150 PLITSILD.E. — CALPID.E. 



Genus PLUSIODONTA, Guen. 



PlUSIODONTA AURIPICTA, 11. sp. 



Fore wing deep chestnut-red, with a purplish-grey line enclosing a broad angular space 

 at base of the costa, the hindward angle of the line extending to the submedian vein, beyond 

 which are two or three waved similar-coloured lines across the middle, and followed by an 

 oblique discal double acutely zigzag line which is slightly blackish anteriorly ; reniform 

 mark distinct, composed of a purplish-white line and anterior streak ; discal area with a 

 metallic golden lunular black-lined bordered waved streak from the apex, and a broader 

 irregular constricted streak from posterior angle, the lower interspace between which and 

 the discal purplish-lined ; the lobe of hind margin and a quadrate spot near base of costa is 

 also of a metallic golden colour; a slight fascia from middle of exterior margin to apical 

 streak, and a marginal lunular line purple-grey : hind wing and abdomen senescent brown ; 

 cilia cinereous. Thorax, head, palpi, and legs above chestnut-red. 



Expanse, 6 1 1\, ? Ira inch. 



Hah. Darjiling ; Clierra. In coll. Dr. Staudinger and F. Moore. 



A larger insect tlian the Ceylonese P. conducens, Walker. 



Genus EUCHALCTA, Hiibner. 



EUCHALCIA CASHMIRENSIS. 



Euchalcia cashmirensis, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 378. 



Fore wing brownish olive-green, with a transverse olive-white basal line, an antemedial 

 line curving belo^v the cell, an undulated postmedial line, and tMO submarginal lines; 

 orbicular and reniform marks formed by a similar olive-white line ; the outer border of the 

 pale lines tinged with cupreous-brown : hind wing pale purplish-brown ; cilia ochreous. 

 Thorax brownish-olive ; abdomen ochreous, dorsal tufts bright ochreous ; palpi and legs pale 

 ochreous ; tarsi and antennie brighter ochreous. 



Expanse If inch. 



Ilab. Sind Valley, Cashmir. In coll. Dr. Staudinger. 



Allied to E. uralens'ts and E. mudesta. 



Family CALF ID. E. 



Genus CULASTA, Moore. 

 Culasta, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 376. 



Fore wing elongate ; costa nearly straight ; apex acute ; exterior margin convex towards 

 the posterior angle, posterior margin very convex near tlie base ; first subcostal branch 

 emitted at nearly one half before end of the cell, second at one hfth, third from near base 

 of second, and fourth from near the apex ; fifth from end of the cell, ascending to but not 

 touching the third near its base ; discocellular bent near each end, concave and very slender 

 in the middle, radials from the angles ; cell long, extending more than half length of the 

 wing ; upper median branch from angle above end of the cell, middle branch from its end, 



