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69. SUA8TUS 8UBGRISEA, MOORE. 



Hesperia subgrisea, Moore, P. Z. S., 1878, p. 689. 



Suastus subgrisea, Moore, Lep. Cey., vol. i, p. 168 (1881). 



"Allied to H. gremms, Fabricius (Butler, Cat. Lep. Fab. B. M., p. 

 271, pi., f. 7.) 



Male. Differs above in having the three oblique discal spots smaller, 

 the lowest appearing only as a few greenish-grey scales, the upper 

 subapical series of two and a single spot at upper end of the cell very 

 minute. Underside less grey in colour, the forewing marked as above ; 

 hindwing with an indistinct black cell-spot and a discal series of spots. 



Expanse : if inches. 



Habitat : Ceylon." (Moore, 1. c. in P. Z. S.) 



Also recorded from the Nilgiris (Hampson). 



70. SUASTUS SWERGA, DE NICEVILLE. 



Htsperia, swerga, de Niceville, J. A. S. B., vol. lii, pt. 2, p. 89, n. 38, 

 pi. x, fig. 12, $ (1883). 



Suastus molleri, Moore, J. A. S. B., 1884, p. 49. 



" Male. Upperside dark brown. Forewing with a spot at the end of 

 the cell, a larger one below it, and a third (sometimes absent) much 

 smaller, placed outwardly between them at the base of the second median 

 interspace ; three increasing conjugated subapical spots (sometimes absent), 

 all these spots semi-transparent lustrous white ; a pale ochreous spot placed 

 against and above the middle of the submedian nervure. Cilia slightly 

 paler than the ground-colour of the wing. Hindwing clothed with long 

 pale brown hairs in the middle of the disc. Cilia grey. Underside. 

 Forewing dark brown, the apex widely pale ochreous, this colour 

 decreasing to the inner angle ; the spots as above, except that the 

 pale ochreous one placed against the submedian nervure is absent) 

 Hindwing pale ochreous throughout, which is the colour of the cilia on 

 both wings. Body dark brown above, ochreous-white below. The 

 female resembles the male. 



The forewing of this species is very long and narrow, and differs in 

 shape from all the hesperids with which I am acquainted. 



Expanse: 1-45 to i -6, $ i -6 inches. 



Habitat: Sikkim." (de Niceville, I. c.) 



Also recorded from Sikkim by Mr. Elwes. 



I obtained several specimens of this species at Beeling, N. Tenasserim. 



In collections Indian Museum and de Niceville. 



GENUS XIX. SARANGESA. 



Sarangtsa, Moore, Lep. Cey., vol. i, p. 176 (1881). 



" Wings small ; forewing elongated, triangular ; exterior margin short, 

 obliquely convex ; first subcostal at one-third before end of the cell ; disco- 

 cellulars recurved, upper bent inward at some distance from subcostal, 



