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Show 664 MR. F. MOORE ON BENGALESE LEEIDOPTERA. [May 23, two black transverse lunular lines and a medial series of circular marks ; two similar transverse lines near the base of the wing, and two submarginal irregular but less distinct lines, the latter black-streaked before the apex and along the outer border ; some black spots between the second and third basal lines : hind wing cinereous brown basally, partly luteous exteriorly, with submarginal lunular luteous lines. Underside paler ; costa and subapical patch luteous yellow; two black spots before the apex: hind wing with a black discal spot and indistinct outer sinuous lines. Expanse If inch. Bengal. In Coll. A. E. Russell; F. Moore. C. CERVINARIA, n. sp. Male blackish fawn-colour : fore wing with a dark velvety-brown transverse subbasal and a discal band, both with irregular margins and with a narrow yellow-bordered line ; some similar-coloured spots between the bands posteriorly and others anteriorly on the costa; a small similar spot on the costa near the base, and three others before the apex; interspace before and exterior to the discal band diffused with ferruginous : a dark marginal line to both wings : anal tuft yellowish. Underside paler : fore wing with some blackish costal spots and pale-bordered discal transverse line : hind wing with a black discal spot and outer sinuous pale-bordered line. Cilia brown, with yellowish inner line. Expanse 1\ inch. Bengal. In Coll. A. E. Russell. C. AURATA, n. sp. Male bright golden-yellow: fore wing with a broad basal and a posteriorly narrow medial transverse dark brown band, bordered by a pure-white sinuous line and traversed by some narrow white streaks; exterior border of the wing dark brown, with a yellow streak below the apex and a spot on middle of exterior margin; a submarginal and a marginal line of pure-white lunules: hind wing cinereous yellow, with some indistinct rows of whitish spots. Underside duller-coloured ; bands on the fore wing indistinct, hind wing with several transverse white-speckled lines, and a marginal row of white spots to both wings. Expanse 1 g inch. Bengal. In Coll. A. E. Russell; F. Moore. Fam. EuBOLiDiE. Genus ANAITIS, Dup. ANAITIS MEDMARIA. Orsonoba medmaria, Walk. Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxvi. Geom. p. 1521. Eubolia reciproca, Walk. ib. xxxv. Suppl. v. p. 1698. Darjeeling. |