218 Colonel Charles Swinhoe on the 



three very fine browu lines across the fore part of thorax. Abdo- 

 men paler. Fore wings with the costa brown up to one-third from 

 the apex ; all the costal portion above the subcostal vein and the 

 outer portions of the wing streaked longitudinally with brown and 

 grey ; the subcostal branches, outside portion of median vein, and 

 both its branches prominently whitish, a whitish spot at the root 

 where these latter branches are emitted, the whole space between 

 the subcostal vein and the submedian vein dark brown, paling a 

 little towards the outer margin, a yellowish streak above the outer 

 portion of the median vein within the cell ; a pale apical shade 

 from the apex, sloping inwards to the submedian branches, and a 

 brown streak near the hinder margin ; marginal points black ; 

 fringe interlined; hind wings greyish fawn-colour, paler towards 

 the base ; veins prominent, marginal points black ; fringe pale 

 yellowish grey, a pale brown thick lunule at the end of the cell. 

 Under side pale pinkish fawn-colour ; fore wing suffused with 

 brown inwardly, a prominent brown spot on the costa one-third 

 from apex ; hind wing with the lunule at end of cell dark brown, 

 some brown marks towards the costa, and a prominent marginal 

 row of brown dots on both wings. Expanse of wings, 1^^, in. 



Bhamo, October, 1882. In coll. Swinhoe. 



Allied to L. rufistrigosa, Moore ; differs in the absence 

 of the discal curved row of black points on fore wang, in 

 its dark brown markings, and absence of prominent 

 white cell-streak. 



292. Leucania suhnitens. n. sp. (PI. VII., fig. 1). 

 Antennte, palpi above, head, thorax, and fore wings, pale pinkish 

 fawn-colour. Antennae whitish towards the tips. Fore wings with 

 a broad white costal band, irrorated with greyish atoms ; under 

 this band is a brown shade, darkest towards the base, is limited 

 hindwards by the submedian vein, and gradually becomes paler as 

 it extends to the outer naargiu, and is interrupted by a paler shade, 

 which crosses it from the apex to the interno-median area; the 

 outer portion of the wing is covered with longitudinal brown and 

 grey streaks between the veins, and the entire surface is covered 

 sparsely with black atoms ; fringe interlined with pale greyish 

 brown. Hind wings pure white, suffused broadly at its outer 

 portions with greyish brown, and with the veins on this portion 

 darker brown. Abdomen paler than the thorax, with the basal 

 portion white. Wings below of a beautiful uniform burnislied 

 silvery white, which in some lights reflects pale glistening golden 

 tints. Expanse of wings, l/j in. 



