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Show 344 MR. F. MOORE ON NEW ASIATIC [Mai*. 1, NEURIA INCISA, n. sp. Male and Female. Fore wing dark ochreous-brown, with a transverse basal, an antemedian, and a postmedian sinuous black-bordered ochreous-yellow line ; the median vein and its lower branch, broadly to the disk, and the discal borders of the other veins pale ochreous-yellow ; a distinct submarginal and a posterior marginal yellow line ; a marginal black dentated line ; orbicular spot small, oblique, pale-bordered ; reniform spot large and extending below the cell, pale-bordered, the intervening spaces black ; some pale-bordered black streaks on the costa ; a black broad conical mark below the cell; cilia with white-tipt pale streaks; hind wing and abdomen pale brown. Thorax, head, palpi, and legs above dark ochreous-brown, legs with pale ochreous bands. Expanse l-fo inch. Hab. Solun, Punjab; Umballa; Dalhousie (N.W. Himalaya). In coll. F. Moore. NEURIA SIMILLIMA, n. sp. A smaller insect than N. incisa. Fore wing of a dark purple-brown ; the markings similar, but the transverse basal, antemedian, and post-median sinuous lines, the orbicular spot, and costal streaks are greyish purple, the median branch, the submarginal line, the posterior border, and the reniform only being ochreous-yellow : hind wing pale purplish cinereous-brown, the base being whitish. Thorax, palpi, and legs dark purple-brown, legs with pale bands. Expanse lys^ inch. Hab. Solun, Punjab. In coll. F. Moore. Genus THALPOPHILA, Hiibner. T H A L P O P H I L A INDICA, n. sp. Fore wing rufous-brown, basal and discal areas speckled with black and grey scales ; crossed by a basal, antemedian, and a post-median black-bordered rufous sinuous double line, the two latter greyish hindward, and a submarginal rufous lunular line ; orbicular and reniform marks black-lined, and a black quadrate mark below the cell; hind wing yellow, with uniformly inner-margined brown exterior band. Thorax, head, palpi, and legs rufous-brown ; abdomen yellowish brown. Expanse ly5 0 inch. Hab. Masuri, N.W. Himalaya. In coll. F. Moore. Near to European T. texta. THALPOPHILA CALLOPISTRIOIDES, n. sp. Fore wing dark rufous-brown, veins pale-lined ; black-speckled ; crossed by a prominent whitish black-bordered zigzag basal line, a waved convex antemedian line, and a lunular recurved postmedian line ; orbicular and reniform marks and oblique costal streaks above them white-lined; a submarginal acutely sinuous white line, and marginal black lunules with white borders; a small discocellula |
