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mir Joum., Bom Nat. Uist. Soc., Vol. XVIII., No. 4. [Noif. 15, 1308'. 



fotrrtE white except extreme tip. Thorax shining yellow, Abdomen dark 

 fuscous. Fbrewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; bright deep yellow ; five bright 

 violet-golden-metallic narrow fascia) edged with black, first basal, second at }, 

 dilated towards costa, third median, approximated and connected with second? 

 on dorsum, space between these deep orange except towards costa, fourth- 

 from I of costa to before tornus, irregular, connected in middle with third by 

 a slender blackish bar, above which the space between them is deep orango 

 except towards costa, fifth terminal, broadest towards apex, space between? 

 this and fourth deep orange on tornus : cilia, pale orange, base deep orange,. 

 above terminal fascia and ou tornus grey, Hindwings lanceolate, grey irrora- 

 ted with dark fuscous, appearing dark grey ; cilia dark grey.. 



Palui hilh (Campbell) ', one specimen. 



Promalaciis thiasitis, n, sp. 



^9- 8 — 9 mm. Head and thorax bronzy-ochreous-oraRge, forehead", 

 broadly white. Palpi moderately long, ochreous;, second, joint black towards- 

 apex, tei-minal joint white with black apical band. Antenna) white ringed with 

 dark fuscous, ciliations in ^ 1. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous,- 

 Forewings elongrtte'-lanceolate ; ochreous- orange ; markings wfi'ite, edged wit h» 

 scattered black scales ; a slender almost basar. oblique transverse streak ; a 

 narrow streak from beneath costa at { to dorsum before middle ; a rather 

 Harrow somewhat angulated fascia at ^, interrupted in mi'ddle ; a moderate 

 apical spot : cilia ochreous tinged with gi-ey, greyer towards tornus, witk 

 scattered black specks. Hindwings with vein 6 absent, cilia 4 - grey with a- 

 slight brassy tinge, thinly scaled and pelhvcid towards base; cilia light 

 grey. 



N. Coorg, 3,500' feet (Newcome) ; Madulsima, Ceylon (Pole, Fletcher) ; in 

 May and June, four specimens. This species may ultimately require generic" 

 separation on the neuration of hindwnigs, but as it is otherwise nearly allied 

 to the rest, I do not think it necessary at present. ^ 



Promalaciis syndina, n. sp. 



^9- 9—1^0 mm. Head bronzy, face pale shining bronze, forehead broadly 

 white. Palpi long, deep ochreous, terminal joint white mixed with black.- 

 Antennae white ringed with black, ciliations in ^ 1. Thorax deep yellow- 

 ochreous. Abdomen grey, Fbrewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched^ 

 apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; light shining orange, 

 basal area up to first line deep yellow-ochreous' ; a moderate white line from' 

 ^ of costa to beyond middle of d'orsum, edged anteriorly with black in-oration - 

 a fascia of Black irroration from f of costa to tornus, triangularly dilated dor- 

 sally, followed on costa by a small white spot ; an apical patch of black irrora- 

 tion ; cilia yellow, towards base sprinkled with black, on tornus grey. Hind- 

 wings grey, thinly scaled at base ; cilia grey. 



Nllgiris, 3,500 feet (Andrews) ; N. Coorg, 3,500 feet (Newcome) ; in May and 

 JTune, two specimens. Very like paraseucta, but f erewings more pointed and' 

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