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black spot below the cell ; the antemedial line defined by black suffusion on 

 each side of it and bent inwards to costa ; a black spot in middle of cell ; 

 discoidal stigma figure of 8-shaped, defined by black ; postmedial line defined 

 by a broad area of black suffusion on each side of it, angled inwards at vein 7, 

 excurved at vein 5, then retracted to below end of cell ; a patch of black 

 suffusion on middle of termen confluent with the suffusion beyond tho 

 postmedial line. Hindwing semihyaline ochreous. 



Habitat— Nilgiris, 6,700' (Hampson). Exp. 20 mill. Type— In B.M. 



4758a. Scoparia ph^alis, n. sp. 



Head ochreous and black, the vertex ochreous ; thorax black mixed with 

 grey ; tarsi banded with black ; abdomen whitish more or less tinged with 

 fuscous on dorsum. Forewing grey, thickly irrorated and suffused with black ; 

 subbasal black spots on median nervure and inner margin ; an oblique 

 greyish antimedial line with diffused black on its outer side confluent with a 

 black spot in middle of cell ; a somewhat quadrate black discoidal spot ; an in- 

 distinct grey postmedial line angled inwards at vein 7, excurved at vein 5, 

 then retracted to below end of cell ; an obscure terminal series of black 

 points ; cilia ochreous intersected with fuscous. Hindwing semihyaline 

 ochreous. 



Habitat. — Bombay (Swinhoe) ; Belgaum (Watson). Exp. 18 mill, Type— 

 In B. M. 



4758J. Scopaeia polialis, n. sp. 



$. Head and thorax greyish ; frons and palpi fuscous black ; abdomen 

 brownish. Forewing grey slightly irrorated with brown ; some fuscous on 

 costa and on base of inner margin ; an oblique slightly sinuous antemedial 

 brown line with point beyond it in cell ; a rather irregular dark discoidal 

 spot with mark on costa above it ; the terminal area blackish with minutely 

 dentate grey postmedial line excurved between veins 7 and 3 and connected 

 with the middle of termen by an oblique grey striga. Hindwing pale f uscoua 

 with fine pale line at base of cilia. 



Habitat.— Khasis. Exp. 16 mill. Type— In B. M. 



4759a. Scopaeia straminealis, n. sp. 



<J. Pale silky straw color ; head and thorax irrorated with a few black 

 scales. ForewiDg with diffused patches of black scales at base and on middle 

 of costa, in middle of cell and in the submedian interspace ; a somewhat 

 X-shaped discoidal spot ; with a patch of scales just beyond it on costa ; the 

 terminal area irrorated with a few dark scales. Abdomen and hindwing 

 yellowish white. 



Habitat.— Simla, 7,000' (Pilcher). Exp. 16 mill. Type— In B. M. 



4761a. Scopaeia ochrotalis, n. sp. 



$. Head and thorax whitish tinged with fuscous ; abdomen white tinged 

 with pale brown. Forewing whitish tinged with pale cupreous brown ; a 

 slight black streak in base of submedian fold ; a black discoidal point. Hind- 

 wing almost pure white. 



Habitat.— Nilgiris (Hampson). Exp. 20 mil]. Type— In B. M. 



