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is distributed in the Himalaya from Cashmir, where it tonches the palearctic region, as far as Burma; it seems 
not to be rare in some parts and it varies very much, particularly Sikkim-specimens are mentioned with 
more black on the hind wing. 
C. similis Moore is entirely like the preceding, but much smaller and lighter, the spots on the forewing similis. 
quite pale bone-coloured, sometimes quite white except those at the base and costa. The ground-colour of the 
hindwing is also white instead of yellow, the black reduced. Sikkim. 
C. equitalis Roll. (Vok II, t. 18 g). The white spots of the forewing are similarly arranged as in similis, equitalis. 
but large, from behind the middle of the costa to the anal angle joined to a broad, white band traversed by 
the dark veins. Hindwing all white, except the black, though thin veins and a large, black spot only on 
the median veins In the Himalaya nearly everywhere common, from Simla to Sikkim and Burma, as well 
as in the Khasia Hills in Assam. 
C. nyctemerata Moore is entirely like equitalis, but smaller, the white-spots on the forewings are large nyctemera- 
and arranged in rows, the hindwing with a complete row of submarginal spots and often besides with median ia 
black spots. Sikkim. 
C. plagiata Wkr. (Vol. II, t. 18 g). The black, lustrous green forewings are narrower than in the plagiata. 
preceding, the white spots large, very oblong, the largest chain not passing obliquely through the wing, but 
parallel to the margin. Hindwing pale lemon-coloured, irregularly spotted. Nearly everywhere in the Himalaya 
common; also in Assam (Khasia Hills). 
C. lemnia Bsd. (26 i) from New Guinea, sufficiently characterized by the figure, I place here accor- lemnia. 
ding to Weymer, though somewhat dubious about it. But since the species must anyhow be inserted somewhere 
and no specimen is before me, it must be placed here, for from the Agaristidae, where it was placed with Kirby, 
it has been recently eliminated. 
2. Genus: Calpenia Moore. 
Moore established this genus for a large species, an unwieldy insect with a stout, orange-yellow, black- 
marked body and with dark wings spotted with a hyaline white. Head small, palpi delicate, not projecting 
far in front; the second joint rather long, the third short, conic. Antennae in the $ finely ciliated, in the $ 
plain; proboscis short, thorax broad, collar broad, abdomen with lateral tufts. On the fore wing the cell is long 
and broad, the discocellular angled (in Callimorpha slightly curved); the upper median vein and lower radial 
rise from the lower cell-angle; the 4 last subcostal veins on a footstalk, the first very near to them, but not 
anastomosing with them. On the hindwing the last subcostal vein rises on a footstalk with the upper radial, 
the lower radial and the upper median vein rising in common at the lower, very pointed cell-angle. 
2 species are known, both from North India. 
C. saundersi Moore (26 f). Head and body bright orange, spotted black. Forewing dark brown saundersi. 
traversed by dull whitish-blue bands and rows of spots. Hindwing dirty bluish-white with a black marginal 
part enclosing dull greyish-white spots. Sikkim; apparently not common. 
C. khasiana Moore is as large as saundersi. Thorax marked brownish-orange, abdomen bright yellow khasiana. 
with black dorsal and lateral spots. Forewing claret-brown, with yellow spots below the costa, and a light 
band and a chain of light spots. Hinchving orange with black streaks and rows of black spots. Described from 
the Khasia Hills in Assam; also in Burma; rare. 
C. zerenaria Oberth. (26 f). Forewing bone-coloured, hind wing orange; the former spotted brown, zerenaria. 
the latter black. Abdomen with 3 rows of black drops. Patria: ,,China“; presumably more to the south. Owing 
to its resemblance to Obeidia tigrata (Vol. IV, t. 14 g), being a Geometrid, we may presume it to originate from 
the same habitat; O. tigrata, however, I very often found on the English cemetery in Hongkong. I reservedly 
place the species unknown to me in nature in this genus. 
3. Genus: Moorea Hmps. (= Grotea Moore). 
Only one species, the rare ,,Argus“ from North India. Palpi longer than in the preceding genus, other¬ 
wise the structure is quite similar; antennae in both sexes plain, thorax strong, and abdomen in both sexes 
comparatively stout and heavy. On the forewing the 1st subcostal vein anastomoses with the footstalk of the 
4 others and thus forms an areola; the discocellular is obtusely angled, and the lower radial rises at the same 
place with the upper median vein from the lower cell-angle 
M. argus Wkr. (= elegans Moore) (26 f). A gigantic, golden yellow imago, the largest Arctiid on argus. 
the globe. Body and wings with numerous black spots, those in the forewing centred wdiitish or bluish; in the 
black apical part of the forewing bluish-white spots. Sikkim and Assam (Khasia Hills); in most districts rare. 
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