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Show 638 MR. F. MOORE ON BENGALESE LEPIDOPTERA. [May 23, T. GLAUCARIA, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xxxv. Suppl. v. p. 1613. Darjeeling. T. ARGUTARIA, Walk. ib. p. 1614. Genus BERTA, Walk. B E R T A CHRYSOLINEATA, Walk. ib. xxvi. Geom. p. 1621. Genus COMIB^ENA, Hiibn. COMIBJENA DIVAPALA, Walk. ib. xxii. Geom. p. 575. "Larva feeds on Lawsonia inermis and on Melaleuca cajeputi."-• A. Grote, Esq. C SANGUILINEATA, n. Sp. Male green, exterior borders white: fore wing with four equidistant white spots below the costa, and a fifth spot below the basal one ; from the apical penultimate spot proceeds a transverse narrow white band, which extends outward, passing downward, is again bent inward, and then curves to the posterior margin ; a pale crimson submarginal line, which is bent beneath the white band, and is terminated by two blackish spots near the posterior angle : hind wing with a contorted transverse white band, anteriorly bordered by a short dark red exterior streak; a parallel submarginal narrow dark-red band diffusely terminated at the anal angle : both wings with a very narrow dark-red exterior marginal line; cilia yellow. Underside pale greenish white, with a marginal row of black dots : fore wing with an indistinct discal spot, and a short blackish streak from the posterior angle; a submarginal blackish-maculated line on hind wing. Expanse lT*j inch. Bengal. In Coll. A. E. Russell. C. HYALINATA, n. Sp. Male and female purplish hyaline : fore wing with an imperfect basal, and a subbasal band with a discal point, and an irregular sub-marginal band with an inner or reverse discal point, crossing both the wings, reddish brown, this colour also extending along the veins and outer marginal border line, dividing a row of white lunules ; cilia brownish white. Body and antennse reddish brown. Legs yellowish. Expanse ly2^ inch. Bengal. In Coll. A. E. Russell. C. MACULATA, 11. Sp. Pale green ; costal line pale pinkish white, exterior marginal line pale brown. Cilia pale lemon-yellow. Both wings with a brown discal spot with white-speckled centre and yellow outer border ; two subbasal and a transverse discal series of pale yellow spots, the latter each with a brown outer speck. Underside much paler, without |