PLASTINGIA. 



Habitat : Sikkim (Otto Mollerznd Dr. T. C. Jevdon). 

 Belongs to the same group as the Hesperia callineura of Felder (= 

 Hesperia latoia, Hewitson) but is quite distinct." (de Niceville, I. c.) 

 In collection de Niceville. 



164.-PLASTINGIA NAGA, DE NICEVILLE. 



Hesperia? naga, de Niceville, J. A. S. B., vol. Hi, pt. 2, p. 89, n. 37, pi. 

 x, fig. 2 ? (1883). 



" Female. Upperside, both wings brown ; the cilia cinereous, dark 

 brown at the end of the nervules. Fore wing with a spot at the end of the cell ; 

 two smaller spots beyond, the lower one twice the size of the upper ; an 

 elongated spot near the middle of the second median interspace, and 

 another, the largest of all, near the base of the first median interspace ; all 

 these spots semi-transparent ochreous-white. A subcostal narrow yellow 

 streak extending from the base to beyond one -third of the length of the 

 wing, a similar one touching and placed above the submedian nervure, 

 extending from the base to beyond half the length of the inner margin 

 of the wing. Hindwing with an elongated streak of ochreous hairs in the 

 cell, and a series of short ochreous streaks between the nervules placed 

 outside it ; a similar streak extending from the base to near the margin 

 and touching the inner side of the submedian nervure. Cilia alternately 

 cinereous and dark brown. Underside, both wings lighter brown ; the 

 cilia white, brown at the end of the nervules. Forewing with the spots 

 as above but whiter, and edged with pure white ; a subcostal streak 

 extending from the base to nearly half the length of the wing, broadest 

 at its end ; beyond which are some streaks between the subcostal bran- 

 ches, two similar streaks in the discoidal interspaces, and a marginal 

 series ending at the first median nervule ; the two middle spots small ; 

 a wide streak extending to beyond the middle of the wing from the 

 base placed in the submedian interspace : all pure silvery white. Hind- 

 wing marked with about eighteen silvery white spots and streaks disposed 

 equally over the whole surface of the wing. Body brown, the thorax 

 thickly clothed with long ochreous hairs, the abdominal segments ringed 

 with ochreous, paler below. 



A single specimen has been obtained by Mr. S. E. Peal. 



Expanse : $ , 1-6 inches. 



Habitat : Sibsagar, Upper Assam." (de Niceville, I. c.) 



The male is at present unknown. 



In collection Indian Museum. 



165.-PLASTINGIA MARGHERITA, DOHERTY. 



Plastingia mavgherita, Doherty, J. A. S. B., 1889, P- I 3 I , P 1 - x> fig. 5, <? . 



" Male. Above black, with light golden-ochreous translucent markings, 

 and richer orange-ochreous opaque ones. Of the former there are on the fore- 

 wing, two unusually large, elongate-quadrate, subapical ones, separated by 



