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Show 340 MR. F. MOORE ON N E W ASIAOC [Mar. 1, LEUCANIA LANCEATA, n. sp. Fore wing pale yellowish ochreous, with dark brownish ochreous lines between the veins, which are somewhat confluent through the middle, and form an indistinct interrupted fascia below the cell to exterior margin below the apex; a suffused blackish spot outside end of the cell; the cell-streak broad, nearly white, and crossed near its inner end by a lanceolate black mark, the cell beyond bordered beneath by a slight black line; some minute black speckles on the costal border; a distinct series of black spots curving across the disk, and a marginal row of points : hind wing pale whitish ochreous, with brownish ochreous broad outer border, and a marginal row of black points. Body and legs brownish ochreous. Expanse ly^inch. HaB. Ceylon. In coll. F. M. Mackwood. Allied to L. decissima, Walker, but is a smaller insect. Genus SIMYRA, Ochs. SlMYRA CONSPERSA, n. Sp. Female. Upperside-fore wing pale whitish ochreous, numerously covered with minute brown speckles : hind wing white. Thorax ochreous, abdomen paler. Underside uniformly pale ochreous-white. Near S. confusa. Expanse ly^inch. HaB. Manpuri, N.W. India (Home); Calcutta (Atkinson). In coll. F. Moore. NORRACA, n. g. Male. Fore wing very long, narrow, apex slightly falcate, exterior margin very convexly oblique, posterior margin slightly lobed near the base ; costal vein long, extending to two thirds of the wing; subcostal running close to costal, first branch emitted at two thirds from the base, second trifurcate, third from one half of second, fourth very short and emitted near the apex, fifth from end of the cell; discocellulars concave ; upper radial from end of the cell, lower radial from middle of diococellulars ; two upper median branches emitted immediately before end of the cell, third at some distance before its end; submedian short. Hind wing triangular, apex slightly produced, exterior margin very oblique, abdominal margin short; costal vein extending to the apex, subcostal to nearly end of the cell running close to the costal, two subcostal branches emitted from just beyond end of the cell; discocellular obliquely concave ; cell broad ; radial from middle of discocellular; two upper median branches from immediately before end of the cell, lower at from some distance before its end ; submedian and internal vein extending to anal angle. Body long, somewhat slender; palpi short, slender, pilose, apex short; legs densely pilose, antennae setose. Allied to Lpana. NORRACA LONGIPENNIS, n. sp. Male. Fore wing pale yellowish ochreous, duller-coloured below |