ThyrkVid&i from the Khasia Tlilh. 227 



Family Thyrididae. 



Genus Striglixa, Guen. 



Striglina duplicifimhria^ sp. n. 



Fore wings reddish ochreoua, with blackish reticulations 

 and spots ; the costa fuscous tinged, darker towards base; an 

 elongated rounded black spot at end of cell and a square 

 black spot below it above inner margin ; four round black 

 spots towards hind margin, the lower pair nearer the margin 

 than the upper ; the whole wing with interrupted, and some- 

 times interlacing, black strigulas in more or less vertical rows ; 

 fringe bi'own-red, very broad, with a black line down the 

 middle and traces of dark scales beyond it. Hind wings 

 rather paler ; a black streak near base ; a blackish spot at 

 end of cell and another below it near inner margin ; five or 

 six round black spots towards apex, the innermost the largest, 

 and one spot towards anal angle ; fringe as in fore wings. 

 Head, thorax, and abdomen reddish ochreous. Underside 

 paler, with all the spots more distinct. 



Expanse of wings 32 millira. 



Several of both sexes from the Khasias. 



Distinguished not only by the very broad fringe, but by 

 the subfalcate fore wings and bowed hind margin. 



Genus Banisia, Wlk. 

 Banisia dissimulans^ sp. n. 



Fore wings dull grey-brown or fawn-colour, with darker 

 markings ; three darker vertical fascia, two antemedian, the 

 third postmedian and curved outward in the upper half of 

 wing; a fourth curved fascia not darker than the ground- 

 colour, with the edges parallel to the hind margin of the 

 third fascia, and starting from oblique ^/'s on the costa, the 

 pale spaces between the fasciae with a dark crinkly line down 

 the middle, the whole surface thickly covered with transverse 

 striffi and reticulations. Hind vs^ings with the fasciae only 

 outlined, covered with a network of interlacing contorted 

 striffi ; fringes of both wings darker. Thorax dark fawn ; 

 head and abdomen paler. tFiiderside redder and brighter. 



Expanse of wings 40-50 millim. 



A large number from the Khasias. 



There is a specimen in the British Museum collection from 

 Sylhet. Duller and greyer than Pharamhara reticulata 

 Moore ; in the character of the markings more resemblin<T 

 B. tetrayonata, Wlk. 



