Old World Lyriicmtriidx in the National Collection. 469 



1 ^, 1 $. Moupin (types). 1 ^, 1 ?, Ta-chien-lu, 10,000 

 feet (Pratt). 1 ^, Kwei-chow. 



Belongs to the Ihana group, but is different from any of 

 the Indian forms ; its coloration is peculiar, and the trans- 

 verse lines on fore- wings are differently shaped. 



Dasychira magnalia. 



BasycMra magnalia, Swinhoe, Ann. Mag. N. H. (7), xii, p. 

 198 (1903). 



1 ^, 1 $, Khasia Hills (types). 



Dasychira nigra. 



Dasychira nigra, Hmpsn., Journ. Bo. N. H. Soc, xiii, p. 416, 

 pi. 2, f. 19 (1900). 



1 $, Sikhim (type). 

 Dasychira gwelila, nov. 



^ . Antenna3 black ; palpi, frons, and head brown ; body and 

 fore-wings very dark grey, nearly black, caused by very mini;te 

 black irrorations closely packed on a grey ground colour ; veins more 

 or less prominent ; faint indications of antemedial, postmedial, and 

 discal transverse bands, and a submarginal series of more prominent 

 black spots close to the outer margin ; hind-wings white, without 

 markings ; under-side of fore-wings grey, becoming white hindwards ; 

 hind-wings white, with no markings ; body and legs whitish, the 

 latter with some brown stripes. 

 Expanse of wings 1 j'V inches. 



Hah. GwELiL, Brit. E. Africa {Bctton). 



Dasychira albibasalis. 



Ilema albibasalis, Holland, Psyche, vi, p. 470 (1893). 



1 ^, Ogove River {Holland). 



The type from Ogove River is in coll. Holland. 



Dasychira gabunica. 



Uujoroctidion gabunica, Holland, Psyche, vi, p. 414, pi. 10, 

 f. 19 (1893). 



1 t, Ogove River {Holland). 



The type from the Ogove River is in coll. Holland. 



