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Show 632 MR. F. MOORE ON BENGALESE LEPIDOPTERA. [May 23, Genus H Y P O C H R O M A , Guen. H Y P O C H R O M A DISPENSATA, Walk. Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxi. Geom. p. 435. Balasore. H. BOARMIARIA, Guen. Phal. i. p. 282. Boarmia inconclusa, Walk. ib. p. 382. Darjeeling. H. MUSCICOLORARIA, Walk. ib. xxvi. Geom. p. 1543. Darjeeling. H. NYCTEMERATA, Walk. ib. xxi. Geom. p. 444, xxvi. p. 1543. Larva feeds on Xanthium indicum and Zizyphus.-A. Grote. H. VIRIDARIA, n. Sp. Female yellowish green, with numerously disposed short transverse darker green confluent strigse ; a slightly apparent inner and a blackish outer obliquely transverse straight sinuous line, the latter with whitish exterior border and a submarginal black-speckled reddish streak ; a small blackish discal spot and wavy marginal line. Body minutely black-speckled. Underside cinereous white ; a black discal spot and broad blackish-cinereous submarginal band: fore wing reddish exteriorly, where there are numerous blackish fleckles ; a marginal row of black lunular spots. Expanse •§ inches. Bengal. In Coll. A. E. Russell. H. IRRORATARIA, 11. sp. Female white, covered with very numerous minute speckles, which are blackish basally and pinkish exteriorly: fore wing with a subbasal transverse subdued blackish thrice-waved line, a waved discal streak, and outer black acutely sinuous line, the latter extending across the hind wing: both wings with a submarginal wavy white line and marginal lunules, and a narrow blackish marginal lunular line. Underside white, bright yellow at the base, an elongated blackish discal spot ou fore wing, and broad blackish submarginal band to both wings, which is slightly confluent with the exterior margin on the fore wing. Expanse 2 inches. Bengal; Silhet. In Coll. A. E. Bussell; F. Moore. H. BASIFLAVATA, n. Sp. Male sap-green : fore wing fleckled with black ; a short black obliquely descending streak at the base ; a submarginal row of red lunular spots ; exterior margin with short black longitudinal lines : hind wing golden-yellow, with a broad marginal blackish band, tino-ed with cupreous, from abdominal angle. Cilia green. Head and abdomen pale yellow, the latter with brown dorsal tufts. Thorax sap- |