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P. contorta Warr. (31 b). Somewhat darker than E.delecta, especially on the hindwing, which has a contorta. 
larger cell-spot; some of the lines more angled. The E is further separable by the pectinate antenna and presence 
of a pale-buff pencil along the submedian vein of the forewing beneath. West China. 
44. Genus: Pareustroma Sterneck 
(See Suppl.-Vol. 4, p. 106.) 
For the reason given under Paralygris, it seems expedient to deal with as a separate genus. The only 
available alternative would be either to “lump” our genera 42—46 (as Eustroma ) or to erect yet other genera 
to accommodate metaria and conisecta. Pareustroma is distinguished by the presence of a strong tuft of yellow 
hair on the middle of the abdominal margin of the E hindwing; typically it conserves the forewing hair-pencil 
of Eustroma, but this can be lost. In place of the specialized patch at the front of the cell of the hindwing 
(of typical Eustroma) there is in the first two species a narrower patch in the cell, just proximal to the discocel- 
julars. Palpus longer than in most Eustroma, with prominent terminal joint. The palpus, the non-stalking of 
the 1st median and generally the smooth margin of the E hindwing separate it from Hysterura. 
P. fissisignis Butl. (= reticulata Moore, nec Schiff.) (31 b). Readily recognizable by the structural fissisignis. 
characters and the much broken pattern of the forewing. Darjiling. — chrysoprasis Oberth. (34 h) (Vol. 4, chrysoprasis. 
pi. 10 1), from W. China, scarcely differs except in having the orange-yellow sex-patch in the cell of the hind¬ 
wing above larger. 
P. propriaria Leech (31 b) (Vol. 4, pi. 13 d), the genotype, has closely similar structure, but a much propriaria. 
less complex pattern, consisting chiefly of basal patch and median band. W. China. — ab. insulata nom. coll, insulata. 
Here (as remarked in Vol. 4, p. 208) the band is divided into a large anterior and a small posterior part, as 
in the Ecliptopera silaceata aberration of the same name. 
P. metaria Oberth. (31 c) (Vol. 4, pi. 10 1) has a similarly broken pattern to fissisignis but differs in the metaria. 
greyer ground-colour, details of the markings and in the absence of the specialized patch of the E forewing above. 
The hindmarginal tuft of the hindwing is developed, also a long slender black hair-pencil on the forewing beneath. 
Ta-tsien-lu. 
P. conisecta sp. n. (31 c). Ciliation of E minute. Wings somewhat less elongate than in the other species, conisecta. 
Forewing without hair-pencil; a little darker or less yellowish than propriaria, which it recalls in the weakly 
marked proximal and distal areas; median band shaped more as in fractifasciaria, but not so broad, its proximal 
margin straight, its distal deeply indented before 2nd radial, shallowly concave behind 2nd median; enclosed 
pale anterior patch obliquely edged behind. Hindwing about as dark as in fractifasciaria, weakly marked 
above; specialized buff patch in end of cell very small and weak, hindmarginal tuft well developed. Tien- 
tsuen, 2 EE, 2 £§; also a E from Ta-tsien-lu district and a $ from eastern frontiers of Tibet; all from the 
OBERTHttR collection. 3 farther $$ have the band shaped almost as in propriaria, but can hardly be a short¬ 
winged dark form of that. More likely another species, but must wait for the discovery of the E- 
45. Genus: Tjobogonodes Bastelb. 
(See Suppl.-Vol. 4. p. 105.) 
I have alreading explained (loc. cit.) that my genus Microlygris (Vol. 4, p. 207) was erected through 
insufficient knowledge of Bastelberger’s Lobogonodes. Palpus very long, 2nd joint stout, 3rd joint smooth, 
rather elongate, exposed. The irregular shape of the wings, especially of the hindwing, further separates it 
from Eustroma, of which it is evidently an offshoot; but the irregularities vary in degree, and it could probably 
be sunk as a further section thereof. All the species are small. Distribution: Himalayas, China, Japan and 
Formosa. Genotype: permarmorata Bastelb. 
A. Section: E forewing with hair-pencil beneath; 1st median vein o f h i n d - 
wing free ( Microlygris ). 
L. porphyriata Moore (31 d) (Suppl.-Vol. 4, pi. 10 f). Larger than the following, which was long con- porphyriata. 
fused with it, forewing with cell-mark ringed with very pale brown, outermost pair of lines extremely deeply 
indented, hindwing, except the termen towards the tornus, very weakly marked. Sikkim, rare. The few 
known specimens from Dharmsala and Dalpousie are smaller, but otherwise agree. 
L. multistriata Butl. (= porphyriata Hmps., nec Moore) (Vol. 4, pi. 12 a, as porphyriata). Much more multistriata. 
frequent. Forewing with cell-mark ringed with white, lines less extremely irregular; hindwing strongly marked. 
Punjab to Darjiling; type from Dharmsala. — tensa subsp. nov. (31 d) differs very little from the typicalform, tensa. 
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