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ri Craspedia cretata si>. nov. 



Foreicitigs : whitish straw-colour, with fine dark speckles ; the lines pale 

 ochraceons, all parallel to each other and to the hindmargin, which is obliquely 

 curved only in the lower half, so that the lines are less oblique than usual ; first 

 at one-third, second in middle or just beyond, third at two-thirds, obscur^'ly dentate, 

 sometimes rather darker marked on the veins ; snbterminal and subinarginal lines 

 undulating, indistinct; cellspot and marginal dots black and distinct; fringe 

 concolorons. 



IIindwinq» : tlie same, without lirst line. 



Underside white ; the outer lines and marginal dots indicated. Face deep 

 browu ; vertex, thorax, and abdomen concolorons with wings. 



Expanse of wings : 2C mm. 



Two ? ? from Sula Mangoli, October 1807 (Doherty). 



Like ('. parasira Meyr., but distinguished by the white groinid colour, and 

 more vertical lines ; reminding one of a small pale immufntu Hiib. 



14. Craspedia furfurata ab. subcamea nov. 



Differs from typical C. fni-Junda Warr. in being wholly suffused with a very 

 pale pinkish tinge, instead of being pale straw-colour : the single example is 

 also a little smaller, and has the dark dusting finer. 



One $ from Calcutta, February 18!»0. 



There are specimens of typical /«/;/'///'«^a in the Triug Sluscum from Ceylon, 

 as well as from the Kulu district, Sabathu, and Simla, so tliat the aberration 

 cannot be looked upon as a southern form. It may be seasonal, as the only 

 dated sjiecimens of the typical form are recorded as taken in July and November. 



!•"). Craspedia margaritaria s)). nov. 



Voreicinys : pale ochreous or bone-colour, slightly dusted with black scales ; 

 the lines faint, pale greyish ochreous ; the cellspot a small ochreous ring ; very 

 much like C. mcuata Guen., but the outer line, instead of being dentate and marked 

 with black dashes on the veins, is very line and waved, sinuate inwards beyond 

 cell and on submedian fold, and forming two slightly darker luuules tinged yni\\ 

 rufous ; a row of black marginal spots ; fringe concolorons, with black dots at base 

 licyond the veins. 



llindiriiuin : similar, witli the cellsjiot black as in rai-xatu. 



Underside whitish ; the forewing with outer line and marginal spots blackish ; 

 towards the costa slightly fuscons tinged, but not nearly so strongly as in cacuaiu. 

 Face and palpi externally black: thorax and alidomen like wings: the latter 

 spotted with black on dorsum. 



Exj)anse of wings : 8n mm. 



Two ii from South Celebes, August— September 1^'.»1 (Doherty). 



Distinguished from the allied forms by the lower radial rising above the centre 

 of discocellular ; the hind-tibiae of the i are wholly bone-colour. 



10. Craspedia rufimixtaria sp. nov. 



Foreahiys: dull flesh-coloured ochreous, with slight dusting of darker scales ; 

 lines fuscous grey ; the inner line not visible in the type sjiecimeu, which is 



