454 Mr. W. Warren on new 



mosing for a short distance with the costal ; third median 

 and radial on a short stalk, first and second medians as in 

 fore wings. Scaling dense and somewhat glossy. 

 Type Pi'oropera vinosalis, sp. n. 



Proropera vinosalis, sp. n. 



Fore wings vinous red, with scattered black scales ; traces 

 of two parallel deeper red antemedian lines, running obliquely 

 outwards from costa to below middle, then straight and 

 vertical to inner margin ; a large roundish diffuse black discal 

 spot, followed by a cloud of blackish scales ; two postmedian 

 zigzag deep red lines, marked with black scales in their upper 

 half, the second rising from a small pale yellowish costal 

 spot ; fringe vinous red, preceded by a row of irregular black 

 dashes, and these by black scales on a ground paler than the 

 rest of the wing. Hind wings glossy fuscous, slightly tinged 

 with red, with traces of two dark parallel lines before hind 

 margin ; fringes vinous red ; the red of the fringes and the 

 two lines stop short opposite the incision in hind margin, 

 the inner marginal area being without markings and fuscous 

 only. Head, face, thorax, and abdomen bright vinous red ; 

 extreme tip of abdomen pale. Underside glossy dark 

 cinereous. 



Expanse of wings 24 millim. 



One male from the Khasias. 



Subfamily Epipascriinm. 



Genus PARASARAMA, Warr. 



Parasarama conjuncta, sp. n. 



Fore wings white, with olive and fuscous markings and 

 suffusion ; a white blotch at base of costa ; basal area olive, 

 its outer edge darkened with fuscous, the upper part vertical, 

 then running out along the submedian to the inner margin 

 just before the middle ; on centre of costa a subquadrate olive 

 blotch, with fuscous scales on it, enclosing a tuft of raised 

 white scales in cell and followed by a large white oval costal 

 blotch ; exterior line dark fuscous, thick and bluntly dentate, 

 curved outwards round the white blotch and attaining the 

 inner margin at two thirds, where it is preceded by a central 

 line, also fuscous, of two or three curves, not reaching the 

 median vein ; marginal area olive, much darkened with 

 fuscous scales, containing a row of white submarginal spots ; 

 this dark marginal shade extends inwards as far as the central 





