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Show 1888.] FROM THE HIMALAYAS. 403 able from it by the discal fascia being distinctly lunular and traversing the wings across the inner half of the ocelli; the submarginal transverse red band is much nearer the ocelli on both wings, the interspace being only half the distance of that in A. sivalica. Fam. LiMACODiDiE. M I R E S A SUFFUSA, n. sp. Male. Very pale brownish-ochreous : fore wing with a transverse submarginal slender brown slightly curved line; the basal area to the line suffused with pale reddish-ochreous. Thorax, head, palpi, and legs above pale reddish-ochreous. Expanse | inch. Hab. Dharmsala. In coll. British Museum. MIRESA QUADRINOTATA, n. sp. Pale greyish-ochreous: fore wing sparsely speckled with brown scales; apical area suffused with pale brownish-ochreous ; a small black-speckled spot at end of the cell, and another spot within the cell : hind wing and body greyish-ochreous. Expanse | inch. Hab. Kangra; Kullu. In coll. British Museum. PARASA HOCKINGII, n. sp. Wings brown : fore wing with a broad, medial, erect, excurved, transverse, green band. Thorax and front green. Expanse 1^ inch. Hab. Kangra Valley (3000 feet). Larva, November, on Toon (Cedrela toona). Larva limaciform, pale green, wrinkled at the sides ; above the spiracles two lateral rows of very small tubercular tufts of fine short yellowish hairs, the anterior and posterior tufts being a little larger; four subdorsal anterior and four posterior larger tubercular tufts of rigid black hairs; a dorsal blue-bordered crimson band with black angular lateral marks ; a subdorsal and two lateral slender blue lines. Length § inch. APHENDALA FASCIATA, n. sp. Male. Umber-brown : fore wing very sparsely black speckled ; with a transverse subbasal, a medial, and a marginal lilacine-grey silky fascia ; a minute black spot at end of the cell. Cilia lilacine-grey. Expanse 1 ^ inch. Hab. Dharmsala. In coll. British Museum. Fam. LASIOCAMPID.-E. BHIMA, n. g. Wings semitransparent towards the outer border in male, less so in female ; basal area hairy : fore wing narrow, elongated, triangular ; costa slightly depressed in the middle, almost pointed at the apex; exterior margin very oblique and slightly convex ; posterior |