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Show 440 COL. c. SWINHOE ON THE [NOV. 16, 55. SUSICA COSMIANA, n. sp. (Plate XL. fig. 9, 2 •) Allied to S. fraterna, Moore. 6 pale reddish ochreous ; ? greyish ochreous, covered with silvery minute speckles, with the head and collar whitish, d 2 with a minute spot at end of cell, more than two thirds of the wing from the base suffused with reddish, bounded by a reddish line curving outwardly from the costa near the apex, stopping short before the outer third of the hinder margin. Hind wings paler, reddish grey in the d, greyish ochreous in the $ . Underside in both sexes pale shining reddish ochreous. Expanse of wings T"V inch. October to February. BoMBYCIDiE. 56. TRILOCHA VARIANS. Naprepa varians, Walker, v. 1153 (1855). October and December. LASIOCAMPID.E. 57. TARAGAMA GANESA. d . Bombyx ganesa, Lefebvre, Zool. Journ. iii. p. 211 (1827). 2 • Bombyx siva, Lefebvre, I. c. p. 210. August (Yerbury). 58. TRISULA VARIEGATA. Trisula variegata, Moore, Cat. Lep. E.I. C. ii. p. 420J>1. 12 A. f. (1858-9). September. 59. TRABALA VISHNU. 2 . Gastropacha vishnu, Lefebvre, Zool. Journ. iii. p. 207 (1827). d. Amydona prasina, Walker, vi. 1417 (1855). September (Forsayeth). 60. LEBEDA BUDDHA. d. Bombyx buddha, Lefebvre, Zool. Journ. iii. p. 209 (1827). 5 . Bombyx brahma, Lefebvre, /. c. p. 208. August (Forsayeth). 61. EUPTEROTE IGNAVUS, n. sp. (Plate XLI. fig. 1, 6* •) Allied to E. mutans, Walker. Male of a soft yellowish-fawn colour, the internal bands being much more deeply bent inwards towards the costa than in E. mutans ; the insect is also much smaller and of altogether a different colour ; the bands on the hind wings are very distinct and, except at the base, are identical with those on the fore wings, which is not the case with E. mutans. Antennae, head, thorax, and all the bands and markings rufous-brown ; marginal border of both wings outside the outer double straight band much paler than the rest of the wings. |
