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except in front; abdomen with the first three segments mostly black on 

 dorsum and the next two largely marked with black. Forewing with the 

 inner area fuscous black to beyond middle and confluent with spots on base 

 of costa, a subbasal spot in cell, the antemedial line and spots in end of cell 

 and on discocelhilars ; a postmedial series of spots, the spot above vein 5 dis- 

 placed inwards, joined at vein 5 by an oblique series from apex, then oblique 

 to near termen at vein 2, below which there is an angled mark beyond the 

 fuscous area ; subterminal points above and below vein 4. Hindwing with 

 the basal area fuscous, its outer edge obliquely sinuous and with yellow spots 

 on it below cell and on inner margin ; a sinuous series of five spots from costa 

 beyond middle to tornus ; two conjoined spots at apex and a terminal point 

 below vein 3. 

 Habitat.— Celon, Matale (Pole). Exp. 18 mill. Type—in B. M. 



Genus Teratausta. nov. 

 Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 3rd joint long and slender ; 



antennae of male simple ; legs very 

 long and slender, the spurs long, hind 

 tibia? with a few long scales at ex- 

 tremity above ; abdomen very long 

 with slight lateral tufts towards ex- 

 tremity. Forewing long and narrow, 

 tho costa lobed at middle, then excis- 

 ed ; a curved elongate hyaline fovea in 

 end of cell, and a hyaline streak below 

 Teratausta odontalis £ {. the extremity ; vein 2 from before 



middle of cell, slender, curved ; 3 beyond middle, curved at base ; 4'5 from 

 angle ; 6 from well below upper angle ; 7 from angle ; 8'9 stalked ; 10 Blender 

 approximated to 8'9 ; 11 sinuous. Hindwing with vein 2 from middle of cell ; 

 3,4,5 from angle ; 4,5 approximated for a short distance : G absent ; 7 anasto- 

 mosing with 8, 

 5277a. Teratausta odontalis, n. sp. 



$. Pale reddish brown irrorated with dark brown. Forewing with in- 

 distinct oblique dark line from the hyaline foveas to inner margin before 

 middle ; an obscure dark patch on costa extending to lower angle of cell, 

 bounded by a sinuous white line, and with a very obscure dark line from it 

 to inner margin, angled in submedian fold and with a dark mark with white 

 line on its outer edge beyond it ; a subterminal white line forming four 

 extremely long and acute teeth filled in with black scales and with a black 

 streak from it below its uppermost tooth towards termen ; cilia pale with 

 some dark spots and with black and white lines at base. Hindwing with 

 diffused dark subbasal band and angled line beyond lower angle of cell ; a 

 slightly sinuous incurved white line from apex to tornus, angled outwards to 

 termen at vein 2 ; a blackish line from termen below apex to before tornus. 

 Underside with the markings more distinct and outlined with black. 

 Habitat— Silhet, Chadkhara. Exp. 28. mill. Type— In Coll. Rothschild. 



