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Show 622 MR. F. MOORE ON THE LEPIDOPTERA OF THE [June 19, ACIDALIA ATTENTATA, Walk. Catal. Lep. B. M. xxiii. p. 754. S. Andamans (Port Blair). ACIDALIA REMOTATA, Guen. Phal. i. p. 458. S. Andamans (Port Blair). ZANCLOPTERYX SAPONARIA, H. Schaff. (Walk. Catal. Lep. B. M. xxiii. p. 810). S. Andamans (Port Blair). Fam. MICRONIDJE. MICRONIA VAGATA, n. sp. (Plate LX. fig. 18.) Male. Form and pattern of M. caseata, Guen., from Java, Smaller in size, and pure white above, the oblique bands formed of short narrow grey strigae and less prominent; the margins of the bands not linearly defined as in that species, being composed of more straggling strigae, thus giving less open interspaces between the bands. Underside pale grey. Expanse l^j inch. S. Andamans (Port Blair). In coll. F. Moore. MICRONIA ACULEATA, Guen. Phal. ii. p. 26, pl. 13. f. 8. S. Andamans (Port Blair). MICRONIA OBTUSATA, Guen. Phal. ii. p. 25, pl. 5. f. 6. S. Andamans (Port Blair). MICRONIA OBLIQUARIA, n. sp. (Plate LX. fig. 17.) White. Upperside with numerous short transverse dusky brown strigae uniformly disposed: fore wing with two oblique dusky brown bands, formed by confluent strigae proceeding from the apex and crossing the hind wing to abdominal margin; the hind wing also with an outer but less distinctly formed transverse band; a narrow black wavy marginal line on both wings, and small lanceolate spot at middle angle of hind wing. Underside white, with the bands indistinctly visible. Palpi and tarsi fuliginous. Expanse If inch. S. Andamans (Port Blair). In coll. British Museum. This species is also found at Darjiling. ZoMIA PALLIDA, n. Sp. Fore wing pale greyish-white, sparsely streaked with brown, an indistinct transverse subbasal curved pale brown band and curved streak before posterior angle ; hind wingpale ochreous at base. Body and legs pale brown ; antennae and palpi dark brown. Underside pale whitish testaceous. Expanse lg inch. S. Andamans (Port Blair). In coll. British Museum. |