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HYPEUGOA — PARASICCIA. By Dr. M. Dravbt. 
sachali- 
ncnsis. 
,, . * ' sa ' h ahtletlsis iMafcs. Only known to me from the description and an illustration that seems doubtful 
Forewmgs pale yellowish grey with whitish lattice markings and a silky gloss; in centre of wings and near apex 
a few brownish scales. Hindwings clouded with paler fringes. Body yellowish white. Wing Expanse • 11 mm 
iS. baghalin (Ichmosawa) from 1 & 1 
2. Group: Lithosiiiiae. 
la. Genus: Hypeugoa Leech. 
. Stunted proboscis; palpi porrect, short, not extending beyond clypeus; antennae with fine cilia; 
i uae with long spurs, abdomen with glossy scales. Forewings with costa bulging at base, then almost straight 
maigin somewhat rounded; vein 2 arises from middle of cell, 3 from lower angle of cell from which 4 and 5 
anse; 6 and 7 are stalked, similarly 8 and 9, 10 and 11 from the cell. On hindwings 6 and 7 with short 
stalk. Only 1 species: 
. avogrisea Leech is a fairly large species, head and thorax grey, peppered darker, antennae brownish. 
Sewings grey densely peppered with black-brown with darker discal band, somewhat narrower at inner 
margin, angulated outwards on its inner edge below the costa, the cell and on vein 1; the outer marginal line 
dentate; there is an irregularly dentate subterminal line. Hindwings reddish yellow like abdomen the former 
peppered with darker scalings. Wing expanse; 44 nun. W. China (Ta-Tsien-lu). 
3. Genus: Psilopepla Turn. 
yatungiac. ^ P. margaritacea Wkr. (Vol. 2, p. 51, Vol. 10, pi. 18 k). — yatungiae Strd. (= 
white ground colour, the brown transverse lines boldly developed in Yatung. 
ab. 1 Hmps.) has a purer 
4. Genus: STudaria Haw. 
cilpma. ^ L. mundana L. (= transparens Betz., nuda Hbn., hemerobia Hbn.) (Vol. 2, p. 52, pi. 11 b). _ alpina 
rfjeln is the larger (up to 13 mm expanse of forewings) and more intensively dark form from higher altitudes 
m Switzerland. The adumbration chiefly affects the margins of all the wings and the veins. — dilucida Spul. 
(\ ol. 2, p. 52). V; e are illustrating (5 i) a specimen from the Abruzzi. 
4a. Genus: Meteugoa Hmps. 
21. ochrivena Hmps. (\ ol. 10, p. 165, pi. 17 b). Of this small grey species with darker central band that 
japonica. is known from Assam and Borneo, a form — Japonica Strd. has been discovered in Japan, which only varies 
slightly through having a darker median band. From Karapin. 
5. Genus: t'omacla Wk 
cr. 
tramon- 
C. senex Hbn. (Vol. 2, p. 52, pi. 11 b). — tramontana DU. is the southern alpine race with deeper impure 
bro 1 wn colourat ion, the central spot on both wings large and bold, also the row of spots is more prominent, 
scaling coarser and denser. I nderside more dusky than name type form, the rows of spots before the outer 
margin clearer, generally being confluent forming a small band. Occurs especially in S. Tyrol. — ab kar- 
IxarvajszJcyi. vajszkyi Dioszeghy is characterised by darker buff colour, densely peppered with black; forewings with 5 black 
lines and shaded submarginal band clouded with smokey blackish. It is not clear whether it is a race or an 
frnmsa. aberration. Hungary (Comitat Arad). — furnosa Banlces is a uniformly dusky smokey brown form from England 
8. Genus: Parasiccia Hmps. 
afro alba. P. punctatissima Pouj. (Vol. 2, p. 54). — atroalba Strd. (= ab. 1 Hmps.) is a form of purer white, 
alrosuffusa. peppered with black both on thorax and forewings. — atrosuffusa Strd. (= ab. 2 Hmps.) on the contrary is 
heavily dusted with black. Both forms from China. 
perirroraia. ^ P. perirrorata Hmps. (6 a). White heavily peppered with black-brown, palpi spotted with black. 
toievings with extinct subbasal band, a curved antemedian band that expands forming a spot on costa and 
a biown band before the postmedian line; a dot in centre of cell and above same a costal spot, a discal lunule 
at close of cell; subterminal irregularly angulated, a row of dots on margin. The white forewings are dusted 
with grey. W. China (Kia-ting-fu, Omei-shan). 
