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Show 616 MR, F. MOORE ON BENGALESE LEPIDOPTERA. [May 23, Genus LAGYRA, Walk. Syn. Chizala, Walk. L A G Y R A M E G A S P I L A , n. sp. Male silvery grey: fore wing with two brown basal transverse lunular lines ; a third outer oblique line passing through a large dark brown discal spot, the spot being marked with two white transverse lunules : hind wing with two medial transverse brown lunular lines, and a submarginal pale dusky band, which is apparent also on the fore wing near posterior angle; both wings with a transverse discal row of brown dots. Underside paler, with the markings less apparent. Exterior margin of fore wing produced in the middle; hind wing sinuous. Expanse I^r inch. Bengal. In Coll. A. E. Russell; F. Moore. L. RIGUSARIA, Walk. Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxvi. Geom. p. 1485. Larva feeds on the rose.-A. Grote, Esq. Genus CIMICODES, Guen. CIMICODES CASTANEARIA, n. sp. (Pl. XXXII. fig. 1.) Female bright chestnut-red, minutely black-speckled ; a narrow white-outer-bordered black line from below the middle of abdominal margin to near apex of fore wing, where it retracts to the costa one-fourth from the apex: fore wing with a similar oblique subbasal white-inner-bordered line ; a blackish discal spot. Both wings with a submarginal row of black dots. Cilia edged with white. Expanse 2 inches. Darjeeling. In Coll. A. E. Russell; W . S. Atkinson. C. COSTALIS, n. sp. Female purplish red, minutely black-fleckled : fore wing with an oblique subbasal narrow blackish line; a pale red streak beyond the middle ; costal margin and two large dentate medial spots yellow : hind wing with a transverse medial blackish line ; anterior margin yellowish. Expanse 2 inches. Bengal. In Coll. A. E. Russell. C. CRUENTARIA, n. sp. Female yellow ; apex of fore wing produced to a point ; a narrow cinereous band from middle of abdominal margin to apex of fore wing : fore wing blotched at the base, and spotted beyond with pink; posterior and exterior margin and contiguous to the oblique band also blotched and spotted with pink; a small discal spot and an apical streak dark red, the latter white-marked; a marginal row of brown dots : hind wing blotched and spotted with pink exteriorly, a |