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type, indeed, being — as in that — a banded form. Forms with the median line strong are not infrequent. 
The plain, actiosaria- like form may, by analogy with aversata, be known as ab. remutata nov. — “South In- remutaia. 
dia”, Walker’s type probably from Coimbatore or perhaps the Nilgiris; these and the Palnis are its best- 
known localities. 
S. improvisa sp. n. (23 c). Variable in size (21 -24 mm) and in colour (as bright as profanaria or nearly improvise/. 
like actiosaria). In structure closely like actiosaria-, hindwing somewhat more bent at 3rd radial. Cell-dots 
strong; postmedian of forewing distinctive — angled near costa; underside also distinctive — forewing suf¬ 
fused as far as the median or postmedian, postmedian of both wings strong. Khasis, a few of each sex in the 
Tring Museum. 
S. taiwana Wilem. & Sth. (23 c). Founded on a $ from Arizan, Formosa, to which was added a from taiwana. 
the same locality, I think correctly referred. I doubt whether it is anything more than a rather dark and 
on the whole rather large form of actiosaria, with distal area well marked. The hindleg of the <$ is at least 
very similar, the femoro-tibial pencil somewhat ochreous, reaching almost to the end of the very short tarsus, 
the other tufts more dusky. 
S. indigata Wilem. & Sth. Also founded on the $ (Rantaizan, Formosa) and this in very poor condition, indigata. 
Its author regarded it as “allied to aspilataria Walk.”, which is very wide of the mark, as that is a Scopula. 
Possibly a rubbed taiwana (the name unfortunately prior to that), with the cell-dots almost obliterated, but 
as the postmedian line looks somewhat less punctiform and slightly nearer to the termen I admit the prob¬ 
ability of a separate species, the more so as the forewing looks rather more acute and the margin of the hind¬ 
wing more irregular, with a more pronounced sinus between the radials. 
S. actiosaria Walk. (23 c). Not much attention has yet been paid to this somewhat unattractive species actiosaria. 
and its nearest relatives; probably little progress can be made in our knowledge of them until they have been 
bred, or at least subjected to careful anatomical studies. Antennal ciliation of the S about as long as diameter 
of shaft; hindtibia rather long, with a long, dark pencil from base and a further tuft posteriorly, partly con¬ 
cealing the very short tarsus. Vertex about the colour of thorax, collar more brown. Wings somewhat glossy, 
both with termen almost smooth, though the hindwing shows extremely -weak sinuosities; areole small, all 
the subcostals stalked well beyond it. Colour light brownish, generally with an inclination towards light 
pinkish cinnamon; irroration inconspicuous, cell-dots small but generally sharp; lines and shades moderate 
or rather weak, the postmedian of the forewing sometimes a little blacker at costa, sometimes marked with 
fairly strong (though very small) vein-dots throughout; fringes with minute though distinct dots proximally, 
opposite the vein-ends. Ceylon (loc. typ.), apparently widely distributed in India, Burma, Malaya, Borneo, 
Java and Bali and believed to reach parts of China and probably Formosa (see above); perhaps also Celebes 
and Saleyer. —- ab. rasa Warr. is extremely glossy and weakly marked, excepting the cell-dots; the lines faintly rasa. 
visible in certain lights. As its gloss (with a slightly violaceous tone) is induced by a copious overlay of iri¬ 
descent light-bluish scales and the few known specimens are in very perfect condition, it is quite possible that 
breeding will show that this is actually the typical form. Khasis (type) and probably Darjiling and (?) Ceylon. 
- ab. squamipunctata Warr., from Mt. Ardjoeno, Java, is small and weakly marked, but I do not think it squamipunc 
needs a separate name; perhaps it is like the following aberration (?), which I have not been able to compare 
side by side. —ab. (?) renunciata Walk., a $ from Sarawak, is probably nothing but another rather small renunciata. 
actiosaria, the fringe-dots weak, the underside more poorly marked than in the type; but perhaps the post¬ 
median line is somewhat more clistally placed than usual. 
S. damnata Walk. (= indotaria Walk.), also from Sarawak (both the types (J, in poor condition), may damnata . 
also belong to actiosaria but is more doubtful. The antennal ciliation looks somewhat longer and the hindleg 
less heavily clothed. Markings weak, the postmedian line the most noticeable, cell-dots and terminal dots 
present. 
S. rubellata Warr. (23 c). Very close to actiosaria, but I think it has the femorotibial hair-pencil still rubellata. 
longer; Hampson sinks it to ptyonoptera, but the midtibia of the $ is not hairy. Colour nearly as in profanaria, 
distal area always sufficiently suffused to bring out sharply the pale, highly sinuous subterminal line; 
the proximal shading of this line is often bandlike, so as to recall delicatula. Khasis. 
S. semisericea Warr. (23 c) seems only to differ from actiosaria in its relatively shorter wings, pale co- semisericea. 
lour and stronger gloss. Described from the Khasis; examples from Sikkim and the Kachin Hills which I 
refer here show scarcely a trace of fringe-dots, but are not very fresh. 
S. comparanda Warr. (23 c) is also nearly related to actiosaria, of which Hampson considered it a colour- comparanda 
form. Tone more as in semisericea, from which Warren differentiates it chiefly by the hindtibial pencil of 
