LOPHOPTERA. By M. Gaede. 375 
parallel line behind it. Submarginal line pale, notched. Hindwing hyaline at the base, margin brown,. 24 to 
26 mm. India, Ceylon, Tonkin. 
L. phaeobasis limps. (35 a). Similarly coloured, somewhat larger than hemiihyris. Interior line of fore- phaeobasis. 
wing indistinct, undulate, with white scales inside before the inner margin, erect black scales behind it and the 
median line, bordering on the blackish basal area. Reniform macula large, finely and incompletely edged with 
black. Exterior line double, extra-angular behind the cell-angles, removed inward below vein 4. Submarginal 
line with a dark spot at the costal margin. Hindwing corresponding to that of hemithyris. 28 mm. 1 o known 
from Perak. 
L. leucostriga Hmps. (31 c) and the following flavina differ more from the preceding species, but they leucostriga. 
are similar to each other. Forewing red-brown, sometimes with a triangular white spot above the middle of 
the inner margin. Interior line double, indistinct, the two branches nearing each other below the cell, then more 
separated. Reniform macula brownish ochreous, edged with dark. Exterior line vertical, black, double, inward 
at vein 4, then outward to the inner margin. Submarginal line black, with a white streak inside. Hindwing 
dark, slightly hyaline at the base. The $ lacks the white spot on the forewing. The interior line forms a conical 
black spot. 24—258 mm. Indo-China, Tonkin, Formosa. 
L. flavina Warr. Forewing lilac brown, a brownish ochreous stripe before the exterior line. Transverse flavina. 
lines black, double, filled with yellow. Interior line broad, undulate, vertical, with a very bright yellow blotch 
above the median vein. Exterior line oblique, undulate. Reniform macula lead-coloured, edged with yellow and 
black. Submarginal line pale, edged with black outside. Hindwing yellowish hyaline. Margin dark. 1 $, 20 mm, 
from Tondano. 
L. coangulata Warr. Forewing dark lilac brown, triangularly pale brown at the middle of the costal coangulata. 
margin. Interior line double, undulate, dark, filled with light brown, rather sharply extra-angular in the middle. 
Exterior line also double, undulate, inwardly bent in the middle to the lower edge of the reniform macula, then 
outward again. Reniform macula indistinct, pale, edged dark. Submarginal line edged dark on both sides, with 
a short white line behind the cell. Hindwing broadly black at the margin, more purely hyaline at the base than 
in leucostriga (31 c). 24 — 26 mm. Assam, Philippines. — In nigriplaga Warr. there is a black oblique spot behind nigriplaga. 
the interior line. 1 $ from St. Aignan. 
L. huma Swh. (35 a). Forewing lilac brown, yellowish white before the interior line and behind the huma. 
middle. Interior and median lines indistinct, dark. The light reniform macula edged dark. Exterior line double, 
filled with white, widely excurved behind the cell, behind it a parallel line of erect black scales, edged with white 
inside. Submarginal line white, indistinct. Hindwing normally broad hyaline at the base. 20—22 mm. Siam, 
Tonkin, Singapore. 
L. illucida (35 a) and the two following species are somewhat alike. Forewing greyish brown. Interior illucida. 
line double, with a few erect black scales. Median line extra-angular in the cell, then inward. Reniform macula 
finely edged with black. Exterior line double, far outward below the costal margin, then undulate, obliquely 
inward. Traces of a white notched submarginal line. Hindwing similar to that of huma. — This species varies 
extraordinarily; there is hardly any specimen that is entirely like the other. The specimen figured by us is neither 
quite typical; the dark coniform spot above the middle of the inner margin of the forewing is absent in the 
type. These forms are not denominated; but as several have already been described, we mention them here 
exceptionally: — 1. Forewing covered with an intense silvery blue tinge. — 2. Forewing with a black spot behind 
the interior line. — 3. Forewing with a white spot below the cell behind the median line. — 4. (35 b). An oblique 
yellowish band from the inner margin of the interior line to the cell, then to the exterior line in the submedian 
fold. — 5. (35 b). Pale yellow between the interior and median lines. — 6. The same area reddish orange. 28 to 
32 mm. India, Ceylon, Tonkin, Queensland. 
L. apirtha Swh. (= plumbeola Hmps., chalybea Btlr.) (35 b). Forewing dark reddish brown, with a lilac apirlha. 
gloss. Interior line double, dark, indistinct. Coniform macula and ring-macula indicated by reddish yellow 
scales. Reniform macula reddish yellow, edged with black scales. Median line finely dark, parallel to the distal 
margin. Exterior line double, dark, dentate, parallel to the margin, and another line behind it. Submarginal 
line dark, indistinct. Hindwing somewhat diaphanous, margin dark. 26—30 mm. India, Tonkin, Celebes, 
Port Darwin. 
L. denticulata Wkr. (35 b). Similar, larger, lighter. Forewing yellowish ochreous with brown lines, denticulata. 
Interior line double, extra-angular below the costal margin, then dentate, indistinct. Coniform macula and ring- 
macula indicated by small tufts of scales. Reniform macula finely edged by streaks and dots. Median line in¬ 
distinct, excurved to the reniform macula. Exterior line double, widely extra-angular below the costal margin, 
then parallel to the margin, rather indistinct. The parallel submarginal line is the most distinct of all. Hindwing 
hyaline, dark only at the margin. 34 mm. Burma. Since the species was described in 1S65, no other specimen 
seems to have been captured. 
L. xista Swh. (35 b). Forewing lilac grey, dusted silvery, lighter at the middle of the costal margin. In- xista. 
terior line black, double, straight, notched, filled with silver. Coniform macula and ring-macula represented by 
