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HYPHILARE. By Dr. M. Drattdt. 
bicolor. 
coreana. 
ogasawarae. 
suffusa. 
h irayarnae. 
sacha- 
linensis. 
side- 
miensis. 
albivenis. 
demaculata. 
meridio- 
nalis. 
deino- 
grapha. 
■myopolia. 
amota. 
argyritis. 
cortii. 
repicta. 
albilinea. 
rufotincta. 
proximo. 
infra- 
m leans. 
duplicata. 
H. grandis Btlr. (Vol. 3, p. 94, pi. 23 a). — bicolor Wilem. has ante and postmedian areas dusted with 
black. Hondo (Japan); Corea. — coreana Mats, forewings sparsely striated, the anterior transverse line wider, 
more boldly curved outwards in cell. At end of cell, no black-brown streak; posterior transverse line heavier, 
daintily undulate, marginal dots minute. Hindwings reddish brown with wide dark median band not extending 
to margins. Marginal dots absent. Wing expanse: 53 mm. — ogasawarae Mats. Forewings straw-yellow with 
olive hue. Anterior transverse line obsolete, not undulate, streak at end of cell absent. Posterior transverse 
line narrower, more sharply serrate especially above inner margin. The dark submarginal spot is absent. Fringes 
browner. Hindwings of same colour as forewings, with wide dark central spot. Fringes pale yellowish. Wing 
expanse only 38 mm. Honsho, Sapporo (Japan). - suffusa Mats. Forewings pale yellowish grey, inclined to 
brown in disc, interspersed with black-brown, with indistinct anterior transverse line. At end of cell there 
is a yellowish white crescentiform mark, which in has a dark outer edge. Posterior transverse line brownish, 
oblique, scarcely undulate, almost straight. This form is said to closely resemble fuliginosa. Hokkaido. - 
nirayaniae Mats. Forewings olive-grey, practically without darker striations; in marginal area the colour 
turns to reddish brown. Anterior transverse line obsolete, posterior line delicate, almost straight and sharply 
dentate, not excurved below costa. Marginal dots very indistinct. Hindwings fuscous with dark streaks along 
veins in postmedian area, fringes paler. Wing expanse: 53 mm. Honsho (Japan). The classification of the 
last 4 forms, which Matsumura places as “ab. - ’ to grandis seems uncertain to me. It is possible that they 
are gemline species. 
H. sachalinensis Mats, is closely related to divergens. It has pale grey-brownish to yellowish brown 
forewings with almost straight, sometimes gently undulate antemedian line. A pale grey crescentiform mark 
with outer brownish black edge at end of cell. The postmedian line much closer to margin than in turca and 
somewhat excurved outwardly. Hindwings are not described. Wing expanse: 45—47 mm. S. Saghalin. 
H. divergens Btlr. (Vol. 3, p. 94, pi. 23 b), — sidemiensis Kard. is much larger, wing expanse: 47—57 mm: 
ground colour brighter, anterior transverse line less undulate, posterior line is only slightly prominent, marginal 
area darker. Narwa Island (Amur territory). 
H.curvata Leech (Vol. 3, p. 94, pi. 23 b). - albivenis Strd. has veins more clearly indicated by whitish 
on forewings, the grey-black striations are much coarser and more heavily marked. Corea, central China. 
40. Genus: Hyphilare Hbn. 
H. lithargyria Esp. (Vol. 3, p. 95, pi. 23 c). — ab. demaculata Hoffm. & Klos denotes specimens on 
which the white spot at end of cell is completely absent. Described from Styria. — meridionalis Dhl. is the 
southern race, grey to whitish grey with paler hindwings having a postmedian arched row of fine dots. In 
contrast to argyritis Bbr. these are large, well built specimens. Pungeler considered them identical with 
argyritis, which in his opinion was not a genuine species. This form occurs in the S. Tyrol (Terlan, Bormio) 
to the Abruzzi and as far as Sicily. — deinographa Dhl. from the same territory, are more heavily peppered 
with grey with very bold markings of lines and dots. myopolia Dhl. similarly grey, more rarely yellowish 
or reddish grey, uniformly darkly dusted without any trace of lines or dots. S. Tyrol. - amota Strd. is a uni¬ 
coloured brown race from Norway, devoid of markings, except for the whitish discal spot. 
H. argyritis Bbr. (Vol. 3, p. 95, pi. 23 c) is stated to be a genuine species; I have been unable to ascertain 
any outward anatomical differences from lithargyria , in specimens before me from Algeria. They may possibly 
be slightly sleeker and smaller, and are pale grey-white, faintly marked, the marginal row of dots almost extinct, 
hindwings semitransparent, glossily pure white, faintly dusky in $. The illustration in Main Volume does not 
tally with this description and we are giving a fresh illustration (15 g). Compare also what is said above under 
lithargyria meridionalis. Specimens from Italy should certainly be classified to the latter and not to argyritis. 
H. albipuncta F. (Vol. 3, p. 95, pi. 23 d). — cortii Kruger, which was described as a genuine species, 
is according to Vorbrodt, a typical albipuncta. — repicta Kruger is a form with slightly prolonged white 
cell spot. - albilinea Wehrli denotes an aberrative specimen in which the white spot at end of cell is extended 
forming a white horizontal line extending to inner transverse line. Thurgovia. — subsp. rufotincta Wgnr. are 
particularly dark reddish brown specimens from Tunisia. 
H. proxima Leech. (Vol. 3, p. 96, pi. 24 a). This species, that is very like l-album, also occurs in the 
Transalai, from whence I have a specimen before me representing a considerably paler form than was shown 
in the illustration. 
H. infraniicans Hmps. (Vol. 11, p. 89, pi. 11 g, h). This species, that is dealt with in the Indo-Australian 
Volume and which somewhat resembles proxima, is also mentioned by Wilem an as occurring in Japan (Hondo). 
Forewings inclined to violet-grey, only yellow-brown in and below the cell, markings otherwise fairly identical. 
H. duplicata Btlr. (= prominens Moore nec Wkr., rufula Hmps.) (Vol. 11, p. 91, pi. 12 a) (15 g) was 
omitted from Main Volume. It should be classified after riparia Bbr. (Vol. 3, p. 96, pi. 23 f). Somewhat larger 
than riparia, the wings narrower and have a bluish red sheen. Hindwings very dusky with white fringes. This 
species, that is well known from India (Punjab, Sikkim and Assam), also occurs in the Amur territory and 
