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rather more than one-foi\rth broader than long, gently rounded at the sidep, 

 more narrowed behind than in front, the posterior angles depressed, obtuse, 

 completely opaque (except the extreme anterior and lateral borders and 

 anterior and posterior angles, which are shining) ; impunctate, coriaceous, the 

 sides each with four setae. Elytra as long as nud a little broader than 

 the thorax, transverse, very finely and very sparingly punctured and pubescent. 

 Abdomen parallel, the lateral margins moderately elevjited ; 7th segment 

 studded with small granules, the rest, except fur a few tine .-etae. glabrous and 

 impunctate. First joint of posterior tarsi shorter than the lat^t, slightly longer 

 than the 2nd. 



Hab, Bogawantalawa, alt. 4900-5200 feet {G, Lewis). 



Apimela indlca, n, sp. 



Elongate-parallel, depressed, shining reddish-yellow, the head transversely 

 orbicular and darker; first three joints of the antennae and legs yellow. 

 Length 2-2 mm. Very similar to A. macella Er., the head I'ounder and more 

 distinctly punctured, the thorax and elytra shorter, and the build rather larger 

 and more robust. Head transversely orbicular, the eyes small and not promi- 

 nent, vertex with a small impression, closely, tinely, and obsoletely punctured, 

 finely pubescent. Antennae similar in structure to those of A. macella Er. 

 Thorax a little broader than long, the sides gently rounded in front, contracted 

 in a nearly straight line to the obtuse posterior angles, very finely, closely, and 

 obsoletely punctured, finely pubescent. Elytra scarcely longer but a little 

 broader than the thorax, square, very finely, closely, and obsoletel}' punctured, 

 finely pubescent. Abdomen parallel, the first three visible segments very finelj', 

 obsoletely, and moderately closely punctured, the Gth, 7th, and 8th very 

 sparingly punctured ; pubescence moderately coarse. 



Hah. Bogawantalawa, alt. 4800-5200 feet {G, Lewis). 



January, 1920. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF TEN NEW VARIETIES OF 



ABUAXAS GBOSSULARIATA. 



BY G. T. POREITT, F.L.S. 



I have been so repeatedly urged by Lepidopterists from various paris 

 of the country when looking over my collections to name and describe 

 the following forms of Abraxas grossnlariata, that perhaps it is 

 advisable to do so. Besides these, I have odd specimens of a number 

 of other undescribed forms, bred from wild larvae here, some of them 

 very remarkable ; but as I regai-d them as merely casual aben-ations, and 

 scarcely likely to be recurrent, it would, I think, be unwise to adopt 

 names for them. 



1. Var. lunulata, n. 



A striking black and white fern), in which the usual yellow is practically 

 obliterated. The fore wings are wholly black with the exception of the narrow 



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