of Heterocerotis Lepidoptera. 93 



Fam. LimacodidsB. 



Parasa tessellata. 



Male. Upperside — fore wing with a broad median trans- 

 verse green band, the outer margin of which is bordered by a 

 brown wavy line ; the base of wing obliquely vinous brown, 

 outer border yellow, tessellated with brown speckles, and bor- 

 dered by a narrow brown cilial line and edge : hind wing 

 yellow ; edge of cilia brown. Thorax and front of head green ; 

 abdomen ochreous yellow. Antennae, palpi, and legs bro^vn. 

 Underside pale dull greenish yellow, borders brownish. 

 Nearest to P. consocia^ Walk. 



Exp. 1| inch. 



Hah. Shanghai. In coll. W. B. Pryer. 



Parasa sinica. 



Male and female. Upperside — fore wing with a median 

 transverse green band, a large spot at base of costa and 

 broad outer marginal band dark greyish brown : hind wing 

 cinereous ; edge of cilia at anal angle dark greyish brown. 

 Thorax and top of head green ; abdomen cinereous. Front 

 of head, palpi, and legs brown. Underside greenish cine- 

 reous, edge of cilia brown. Near to P. hilaris^ Westw. 



Exp. -^ inch. 



Hab. Shanghai. In coll. W. B. Pryer and F. Moore. 



Miresa pallivitta. 



Male and female. Upperside — fore wing bright ochreous 

 brown, greyish externally ; a narrow whitish line obliquely 

 from apex to middle of hind margin ; hind wing cinereous 

 brown. Cilia darker. Underside pale brown. Near M. 

 nararia. 



Exp. I inch. 



Hah. Shanghai. In coll. W. B. Pryer and F. Moore. 



Setora sinensis. 



Male. Upperside dark umber-brown : fore wing with a 

 median greyish brown band, narrow on the costa and very 

 broad on liind margin ; outer margin sliglitly glossy brown. 

 Front of head, thorax, and legs greyish ; legs brown-streaked. 

 Underside uniform brown. 



Exp. 1| inch. 



Hah. Shanghai. In coll. W. B. Pryer. 



Allied to S. nitenSj wliicli is also found in North Cliina. 



