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Show 650 MR. F. MOORE ON BENGALESE LEPIDOPTERA. [May 23, two small dark ferruginous streaks on the anterior margin, and a lunular exterior marginal line. Palpi, a band in front of thorax, and a spot on the base of abdomen dark ferruginous. Expanse ly\ inch. Assam. In Coll. W . S. Atkinson ; F. Moore. _ Remark.-Differs from C. vesicularia in having longer wings, which are narrower in proportion. The fore wing is not falcated at the tip, and the exterior margin is much more oblique. In the hind wing the anterior margin is convex to the extreme apex, whereas in C. vesicularia the apex is truncated, with the angle beneath. Genus ZOMIA, Moore. Syn. Omiza, Walk. ZOMIA INCITATA. Omiza incitata, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xxiv. p. 1084. Genus OSICERDA, Walk. Syn. Celesdera, Walk. O S I C E R D A ALIENATA, Walk. ib. xxiv. Geom. p. 1084, cf 2 • 2 . Celesdera schistifusata, Walk. ib. xxvi. Geom. p. 1749. Larva feeds on Lxora.-A. Grote, Esq. O. COSTIMACULATA, n. Sp. Male pale greenish grey : fore wing minutely fleckled with brown; with rather large triangular costal spots before the apex; a small brown spot on posterior margin near the angle ; cilium brown, except in the middle, where it is yellow : hind wing luteous ; a short obliquely ascending brown streak at the abdominal angle. Abdomen luteous. Antennse blackish, shaft luteous. Expanse lg inch. Bengal. In Coll. A. E. Russell. O. TRINOTARIA, n. Sp. Male pale greenish luteous : fore wing with three equidistant black costal spots, the first basal and small, the others larger and triangular, the costal border between them being fleckled with black : hind wing with a transverse cinereous discal line. Underside luteous, with several short transverse black strigae ; both wings with a discal streak and transverse black line. Antennse, tibiae, and tarsi blackish. Cilia blackish. Expanse 1T 2^ inch. Bengal (Sherwill). In Coll. F. Moore. Genus NOBILIA, Walk. N O B I L I A T U R B A T A , Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M . xxiv Geom p.1098. |
