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black spot below the origin of vein 2 and the short streak beyond 

 the cell prominent, in others these marks are quite obsolete ; the 

 rufous line from apex and the submarginal line better denned. 

 Abdomen and hind wing darker brown, without the red tinge. 

 Hah. Ceylon. Exp., 3 50, $ 62 millim. 



233. Pydna eupatagia, n. sp. 



<S . Head and thorax olive-brown; collar and patagia violaceous 

 grey ; abdomen red-brown, the extremity grey. Fore wing whitish ; 

 the inner area violaceous grey ; a dark speck near the base and 

 streak on median nervure ; traces of an antemedial dentate line ; 

 a reddish patch in end of cell ; a denticulate postmedial dark line 

 met by an oblique streak from the apex and with some rufous 

 suffusion beyond it ; a series of submarginal black specks. Hind 

 wing fuscous with the apex whitish. 



The form from the N.W. Himalayas is paler, with the markings 

 of the fore wing: less prominent. 



Hal. N.W. Himalayas (Harford) ; Sikhim (Knyvett}. Exp., 

 <3 52, $ 36 millim. Type in coll. Knyvett. 



239. Pydna aurata, Moore, Lep. Afk. p. 64 ; C. $ S. no. 1150. 



c? . Head and thorax orange fulvous, the collar grey ; abdomen 

 fuscous. Fore \\ing fulvous yellow, the basal and costal areas 

 golden ; an orange streak from the base below median nervure ; 

 some oblique orange strigae from the costa ; a black spot at end of 

 cell ; a postmedial curved series of dark specks ; traces of a sub- 

 marginal line; a marginal series of white lunules. Hind wing 

 fuscous ; the cilia ochreous. 



Hob. Sikhim ; Khasis. Exp. 50 millim. 



240. Pydna fasciata, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 66 ; C. # S. no. 1182. 



d . Head and thorax ochreous brown ; abdomen deep fuscous, 

 the dorsal tufts on first two segments long. Fore wing ochreous, 

 irrorated with brown and suffused with fuscous ; some fine pale 

 streaks inthe cell ; a dark mark with some grey scales on it below 

 the cell ; the reniform spot pale ; a double postmedial series of 

 brown specks and marginal series of black specks. Hind wing 

 dark fuscous. 



Hob. Khasis. Exp. 50 millim. 



241. Pydna sikkima, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 64 ; C. $ S. no. 1152. 



Head and thorax bright ochreous ; collar pinkish grey; metathorax 

 with a fuscous tuft ; abdomen dull ochreous, fuscous at extremity, 

 and with a long tuft of hair. Fore wing bright ochreous, with a 

 slight fuscous suffusion on inner and outer areas ; traces of a dis- 

 coidal spot and medial and postmedial waved lines ; an indistinct 

 series of postmedial specks on the nervules ; two very indistinct 

 waved submarginal lines ; a marginal series of black specks, promi- 



