STPNA. 1G7 



ochrcons-yellow marsjinal band dccrcasint? in widtli to near anal an<ilo ; cilia dark brown. 

 Thorax and palpi ochrcous-rcd ; legs purple-brown ; ;ibdonu'n purplisli-brown. 



Expanse 4 inches. 



Hub. Darjiling. In coll. Dr. Staudingcr and F. Moore. 



Family EREBIID.E. 



Genus SYPNA, Guhu 



Sypxa plaxa, n. sp. (Plate V. fig. 2k) 



Female. Bright uniform ochreous-bro\^'n, crossed by several indistinct dusky-black- 

 speckled sinuous lines, a more distinct submarginal zigzag line, and marginal lunules: 

 hind wing dark ochreous-brown. with a broad apical yellow band, narrow sinuous anal 

 streaks, and lower marginal black lunules. I'nderside with three transverse blackish bands, 

 comparati^•ely narrower than in S.Jloccosa. Near to 6'. apicalis. 



Expanse 2^ inches. 



Hah. Cherra Punji. In coll. Dr. Staudinger. 



Syi'na replicata. 

 Elpia replicata, Felder et Rogenh. Novara lleise, Lcp. iv. pi. 117. f. 25, ^ (1874). 



Male. Pale umber-brown, the basal half darker brown and traversed by two pale zigzag 

 lines, followed by a medial club-shaped fascia, which is indistinctly marked by paler streaks; 

 a submarginal zigzag black fascia and marginal pale-bordered black lunules: hind wing 

 dusky brown, with a broad yellowush-ochreous apical band, and narrower less distinct lower 

 marginal streaks to anal angle, and black lunules. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hah. Darjiling. In coll. Dr. Staudinger. 



Felder gives British Guiana as the habitat of this insect. This is evidently incorrect. 



SVPXA floccosa, n. sp. (Plate V. fig. 23.) 



Allied to S. replicata. Female. Fore wing uniformly darker umber-brown, with abroad 

 medial transverse greyish-white floccose patch : hind wing paler, with shorter apical yellow 

 band and less distinct lower streaks. Underside very pale brownish-ochreous, with three 

 "transverse narrow black bands, the outer band on hind wing the broadest and confluent at 

 the upper end with the inner band. 



Expanse 2\ inches. 



Hab. Daijiling. In coll. Dr. Staudinger. 



SvrXA BliUNXEA, n. sp. 



Allied to iS'. cyankitta. Comparatively smaller, and with shorter wings. Fore wing 

 with similar transverse medial lines, the interspace being entirely dark brown in both sexes. 

 Underside with more prominent medial transverse fascia. 



