laeta. 
auraici. 
brevipcnnis. 
rcctilineata. 
liilaria. 
elegans. 
ceiro 
melanolitha. 
insolitata. 
416 HYPOSCOTA; CACYPARIS. By M. Gaede. 
are naturally found chiefly in the tropics and decrease rapidly towards the north and also to the south. There 
are consequently only some 35—40 forms in palaearctic Asia in the east and only very few extend into the 
Near East. 
\\ here they occur, many Acontiinae are very frequent. For instance I mention the large number oillylo- 
phila larvae to be found towards the autumn in many of the beech Forests in Europe and the swarms of, say. 
<lelastocera castanae that fly to the lights in the evenings in N. India. Other species however, such as the Vizaga 
and just the most beautiful forms, have continued to be great rarities and even keen collectors, who have collected 
sometimes for many years, in the native haunts of these species have never seen even a single specimen. 
1. Genus: Hyposeota Hmps. 
The 2nd segment of palpi extends to Irons, the 3rd is very long and tenuated. Antennae of $ with long 
fascicles. On abdomen of <$ laterally long brushes of hairs. On hindwings below at base from nervure 2 a small 
androconian spot and the outer margin is angulatecl at nervure 4, whilst this is not the case in the §. In fore¬ 
wings the usual appendicular cell is absent. Veins 10 + 8 + 9 stalked, on hindwings 3 + 4 stalked. Type: 
laeta Wkr. and a further species from Hainan. 
H. laeta Wkr. (- find nlana Wkr.). Thorax lilac-brown, abdomen orange. Forewings pale lilac-red, at 
apex blue-grey with yellow scales. Small black specks in centre of cell and at disco-cellular. Inner line dark 
brown. very indistinct, incurved under the cell, with white edge outwardly. Distally a dark brown shade from 
nervure 3 inwards to inner margin. Hindwings golden yellow. 24 mm. Assam, Burmah. 
H. aurata Warr. Forewings olive grey-brown. Costa golden yellow to centre, similarly the apex, anal 
angle and more narrowly at outer margin between nervures 2 4. Hindwings quite golden yellow. Numerous 
specimens have been captured in Hainan. 
2. Genus: Cacyparis Wkr. 
The somewhat daintily built species are easily recognisable by the ocelli marking at apex and the dark 
scaly “tooth in centre of inner margin. Antennae of A with long cilia, palpi still longer than in the preceding 
Genus. Neuration of forewings is normal with accessory cell. On hindwings vein 5 arises rather far removed 
from vein 4. otherwise everything is normal. Type: insolitata Wkr. All the species occur in the indo-australian 
territory. 
C. brevipennis Warr. Like hilaria, but forewings wider and shorter. The curved yellow band wider in 
rj and + Towards the lower end it proceeds much more steeply and ends at inner margin before the anal angle. 
A few specimens have been captured in New Guinea. 
C. rectilineata Warr. Base of forewings olive-brown to a straight line from 1 ;! rcl of costa to behind centre 
of inner margin. The yellow band wider than in brevipennis and narrow at outer margin extending almost to 
apex. Apex brown with grey scales. The scaly “tooth" on inner margin is narrow. Hindwings dark yellow, 
somewhat greyish behind cell. A few specimens from Queensland. 
C. hilaria Cr. (39 g). The species was at first, erroneously described as from Surinam, it originates however 
from Amboina. Forewings olive-brown with lilac sheen. The cream-white curved band was a little too narrow 
in Cramer's illustration, it is more boldly curved than in the other species and it is typical that it does not extend 
to anal angle. Abdomen and hindwings orange-yellow. 28—35 mm. elegans Btlr. (39 g) described from a 
single $ has a pale band that expands widely at anal angle. Outer margin of hindwings is somewhat grey-brown 
in its anterior part. There are no other differences. 40 mm. Solomon Islands. 
C. ceira Swh. (39 h). In this and the following species the pale band is absent from forewings. Olive- 
brown, somewhat grey, especially on a subapical band. In front of and behind the black scaly “tooth", two 
bands that consist of silvery scales, terminate. They are very oblique and parallel and commence below the 
costa. At disco-cellular there is a patch of silvery scales. A further silvery line edges the underside of the grey 
subapical band. Hindwings yellow. 36 mm. 1 $ from Gilolo. 
C. melanolitha Trnr. (39 h). Forewings red-brown. A straight dark line from 1 :1 rd of costa to inner 
margin behind the scaly “tooth". A silvery spot at upper angle of cell and a somewhat triangular spot behind. 
Besides the normal black apical ocellus, there is a further spot proximally. A shadow-like outer line from behind 
centre of costa, straight, proceeding far outwards to nervure 5, then angulated and to inner margin near the 
inner line, both with silvery scales. Hindwings orange-yellow with dark spot below the apex. 28—32 mm. 
Queensland. 
C. insolitata Wkr. (= atrotumens Wkr.) (39 h). Red-brown, faintly paler in central area. The inner and 
outer lines consist of silvery scales and are interrupted. The inner line is angulated at lower edge of cell, the outer 
one at nervure 5. The scaly “tooth" is rounded. There are dark red-brown scales in a more greyish diffuse sur¬ 
round at the ocellus mark at, apex. This is edged at, bottom by an oblique silvery line. Hindwings anteriorly 
orange-yellow, below and behind the cell dark brown. 30—36 mm. India, Ceylon. 
