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Show 1879.] MR. F. MOORE ON NEW ASIATIC LEPIDOPTERA. 397 Hab. British Burmah. In coll. F. Moore. Differs from R. biguttata, Walker, in the cilia being white instead of black on both wings, and in the hind wing being very differently spotted. RAJENDRA PANNOSA, n. sp. (Plate XXXII. fig. 8.) Male and Female. Upperside-fore wing dark olive-brown, with a broad ochrey-white, lower, longitudinal, irregular sinuous-bordered band from base [to below the apex; below the band in some specimens are a few very small contiguous or partly confluent spots; a linear series of three small spots before the apex, and a contiguous costal dentate spot: hind wing ochrey-red, with two small brown costal spots, an indistinct spot at end of the cell, a larger spot (broken in the male) before the apex, and one or two small spots near anal angle. Top of head, front and sides of thorax ochrey-white, slightly fringed with ochrey-red, black-spotted, the middle of thorax and a streak on side of tegula brown. Abdomen ochrey-red, with small dorsal and lateral black spots. Antennae black, with broad white band near tip; basal joint ochrey-red. Palpi ochrey-red, tip black. Front of head black. Body beneath ochrey-yellow ; legs black, streaked below with ochrey-yellow ; femora above red. Underside of wings as above. Expanse, c? If, $ If inch. Hab. Dharmsala (N.W. Himalaya). In coll. F. Moore. HYPERCOMPA FLAVICOLOR, n. sp. Male and Female. Near to H. equitalis, Kollar, but of smaller size, the markings on fore wing and the colour of the hind wing ochrey-yellow. On the fore wing the upper spot at end of the cell is the longest, and has two contiguous spots at its upper end before the apex ; the spots above the submedian vein are equidistant, and are entirely or partly formed into three, the outer spot being at a distance from the posterior angle ; along the hind margin is a very narrow wavy yellow band ; other spots similar to II. equitalis : hind wing with black narrow line on veins, a broad irregular spot at end of the cell, and four angle-bordered submarginal spots, the upper one on anterior margin before tbe apex, a narrow streak on middle of outer margin ; cilia of hind wing yellow, except^ at the marginal streak, where it is black. Palpi black only on terminal joint; vertex without spots. Legs buff-white, streaked and banded with brown. Abdomen with a dorsal row of small black spots. Expanse 2| to 2f inches. Hab. Simla, N . W . Himalaya. In coll. F. Moore. HYPERCOMPA SIMILIS, n. sp. Form and pattern of //. equitalis. Fore wing darker green ; spots of a clear ochrey-yellow ; costal spots small; the series beyond end of the cell composed of six in a curve, the lowest spot small and placed below the cell, seven spots in the series between the lower median and submedian veins; the outer marginal series small : |