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heart-shaped spot in the second median interspace ; and a rhomboidal 

 one in the space behind, all semi-transparent ochreous. Hindwing with 

 all but the costal and outer margins clothed with very long yellowish 

 olivaceous hairs. Underside, forewing blackish, with the costal and apical 

 half of the wing yellowish-brown. The spots as above save that those 

 in the cell are conjoined into an ill-shaped figure of 8, and that there is 

 a submarginal series of yellowish dots from the first median nervule to 

 the costa. Hindwing with a minute yellow spot in the subcostal inter- 

 space, two large ones (the anterior the larger) in the median interspaces, 

 a submarginal series of small obscure yellowish spots, the two of 

 which in the submedian interspace are large and prominent, and a 

 yellow streak on the abdominal margin. Cilia cinereous on the hindwing 

 and at the anal angle of the forewing, in front of which point they are 

 dark brown. 



Expanse, 1-8 inches. 



Two males, Irangmara, [Cachar] 6th and 2gth July. 



This species agrees in markings almost exactly with the male of 

 Pithauria muvdava, Moore, but the large and curiously-formed sexual brand 

 in the male will at once distinguish it." (Wood-Mason and de Niceville, I. c.) 



In collection Indian Museum ; and in the Phayre Museum, Rangoon, 

 there are numerous specimens from the Karen Hills. 



GENUS XV. BAORIS. 



Baoris, Moore, Lep. Cey., vol. i., p. 165 (1881). 



Baoris, Distant, Rhop. Mai., p. 379 (1886), part. 



" Forewing triangular ; apex acute ; exterior margin very oblique: 

 hindwing broad, very convex exteriorly, the male possessing a more or 

 less prominent tuft of long hair covering a patch of raised scales at end 

 of the cell. Body robust, thorax very broad ; club of antennae somewhat 

 lengthened. 



Type B. oceia (Hesperia oceia, Hewitson)." (Moore, I. c.) 



33. BAORIS OCEIA. HEWITSON. 



Hesperia oceia, Hewitson, Desc. Lep. Hesp., 1868, p. 31. 



Hesperia cahira, Moore, P. Z. S., 1877, p. 593, pi. Ivii, fig. 8 (9 only.) 



Hesperia oceia, Wood-Mason and de Niceville, J. A. S. B., 1881, p. 258. 



Baoris oceia, de Niceville, J. A. S. B., 1883, P- ^5> pi- x > fig* IJ 9 



Baoris unicolor, Moore, P. Z. S., 1883, p. 533. 



Baoris scopulifera, Moore, P. Z. S., 1883, p. 332. 



" Male. Wings above rich dark purple-brown with bronzy reflections. 

 Anterior wings typically with eight semi-transparent pale yellow lustrous 

 spots, namely, two, dot-like, at the end of the cell, of which the posterior 

 is the larger, a third subquadrate, the largest of all, between the first 

 and second median veinlets, a fourth, about half the size, between the 



