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with ochreons-yellow, Hindwings dark fuscous ; an irregular elongate hyaline 

 baaal patch, divided into three spots by dark fuscous margins of cell ; cilia 

 dark fuscous. 



Khasis, from October to March ; nine specimena. 



Zuratha dicellias, n. sp. 



9. 20-21 mm. Head prismatic bronzy-fuscous, sides of crown light ochre- 

 ous-yellow. Palpi ochreous-yellowish, anterior edge of terminal joint dark 

 fuscous. Antenna fuscous, beneath yellowish. Thorax dark bronzy-fuscoua 

 with an ochreous-yellowish stripe on each side of back, beneath pearly white.. 

 Abdomen rather dark fuscous, beneath whitish-irrorated, and with broad 

 whitish segmental bands. Forewings linear, acute ; dark fuscous, slightly 

 purplish-tinged ; a light ochreous-yellowish streak along fold from base to 

 middle, thence sinuate upwards, becoming thicker and proceeding close beneath 

 costa to apex, from its lower edge beyond middle sending an equally thick 

 branch to middle of termen, slenderly connected with upper branch on teimen; 

 between the two branches is a fine silvery-blue-metallic line : cilia dark fuscous 

 tinged with purplish, on costa yellowish at base. Hindwings dark fuscous, 

 obscurely subhyaline towards base in and beneath cell ; cilia dark fuscous. 



Khasis, in August ; two specimens. 



Cosmopteryx , Hb. 



The species of this genus, notwithstanding their distinct and beautiful colour- 

 ing, are very closely allied together, and require careful observation to perceive 

 their distinctive characters. Twenty species are here recorded and to assist 

 determination a tabulation of these is given ; but it must be remembered that 

 other closely allied forms doubtless exist ; the only other Indian species 

 described is a.?ia<?ca Stt., which I have not included as I do not yet possess a 

 specimen, though I have examined the type and consider it distinct from all 

 these ; the two other species doubtfully referred by Stainton to Cosmojiteryx .do. 

 not belong to the genus. 



1. Forewings with orange subcostal streak from base ... anadoxa. 



„ without such streak ... ... ... 2 



2. Forewings with golden-metallic costal streak to- 



wards apex ... ... ... ... ... panopla. 



„ without such streak 3 



3. Median line reaching band ... ... 4 



„ not ■ „ ... .... ... ... 6 



4. Subdoi-sal line reaching base ... ... 5 



„ not „ ... ... ... ... harnifera. 



5. Forewings with costal edge white towards base ... ingeiiiosa< 



„ „ not ,, ... ... ardjica. 



6. Forewings ochreous-bronzy ... ... ... ... Icciifica. 



„ dark fuscous or blackish ... 7 



7. Transverse band yellow 8 



T, ,, VIlUHpC ... ,,, .,, ... XV 



