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Show 300 MR. W. WARREN ON LEPIDOPTERA [June 5, the orbicular stigma, followed by a similar, but longer, black dash, slightly inclined to the former, representing the reniform stigma ; each of these black dashes is also edged with pale erect scales; beyond the second dash are two or three angulated, and one sinuous dark line, following an indistinct central pale fascia, which is whitish on the inner margin ; midway between the sinuous dark line and the hind margin is a pale denticulated submarginal line, preceded by an irregular dark grey fascia. Extreme hind margin with a series of black lunules; a straight black dash from the apex to the sub-marginal line. Hind wing dull grey ; head and thorax mottled light and dark grey ; cilia grey, with a darker line along their centre and apex, and a dark dash at the end of each nervure. Expanse of wings 34 millim. One female from the Berham Gully, September 1886. Although the markings are so different, I think it not improbable that a longer series of the species will show that this insect, and another, which I describe as P. dubia, are one and the same. There is one example, also a female, in the Hocking Collection. 35. POLYPLOCA DUBIA, sp. n. (No. 216.) Fore wing grey, with a greenish tinge; base silvery grey, edged by a black line running obliquely from near the base of the costa halfway across the wing; an indistinctly darker central fascia is edged internally by an angulated dark line, and externally by a sinuous dark one, which approach each other on the inner margin, and traversed by a central dark line which touches the orbicular stigma ; this is obliquely placed, edged with darker, and contains raised scales, the reniform stigma is represented by a long curved black line of raised scales ; apical area paler grey, traversed by an indistinct pale submarginal line, preceded by a darker fascia. An oblique curved black dash from the apex ; hind margin with a row of black lunules. Hind wing dull fuscous. Expanse of wings 34 millim. One female from Handar, September 1886; " the only specimen." 36. ASPHALIA CINEREA, sp. n. (No. 185.) Fore wing dull grey, with slight pink tinge ; rather sparsely scaled ; two or three short black dashes from the base. Before and beyond the middle a double black transverse line ; the former forms on the median vein an angle pointing towards the base of the wing; the latter an angle pointing outwards ; the part above the angle forming a single curve, concave outwards ; that below the angle a double curve ; an indistinct pale submarginal line; the veins°varied with black and white. Hind wings pale dull grey with rounded margin. Head, thorax, and abdomen all dull o-rey. Expanse of wings 40 millim. Four females and one male from Thundiani, August, September, and October 1886. ° v An inconspicuous-looking insect; but the specimens are none in fine condition. " Fairly common, at light and su°-ar." |