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third of inner area white ; a short Avhite streak in cell ; an elliptical 

 white discoidal patch connected with a patch on costa, and with a 

 black spot in end of cell and inverted-comma-shaped discoidal mark 

 on it ; the postmedial line fine, white, irregularly dentate, incurved 



W1 

 Fig. 225. — ChioncBma divaJcara, ^ . \. 



and with a minute black streak on it below costa ; a white spot on 

 middle of inner margin ; the cilia white. Hind wing pure white. 



2 . Pore wing with the discoidal patch more rounded ; two dis- 

 coidal spots ; the postmedial line stronger. 



Hah. SiKHiM (Lidderdale, Sadler), Moore Coll., 4 c? , 3 5 . Evj^.^ 

 d 46, ? 56 millim. 



655. Chionsema dohertyi. 



Sizone doherti/i, Elwes, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 394, pi. 32. f. 4 ; Hinpsii. Moths 

 Ind. ii. p. 62 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 303. 



J. Pure white ; palpi blackish towards tips ; antenna? brownish; 

 tegulse edged with yellow ; a yellow band on thorax and patagia, 

 and spot on metathorax ; fore legs banded with brown. Fore wing 

 with short subbasal orange-yellow band from costa ; the antemedial 

 band excurved from costa to submedian fold, where it is angled 

 inwards, then obliquely excurved again ; a black spot in end of cell 

 and two on discocelluiars ; the postmedial line bent inwards and 

 attenuate towards costa, stronger and incurved below vein 4, and 

 with a blackish point beyond it just below costa ; the terminal line 

 faint, not reaching costa or tornus and bent inwards below apex. 

 Hind wing pure white or tinged with yellow on terminal area. 



2 . Fore wing with the bands stronger, especially the postmedial 

 band towards costa, below which it is not bent inwards. 



Hab. N.W. Himalayas, Moore Coll., 1 S ; Sikhim (Pilcher), 1 § ; 

 Assam, Khasis, 1 S • ^^vj). 34 millim. Type t in Coll. Elwes. 



656. Chionsema sikkimensis. (Plate XXVII. fig. 3.) 



Bizone sikkimensis, Elwes, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 395 ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. 

 p. 59 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 304. 



cJ. Pure white ; palpi black above ; antennae brownish; teguhc 

 edged with orange ; an orange band on thorax and patagia and sjjot 

 on metathorax ; fore legs and tarsi banded Avith black. Fore wing 

 with black point at base of costa ; the subbasal orange band formed 



