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Show 1867.] MR. F. MOORE ON BENGALESE LEPIDOPTERA. 661 sinuous line ; three submarginal wavy lines, the two outer lines slightly diffused, and an outer imperfect series of lunules ; two short lines at the apex ; submedian veins slightly lined with white: hind wing and abdomen dark cinereous. Underside cinereous brown, with indistinct whitish transverse submarginal lunular lines and marginal row of spots. Expanse 1| inch. Darjeeling. In Coll. A. E. Russell; F. Moore. C. AURANTIARIA, n. sp. (Pl. XXXIII. fig. 8.) Male and female dark brown ; hind wing bright orange-colour : fore wing with two pale cinereous-yellow subbasal transverse lines; an oblique line from the costa beyond extending to below the middle, where it is indented opposite the exterior margin, returning again to the costa at one-third from the apex; a similar oval line beneath this on the posterior margin, both being outwardly bordered by a parallel line and a submarginal lunular line, the latter extending outward to the costa close to the apex; another line curving from the apex to the middle of exterior margin, beneath which to the posterior angle are some longitudinal streaks : hind wing with cinereous-brown abdominal margin and anal streaks, where also the exterior margin has a blackish line. Abdomen cinereous. Underside paler: fore wing with a transverse subapical diffused whitish band. Expanse 1T 7^ inch. Darjeeling. In Coll. A. E. Russell; W . S. Atkinson. C. SIGNATA, n. Sp. Male and female dark cinereous brown: fore wing with a broad transverse medial band, which is exteriorly constricted below the middle, and having a narrow white lunular bordered line ; within the band is a black short recurved transverse discal streak ; at the base of the wing and contiguous to the outer border of the band are some transverse paler white lunular lines; a straight submarginal white line, and a short longitudinal white streak below the apex; a marginal row of double dots with white borders: hind wing and underside paler cinereous brown. Expanse ly2^ inch. Darjeeling. In Coll. A. E. Russell; W . S. Atkinson. C. VIRIDATA, n. sp. Male and female bright sap-green : fore wing with a broad medial transverse white-bordered cinereous black band having two inner parallel lunular black-bordered green lines, between which is a green discal spot; base of the wing and exterior border partly blackish, and with transverse blackish lunular lines : hind wing pale cinereous brown. Cilia pale ochreous, alternated on the fore wing with black. Abdomen cinereous brown. Expanse •£$ inch. Darjeeling. In Coll.W. S. Atkinson; F. Moore. |
