76 BALPE. 



Expanse: 9 1*5 inches. 



Habitat : Pulni Hills, S. India. 



The markings of this species remind one at once of those of Pltistingia 

 noemiy mihi ; but there is only one spot in the cell of the forewing, and 

 the yellow in the hindwing is larger in the species now described. 



Described from somewhat worn specimens collected by Father D. 

 Honore, S. J., in the Pulni Hills of S. India." (de Niceville, I. c.) 



Also recorded from Nilgiris, (Hampson). 



In collection de Niceville, 



108. HALPE DECORATA, MOORE. 



Plalpe decorafa, Moore, Lep. Cey., vol. i, p. 173, pi. 71, fig. 2, (1880-81). 



" Upperside olive-brown : forewing with a bright yellow streak at end 

 of the cell, the upper part being circular and nearly divided from the elong- 

 ated lower portion; two smaller spots before the apex, and two slightly 

 larger obliquely-quadrate spots on the disc ; base of wing also speckled 

 with olive-yellow scales : hindwing with a medial discal triangular-shaped 

 patch of olive-yellow scales. Underside olive-yellow : forewing with 

 broad brown posterior margin and macular streak bordering the discal 

 spots : hindwing with slender brown-speckled, indistinct, subbasal spots 

 and curved discal macular line. Body palpi and legs beneath yellow ; 

 antennae ochreous-ied. 



Expanse : i inches. 



" Galle, Morowaka [Ceylon], Rare" (Wade)." (Moore, I. c.) 



Not in collection Indian Museum and unknown to de Niceville. 



109. HALPE BRUNNEA, MOORE- 



Hesperia egena, Felder, Verh. Zool. Bot. Gesch., 1868, p. 284. 



Halpe brunnea, Moore, Lep. Cey., vol. i, p. 174, pi. 70, fig. 4, 40, 

 (1880-81). 



"Female. Upperside dark vinous-brown; forewing with a very 

 small semi-diaphanous white spot at upper end of the cell, two spots 

 before the apex, and two larger discal spots, the latter deeply concave on 

 their outer border. Cilia pale vinous-brown, alternated with dark brown. 

 Underside as above. Body and palpi beneath pale olive-brown ; antennae 

 black tipped with red. 



Expanse : i -*-$ inches. 



A single specimen in collection of Captain Wade [from Ceylon] ." 

 (Moore, I. c.) 



In collection de Niceville. 



110. HALPE CEYLONIC, MOORE. 



Halpe ceylonica, Moore, P. Z. S., 1878, p. 690, pi. xlv, fig. 9. 

 Halpe ceylonica, Moore, Lep. Cey., vol. i, p. 173, (1880-81). 

 " Upperside dark brown ; base of wings and body olive-brown ; 

 forewing with two contiguous subapical small white spots, two oblique 



