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nated to two-thirds, of $ simple ; hind tibiae not dilated, with four spurs. Forewings 

 with the upper radial and last four suhcostals stalked, the first free ; last two medians 

 from lower angle of cell. Hindwings with the two suhcostals stalked. Frenulum 

 present, but fine. Abdomen with white red-edged spots. 



Type : Comostolodes albicatena sp. nov. 



Here belong also inductaria Guen., dispansd '\\\k., and smaragdtis Hmpsn. 



5. Comostolodes albicatena sp. no\. 



Forewings : green, rather thinly scaled ; cosfa red-lirown, streaked longitudinally 

 with white scales, towards apex with a white central streak; a white red-edged spot 

 at one-third and two-thirds indicates the origin of the two lines; first line shown by 

 a small white red-edged spot at origin of first median, and a larger one on inner 

 margin before middle ; second line by a small similar dot on third median and n 

 larger one at anal angle, and by .small red dots on the other veins ; hindmargin with 

 a .snow-white line bounded inwardly by a row of curved red marks, and outwardly liy 

 a red line at base of fringe, which is ochreous reddish. 



Ilindioings : with only the marginal lines, the white spots at end of third 

 median and at anal angle larger ; a Ijrown-red streak along middle of inner margin ; 

 both wings with discal mark dark green. 



Thorax and base of abdomen green ; face and vertex green, often fading to 

 rufous; abdomen ochreous, the basal and anal segments marked with red and white; 

 the antepenultimate segment white, with a red ring above it ; palpi ochreous, red- 

 brown above. Underside whitish green, becoming pale green towards eosta of 

 forewings. 



Expanse of wings : 2G mm. 



F'our 6 c? from the Khasias, January to March. 



Intermediate between inductaria Wlk. and smaragdus Hmpsn. 



0. Hemistola rectilinea sp. nov. 



Fororiitgs : bluish green, suhtransparent ; costa white, speckled with red; the 

 lines whitish, indistinct, straight, not denticulated as in //. rubrimargo Warr. ; first 

 near base, curved and distinct only on inner margin, where it is followed by a reddish 

 spot ; second from two-thirds of inner margin, where it is preceded by a larger 

 reddish spot, jjarallel to hindmargin, and becoming obsolete before reaching costa ; 

 extreme hindni.argin white, edged internally by a fine red line consisting of a series 

 of curves ; fringe reddish, with the tijas yellowish. 



Hindwings: with an oblique faintly curved white median line, preceded on 

 inner margin by a reddish spot ; fringe as in forewings; discal spot in both wings 

 slightly darker green. 



Head and thorax blue-green; abdomen ochreous, red along the dorsum, wilh a 

 white line down the middle; face red-brown ; verfox green. Underside paler. 



Exjianse of wings : 30 mm. 



One c? from the Khasias. 



7. lodis delicatula sp. nov. 



Fm-eivings : pale pearly green, with fine iridescent scales; first line pale, indi.--- 

 tinct, wavy, with slightly darker shade externally; second line pale, and regularly 

 dentate, parallel and near to hindmargin, internally edged with darker. 



