110 APAMIID.E. 



MOTAMA, nov. gen. 



Fore wing short, costa slightly arched at base, apex pointed, exterior margin even, 

 oblique hindward ; first subcostal emitted at one half length of the cell, second close to the 

 end, trifurcate, fifth from the end of cell and touching third near its base ; upper discocel- 

 lular very short, lower slightly concave, radial from end of upper ; two upper medians from 

 angles at end of cell, third from near its end, fourth from opposite first subcostal. Hind 

 wing short ; two subcostal branches from end of the cell ; upper discocellular long, concave, 

 lower very short, radial from lower end of upper and close to median vein ; two upper 

 median brandies from end of the cell, lower from Imlf distance before its end. Body short 

 witli an anal tuft ; palpi ascending, squamose, second joint stout, tliird slender ; legs 

 squamose ; antennoe setose. 



MoTAMA ciDARioiDES, n. sp. (Plate IV. fig. 9.) 



Fore wing dark purple-brown, with a transverse subbasal sinuous and an irregular 

 waved discal black-bordered golden-yellow line ; discal area below the apex golden-yeUow, 

 with a marginal lunular black line and a patch in its middle ; orbicular spot indistinct, 

 reniform spot golden-yellow and brown-streaked: hind wing ciiniamon-brown. Thorax, 

 palpi, and legs in front purple-brown ; abdomen and legs beneath paler. 



Expanse l-j^ inch. 



Ildh. Darjiling. In coll. Dr. Staudinger. 



MOTAMA AURATA, n. sp. (Plate IV. fig. 10.) 



Male. Fore wing golden-yellow, wdth an interrupted subbasal and discal transverse 

 sinuous black line, the latter slightly white-bordered towards the costa ; within tlie band is 

 a dark golden-brown patch between the orbicular and reniform spots, and a grey-speckled 

 patch below the cell ; some dark golden-brown streaks at base of wings, a short irregular 

 interrupted marginal band below the apex, and an outer marginal lunular line : hind wing 

 uniform pale brown Thin-ax golden-yellow, speclded with dark golden-brown ; palpi and 

 legs above blackish-ljrown with pale bands ; abdomen pale brown, tuft brighter. 



Expanse l^V inch. 



Hah. Darjiling. In coll. Dr. Staudinger. 



MOTAMA DECORATA, n. sp. (Plate IV. fig. 11.) 



Male. Fore wing dark golden-brown ; costal border and the veins white-speckled ; 

 orbicular and reniform spot and a sinuous bordered interrupted discal band golden-yellow ; 

 some streaks at base, and speckles below the cell, and a sinuous submarginal line also golden- 

 yellow : hind wnng uniform dark brown. Thorax dark golden- brown, grey-speckled ; palpi 

 and legs above blackish with pale bands ; abdomen brown. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Ilah. Darjiling. In coU. Dr. Staudinger. 



