PARASA. By Dr. M. Hering. 
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P. gentifis Sn. (86 h) is similar to hilaris, wings still narrower, marginal area of forewing projecting gentilis. 
with a strong dent basad between veins 2 and 3. Expanse of wings: 20—24 mm. India, Java. 
P. laeta Ww. (= retracta Wlcr.) (86 i) differs from the preceding species in the very narrow green band laeta. 
of the forewing, the marginal band being broad, projections as in gentilis. Expanse of wings: 25 mm. Ceylon. 
P. rnirza Swh. (86 i). Band of forewing likewise narrow green, but marginal area less concave on the mirza. 
proximal side, thorax above with a brown central spot. Expanse of wings: 28 mm. Burma. 
P. similis Fldr. (86 i) is very similar to gentilis , but the brown basal spot is only extended between similis. 
the cell and the inner margin. Expanse of wings: 30 mm. Ceylon. 
P. siniea Mr. (= hilarata Stgr.) (86 i) differs from hilarula Stgr., which is common in the eastern siniea. 
palaearctic region, in the shorter pectinated antennae, the marginal band being mostly broader and provided 
with several dents, and the yellowish hindwing showing longer and blacker fringe at the tornus. Expanse of 
wings: 22—30 mm. The type (now in the Berlin State Museum) originates from North China, but the species 
occurs also in Formosa. 
P. notonecta sy. n. (86 i). Green, forewing more yellowish-green, not bluish-green as in siniea, the noioneda. 
brown colour without the violet shine of siniea , the marginal band broader at the costal margin, with proximal 
projections at veins 2 and 5, not reverted at the costal margin in the Hindwing ochreous, fringe brownish, 
dark brown at the tornUs. Expanse of wings: 22—25 mm. South China, Prov. of Kwang-tung, May—June 
and Ailgust — September. <§, $ types from Tong-kung-shan in the Berlin State Museum. Dr. Mell who bred 
the species on Polygonum japonicum, reports about the remarkable differences in the resting position of the 
sexes: “Sitting position of S' normal. Sitting position of §: wings slantingly roof-shaped on the body. Body 
obliquely downward; hind legs, as in the water-bug Notonecta, slanting and stretched far in front.” 
P. convexa sy. n. (86 i) is easily recognizable by the brown broad marginal band which is convex convexa. 
inside only in this species. Basal spot of forewing somewhat smaller than in notonecta. Expanse of wings: 
21 mm. Kwang-tung. S' type from Liu-ping, captured on the lantern by Hoene und Mell in April, in the 
Berlin State Museum. 
P. chlorozonata Hmps. (86 i). Forewing violettish-brown, with a narrow green median band which is stran¬ 
gulated at the costal margin, marginal area more grey, parted by a paler transverse line. Hindwing yellowish, 
broad violettish-grey at the margin. Thorax green. Expanse of wings: 25 mm. Ceylon. 
P. chlorostigma Sn. (86 k). Forewing dark brown, with a narrow green median band which is extended 
at the inner margin to the base, whereas that of the $ sometimes does not reach beyond the posterior edge of 
the cell. Hindwing dark brown, scarcely lighter basally. Body brown, collar and tegulae green. Expanse of 
wings: 28—38 mm. Celebes. 
P. bimaculafa Sn. (= insignis Swh.) (86 k). <S body dark brown, only one green spot each on the inside bimacu- 
of the antennal bases. Forewing dark brown, the green band broken up into 2 spots, hindwing scarcely lighter 
at the base. $ with a lighter brown marginal area, a broader, not interrupted green band, basal half of hind¬ 
wing ochreous. Expanse of wings: 30—40 mm. — Larva dark green, lighter reticularly grooved, with velvety 
black spots in front and behind, with numerous tufts of spines; on Mangifera and Nephelium. Java, Borneo. 
P. paeera Hmps. (86 k). Greyish-brown, thorax above green. Forewing green, with a greyish-brown 
basal spot narrowing down towards the inner margin, marginal area greyish-brown, bordered inside by a dark 
brown, slightly undulate line. Hindwing blackish-brown. Expanse of wings: 36 mm. Ceylon. 
P. canangae sp. n. (86 k). Body red-brown, collar (excepting the median line) and tegulae green. Fore- canangae. 
wing green, costal margin fine brown, basal spot violettish-brown, extended at the costal margin and occupying 
half the cell, though not crossing it towards the inner margin and only despatching yet a thin streak on the 
inner margin. Marginal area very broad violet greyish-brown, bordered inside by a curved dark line which 
may be dusted somewhat silvery outside above the inner margin. Hindwing brown, darker brown, wings 
shorter and less rounded. Expanse of wings: 18 (S) to 30 ($) mm. Malay Peninsula, Sikkim, as far as Ta-tsien-lu. 
$ type in the Berlin State Museum. — Larva on Cananga odorata. 
P. angustivittata sy. n. (86 1). Similar to chlorozonata, but the green band much narrower, not reaching 
the cell-end, broadly separated anteriorly also from the costal margin, very much strangulated on the basal 
side in the posterior half of the cell, ground-colour darker brown also in the marginal area. Hindwing and 
abdomen ochreous, hindwing brownish at the margin, thorax green above. Expanse of wings: 21 mm. Ceylon. 
S type in the Berlin State Museum. 
P. humeralis Wkr. (86 1). Thorax green, with a brown median line, forewing green, with a broad brown humeralis. 
basal spot which is rather straightly cut off, and a narrow strongly curved marginal band which is expanded 
like a spot at the tornus. Hindwing ochreous. Expanse of wings: 28—35 mm. Borneo, also from Padong. 
P. zulona Reak is very near to humeralis (86 1), marginal band broader, with indistinct yellowish lunar zulona. 
spots. Expanse of wings: 35 mm. Philippines. 
chloro- 
zonata. 
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stigma. 
lata. 
paeera. 
angusti- 
vittata. 
