of Heteroceroiis Lepidoptera. 93 



Fam. Limacodidae. 



Parasa tesseUata. 



Male. Upperside — fore wing with a broad median trans- 

 verse green band, the outer margin of which is bordered by a 

 brown wavy line ; the base of wing obliquely vinous brown, 

 outer border yellow, tessellated with brown speckles, and bor- 

 dered by a narrow brown cilial line and edge : hind wing 

 yellow ; edge of cilia brown. Thorax and front of head green ; 

 abdomen ochreous yellow. Antennae, palpi, and legs brown. 

 Underside pale dull greenish yellow, borders brownish. 

 Nearest to P. consociaj Walk. 



Exp. If inch. 



Hah. Shanghai. In coll. W. B. Pryer. 



Parasa sinica. 



Male and female. Upperside — fore wing with a median 

 transverse green band, a large spot at base of costa and 

 broad outer marginal band dark greyish brown : hind wing 

 cinereous ; edge of cilia at anal angle dark greyish brown. 

 Thorax and top of head green ; abdomen cinereous. Front 

 of head, palpi, and legs brown. Underside greenish cine- 

 reous, edge of cilia brown. Near to P. hilaris^ Westw, 



Exp. -^ inch. 



Hah. Shanghai. In coll. W. B. Pryer and F. Moore. 



Miresa pallivitta. 



Male and female. Upperside — fore wing bright ochreous 

 brown, greyish externally ; a narrow whitish line obliquely 

 from apex to middle of hind margin ; hind wing cinereous 

 brown. Cilia darker. Underside pale brown. Near M. 

 nararia. 



Exp. ^ inch. 



Hah. Shanghai. In coll. W. B. Pryer and F. Moore. 



Setora sinensis. 



Male. Upperside dark umber-brown : fore wing with a 

 median greyish brown band, narrow on the costa and very 

 broad on hind margin ; outer margin slightly glossy brown. 

 Front of head, thorax, and legs greyish ; legs brown-streaked. 

 Underside uniform brown. 



Exp. If inch. 



Hah. Shanghai. In coll. W. B. Pryer. 



Allied to S. nitens, which is also found in North China. 



