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HORISME. By L. B. Proitt. 
promulgata. 
elongata. 
muttifilata. 
in tecta. 
liometapa. 
flavovcnata. 
elach ista. 
subradiata. 
brooks}. 
rujipicta. 
slightly more rufescent, more strongly banded, subterminal area more blotched, underside with somewhat less 
developed longitudinal suffusions. Abdomen with subclorsal streak scarcely so bright as in the stellata group 
but longer, in addition with a similar tinge on the dorsal ridge, the intervening stripe black, generally more 
or less macular. Distributed from Assam to the coastal regions of New Guinea; described from W. Java.- 
promulgata Front, from the Admiralty Islands (type) and distributed in the Bismarck group, is darker and 
more tinged above with reddish or purplish, somewhat less banded in appearance, on account of the more equal 
expression of the lines; basal region of forewing anteriorly almost always well reddened. 
C. elongata Warr. (37 e) is said to be “distinguished by the long narrow wings, uniform dull tint above, 
and the rufous patagia ’"(tegulae) from most Collix. In structure and essentials near the preceding, somewhat 
greyer in tone, the markings more slender, the tegulae and subdorsal streak of the abdomen brighter, cinnamon. 
Solomon Islands, the type from Kulambangra. 
C. multifilata W arr. (37 e) is unmistakable, presenting a finely reticulated appearance throughout, on 
account of the alternations of dark and light spots or dashes on the veins. Queensland. infecta Front is more 
densely irrorated, the dark lines thick and rather ill-defined, the clear costal spots narrower and less conspicuous. 
Louisiades, the type from Mount Rossel. 
85. Genus: Mos*isii»«» Him. 
(See Vol. 4, p. 300; Suppl.-Vol. 4. p. 212; Vol. 16, p. 99.) 
Palpus moderate. Antenna simple, or nearly so. Thorax nearly always with a posterior crest. Abdomen 
with small dorsal crests. Forewing with termen generally smooth; areole double. Hindwing moderately ample, 
with termen waved or crenulate, discocellulars not biangulate; usually marked similarly to the forewing. Geni¬ 
talia rather similar to these of Eupithecia) 8 th sternite without the characteristic plate of the dd of that genus. 
A genus of moderate extent, numbering at present perhaps about 80 named species, very widely distributed. 
By the genitalia, it is quite evident that the New Zealand group which has usually been placed here cannot 
be allowed permanently to retain this position, in spite of its similar facies. The type is the well-known Palae- 
arctic tersata Him. 
H. (?) liometapa Turn. Unknown to me, but said to be readily distinguishable by the scarcely rough- 
scaled face (without frontal tuft) and irregularly shaped hindwing, which is strongly dentate, the longest tooth 
at vein 6, a deep semicircular excision between this and vein 4, the “apex quadrangular on vein 77”. Expanse 
24—28 mm. Brown-whitish, with indistinct wavy dark lines, the basal patch of the forewing ill-defined, median 
band ill-defined proximally, postmedian line fuscous, a narrow brownish shade immediately beyond, the sub- 
terminal line very indistinct; cell-dot present on forewing only. Australia; Russell Falls, National Park. Des¬ 
cribed as a Eucymcitose. 
H. flavovenata Leech (Vol. 4, pi. ill, as Collix), founded on a $ from Ta-tsien-lu. known also from 
Chungking, is likewise an obscure species with strongly dentate hindwing, but has the excision at the radials 
less deep. This species and the two following are best recognized by the yellow-veined undersides. 
H. elachista West (37 e). Hindwing much less irregular in shape, subterminal of both wings more pnneti- 
form, postmedian much less bent outward in middle; the latter distinction very noticeable on the sharply marked 
underside; which is otherwise similar to that of flavovenata. Luzon. 
H. subradiata Warr. (37 f), founded on a $ from Biagi, British New Guinea, is likewise characterized 
by the underside, which has thickly darkened veins on a whitish ground, and two curved dark outer lines. Pal])us 
rather short, abdomen robust, forewing Eupithecia- like, hindwing with costa long, apex unusually acute. 
H. brooksi sp. n. (37 f). Upperside much lighter and brighter than in flavovenata and elachista. marked 
nearly as in rufipicta (37 i). though the markings of the hindwing are less strong, especially the postmedian; 
hindwing with moderate sinus between the radials. Underside at least as bright as that of minuta Btlr. (Vol. 4, 
p. 300, pi. 7 f), the longitudinal ochreous markings still broader, postmedian of forewing very strongly bent 
outward anteriorly. Sumatra: Dempo, 4000 feet (C. G. Brooks), 1 hi the British Museum. 
H. rufipicta Hmps. ( = rubrinotata E Warr., ex err., rubripicta Warr. M. S.) (37 i). By some oversight 
this was figured by Warren in 1893 as “ Eupithecia rubrinotata <$”, whereas it has no connection with the species 
concurrently described under that name; Warren in lift, and Hampson corrected this error. It much resembles 
brooksi or small macularia, especially like the former in its strongly bent postmedian line; the underside, more¬ 
over, shows yellow on the principal veins, though not very vivid. $ much larger than Sikkim (type) and 
the Khasis. 
