerata they should perhaps be removed from the genus. W. China: Pu-tsu-fong. Ta-tsien- 
lu, etc. 
C. necopina Prout (Suppl.-Vol. 4, pi. 18 k) represents sinuosaria at Tse-ku, where it seems plentiful. Hind- necopina. 
wing slightly less angled. Colour, especially of hindwing, somewhat darker. Forewing with cell-mark less trian¬ 
gular, postmedian more sinuous. The genitalia confirm its right as a species. 
C. acutaria Leech (Vol. 4, pi. 5 e). Considerably smaller than the Indian Craspediopsis , the tooth (or acutaria. 
tail) of the hindwing stronger; type of markings much as in inaequata and bimaculata, the postmedian of the 
