HORISME. By L. B. Prout. 
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are other slight differences. Wings more strongly marked than in either of the Indian relatives, particularly 
the costal spots of the forewing and the postmedian line of the hindwing above and of both wings beneath; 
postmedian of forewing with the central spot large and with a more oblique course between the 2nd median 
and sub median. W. China, the typical series from Tseku. 
H. (?) angustealata SternecJc, described as a Collix and perhaps justifiably, is said to be very similar angustealata. 
to “ plurilineata” (see above) but with a large tuft of raised black scales on the discocellulars of the forewing. 
Palpus moderately long. Wings strongly elongate, hindwing with termen strongly truncate and moderately 
straight, very weakly waved. Forewing yellowish brown, costal margin darkened, postmedian represented 
only by the dark spot behind the 3rd radial, beyond it with 5 or 6 blackish dashes on each vein. Hindwing 
predominantly unicolorous grey, cell-dot small, postmedian line and a double subterminal indicated at inner- 
margin. Ta-tsien-lu, 2 <$<$. 
H. genuflexa Prout (38 a) belongs to a large group of glossy forms and with rather long palpus, chiefly genuflexa. 
from New Guinea, to which little attention has yet been given. Perhaps a few of the species are polymorphic 
and have given rise to the belief that there are more species than is actually the case; but, for the most part, 
they seem to be well definable and in any case worthy of names, genuflexa, is similar at first glance to large 
bmnneata but has a characteristic antemedian line, fairly direct as far as the fold, then suddenly bent strongly 
inward; postmedian with a conspicuous black mark between the radials, followed distallv by a white and then 
by a tawny one. Collar ferruginous; a longitudinal ferruginous dash on the prothorax. Mount Goliath, which 
is remarkably rich in this group. 
H. murudensis Prout (38 a). Evidently closely related to genuflexa and brunneata , not likely to be mis- mvrudensis. 
taken for anything else yet known from Borneo. The unique type, a was discovered by Mjoberg on Mount 
Murud, Sarawak. 
H. brunneata Warr. (38 a). Scarcely variable. Markings on the whole not very strong, the subbasal brunneata. 
characteristic, oblique outward and generally thickened in its costal half, then rather sharply inbent; an oblique 
wedge-shaped dark mark from the hindmarginal end of the antemedian looks almost like a resumption of the 
darkened part of the subbasal. Angabunga River (the type) and Mount Goliath. 
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H. leucotmeta Prout (38 a) is distinct from brunneata in the less irregular subbasal patch, regularly leucotmeta. 
curved antemedian line, more fuscous band, with a white patch in its centre, and other details. Mount Goliath. 
H. notata Rothsch. (38 a). More variegated and more variable, always some tawny shading outside the notata. 
median band. Best characterized by the strong angulation of the antemedian line about the fold (shared only 
by illustris) and especially by the longitudinal pale median streak. Carstensz Peak, Utakwa River (type) and 
Mount Goliath. 
H. illustris Prout (38 b). Possibly a form of the preceding, but very distinct in the tawny colouring illustris. 
of the greater part of the median band and the absence of the longitudinal pale streak. Mount Goliath, 
both sexes. 
H. symmetrozona Prout (38 b). On the whole somewhat smaller; band dark, of more equal width and symmetro- 
intensity, the cell-mark not placed in a whitish patch; the warm colour appearing only in ill-defined suffusions zona. 
outside the band. Mount Goliath. 
H. chlorodesma Meyr. ( = picta Butl.) (38 b). The position of this very small, glossy species is quite chlorodesma. 
doubtful and its smooth, weakly marked hindwing is discrepant among Horisme. The aspect is more that of 
a Sterrhochaeta, but the areoles are not exceptionally large, the inner one, indeed, quite small. Palpus nearly 
2. Antenna simple. Crests present, but not large. Hindwing with discocellulars slightly variable, 2nd radial 
about central. Subterminal line of forewing and its proximal dark shading very regular, both interrupted at 
the veins. Fiji. — ab. rewaensis B.-Bah. is paler, with the median band darker, but scarcely needs a separate name, rewaensis. 
H. albicristata Warr. (38 b). The darkest of the group and relatively a little longer-winged than most; albicristata. 
thorax with the posterior crest conspicuously whitened. The has little or no white in the median band; in 
the $ the anterior half of its central section is clear white, containing the small and slender cell-mark, which 
is often broken into two minute dots. Angabunga River (type), Biagi and Mount Goliath. 
H. griseata Warr. (38 b). Only the type is known, a $ from Angabunga River, but it is manifestly griseata. 
distinct. More uniformly ashen than any of the grey Horisme which follow, the subbasal and especially the 
antemedian more regular, the postmedian with the prong behind the 3rd radial less acute than in contaminata, 
the one behind the 1st median more nearly equal to it. 
