Species of Eastern Lepidoptera. 443 



middle to near the outer margin, terminating on vein 3 ; a 

 short costal, subapical, broad white streak : hind wings white, 

 with a black basal subcostal streak and broad black borders, 



Chalcosiopsis variata. 



in some examples occupying half the wing-space ; cilia of 

 both wings black, with a white basal line, pure white at apex 

 of hind wings. Underside : wings as above ; body and legs 

 white. * 



Expanse of wings 1^% inch. 



Shillong. Four examples. 



Genus Hampsonia, nov. 

 £ . Branches of antennas short ; frons produced. Wings 

 long and narrow : fore wings with the costa arched • apex 

 round ; outer margin curving inwards in its middle ; venation 

 much as in the genus Amesia : hind wings with the apex and 

 outer margin rounded ; veins 4 and 5 stalked beyond lower 

 end of cell ; 6 and 7 emitted together from upper end. 



Hampsonia pulclierrima, sp. n. 



$. Antennas, body, and legs metallic green-black: fore 

 wings black, with two large ochreous subbasal spots joined 

 together, another inside the cell, two joined together below 

 it, one discal between veins 3 and 4, another near the margin 

 in the interspace above, the cell-spot being the largest : hind 

 wings black, with broad crimson streaks ; subcostal com- 

 mencing from the base with a yellow streak, then crimson to 

 the apex, and four large crimson streaks almost filling up 

 each interspace along the margin ; abdominal border yellow. 



Expanse of wings 2 T % inches. 



Cherra Punji. One example. 



A very brightly coloured beautiful insect. 

 [To be continued.] 



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