CELvfcNORRHINUS. 



197. CEL/ENORRHINUS NIGRICANS, DE NICEVILLE. 



PUsioneura nigricans, de Niceville, J. A. S. B., vol. Hv, pt. 2, p. 123, 

 pi. ii, fig. 6, ? (1885). 



Celanorrhinus nigricans, de Niceville, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc., 

 vol. iv, p. 1 86, n. 28 (1889). 



" c? and 9 . Upperside swarthy, slightly sprinkled with ochreous 

 scales on the basal half of the forewing. Forewing with an oblique 

 semi-diaphanous pure white band across the disc composed of three con- 

 joined spots, the middle one, at the base of the interspace between the first 

 and second median nervules, the smallest, elongated, and projecting beyond 

 the outer margin of the other two spots ; a small similar spot placed below 

 the lower outer angle of the third spot, and an opaque spot placed above 

 the uppermost spot not quite reaching the costa ; and with a recurved series 

 of from three to five dots before the apex. Hindwing with the basal and 

 abdominal areas sparsely clothed with long ochreous hairs. Underside, 

 forewing as above, but the lowest spot of the discal band much larger, its 

 inner margin straight, its outer margin blurred. Hindwing with an indis- 

 tinct ochreous spot at the end of the cell, and a submarginal series of similar 

 spots, the two towards the anal angle rather more distinct than the others. 

 The base and abdominal area somewhat ochreous. Cilia dusky on the 

 forewing excepting a small portion towards the inner angle which is ochre- 

 ous : dusky also on the hindwing, with three ochreous spots below the outer 

 angle, and one towards the anal angle. Antennae blackish, the underside 

 of the club and a small portion of adjoining shaft pure white. 



Expanse: 17 inches. 



Habitat: Sikkim (Otto M oiler) ; Buxa, Bhutan (Moti Ram):' (de 

 Niceville, I. c.) 



Also recorded from Tavoy (Elwes and de Niceville), and Mr. de Niceville 

 informs me it is very common in the Khasi Hills. 



In collections Indian Museum and de Niceville. 



198. CEL/ENORRHINUS FUSCA, HAMPSON. 



Phsioneuva fnsca, Hampson, J. A. S. B., vol. Ivii, pt. 2, p. 367, n. 

 261 (1888). 



Celanorrhinus fnsca, de Niceville, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc., 

 vol. iv, p. 1 86, n. 27 (1889). 



" Differs from P. spilothyrus in having the cilia of the hindwing alternately 

 black and white as in P. leucoceva ; the costal bifid spot of the discal series 

 on the forewing, white, not ochreous ; the underside mottled with obscure 

 grey; the latter half of the antennae in the male white. The two lower 

 spots of the subapical series on the forewing are often wanting, also the 

 lowest spot of the discal series. Very near to P. nigricans, de Niceville. 



Expanse: 1-7 inches. 



Habitat : Nilgiris and Shevaroy Hills [S. India] ." (Hampson, I. c.) 



In collection de Niceville, 



