10 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



LEUCANIA DECISSIMA. 

 Leucania decissima. Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxii. p. 624 (1865). 

 Leucania Nareda, Felder et Rogen. Nov. Voy. Lep. iv. pi. 109, fig. 9 (1874). 



Forewing pale brownisli-oclireous, with slender ochreous-brown lines between 

 tbe veins, which are darkest and form an ill-defined fascia from base of the cell, the 

 fascia widening- from its end upward to the apes; a similar fasciated streak also 

 extending obliquely from the apex to posterior margin ; veins pale ochreous ; median 

 vein with a dark-bordered white streak, which is bent upward at end of the cell, 

 median branches also whitish; the angled end of streak with external black dots; 

 three or four black dots along the costa, and one on submedian ; a transverse discal 

 curved series of black points, and a marginal row of dots : hind wing pale ochreous 

 at the base and pale cuprescent-brown externally ; cilia pale ochreous-white. Under- 

 side of both wings brilliantly gilded with pale golden scales, the marginal black dots, 

 and a spot before the apex distinct. 



LEUCANIA LANCEATA (Plate 145, Fig. 5). 

 Leucania lanceata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 340. . 



Forewing pale yellowish-ochreous, with dark brownish-ochreous lines between 

 the veins, w-hich are somewhat confluent through the middle and form an indistinct 

 interrupted fascia below the cell to exterior margin below the apex; a suffused 

 blackish spot outside end of the cell ; the cell-streak broad, nearly white and crossed 

 near its inner end by a lanceolate black mark, the cell beyond bordered beneath by 

 a slight black line ; some minute lilack speckles on the costal border ; a distinct series 

 of black spots curving across the disc, and a marginal row of points : hindwing pale 

 whitish-ochreous, with brownish-ochreous broad outer border, and a marginal row 

 of black points ; ciha pale ochreous. Body and legs brownish-ochreous. Underside 

 pale yellowish-ochreous, sparsely brown speckled, marginal black dots and precostal 

 spot distinct. Discal area of forewing suifused with brown; a discal transverse row 

 of brown spots on hindwing. 



Expanse 1-rs inch, 



LEUCANIA PRISCA. 

 Leucania prisca, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. Biit. Mii?. xxxv. p. 1953 (1866). 

 " Female. Pale fawn colour : forewings with the veins mostly whitish ; median 

 vein and inferior veins brown-speckled ; two incomplete oblique lines of blackish 

 points ; an indistinct oblique brownish streak proceeding from the tip of the disc ; 

 marginal points blackish ; fringe cinereous, interlined with fawn colour : hiudwiugs 

 cinereous. Palpi porrect, slightly pilose, hardly extending beyond the head, third 



