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Show 1888.] FROM THE HIMALAYAS. 407 the costal margin at its upper end, the white costal area being there also broader, the bordering ferruginous sinuous lines are narrower in extent, and the complex sinuous lines extending up the discal area are more distinctly defined, the white submarginal fascia is also somewhat more curved, and the marginal ferruginous lunules broader ; both the orbicular and reniform spots are more constricted in their middle. Expanse ly^- to ly^- inch. Hab. Kangra. In coll. British Musenm. This is quite distinct from H. indica, being distinguished from that species by its smaller size, wider space between the base of fore wing and the outwardly oblique transverse line, the space within the base of the cell being pure white instead of ferruginous, as in II. indica. Fam. BOMBYCOID^E. Genus KARANA, Moore. K A R A N A SIMILIS, n. sp. Differs from the Darjiling K. decorata in its smaller size. Fore wing black, grey-speckled, with similar silvery-white markings, the subbasal CQmparatively narrower and more zigzag, the antemedial transverse band more erect, narrower, and with the two contiguous spots nearer the band, the reniform mark is narrower and more obliquely disposed, the discal transverse sinuous black line is more distinct and has grey-speckled borders, the submarginal black dentate points less conspicuous. Hiud wing pale cinereous-white basally and pale cinereous-brown externally; cilia alternately cinereous-white and brown. Palpi and legs white-speckled. Expanse ly^inch. Hab. Kangra. In coll. British Museum. PALIMPSESTIS RENALIS, n. sp. Purplish brownish-grey. Fore wing with a slender, black, erect, sinuous, antemedial line, and an outwardly-angulated postmedial line; contiguous to the latter are two or three less distinct lines, followed by a more distinct submarginal denticulated line and a marginal row of short linear spots ; between the medial bands the area is grey, the orbicular and reniform spot is pinkish, and both are bordered posteriorly by a raised tuft of brown scales. Hind wing dusky brown. Legs with indistinct brownish bands. Expanse 1T 6 ¥ to ly^ inch. Hab. Kangra. In coll. British Museum. PALIMPSESTIS ORBICULARIS, n. sp. Male and Female. Dusky brownish-grey. Fore wing with a slender, distinct, black, transverse antemedial and a postmedial waved line; orbicular and reniform spot black-lined, the former with a whitish centre; between the antemedial line and the base are four or five transverse, indistinct, pale-bordered, blackish sinuous lines, and |
