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{Rogers), 1 c? , Godman-Salvin Coll.; Peeu, Uruhiiasi {Watkins), 

 1 $ . Exp. 60-70 millim. 



The species is named parallelipipeda on Guenee's plate in error 

 and the locality is given as Centr. India. 



7913. Celiptera levina. 



Pkahena Inina. Stoll, Cram. Pap. Exot. iy. p. 108. pi. 346, f. D (1781); 



Stoll, Cram. Pap. Exct. v. p. 160, pi. 30. f. 2; Diuee, Biol. Centr.-Ain., 



Het. i. p. 387. 

 Modsanrima, Gejer, Zutr. ex. Sclimett. 4. p. SO. ff. 729, 730 (1832). 

 Mods alvina, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 310 (1852). 

 Mods pallidior, Gucn. Xoct. iii. p. 311 (1852). 

 Ophktsa variolosa, Wlk. xIt. 1421 (1858). 

 Mods pertusa, Feld. Eeis. Not. pi. 115. f. 7 (1874). 



d . Head, thorax, and abdomen red-brown ; tegulse grey at tips ; 

 patagia with oblique grey line near base and black line near tips. 

 Fore wing red-brown with slight dark irroration ; subbasal line 

 pale defined on inner side by blackish forming a spot below costa, 

 excurved below costa, then oblique and ending at submedian fold ; a 

 lunulate black spot, defined by whitish above inner margin before the 



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Fig. 36.— Celiptera levina, J . 



antemedial line, which is pale rufous defined by red-brown, somewhat 

 oblique and very slightly excurved to vein 1, then oblique, sinuous and 

 defined on outer side by black which forms a short sti-eak beyond it 

 on inner margin, a dark brown band beyond it defined by a sinuous 

 blackish line incurved below the cell and bent outwards to inner 

 margin ; a white point defined by black in middle of cell ; reniform 

 denned by red-brown and with black points in upper and lower 

 parts, elliptical, a rather quadrate deep chocolate-brown patch 



