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Show 462 COL. c. SWINHOE ON THE [NOV. 16, the breadth of the head, last joint minute ; maxillary palpi length of the labial palpi. Antennae of the male pectinated, branches very short; of the female filiform, with short bristles, colour grey. Top of head and thorax chestnut-brown, latter with a white band on each side; abdomen grey, with white segmental lines. Fore wings yellowish fawn-colour, with two dark brown, diffuse, incomplete longitudinal stripes, one running a short distance out of the centre of the cell towards the outer border, the other from the base on the submedian vein for about two thirds of the length of the wing, each stripe containing a glistening silver-white streak; a sub-marginal narrow semidentate brown band and black lunular small spots on the veins close to, but not touching, the outer margin ; fringe grey, with a brown line in its centre. Hind wings smoky grey, unmarked ; fringe white. Underside whitish, shining ; fore wings suffused with grey; legs fawn-colour, brown on their inner sides ; tarsi with brown bands. Expanse of wings, d ^jjy, 2 1-nr inch. June and July ; common. 235. CRAMBUS PARTELLUS. Crambus partellus, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 879. October. 236. CRAMBUS MULTIVAGELLUS, n. sp. White ; antennae thin; labial palpi slender, as long as the breadth of the head ; maxillary palpi one third of the length of the labial palpi ; abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings; fore wings acute, rather narrow, outer border oblique, costa slightly convex; wings and body above and below pure white, shining, unmarked. Expanse of wings -^ inch. June, July, and September. 237. UROLA INCLARALIS. Crambus inclaralis, Walker, xxxvii. 166. June and July. 238. EROMENE BELLA. Eromene bella, Hiibner, Tin. f. 69. April and June. 239. SURATTHA INVECTALIS. Surattha invectalis, Walker, xxvii. 76. June. 240. HYPOTIA ALLALIS, n. sp. (Plate XLI. fig. 2.) White; fore wings with the costal line and basal third very pale reddish cinereous, an oblique broad pale reddish-brown band beyond |