scopocERA.— sara:ma. 203 



SCOPOCEKA SIXUOSA, II. SJ). (Plate VII. ti<c. 3.) 



Female. Fore wing obscure olivacous-ochreous, crossed by an inwardly-oblique ante- 

 medial and a postmedial indistinct pale-brown wliitish-tiordered sinuous line, and less de- 

 fined niaviiinal points; some ochreous-brown hairy scales l)elo\v base of the submedian, 

 within the cell, and along the lower subcostal, and also across the disc, on the lower sul> 

 median and lower median, tlic two latter with reddish intervening scales : hind wing oliva- 

 ceous-cinereous, almost white at the base, brownish exteriorly ; crossed by a discal |)ale 

 sinuous line, and less distinct marginal spots ; some black hairy scales on middle of the 

 lower subcostal, lower median, and submedian, the median having some intervening reddish 

 scales. Thorax ochreous ; abdomen whitish-cinereous, with black dorsal bands: palpi ami 

 legs entirely ochreous. 



Expanse 1 ^-y inch. 



Uab. Darjiling. In coll. Dr. Staudinger. 



ScOPOCEKA VAUlKiiATA, 11. SJ). (Plate VII. fig. 1.) 



Female. Fore wing with tlie basal tliird dark cinereous-brown, the medial area pinkish- 

 ochreous, and the outer border dull jmu plish-red ; the basal bordered by a single inwardly- 

 oblique dusky sinuous line, and the outer area by a pale double-bordered ochreous narrow 

 curved band, the medial area being crossed by an ochreous fascia ; some white-tipped hairy 

 scales on the upper and lower subcostal and at base of lower median : hind wing dull cine- 

 reous-yellow, crossed by a slender waved discal brown line and an ochreous outer narrow 

 foscia ; some ochreous-red hairy scales below the cell, forming an indistinct short discal 

 fascia. Thorax dark cinereous-brown, abdomen paler ; palpi and legs entirely ochreous. 



Expanse If inch. 



llah. Darjiling. In coll. Dr. Staudinger. 



ScOPOCERA MINOR, 11. sp. 



Male and female. Fore wing senescent-ochreons, with a very few black scales dispersed 

 about the medial area, some black streaks along the costa, a small black spot near base of 

 cell, a spot below it, a transverse streak at its end, a speckled streak on posterior margin 

 opposite the latter ; an irregular recurved transverse discal narrow speckled black band, and 

 a marginal row of points ; these markings are most prominent in the female : hind wing 

 pale lEnescent-cinereous, brownish externally, with a slender indistinct pale waved discal 

 line, and blackish marginal points. Palpi and front of head blackish; tuft of antennse in 

 male black-speckled ; fore legs with blackish bands. 



Expanse ■^^j inch. 



Uab. Darjiling. In coll. Dr. Staudinger and F. Moore. 



SARAMA, n. g. 



Allied to Seopocera. Venation similar. Cells longer and the lower median nearer the 

 end. Labial palpi long, stout, erect, laxly squamous, second joint extending half its length 



