EPICOPEIA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
2. Family: Epicopeidae. 
Genus: Epicopela Westw. 
Behind E. mencia Moore (Vol. 2, p. 35) insert: 
E. albofasciata Djakanov (= albescens Moltr. i. 1.). Somewhat similar to mencia but differing by the albo- 
wide white transverse bands and marginal spots. Forewings black, not brownish, hindwings with greenish 
sheen, veins still darker and widely black. Forewings and hindwings with wide white middle band intersected 
by the black veins which towards the base touch the distal wall of the cell: proximally the band is straight, 
distally somewhat curved, stretching on upperside of forewings to vein 8, on hindwings extending from costa 
to inner margin in ecpial breadth and regularly curved, densely sprinkled with red along the costal margin and 
at the anal margin; subterminally there is a white band of large crescent shaped spots, the 2nd uppermost of 
which is displaced inwards. On hindwings there are 2 rows of large crescent shaped scarlet submarginal spots 
in same arrangement as in mencia. Palpi, scapulae and the lateral stripes of abdomen are red, the latter with 
black spots. Wing expanse 72 mm. Ussuri in the district of Spasskoje. A ^ caught on the 5th July and a 
second $ in the collection of Dr. Moltrecht. 
E. hainesi Roll. (= simulans Leech) (Yol. 2, p. 35, pi. 10 a). — niipallida Obth. from “Su-Chuan, on the mipallida. 
eastern frontier of Thibet”, precisely resembles the $ illustrated as sinicana in the above cited place, but the 
hindwings are ivory coloured on upperside and pure white on underside with the exception of a 4 5 mm wide 
sooty brown outer margin. - pallescens Obth. from Siao-Ouisi is a hainesi (Vol. 2, pi. 10 a), but the basal %rds pallcsccns. 
of hindwings are paler whitish similar to mipallida , and the hindwings similarly show a considerably paler 
whitish patch in the disc. 
E. leucomelaena Obth. has the form of mencia (Vol. 2, pi. 10 a), but the hindwings show' small white 
spots behind the cell and red ones at the anal margin. From Yunnan, therefore not yet captured on palae- 
arctic territory. 
Alphabetical List 
Index and Reference of original descriptions of all palaearctic Epicopeides mentioned. 
* signifies that the form is also illustrated at the place quoted. 
albofasciata Epic. Djakonov Rev. Russ. Ent. 20. p. 384,1920. * 
leucomelaena Epic. Obertli. Bull. >-?oc. Ent. Fr. 1919, p. 175. 
mipallida Epic. Obertli, Lap. Comp. 17, p. 19, 1920. * 
pallescens Epic. Obertli. Lep. Comp. 17, p. 20, 1920. * 
