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Show 1893.] SPECIES OF MOTHS FROM INDIA. 349 sparsely scattered over the upper wings, soon wear off, so that the insect assumes a dingy appearance. [Specimens from the Naga Hdls taken by Doherty at 5000- 7000 feet agree with those described.-H. J. E.~] Subfam. PSEUDOTERPNIN^E. DlNDICA MOLLERI, Sp. n. o* 2 • Nearly allied to B. crocina, Butler; of the same size, but differing in tbe following respects :-The fore wings are much darker, being largely suffused with brown ; the apical white patch is absent; the submarginal line is represented by a series of whitish spots. The hind wings have the abdominal half smoky green, which tint also extends over the thorax and abdomen ; the hind margin of the hind wings is broadly blackish ; and there are 3 distinct rounded black blotches besides the central one. Underside with all the black markings more prominent. Possibly a local form of B. crocina, Butler. [I have a long series of this species taken at from 5500 to 8000 feet in Sikkim, where it seems to be much commoner than B. crocina, of which I have only two specimens taken by natives. It appears quite distinct.-H. J. E.~\ TERPNA OPALINA, sp. n. (Plate XXXII. fig. 14.) 5 . Fore wing pale olive-green, thickly sprinkled with transverse purple strigae, except in the subcostal region, where the groundcolour becomes pale greenish white; the two transverse lines purplish, the first forming two blunt teeth, and broadly edged internally with greenish white ; the whole basal space nearly filled up with the same tint, except below the median vein, where there is a patch of mixed olive and purplish scales ; 2nd line strongly dentate, describing an oblique outward curve below the costa, then a vertical curve beyond the cell-space, and approaching the 1st line on the submediau fold, where it is followed by a small, pure, pale greenish-white spot; a large dull purplish-grey, kidney-shaped spot at the end of the cell; the costal edge of the space between the two lines, and the whole width of the band below the median vein thickly strewn with purple strigae; costa between the 2nd line and apex with a small patch of purplish and olive scales, surrounded with pale greenish white ; rest of the submarginal space thickly strewn with the purplish strigae, which towards the edge itself are clustered along the veins; submarginal line faintly indicated in greenish white. Hind wings entirely dull olive-green, thickly beset with purplish strigae, with an oval, paler-centred purplish cell-spot; fringes mottled, greenish white and olive, with a fine dark-purple basal line. Head, face, and thorax pale greenish white; abdomen mottled with darker. Underside pale opal, tinged at the extreme base with yellow and along the disk wdth purple; the cell-spots purple and distinct. Expanse of wings 50 millim. PROC. ZOOL. Soc-1893, N o . X X I V . 24 |