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blacklsh-brown suffusion beyond it extending to inner margin and 

 to the very indistinct dentate subterminal line with a series of 

 blackish ponits on the veins ; the termen tinged with brown from 

 apex to below vein 3 ; a fine waved brown terminal line. Hind 

 wino- grey suffused with brown ; an indistinct brown postmedial 

 line and diffused subterminal shade ; a fine brown terminal line ; 

 the underside with the postmedial line more diffused and curved. 



Hah. FuxJAB {Read, Magee), 2 d , Kulu, Sultanpur ( G. Young), 

 1 cT , 1 5 , Simla (Harford), 3 $ , Masuri (Laiuj). L $ , Dharmsala 

 {Hocking), o J , 2 $ . E^y. -14-00 millim. 



Genus PHURYS. 



Crofhipkom, Hiibn. Zutr. Sainml. exot. Schraett. iii. p. 35(1825), Type. 



noil, descr flavistriaria. 



rhurys, Guen.Noct. iii. p. 303 (1852) vincidttm. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joiut reaching to vertex 

 of head and nioclerately .sealed, the 3rd long ; frons smooth, without tuft of 

 hair ; ej-es large, round ; antennje of male ciliated ; thorax clothed almost 

 entirely with scales and without crests ; femora and tibire of male typically 

 fringed with long hair, in female smoothly scaled ; the fore tibire not spined, 

 the hind tibiiE spined ; abdomen smoothly scaled and without crests. Fore 

 wing with the apex somewhat produced and acute, the termen evenly curved 

 and slightly creuulate; veins 3 and f> from near angle of cell; 6 from upper 

 angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind 

 wing with the cell about about or.e-third length of wing ; veins 3, 4 from 

 angle ; 5 fully developed from above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anasto- 

 mosing with the cell near base only. 



Sect. I. {Pkiiri/s.) Femora and tibiae of male fringed with long hair. 



A. Fore wing with the ground-colour leaden grey vinculum. 



B. Fore wing with the ground-colour ochreous imrnuuis. 



7876. Phurys vinculum. 



Fhurys vinculum, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 301 (1852); Smith, Cat. Noct. 

 N. Am. p. 357. 



Head and thoi-ax glossy leaden grey tinged with brown ; antenna) 

 Avith the shaft white above towards base ; pectus and legs red- 

 brown tinged with grey, the tarsi grey ; abdomen ochreous brown. 

 Fore wing glossy leaden grey irrorated with blackish ; an inwardly 

 oblique yellow antemedial line defined on outer side by dark red- 

 brown ; reniforra with whitish annulus ; jMstmedial line yellow 

 defined on inner side by a fine red-brown line and on outer by a 

 red-brown band, arising from costa towards apex, oblique to vein 2, 

 then erect ; a subterminal series of black points on the veins just 

 beyond the brown band ; a chocolate-brown apical spot ; a terminal 

 series of minute black points. Hind wing greyish ochreous 

 suffused with brown, the terminal area broadly grey-brown, defined 

 on inner .side by the faint whiti.sh postmedial line bent outwards to 



