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has somewhat more claim to be considered Palaearctic, as it occurs also in the North-west Himalayas; fulvi- 
striga Warr., from Sikkim, apparently belongs to it. — promiscuaria Leech , the W. (and Central) Chinese race, promiscua- 
is perhaps separable from typical fulvimacula by its slightly larger size, duller or more suffused appearance 
and absence of the “fulvous” shading in the pale subterminal patch which is generally developed in the name- 
type. — liberata form. (? sp.) nov. is a modification of promiscuaria with sharper contrasts than even in /. fulvi- Uberata. 
macula , the broad area between basal and median bands pale, traversed by a central brown shade which is 
edged distally by an angulated darker line, the distal area with a large pale central spot, much as in seriata 
though less sharply defined and proximally less pure white, the brown band proximally to the slender sub- 
terminal also bright, fairly broad, contrasting sharply against the double pale line which bounds the postmedian. 
Ta-tsien-lu, type and 2 other in the Tring Museum; Che-tou (1) and Pu-tsu-fong (1) in the British Museum. 
Distinguishable from seriata by the sharply angled antemedian and proximal markings. 
C. constricta Warr. (16 a), from Dalhousie, possibly a form of fulvimacula, has the brown parts less constrida. 
mixed with blackish (especially between the sharply dark subbasal and the antemedian line), the median band 
narrowed, its distal edge rather straight, the pale mid-subterminal patch extended but ill-defined, greyish, with no 
fulvous mark, the hindwing less white than in f ulvimacula. 
C. seriata Moore (Vol. 4, pi. 7 h). Although the type locality was Darjiling, the forms from Dalhousie, seriata. 
Dharmsa-la, Kujiar, etc., agree quite accurately and two of Leech's W. China (Pu-tsu-fong and Che-tou), besides 
one or two from the Kelley-Roosevelt expedition (Tu-pa-ko) also seem quite conformable, so far as can 
be judged in their not very fresh condition. I have therefore no reason for doubting Dr. Steen eck's further 
records for Omisien and Kwanhsien, except that he speaks of a “light yellow spot in the outer area” w hereas 
I should describe the characteristic spot of seriata as white. 
C. variaria Leech (Vol. 4, pi. 13 m). Besides the Pu-tsu-fong specimens, Leech recorded also one from variaria. 
Che-tou, but this is at least an aberration head more buff-tinged, dark markings weaker, median band rather 
less widened anteriorly, white subterminal dots stronger; a further locality, subject to the confirmation of 
Sterneck's determination, is Ta-tsien-lu. 
C. puerilis Prout (16 a). Hindwing rather narrow and irregular in shape, the discocellular rather weakly puerilis. 
biangulate. Palpus longisli. The pattern of the forewing is curiously like that of some South American Psaliodes, 
for instance olivaria Warr. The type $ is from Upper Burma, but the Tring Museum has a $ labelled “W. China” 
and a from Tu-pa-ko (Kelley-Roosevelt expedition), both small and much worn, but upparentlv conspicific. 
Perhaps related to hochingii (Vol. 4, pi. 7 k), which (as has already been pointed out above, p. 142) should pre¬ 
ferably have been referred to Perizoma. 
C. fatuaria Leech (Vol. 4, pi. 7 h), originally described as a Plemyria, was transferred by me to Euphyia, fatuaria. 
on account of its double areole and its evident relationship to fasciaria , not only in the wdng-markings but also 
in the palpus, the discocellulars, etc. See below r . 
C. fasciaria Leech (Vol. 4, pi. 7 k). In my first account of this species (t. c., p. 247) I followed Leech's fasciaria. 
taxonomy and treated it as having non-biangulate discocellulars and therefore best fitting Euphyia in the totality 
of its characters. Whatever its exact affinities, I was, however, certainly mistaken in this and the discovery 
of the following very close relative has shown more definitely its incongruity with Euphyia. Probably near the 
N. Indian conjuncta Warr., which has always stood in Perizoma, notwithstanding its rather strongly crested 
abdomen. 
C. phidola sp. n. (16 b). Judging from the known variation in some Perizoma ( blandiata , conjuncta and phidola. 
others), I at first supposed this to be a striking aberration of fasciaria. Median band apparently similar in shape 
but only conspicuous as a costal triangle, the rest indicated merely by weak grey lines and a blacker antemedian 
dash at the hindmargin; basal patch similarly dissolved into lines. But whereas the discocellulars of the hind¬ 
wing in all the known fasciaria are almost simple, with the 2nd radial arising from the centre (only a little 
behind the cell-fold), all the 3 phidola have them very definitely biangulate, with the 2nd radial much behind 
the middle. The palpus does not look quite so long, but I somewhat exaggerated in giving that of fasciaria 
(Vol. 4, p. 247). W. China: Tu-pa-ko (Mupin), 7400 feet, 30 August (type <$) and 5 September (paratype <$), 
both collected on the Kelley-Roosevelt expedition, the type in the Tring Museum. The $, larger but other¬ 
wise identical, is here figured and was sent to me by MrM. G. Franck, with the data “Pehlinting, 6000 feet. 50 
miles N. N. W. of Chengtu, July-August“. 
C. contrastaria Sterneck is unknown to me, but may well belong in this vicinity. “18 mm.” Palpus contrastaria. 
moderately long. $ antenna quite strongly thickened, simple (in the 3 preceding ciliate). Small abdominal 
tufts (crests) developed. Basal and subbasal areas of forewing black-brown, separated by an indistinctly lighter 
