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Show l&77.] ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS. 605 wards the anal angle. Abdomen black above and beneath, tip also black, has small lateral white spots only. On the underside the hind wing is marked at the base only with small spots, instead of distinct bands as in A. radians. Expanse, 6* 2f, $ 2| inches. S. Andamans. In coll. British Museum and F. Moore. The type of the genus Apsarasa is Glottula radians, Westw. Orient. Ent. pl. 28. f. 4. Fam. ACONTID^E. X A N T H O D E S TRANSVERSA, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 211; Walk. Cat. Lep. B. M. p. 778. S. Andamans (Port Blair). ACONTIA SIGNIFERA, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xii. p. 793. S. Andamans (Port Blair). Fam. PALINDID.-E. H O M O D E S CROCEA.' (Plate LX. fig. 3.) Homodes crocea, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 280 ; Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. p. 853. r S. Andamans (Port Blair). Fam. ERIOPIDJE. CALLOPISTRIA EXOTICA, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 294 ; Walk. 1. c. xii. p. 865. S. Andamans (Port Blair). Fam. EURHIPID^E. INGURA CRISTATRIX, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 313. S. iVndamans (Port Blair). Fam. PLUSIID.E. PLUSIODONTA CONDUCENS, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xii. p. 963. S. Andamans (Port Blair). Fam. HEMICERID^E. W E S T E R M A N N I A TRIANGULARIS, n. sp. Upperside-fore wing with the basal two thirds shining silvery white, tinged with pale fawn-colour; a subbasal triangular dusky brown patch, the inner angle of which extends to the base and lower angle on hind margin; a broad marginal chalybeous*speckled dark cupreous brown band : hind wing pale cupreous brown externally, pale vinous at the base. Head and basal joint of antennae white ; front of thorax yellowish, hind part of thorax and abdomen brown |