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Anal appendages black. Legs ^^ellowish-white, 



Length of hind-wing 24 mm., of abdomen 36 mm. 



The female specimens are teneral and in bad preservation. 

 The colouring appears to be similar to that of the male, except 

 that segment 8 of the abdomen is dark coloured. 



A male (No. 3410/H.I.) has a remarkable abnormality of the 

 vestigial Ab on the right hind-wing. On this wing the vestige 

 consists of two transverse nerves united by a minute cross-vein so 

 as to be H-shaped. 



A second male (No. 3801/H.I.), in poor condition, has lost this 

 vestige altogether on the right hind-wing, so that evidently the 

 distinction between Drepanosticta and Protosticta occasionally 

 breaks down in this species at least. 



Genus Protosticta, Selys. 

 Protosticta graveiyi, Laidlaw. 



Protosticta graveiyi, Laidlaw, Rec. hid. Mas. XI, p. 390, text-fig. 2 

 (1915). 



I Talewadi, near Castle Rock, N Kanara District, 3-X-16 (S. 

 Kemp). No. 4389/H.I. 



2 Adult. Head as in the male ; it should be added that the 

 dorsal surface of the eyes is black, the rest a grayish- white. 



Prothorax and thorax as in the male. 



Abdomen black, segments 3-8 each with a white basal ring 

 relatively small on segments 1-7, but occupying about one-half of 

 the length of segment 8 ; increasing gradually from segments 1-7 

 on the last of which it is actually larger than on segment 8. These 

 rings are more extensive on the sides and ventral surface of the 

 segments than they are dorsally. Segment 9 is entirely black. 

 Length of hind-wing 20*5 mm., of abdomen 40 mm. 



The nerve referred to as Cu.^ in the original description of the 

 male is the nerve I now regard as Ac. 



Protosticta himalaiaca, sp. nov, 

 (PI. XV, fig. 6). 



Kalimpong, Darjiling district, 500-4,500 ft. 



Pashok, 5,500 ft., May-June, 1916. No. 3465/11.1. 



Kalimpong, teneral and in bad condition. 



The representatives of this fine large species are unfor- 

 tunately all somewhat immature, so that it is possible that the 

 colouring of the male when quite adult may differ from the descrip- 

 tion given below. As the species should be very readily refound, 

 I think it worth while to give it a name. 



cf Juv. Head. — Upper lip whitish edged with black, ante- 

 clypeus and genae creamy-white, the rest of the upper surface me- 

 tallic black, with green reflex. 



Prothorax black above, with indications of pale lateral lines, 

 creamy-white below. 



