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clusters on the basal area and around the orbicular and reniform 

 stigmata ; the latter has a white inner edge ; the ante- and i^ostmedial 

 lines are also formed of white dots, but the latter only is well defined, 

 the antemedial line is followed below the middle by a white spot, 

 and there are some white dots on the costa between the lines ; three 

 series of white dots on the outer marginal area ; fringes marked 

 with white. Secondaries dark fuscous with a blackish discal mark ; 

 fringes spotted and tipped with white, preceded by a blackish line, 

 which is edged with white towards anal angle. Under surface 

 cinereous suffused with fuscous ; all the wings have a blackish discal 

 mark and transverse line ; the latter is edged with whitish on the 

 costa of primaries. 



Expanse 38-40 millim. 



A series of seventeen specimens from Wa-shan, Omei- 

 shan, Ni-tou, and Chia-kou-bo. Occurs in June and 

 July. 



HaUtat. Western China. 



Allied to P. stdlata, Moore, from India. 



1024. Prospalta contigua, sp. n. 



Similar to P. siderea, but the orbicular has a central fuscous 

 speck, and is not surrounded with white dots ; the prothorax is not 

 spotted with white. 



Expanse 38-46 millim. 



This sjjecies, of which I have eighteen specimens, occurs 

 in June and July in most of the Western Chinese localities 

 visited by my collectors. It appears to be allied to P. 

 le^icosjnla, Walk., from India. 



Habitat. Western China. 



1025. ProsiJalta imrva, sp. n. 



Primaries brown ; abbreviated sub-basal line yellowish-white 

 followed by a white dot in the cell ; antemedial line represented by 

 a white spot on the costa and yellowish-white curves and a dot 

 towards inner margin ; postmedial line yellowish-white, curved, 

 and interrupted, followed by some white specks ; submarginal line 

 represented by white dots and specks ; reniform stigma surrounded 

 by six white dots, orbicular indicated by three whitish sjiecks ; 

 fringes marked with whitish and preceded by some whitish specks. 

 Secondaries whitish suffused with fuscous on basal and outer 

 marginal areas, discal mark and transverse line dusky. Under 

 surface whitish : primaries tinged with fuscous, discal mark and two 



