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BUZURA STRIGARIA (Plate 188, Fig. 1, la, S ?, lAckiva). 

 Buzura strigaria, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1879, p. 416, S- 



Male and female. Cinereous-wliite. Wings with numerous sliort transverse 

 black- speckled grey strigjB ; cilia alternated with ochreous : forewing with a waved 

 subbasal and an angulated sinuous discal transverse black-speckled line, both with 

 ochreous-yellow bordering fascia, the latter also with a sinuous-divided cluster of 

 black speckles beyond the angle ; a less defined medial black-speckled ochreous fascia : 

 hindwing with an angulated sinuous discal black line, a waved ochreous medial 

 fascia, an ochreous fascia bordering the discal hne, and an interrupted submarginal 

 similar fascia. Thorax and abdomen with ochreous bands ; front of head, and legs 

 above with black bands. 



Expanse ^ 2f, 9 3 inches. 



Larva with 10 legs; elongated; twig-like; with a few fine very short black 

 hairs and minute speckles ; head flat in front ; colour dark green in male, with dusky 

 segmental bands and a slight sublateral longitudinal streak ; spiracles white with 

 red centre and outer ring ; head rough ; anterior prominence and front legs dark 

 purple. Paler green in female, with pale purplish segmental bands and numerous 

 minute black and white speckles. Pupa dark purple-black; head of male with 

 antennal points ; anal segment acute. 



" Feeds on Cassia auriculata" (Thiuaites). 



Genus CUSIALA. 



Allied to Buzura. Forewing shorter, more triangular in shape; hindwing 

 longer; extei'ior margin more convex, scalloped. Body less robust, abdomen keeled 

 above ; antenna in male serrated, and ciliated, to near the end, the cilia3 composed 

 of duplex tufts from each point, shaft broad and coarsely squamous. 



Type, C. boarmoides.* 



CUSIALA SUIASASA. 

 Boarmia Sukisasa, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxi. p. 373 (1860), ^ . 

 Male. Whitish, very sparsely irrorated with brown scales^ : forewing crossed 

 by a brown antemedial curved angulated band Both wings also with a similar 

 angulated discal band, and a marginal row of black points. Tip of palpi, and bands 

 on legs brown. 



Expanse S If inch. 



* C. boarmoides is a species from Darjeeliug, the male of which is larger than C. Snmsasa ; of darker 

 colour, with a brown bordered inner and discal angulated darker brown line, and submarginal fasciae. 



