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base ; and with a very much enlarged flat scaly retinaculum, which reaches 

 below the median vein. Antennae in c? fully jiectinated, the tip filiform ; in 

 ? simple ; palpi porrect, ascending, ratlier stout ; second joint long and thickly 

 scaled; third joint shortly button-shaped, deflexcd ; tongue present; hindlegs 

 long; tibiae with two pairs of spurs, not thickened. Xeuration : cell hardly half 

 the length of wing; first median from one-half, second just before end, third fiom 

 the end of cell ; radials uoiTnal ; last four snbcostals on a common stem. Hiiidwings 

 with two subcostals from upper angle of cell. 



'I'ype : Parasynegia pliiristrinria Moore (^Anisodes). 



As the diagnosis refened to above is incomplete, I give this fuller one now. 



Parasynegia inacularia >p. now 



Wings yellow, thickly mottled with bright reddish orange ; forewings with 

 costa dark fuscous ; first line represented by an agglomeration of the orange 

 speckles, except on costa and inner margin, where there can be seen a short 

 dark fuscous spot, or streak ; second line rejjresented by a broad oblitpie irregular 

 fascia, blackish at its edges, containing a horizontal blackish streak along the 

 upper radial, and a roundish olive grey patch between the first and third medians, 

 below which it is deflected inwards, and forms a dark irregularly triangular patch 

 along the inner margin from the first line to beyond the middle; the .4reak on 

 the upper radial is continued irregularly towards the hindmargin and ape.\ ; and 

 the grey blotch is also connected by a fu.scous shade with the hindmargin ; 

 fringe yellow, chequered with darker, with small fuscous dots at the base, at the 

 ends of the veins. Hindwings with a broadish fuscous basal streak ; traces of 

 two irregular, sinuous, central lines, and an irregular sulimarginal fuscous fascia, 

 which forms a blotch on the costa before apex, and some larger fuscous blotches 

 in centre of hindmargin ; both wings with distinct black cell dot. Head, thorax, 

 and abdomen yellow, very much mottled with bright reddish orange. Face, tijw 

 of palpi, and collar all bright orange. Underside dull straw colour, with tlie 

 markings and mottlings fuscous grey. 



Expanse of wings : 50 mm. 



One (J from Sikkim, in the Feld. collection. 



Parasynegia purpurascens >p. uov. 



Wings pale yellow, with dull pur])le or blood red markings and suffusion ; 

 forewings with basal half more or less covered with dull red striae, which are 

 congregated at about one-third, so as to form a curved basal line ; a broad 

 curved dull red fascia beyond middle connected by two irregular and similar 

 coloured blotches with the liiiidiuargin, one towards the apex, the second below 

 the middle; fringe yellow, slightly mottled with reddish. Hindwings with the 

 base dull red, and a similar band along hindmargin from apex to anal angle ; 

 centre of wing occupied by a reddish fascia, consisting of four smaller maculate 

 fasciae; both wings with a small black cell spot. Head, thorax, and abdomen 

 yellowish, mottled with reddish. I'nderside paler and duller, the markings greyish 

 fuscous, not reddish. 



Exjjanse of wings : 28 mm. 



One cJ, from Ichang, in very poor condition. 



