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incurved below lower angle of cell, with ii costal striga and series of 

 black points on the veins beyond it ; a double submarginal line excurved 

 and interrupted below costa and at middle and incurved below vein 3, 

 and with some black marks beyond it ; a series of short streaks on the 

 veins before the margin ; a marginal series of pairs of points. 

 Habitat. — Sikhim. Exp. 44 mm. 



Genus Hypocometa. 

 Hypocometa, Warr., Nov. ZooL, iii, p, 319 (1896). 

 Differs from Phthonoloba in the hindwing having vein 2 absent ; 

 hind tibise with the spurs absent, a large tuft of hair on lower side of 

 first joint of tarsus and no tuft from femero- tibial joint. 



3806a. Hypocometa clauda., Warr., Nov. Zool., iii, p. 119. 

 ^. Differs from P. decussafa in the forewine; havinsr the black 



markings rather more extensive; a 

 series of small V-shaped marks on 

 the margin. 

 \y Habitat. — Kha'sis. Eay. 42 mm. 



Hypocometa clauda^ $ \. 



38126. Saueis BicoLOR, Warr., Nov. Zool., iii, p. 12U. 



$. Yellow-green ; antennae and abdomen ochreous. Forewiug with 

 numerous pale waved lines almost forming bands and occupying the 

 greater part of wing, the most distinct being a medial band from costa 

 to middle of discocellulars and a dentate submarginal line ; the area 

 below the cell and the disk up to vein 5 pale brown with a vinous 

 tinge. Hindwing brownish ; the medial lobe fuscous, the cilia rufous. 



Habitat. — Khasis. E.tp. 4U mm. 

 3815a. Sauris nigrifusalis, Warr., Nov. Zool., iii, p. 120. 



Hind tibiae and abdomen of male without tufts of hair. Green. 

 Forewing with black basal point and waved black subbasal line 

 excurved below costa, and with small patches of purplish-fuscous 

 suflPusion on its outer edge ; numerous indistinct waved lines from 

 middle to outer margin, the whole of this area being suffused with 

 purplish-fuscous, except a large apical patch and some green between 

 the waved submartrinal lines. Hindwing browcish-fuseous. 



Habitat. — Khasis. Exp. 38 mm, 

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