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Show 6 MR. F. MOORE ON THE LITHOSIID^. [Jan. 15, paler along the veins; a broad pale yellow band extending longitudinally from base below the cell and upward to near the costa, being crossed by the veins ; some yellow spots on the costa; a small spot and streak at base of cell, and two outer submarginal rows of small dentate spots of chrome-yellow: hind wing chrome-yellow, with four transverse rows of vinous brownish black spots and a rayed basal streak, the spots broadly lunate, irregular in size, the outer row being marginal and the smallest. Antennse, front of head, and palpi black; thorax dark greyish brown, longitudinally streaked with chrome-yellow; abdomen chrome-yellow, with dorsal and lateral row of spots. Underside same as above; legs dark grey. Expanse 3-| inches. Khasia hills (Atkinson). Coll. Dr. Staudinger. NEOCHERA, Hiibner. Neochera, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 173. N E O C H E R A H E L I C O N I O I D E S , n. sp. Male. Upperside-fore wing purplish cinerous ; all the veins narrowly lined with white; base of wing black-spotted, and with a subbasal orange-yellow streak with zigzag borders : hind wing grey-black, washed with purplish blue ; three grey streaks from the base and a prominent submarginal grey narrow undulating band; cilia white. Body orange yellow; a black spot on each tegula, one on hind part of thorax, and a dorsal and lateral row of spots on abdomen. Underside grey-black ; both wings with white external veins and undulating submarginal band; the basal area broadly white and with a large blackish cell-spot; front of head with a central black spot; palpi and legs white, streaked with black. Expanse 2f inches. Luzon, Philippines. In Coll. Dr. Staudinger. Similar in pattern to Hypsa heliconia. Subfamily LITHOSIINJE. The genera are here arranged in the following sectional groups, viz. :- A. Fore wing with subcostal vein five- branched, median vein four-branched : Eligma, Macrobrochis, Tripura, Paraona, Atolmis, Sidyma, Chu-ringa, Vamuna, Mahavira, Korawa, Hesudra, Ghoria, Chrysaeglia, GEonistes, Lithosia. B. Fore wing with subcostal vein^w-branched, median vein three-branched : Simareea, Tarika, Brunia, Gandhara, Collita, Katha, Eilema, Manulea, Systropha, Chrysorabdia, Capissa, Dolgoma, Mithuna, Cossa, Ranghana, Tegulata. B A. Hind wing with a recumbent plumose lappet: Nishada. |
