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Show 250 MR. F. MOORE ON LEPIDOPTERA [Feb. 21, BASPA, n. g. Differs from typical Deudorix (D. epijarbas). Male with a less triangular form of fore wing; the hind wing more oblique on costal and exterior margins, the apex very convex. Venation similar. Female: fore wing more triangular: hind wing narrower and less convex. Second joint of palpi much shorter; antennal club much shorter and abruptly formed. Sexes alike in colour. BASPA MELAMPUS. Papilio melampus, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. pl. 362. f. G, H (1782). Thecla sorya, Kollar, Hiigel's Kasch. iv. p. 414, pl. 5. f. 1, 2 (1844). DEUDORIX EPIJARBAS. Dipsas epijarbas, Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E.I. C. i. p. 32 (1857). Deudorix epijarbas, Hewits. 111. D. Lep. pl. 7. f. 16-18. VIRACHOLA PERSE. Deudorix perse, Hewits. 111. D. Lep. p. 18, pl. 8. f. 24-26 (1863). VIRACHOLA ISOCRATES. Hesperia isocrates, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. p. 266 (1793), S • Thecla isocrates, Westw. Tr. Ent. Soc. 1836, p. 4, pl. 1. BIDASPA, n. g. Nearest to Virachola. Fore wing comparatively more triangular; third subcostal emitted at a slight angle before end of the cell: hind wing less produced hindward ; costal margin longer, apex less convex ; cell triangular; first subcostal emitted at one fifth before end of the cell; the broad conical depressed glandular spot terminates before reaching the first subcostal branch, and does not extend below into the cell ; tail slender. Palpi less compactly squamose; antennal club shorter. Type B. nissa. BIDASPA NISSA. Thecla nissa, Kollar, Hiigel's Kaschmir, iv. p. 412, pl. 4. f. 3, 4 (1844). Deudorix nissa, Hewits. 111. D. Lep. p. 23, pl. 10. f. 42, 43 (nee f. 44). HYSUDRA, n. g. Allied to Bidaspa. Fore wing less triangular in form, the exterior margin slightly convex ; no tuft on posterior margin of male : hind wing less produced hindward; no costal depressed granular spot; tail shorter. HYSUDRA SELIRA. Deudorix selira, Moore, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 272. Deudorix nissa, Hewits. 111. D. Lep. pl. 10. f. 44 (nee Kollar). |