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PSEUDOCLANIS gen. nov. 



Similar to Pgr>/rfngMennt/iiis iu sliape and size, but intermediate between it and 

 Cl(i»is in colour and markings. 



The synopses of the two genera will stand thus : — 



CLANIS. 



Clanis phalaris (Cram.). 

 G. piepersii (Soell.). 

 C. bilineata (Walk.). 

 C nicobarensis (Schwarz). 

 C. tinchdosa Moore. 



Clanis gigantea sp. nov. 



This species is at once (listingiiishiible from C. bilineata (Walk.j, and C. undulosa 

 Moore, by its very narrow and pointed wings and much larger size. 



Male. — Forewings bright pinky brown, instead of clay grey, as in C. undulosa 

 and C. bilineata ; the wings are much narrower and more pointed, but the apex is 

 not produced as in the two allied species. Outer margin cut quite straight and not 

 curved outwards, as in C. bilineata and C. undulosa. Seven transverse rows of half- 

 moon-shaped dark spots cross the forewings. 



Hindwings basal half black, while in the two allied species there is only an 

 oval black patch at the base. Apical half pinkish rust red, crossed by an indistinct 

 line of half-moon spots. Costal and abdominal margins buff. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen pale pinkish brown. 



Female. — Forewings deep chestnut red, pale towards the base, and with a huge 

 patch of pale brownish pink along the costa, enclosing the cell, and occupying the 

 central area of the wings for two-fifths of their width. 



Hindtvinqs chestnut red, with a large patch of ruddy brown at the base of the 

 wings. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen rosy bay or brown pink. 



Underside. — Male, pale brownish yellow, with a wide black band reaching from 

 the base of the forewings halfway along the centre of the wings. A large subapical 

 and subcostal blotch pale grey. Across tlie forewings runs a single blackish grey 

 transverse line, and across the hindwings there are two such lines. Female, uniform 

 brownish orange, with the subapical blotch greyish pink. The transverse lines, which 

 show distinctly in the male, are only faintly indicated in darker orange. 



Expanse : male, 6'0 inches = 16o'75 millim. ; female, 7 inches = 178"5 millim 



Hab. Sikkim, and Khasia Hills, Assam. 



C. cervina (Walk.). 



C. semi/ervens (Walk.). 



Clanis bicolor sp. nov. 

 Forewings uniform reddish brown, with a darker brown blotch at the apex. 

 Hindwings deep crimson. 

 Head, thorax, and abdomen reddish brown. 



Underside brownish buff, basal half of forewings crimson. Obliquely from the 

 base of the cell to the apex of the forewings a dark brown line extends. 



