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obtuso, termcn nearly straight, obliquo ; ochreous-grey ; 17-21 moderate round 

 black dots scattered throughout disc, viz., two near base, four in a subdorsal 

 nerics, three or four in a subcostal series, three approximated in a curved trans- 

 verse series above fold at i, one .r two on fold posteriorly, and a group of from 

 three to six towards apex: cilia ochreous-gi-cy. Dindwings with lanceolate 

 transparent basal patch ; dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous, with darker basal shade. 

 Puttalam, Ceylon, in December and January ; two specimens (Pole). 



Pyrozela casta, n. sp. 

 $ 17-18 mm. Head, palpi, antennco, and thorax shining while. Abdo- 

 men grey.whitish. Forcwings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen nearly straight, oblique, shining white ; extreme base of costa blackish ; 

 a transparent patch and longitudinal groove beneath between cell and vem 12 

 near base, 11 bent at base to make room for this : cilia white. Hindwmgs and 

 cilia whitish-grey. 



Bhotan, in September ; two specimens (Dudgeon). 

 Purozela argophanes, n. sp. 



$ $ . 15-18 mm. Head, antenna), and thorax white. Palpi white, apex of 

 second joint sometimes tinged with fuscous. Abdomen light grey. Forewmgs 

 elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rather obliquely 

 rounded ; shining white ; an oblique streak of dark fuscous irroration from 

 middle of dorsum, reaching nearly half across wing ; a short fuscous mark 

 along dorsum before tornus ; sometimes a few scattered fuscous scales m disc, 

 and on costa towards apex : cilia light brown, outer third dark fuscous. 

 Hindwings grey, paler towards base ; cilia grey-whitish, with grey basal line. 

 Khasi Hills ; five specimens. 

 Pyrozela tridelta, n. sp. 



S 9 20-24 mm. Head yellow, back of crown red. Palpi yellow, second 

 joint mixed with red. Antenna pale yellowish, towards base reddish-tingtd, 

 thorax yellow, anterior margin and posterior half except extremity crimson. 

 Abdomen pale crimson. Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated, anteriorly 

 gently, posteriorly strongly arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 

 2 and 3 stalked ; crimson-fuscous, becoming bright crimson on margins of 

 wing or of markings ; markings clear yellow ; a triangular blotch extending on 

 costa from i to |, and reaching nearly half across wing ; a bent streak from 

 near dorsum towards base to near apex of costal blotch j two small spots near 

 dorsum towards middle, first sometimes obsolete ; an oblique streak from 

 lower angle of cell to dorsum just before tornus ; an irregular marginal streak 

 round posterior fourth of costa and apex to below middle of termen : ciJia 

 yellow, on lower part of termen crimson-fuscous. Hindwings pale crimson ; 

 eilia pale crimson, at apex pale yellowish. 

 Khasi Hills ; twelve specimens. 

 Pyrozela anticUna, n. sp. 



$ 9 18-19 mm. Head yellow, lower part of face and a dot on crown 

 red. Palpi red, apex pale yellowish. Antcnua3 yellow. Thorax yellow, collar 



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