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56. Genus: Calleulype Wan. 
(See Vol. 4, p. 209.) 
C. (?) intersectaria Leech (Vol. 4, pi. 11 h). I have tentatively (on account of the short palpus) trans¬ 
ferred this anomalous species from the homogeneous Lygris to the more heterogeneous Calleulype, in which, 
indeed, it would form still a third section: E forewing without hair-pencil; areole double. A second E, with 
rather more extended black markings, particularly on the proximal part of the hindwing, was taken at Tu- 
pa-keo, 7400 feet, 30 August (Kelley-Roosevelt Expedition). 
C. compositata Guen. (10 g). Gtjenee‘s original came from “North China”, not “West China” as mis¬ 
printed in the German edition of Vol. 4 (p. 210). The distribution in China is, however, wide and I know the 
species also from Corea. — ab loc. (? subsp.) constricta (Wan., MS.) nov. has the white postmedian area of 
the forewing strongly narrowed in front of the median vein, the groups of lines which encompass it confluent 
at costa (in the type almost as far as to the 2nd radial. Tsingtau, Shantung, 15 June 1927 (G. Hindle) type 
E\ “N. China”, a second E which Warren had intended to make type; both in the British Museum. 
56a. Genus: ^Eucosmabraxas gen. nov. 
I have adopted a manuscript name of Warren’s for “ Abraxas ” placida and evanescens Btlr., which 
have clearly nothing to do with Epirrhoe (see Vol. 4, p. 258). Palpus rather long. Antenna simple. Abdomen 
not crested, mimetic of that of Abraxas ; the broad, rounded valve and presence of “labides” suggesting pos¬ 
sible affinity with Eulype and Calocalpe. Wings without hair-pencils or special modifications. Forewing not 
markedly elongate; areole simple. Hindwing with costa not arched; discocellulars not biangulate; 2nd radial 
from well before middle. Genotype: E. placida {Btlr.). 
E. placida Btlr. (10 g). We give a figure of the unique type, of which a description was given in Vol. 4; 
the loss of the outermost black spots reveals a macular yellow band at the termen. — ab. propinqua Btlr. (Vol. 4, 
pi. 8 e, as placida) is the ordinary form, with the two rows of subterminal spots strongly developed. — placida 
perhaps belongs chiefly to Yezo, but the originals of ab. propinqua came from Tokyo and at Oiwake it occurs 
together with evanescens , on Sado I. perhaps alone. Also Gensan, Corea. So far as dated specimens are acces¬ 
sible to me, I judge that the usual flight-time is in July and August, but a regrettably large proportion lacks 
good data. 
E. evanescens Btlr. (10 g). In addition to the differentiation given in Vol. 4 (p. 258), where it was er¬ 
roneously treated as placida ab., I note that evanescens looks whiter (many jrtacida have a tinge of cream in 
the ground colour, and in any case their fringes, the basal patch of the forewing, etc., seem more definitely 
yellow), the course of the distal edge of the median band of the forewing is somewhat different, the single, 
heavy (at the 1st median often broken) postmedian of the hindwing is distinctive and the aspect is altogether 
more Abraxas- like. Distributed in Hondo, also occurs at Hakodate and at Unzen, Kiushiu; June and July 
The E genitalia seem somewhat larger and more heavily clothed, but scarcely differ essentially from those of 
placida. 
E. pseudolargetaui Wehrli (10 h). An extraordinarily interesting discovery, found by its author among 
Oberthur's series of Obeidia largetaui (Vol. 4, pi. 14 h), of which it is a wonderful mimic. It was referred to 
Calleulype, but on account of the non-biangulate discocellulars and the forward position of the 2nd radial of 
the hindwing I regard it as a Eucosmabraxas . Apart from the great differences in structure, the deeper orange 
colour and the more complex, more band-like formation of the black markings distinguish it from O. largetaui. 
W. China: Siaolu and Ta-tsien-lu. A closely related Eucosmabraxas from Formosa was described by Wileman 
in 1912 as Obeidia octoscripta. 
57. Genus: Eyjjrls Hbn. 
(See Vol. 4, p. 210.) 
With the exception of the proposed transference of intersectaria (see Calleulype above), the composition 
of this well-known genus has not been changed. If, as I am inclined to suspect, Gandaritis should be sunk to 
it and the generic definition correspondingly broadened, the objections against the retention here of jlavomacu- 
laria Leech (Vol. 4, pi. 11 h) would be mitigated. On the other hand, the removal of the section (? genus) Charto- 
grapha — with which also fabiolaria might be associated — would increase the congruity of Lygris. Cock- 
tayne’s investigations have shown that only the white species of the Lygris group are fluorescent. 
L. ludovicaria (Vol. 4, pi. 8 d) praemutans subsp. nov. Closely similar to the Askold-Ussuri name-type, 
but with the apex of the forewing beneath more heavily blackened, not cut by white lines; apical region of 
hindwing beneath and the orange part of each wing above also commonly more strongly black-marked. Chang 
Yang (type <$, July 1888, ex coll. Leech) and some localities in W. China (Wa-shan, Chia-kou-lio, Mupin). 
intersectaria. 
compositata. 
constricta. 
placida. 
propinqua. 
evanescens. 
pseudolargc- 
taui. 
praemutans. 
