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Show 1867.] MR. F. MOORE ON BENGALESE LEPIDOPTERA. 635 along exterior border, the inner portion of the wing and posterior border being minutely speckled; a broad irregular-margined subapical transverse oblique white band bordered with interrupted broad black streaks, another streak similar to that anteriorly on its inner border running obliquely from the costa near the base, its exterior border posteriorly also having a similar straight streak, which is most prominent in the female ; base of the wing greenish brown, the space before the band and at the apex being dark cupreous brown ; some streaks along middle of posterior margin and a short basal streak black : hind wing uniform dark bright cupreous brown, palest in the female ; with an indistinct discal wavy narrow band ; exterior margin white anteriorly, with numerous short transverse dark strigse thence to the abdominal angle. Palpi, sides of head, and a narrow band on side of thorax extending beneath, aud streaks on legs black. Underside uniform dull cupreous brown, the whitish transverse band and border on hind wing being more prominent. Expanse 3f inches. Darjeeling. In Coll. A. E. Russell; F. Moore. X. ALBOFASCIATA, n. sp. (Pl. XXXII. fig. 5.) Male dark brown: fore wing dark saffron yellowish green, with thickly disposed more or less confluent transverse black strigse, divided by an oblique transverse subapical irregular-margined yellowish-white narrow band, which is partly yellowish green on its lower outer half: hind wing dark fuliginous brown; exterior border yellowish anteriorly, with similar-coloured strigse extending thence to abdominal angle. Palpi, head, and thorax rufous brown, which colour extends beneath in front of the thorax; sides of thorax in front black. Abdomen fuliginous brown. Underside uniform yellowish fuliginous brown; subapical band and border on hind wing clear yellow. Expanse 2\ inches. Darjeeling. In Coll. A. E. Russell; W . S. Atkinson. Genus OPHTHALMODES, Guen. OPHTHALMODES DIURNARIA, Guen. Phal. i. p. 284. O. INFUSARIA, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xxi. Geom. p. 448. Silhet. Genus ELPHOS, Guen. ELPHOS HYMENARIA, Guen. Phal. i. p. 285, pl. 16. f. 4. E. PARDICELLATA, Walk. ib. xxvi. Geom. p. 1544. Genus GNOPHOS, Treit. GNOPHOS MUSCOSARIA, Walk. ib. xxxv. Suppl. v. p. 1596. Darjeeling. In Coll. W. S. Atkinson. G. OBTECTARIA, Walk. ib. p. 1597. Darjeeling. In Coll. W . S. Atkinson. |
