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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



? . Similar to the male, but in addition to the other markings 

 it has a blackish central line, which is bidentate towards costa. 

 Expanse, 30 millim. 



Collection number, 1748. 



One example of each sex from Kantaizan, May, 1906. 

 Allied to Ilermonassa (Graphiphora) pallidula, Leech, from 

 Western China. 



Cirphis taitvana, sp. n. 



$ . Fore wings pale ochreous brown, clouded and striated with 

 reddish brown on the discal area ; costa dotted with blackish ; 

 orbicular stigma brown, reniform blackish, both pale outlined, a 

 whitish L-mark at lower end of reniform, and blackish diffuse spot 

 beyond it; antemedial line blackish, with black dots upon it, out- 

 wardly oblique to just below vein two, thence inwardly oblique and 

 indistinct to dorsum ; postmedial line formed of black dots, which 

 are connected by a wavy blackish line towards costa, almost parallel 

 with termen, but the spot between veins one and two elongate 

 placed inwards, and out of line with the others ; fringes checkered 

 with brown, preceded by black dots on termen. Hind wings dark 

 fuscous, fringes pale ochreous brown ; discoidal mark blackish. Under 

 side pale ochreous brown, clouded with blackish on discal area of fore 

 wings ; all the wings have black discoidal spot and postmedial line, 

 and black dots on termen. 



Expanse, 42 millim. 



Collection number, 146 a. 

 Two female specimens from Kantaizan. 



Near C. goniosigma, Hampson, from Ceylon ; also C. dharma, 

 Moore, from Sikkim, 



Daseochceta jndchra, sp. n. 



(? . Fore wings green, longitudinally streaked with brown at the 

 base and beyond middle of the wing ; basal and antemedial hues 

 black, both interrupted below costa, the latter expanded on dorsal 

 area, and outwardly edged with white ; postmedial line black, inter- 

 rupted below costa and again by the lower brown streak, edged with 

 white towards dorsum ; subterminal line whitish sinuous, inwardly 

 edged with blackish ; costa dotted with black, a black mark between 

 the stigmata, and two smaller ones below ; fringes green checkered 

 with darker, black dots at their base and tips. Hind wings pale fus- 

 cous, discoidal mark and postmedial hne dusky ; fringes pale greenish. 

 Under side pale greenish ; basal three-fourths of fore wings suffused 

 with blackish ; a blackish spot on middle of costa and a blackish 

 clouded postmedial line on all the wings ; a black dot in the cell, 

 and a larger one at end of cell of hind wings. 



Expanse, 32 milhm. 



Collection number, 924. 



A male specimen from Arizan,' September 25th, 1906. 



Near D. discibrunnea, Moore. 



