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margin and a terminal ochreous band expanding at middle ; a terminal series 

 of black points. Hindwing with indistinct curved subterminal line with faint 

 brownish suffusion beyond it. 



Habitat.— Ceylon, Uva, 600' (Mackwood, Alston). Exp. 14 mill. Type in B. M. 



5250. Pyransta griseifusa is a Crocidophora next to 5123 C. lutusalis, 

 but with the median nervure curved upwards after the scale fan. 



5253a. Pyrausta phragmatidalis, n. sp. 



9. Pale yellow ; palpi rufous, white below • throat white; tibiae and tarsi 

 white, the fore tibise with fuscous band near extremity. Forewing with the 

 basal half of costal area faintly tinged with rufous ; the veins brownish : a pale 

 brownish antemedial line oblique from costa to submedian fold ; a small spot 

 in middle of cell and discoidal lunule . postmedial line waved, incurved from 

 costa to vein 5, bent outward between veins 5 and 3, then retracted tu 

 lower angle of cell and erect to inner margin ; a waved subterminal hue, 

 excurved from costa to submedian fold where it is angled inwards : a fine 

 brownish terminal line ; cilia pale rufous at base, whitish at tips. Hindwing 

 with waved pale brown postmedial line, bent outwards between veins 5 and 2, 

 then retracted to lower angle of cell and oblique to inner margin above tornus : 

 a curved waved subterminal line from costa to termen at vein 1 ; a fine brown 

 terminal line ; cilia pale rufous at base, whitish at tips. 



Habitat.— Sikhim, Kurseong (C. Swinhoe), Exp. 28-32 mill. Type in B. M. 



5271a. Tegostoma disparalis, Herr. Schiiff. Eur. Schmitt., vi, p. 140, Pyr. 

 ff. 134-5 (1856), Staud. Cat. Lep. pal., p. 69. 



Head and thorax grey-brown ; palpi at base pectus and legs white : abdomen 

 pale grey-brown. Forewing grey-brown tinged with ochreous and iirorated with 

 white ; an indistinct oblique antemedial line; a blackish point in middle of cell 

 and discoidal lunule, an indistinct curved postmedial line . a slight dark 

 terminal line. Hindwing pale brownish ochreous, the terminal area suffused 

 with brown ; cilia brown at base, white at tips. 



Habitat.— Armenia ; Asia Minor ; W. Turkistan : Afghanistan, Kandahar : 

 Sind, Karachi. Exp. 22 mill. 



5272a. Tegostoma trophotalis, n. sp. (Plate E., f. 34.) 

 ft. Head and thorax pure white ; palpi and lower part of frons brown: 

 tibise and tarsi banded with brown ; abdomen brown mixed with whitish on 

 central surface, the anal tuft ochreous. Forewing pure white ; the base of 

 costal edge brown ; an oblique brown antemedial line rather diffused on inner 

 side ; postmedial line blackish, oblique, rather incurved at vein 6, then minutely 

 dentate to vein 2, a diffused brown band on its outer edge dentate at middle ; a 

 diffused maculate terminal brown band. Hindwing fuscous brown, the cilir. 

 pure, white ; the underside whitish tinged with brown. 



Habitat.— Beloochistan, Quetta (Nurse), Exp. 26 mill. Type in B. M. 



(To be continued). 



