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ASURA; PHILEA; CYBOSIA; ENDROSA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
17. Genus : Asura Wkr. 
discisigna. 
intermedia. 
irregularis. 
h»- W A V diSCiSig T Y l 153 ' ?*• 17 k >- This s P ecies that occurs in Assam and further in Borneo 
■ , lscovele ln -hma (bzechuan), Kwantung and Omi-hsien by the expedition under Stotzner Fore 
iwngs pale yellow, not orange, with a discal dot: specimens from Shantung show beyond same a suffused wide 
dark band and a srm.lar submarginal band, Hindwings quite yellowish white without makings 
(Vcl 2 f TIa n hT Tb„ be Cla n ified nf Kf 6 ” T amdaS HmpS - (Vo1 ' 10 - P- > 44 ' P 1 - 17 <D and dacara Mr. 
1 • ‘ "4 ■ ' 1 ■ 11 Thorax yellow with black dots over collar and thorax, abdomen blackish with vellow 
} airS , ° re " ^ gS Wlth black basal s P ot on and below costa, the one on the costa extends in a dark streak- 
which H Pa i le >7’ baSe and , T rgmS ’ apeX and fringeS yellow ’ also a costal spot in the posterior 3rd of cell 
angle ^ ^ 
A. intermedia Marumo is related to obsoleta Mr. (Vol. 10 p. 146 pi 17 e) Yellow fVmrcv + 
t^;^^?l: ar tdh ged tl h blaCk; f ° reWingS Wibh black basal s P ot ’ subbasally and before the centre 
tHe baSe ' Hi " dWingS ‘^Parent yellow. Wing expanse: 
A irregularis Hmps. (8 a). Body white with a black mark at vertex, anterior tibia with brown band Fore 
rings white, costa with reddish shade in middle, at base dusted with black; with black streaks subbasally 
below cell and above inner margin, with 3 black transverse lines anterior to, in and 
last named being heavy and irregularly dentate; a black spot at close of cell and an arched row of’dots 
subterminally on veins, Hindwings white with rosy hue, similarly underside of forewings Hainan 
18. Genus: Philea Z. 
e ni , Ph ' l Z° rel n l C lr ! Vob 2 ’ P- 59, pL 11 ip ~ There are the following synonyms to the coffee-brown 
fumosa Sandbg (Vol. 2. p. 59): fumata Strd., brunnescens Hirschke, these dusky forms occur occasionally 
over the entire territory in which this species occurs; if this dark colouration occurs in t e “Zf 
brunnea. we have - brunnea Vorbr. Still darker melanic specimens are named - rica Frr. these occur for i 1 nl 
vseuZ- , 6 Lngadm f An “teresting small form — pseudokuhlweini Vorbr. is more densely scaled and a deeper vellow 
or LTboldTnd S T h ? f ° rmati0n ° f antennae and neuration; black spot-marking 
, F g b , ai J d deally outlined, but not so heavy as in kuhlweini Hb., with which it might be mistaken 
P0 “AlmAIbh"', r'wT T S - fwitzenand (Airolo, Chiasso etc.,. - pon.icad (5 m, are smalf spec!m“th 
form 'L a Ch7;J » f J ed ™« s w ‘ th obUqne outer margin, a pale form from Pontus. The 
toims — lata Christ, and - flavicans Bsd. are illustrated (5 1) from typical specimens. 
19. Genus: Cybosia Hbn. 
„ f i * . niesomella L. (Vol. 2, p. 60, pi. 11 k). The type is the pale ivory-yellow form Specimens that are 
lava, darker yellow to orange-yellow are named — flava Preiss. (= mesomellula Strd.). Pure white specimens also 
~ rtr named ,T all : escens closs <= aibkia <*■*««>« u- -««««.., a-™,. ,= 
everywhere 1 “ ' " ' ** W *« k *•» -‘-ely absent: it is to be met with occasionally 
20. Genus: Eurtrosa Hbn. 
brunnea. 
transversa. 
baltica. 
bosniaca. 
arp , A rosclda Schlf l (Vob 2 ’ P- 60 > P 1 - 11 k). - brunnea Vorbr. are dusky deep brown specimens which 
fnrn! b / d more frequently in Switzerland. In - transversa Vorbr. the central row of .pot. 
verw a h n7 VerSe i • ,7 bal «“ is paler, yellowish white, costa, outer and inner margins put 
ye ow, hindwings deep yellow with blackish at base. Described from Oeland. - - bosniaca Rebel is similar to 
brunnea but the wings are not dusky deep brown, although forewings and hindwings are adunibrated Wa k sli 
sigmfera from the Malden Pass (Bosnia). - signifera Rebel corresponds to signata of irrorella viz- tSere is a short 
S“bAt 0 rtn g ty W C ° Sta ““ ^ -curved angular mark in'the d“‘ 
T3& m „ J- huUw f ni «*• (Wl. 2, p. 60, pi. 11 k, 1). - complutoides Strd. now takes the place of c ompinto 
brunnea. co ‘(^“mTf 'ffi 1W ?P“* T" ^ be ^^"“us with aurita. whilst 
, A 7 g - Y 1S 0111 ±oim of ^hlwemi. — brunnea Closs is the form that is more or less 
suffused with dirk"hr ** ” C0 “ f B f ma dossi Heinrich based »” * specimen that is heavily 
suffused w.th dark brown on upper and undersides and which was captured in the neighbourhood of Berlin 
